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New NSF “registered” aftermarket parts meet a market demand, an NSF executive told the April Automotive Body Parts Association convention, according to a recent CRASH Network report.
“I would love to be able to certify all these products…but at the end of the day, what the market is saying is we don’t have an appetite for certification,” NSF automotive certification global managing director Robert Frayer said, according to CRASH Network.
Frayer told the ABPA convention that certified parts receive a manufacturer plant audit and “in-market testing,” but registered parts don’t, CRASH Network reported.
“Certified parts are eligible to bear the NSF mark which tells consumers and industry professionals that the part and the manufacturing facility have met the program’s stringent requirements,” NSF’s certification webpage states.
“Registration affords companies an easy, quick and cost effective means to publicly demonstrate compliance to multiple industry standards and regulations,” NSF’s registration webpage states. “Products and services that meet registration requirements appear in the online NSF listings and can be referenced in marketing and other promotional information.”
Whether it’s appropriate to loosen standards and potentially confuse the market so vendors can save money is debatable, particularly given other aftermarket parts industry quality concerns raised by Frayer.
A June 11 Autobody News report by CRASH Network editor John Yoswick found Frayer calling on the aftermarket parts industry to ensure imitation parts still allow advanced driver assistance systems to work.
“It’s one thing to design a bumper cover that fits the vehicle. It’s another thing to design a bumper cover that allows for the proper installation of the proximity sensor, and making sure that proximity sensor works properly,” Frayer said, according to Autobody News. “It’s something that NSF is working very hard to make sure happens.”
Autobody News also reported that Frayer said the company’s NSF distributor certification arose in part because distributors weren’t actually delivering NSF-certified parts a shop had ordered.
NSF publicly discussed registered parts in April and in 2017, according to CRASH Network, and it has published multiple news releases touting registered parts. However, NSF declined Tuesday to answer questions about the program.
“I have reviewed the inquiry with our team, and NSF has no comment on this question,” NSF senior communications specialist Ken Bearden wrote in an email.
NSF filed for “NSF REGISTERED PART” and “NSF REGISTERED PRODUCT” trademarks in November 2016 for “Automotive parts and accessories, rearview devices for vehicles, rearview mirrors, tire pressure monitoring systems, and vehicular brake friction materials.”
It’s unclear if the trademark could apply to more automotive parts than the rearview “devices,” — backup cameras — mirrors, TPMS technology and brake components.
NSF-certified parts receive the traditional blue circle containing the word “NSF.” NSF-registered parts receive a blue rectangle stating “NSF REGISTERED PART” or “NSF REGISTERED PRODUCT.”
NSF announced its mirror registration in April 2017, a recognition that it said could be granted to mirrors with blind spot monitoring indicators or turn signals. Its first TPMS registration appeared in August 2017, and its debut brake-related registration was announced in October 2017.
In March, NSF announced it had registered HUSHAN Autoparts backup cameras. NSF’s listings on Tuesday included scores of HUSHAN imitation rearview cameras for Buick, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Jeep, Honda, Kia, Mazda, Nissan and Toyota vehicles.
“NSF registration allows manufacturers of cameras, such as HUSHAN Autoparts, to demonstrate that their products can be mounted appropriately and have been independently tested and evaluated to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 111 (FMVSS 111): Vehicle Rearview Image Field of View and Quality Measurement,” NSF wrote in a news release. “The evaluation also includes field-of-view and response-time testing.”
“Registration by an independent, third-party organization provides added assurance that rearview cameras on vehicles meet federal regulations while also functioning and fitting correctly,” Frayer said in a statement.
“NSF International’s registration program helps identify high quality rearview cameras meeting FMVSS requirements,” HUSHAN CEO YC Chen said in a statement. “When distributors, repair shops and insurers see a camera with the NSF International Registered Part mark they can be assured that the camera meets essential requirements for mounting, field of view and response time.”
CRASH Network, June 4, 2018
Autobody News, June 11, 2018
NSF, March 22, 2018
NSF-registered parts receive a blue rectangle stating “NSF REGISTERED PART” (or presumably “NSF REGISTERED PRODUCT,” given NSF’s other “registered” trademark). (Provided by NSF)
New NSF “registered” aftermarket parts meet a market demand for uncertified but still recognized parts, an NSF executive told the April Automotive Body Parts Association convention, according to a June 2018 CRASH Network report. (Provided by NSF)


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Booker Noe’s grandson, Freddie Noe, is debuting his first whiskey, Little Book “The Easy.”
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Two craft distilleries have released new whiskeys, plus there’s a new liqueur made with Old Pulteney.
You’ll have to empty your savings account if you want the final edition of Black Bowmore—but there are more affordable whiskies to try too.
Early Times is releasing a bottled in bond bourbon, and Wyoming Whiskey has a special edition for the upcoming solar eclipse.

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This is a press release from TokenWorks, originally published on PRWeb here.
BRONXVILLE, NEW YORK (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
Acuant, a global provider of identity verification solutions, today announced that Tokenworks® Inc, a leading provider of ID scanners and identification software, selected Acuant’s AssureID to enhance TokenWorks’ advanced identity verification system IdentiFake®. Together, both companies will help customers across the hospitality, security and cannabis dispensary markets detect fraudulent identification and meet stringent industry compliance regulations.
“There is a growing need for higher-level identity verification, especially for companies operating casinos or dispensaries. These industries are highly regulated – especially those selling cannabis – so the stakes are higher for misidentifying a fraudulent consumer ID,” said Charles Cagliostro, President, Tokenworks, Inc. “With Acuant we’re able to offer our customers peace of mind by providing them with an easier, quicker and more effective method to catch forged or ‘fake’ IDs. Acuant’s technology is proven as best-in-class and allowed us to rapidly provide a sophisticated ID verification solution.”
AssureID powers Tokenworks’ IdentiFake® System to quickly perform dozens of forensic checks and detect microprint, holographic and other security features. Using AssureID’s patented process, the solution extracts biometric and alphanumeric data contained in an identity document to authenticate it by applying 50+ forensic document-specific tests in seconds. The IdentiFake software is currently being operated by casinos, banks, liquor stores, bars and nightclubs, and cannabis dispensaries, as well as any organization that has a high risk of loss associated with performing a transaction with fraudulent identification.
“Organizations across all industries are increasingly serious about fighting identity fraud. But for some, it’s more important than ever to have a trusted and reliable identity verification process in place,” said Yossi Zekri, president and CEO of Acuant. “Tokenworks understands the needs of its customers and delivers products that consistently deliver results. We’re thrilled they chose Acuant to help power their advanced IdentiFake ID verification solution.”
Acuant is an identity verification platform that instantly reduces fraud while providing seamless customer experiences. Solutions include intelligent data capture and auto-fill software, identity document authentication, chip and e-Passport authentication with PKI, facial recognition software and expert manual review of documents. Human assisted machine learning powers the largest ID library processing 196+ countries monthly and having completed more than 3 billion transactions worldwide. Acuant mitigates risk and meets regulatory requirements such as KYC and AML, while protecting PII. Partners include start-ups, Fortune 500 and FTSE 350 organizations in all industries. For more information, please visit acuantcorp.com.
TokenWorks, Inc manufactures and empowers advanced Driver License Scanning and Age Verification solutions, matching best-in-class hardware and custom-developed software elements to create solutions that help businesses gain confidence and accuracy in their ID Scanning practices. In business since 1998, TokenWorks serves thousands of customers across the US and Canada. For more information, please visit TokenWorks.com or its ecommerce store at IDscanner.com.
Contact: Malini Gujral Acuant 213-867-2625 marketing(at)acuantcorp(dot)com
Charles Cagliostro TokenWorks 914-704-3100 sales(at)tokenworks(dot)com


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Glenisk Initiative with Self-Help Africa
Earlier this year, Ireland’s leading yogurt brand, Glenisk pledged its commitment to a sustainability-focused initiative with Self-Help Africa, committing to plant over one million trees in Ireland and Africa. With the help of donations from the public and contributions from Glenisk, 750,000 trees have been planted so far in Africa and the planting of trees in Ireland will commence this December!
Glenisk is making it even easier for shoppers to do a good deed and to support the environment while they shop – from November 19th to December 9th, €1 from each pot of Glenisk BIO Organic Yogurt sold at SuperValu will go directly to the One Million Trees campaign. As well as helping out this important initiative, this Glenisk yogurt is the perfect addition to your basket this season and with Christmas just around the corner, it is the perfect time to stock up the fridge with dairy deliciousness while doing your bit for charity.
Alternatively, donations of just €5 can be made directly to Self Help Africa which will plant 10 trees in Africa and 1 native tree in Ireland. GPS coordinates will be provided once the trees are in the ground, meaning that you can see directly where your impact will be seen. This is also an ideal alternative stocking filler idea for eco and sustainability-conscious consumers.


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The Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia decided to lower the key rate by 25 bpts. up to 8.25% per annum. The regulator believes that the current deviation of inflation down from the target level of 4% is due to time factors, and inflation expectations remain elevated. At the same time, the medium-term risks of exceeding inflation targets prevail over the risks of a steady deviation of inflation down.
“By taking a decision on the key rate, the Bank of Russia will assess the balance of risks of a significant and sustained deviation of inflation up and down from the target, as well as the dynamics of economic activity relative to the forecast. The Bank of Russia admits the possibility of further lowering the key rate at the next meetings, “sums up the Central Bank.
This approach means that in December at the last meeting this year, the Bank of Russia is likely to lower the rate by the same 25 basis points to 8% per annum. This will fully coincide with the forecasts of analysts and market participants who accurately predicted the decision of the board of directors on October 27.
“We think that the Bank of Russia is quite satisfied with the rate of inflation in the range from slightly less than 3% to 4%. Inflationary risks in the Central Bank are perceived asymmetrically: the actual acceleration of inflation and the weakening of the ruble have a greater impact on inflation expectations than the disinflation and strengthening of the national currency. The Bank of Russia, apparently, is not ready for a decisive reduction in interest rates, even if inflation falls below 4%, and when it is above this level, the regulator prefers a wait-and-see attitude, “analysts of Sberbank CIB said in particular.
The annual inflation of the assessment, which leads the Central Bank, was as of October 23, 2017, 2.7%, with a target level of 4%. Deflection of inflation down from the forecast is mainly due to time factors, the regulator believes.
In September, the decline in the annual rate of increase in food prices was more significant than expected, due to increased supply of agricultural products. The additional offer was due to increased yield and a shortage of storage capacity for its long-term storage. The slowdown in inflation was also due to the influence of exchange rate dynamics.
The ruble exchange rate remains stronger than the government’s expectations. In October, the Ministry of Economic Development expected the weakening of the Russian currency to 60.8 rubles per dollar from 57-58 rubles. The cost of a barrel of Russian Urals oil was projected at $ 51 per barrel.
But these predictions, most likely, will not come true. Oil on the day of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank surpassed the mark of $ 59 per barrel of Brent, respectively, Urals is now $ 56-57 per barrel. The exchange rate also holds around 58 rubles per dollar and continues to maintain low inflation.
The Central Bank believes that soon the temporary factors will exhaust their influence, and the inflation rate will rise. The regulator also notes that inflation expectations remain high.
“Inflation will be about 3% at the end of 2017 and in the future as the influence of temporary factors is exhausted, it will approach 4%,” the press release says following the meeting of the Board of Directors.
The report also says that a number of factors carry the risks of deflecting inflation both up and down from the target. In the short term, such a factor is the change in food prices under the influence of the dynamics of supply of agricultural products.
In the coming months, the rate of growth in food prices will largely depend on the quality and conservation of the crop.
Medium-term risks are associated with the dynamics of prices on world commodity and commodity markets in case of their significant deviation up or down from the prerequisites of the CBR forecast.
At the same time, medium-term risks of inflation exceeding targets prevail over the risks of a steady deviation of inflation down, the regulator believes.
The Central Bank points to three main risks. First, strengthening the structural deficit of labor resources can lead to a significant lag in the growth rates of labor productivity from the growth of wages. Secondly, the source of inflationary pressure may be a change in the behavior of households, associated with a significant decline in the propensity to save. Thirdly, inflation expectations remain at an increased level and are subject to fluctuations under the influence of changes in prices for certain groups of goods and services and exchange rate dynamics.
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When is it a good time to start listening to Christmas music? According to Kelly Clarkson, October is an appropriate time. This month, Clarkson released her second Christmas album, titled When Christmas Comes Around… Some people hate the idea of listening to Christmas music before Thanksgiving, but Clarkson said this album has a lot of meaning for her.
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Well, it’s that time again; Christmas is right around the corner. With the Holiday spirit about to get into full swing, Justin Beiber gives you the gift of Christmas Music with this new hit “Mistletoe”


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WASHINGTON — Nissan North America said Tuesday it was expanding the availability of the all-electric Nissan Leaf to more US outlets and raising the price for the 2012 model.
Brian Carolin, senior vice president of sales and marketing, said the Leaf will be available this fall in 10 additional states mostly in the southeast but also in Illinois.
“Many enthusiastic consumers have eagerly anticipated ordering a Nissan Leaf of their own, and now we can make zero-emissions mobility a reality in more markets,” Carolin said.
Nissan will push the suggested retail price for the 2012 model up about three percent to $35,200-$37,250, depending on the trim.
“The features that customers want most will come standard on the 2012 Nissan Leaf — including quick charging and cold-weather features,” he said.
The Leaf is already on sale in seven states.
While deliveries have been slowed by earthquake-related disruptions of production in Japan, more than 4,000 of the Leafs, have been delivered to US customers so far this year.
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Gillette has suffered its nicks and cuts amid a bloody war with the shave clubs. But the Boston razor maker, once the undisputed king of its industry, is finally on a path toward growth again.
That’s the case that Gary Coombe, head of Procter & Gamble’s Boston-based grooming business, tried to make during his segment in a broader corporate presentation to investors last week. Coombe took over the $6.8 billion division in March.
Coombe began last week with the admission: Grooming (which includes the Venus shaving brand and the Art of Shaving retail chain) has “faced serious challenges” in recent years. That’s putting it mildly. He didn’t mention them by name, but direct-to-consumer upstarts Dollar Shave Club and Harry’s have been denting Gillette’s market share for several years. Year-over-year sales declines in grooming had become a recurring problem in Boston and at HQ in Cincinnati.
But the bleeding appears to have been stanched. A P&G spokesman says the grooming business enjoyed double-digit sales and volume growth in the last quarter in the United States, the company’s largest market. Global organic sales in the grooming division rose 4 percent year over year.
Gillette may be a late entrant in the mail-club business, but Coombe says the game of catch-up is working: Total share in the US mail-order market has doubled in the past six months. He says his company was the only one “growing net new blades and razor users in the US.”
Last year, P&G knocked down the cost of its blades by 12 percent, and started an order-by-text service. This month, the company starts selling a razor for men with sensitive skin, billed as the biggest product launch since the five-blade Fusion’s debut more than a decade ago.
Coming soon: a wider release of a heated razor.
P&G is also adjusting its advertising to court millennials, redefining “the best a man can get,” Coombe says. (Presumably, that means toning down the macho approach that Gillette ads are known for.) For the Venus campaign, the slender actresses in swimsuits are gone, he says, replaced by “real women.”
P&G’s broader corporate alignment, unveiled last week, means Gillette and Venus salespeople in most major markets are reporting up to Coombe and his team in Boston, as opposed to sales executives who worry about the full cabinet of P&G products.
So what does this mean for the Boston area, where P&G employs about 1,350 people in South Boston and Andover? Success won’t guarantee there won’t be more job cuts; P&G execs promised shareholders in 2016 they would wring $10 billion in cost savings out of the entire company over five years. And P&G is selling a 6.5-acre chunk of its South Boston campus, a sign that it doesn’t expect a big expansion here.
But P&G still considers the campus to be a valuable part of its holdings — a rare example in the company of R&D, marketing, administrative, and manufacturing personnel working side by side.
Some wondered how long the century-old “world shaving headquarters” would stay here when P&G acquired Gillette in 2005. Gillette’s stability should help ensure that it continues for many years to come.


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Consumer leasing platform RentoMojo has introduced smartphone rentals which let users rent smartphones on a monthly basis and long-term periods as well. At launch, the company is offering the iPhone X, the iPhone 8 and a Google Pixel 2, Google Home, Galaxy S9, Galaxy Note 8 ranging from Rs 2,099 to Rs 9,299 for six, twelve, eighteen and twenty-four month periods.
However, the availability of the above-said products will vary depending on the city. Apart from the monthly rentals, consumers will have to pay an initial refundable deposit of one-two months rental amount at the time of booking the product. It also lets users keep the product permanently by paying the balance amount to RentoMojo.
As you can see, the currently available smartphones are flagships, but the company says that it is planning on eventually introducing affordable smartphones on its platform. RentoMojo claims to currently have 50,000 active users. The service is currently available in Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, and Noida and will eventually expand to Chennai, Hyderabad, and Pune in the next quarter. You can check out the currently available smartphones on RentoMoji here.
RentoMojo founder and CEO Geetansh Bamania said:
With this solution, you can lease out a phone for certain time period with the option to own or return it whenever you want. We are looking at this (category) accounting for 40% of our overall revenue at scale and increasing our customer base by 50% in the next few quarters.


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Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has taken the second spot in the global smartphone market again, achieving the highest year-on-year growth among the top five vendors in the first quarter of 2019, with sales rising 44.5%, the technology research firm Gartner says.
Smartphone sales in the US for the first quarter of 2018 fell by 11% year-on-year, the analyst firm Counterpoint says, quoting data from its Market Pulse program.
Global sales of smartphones to end users fell by 5.6% in the final quarter of 2017 compared to the corresponding quarter in the previous calendar year, the technology research firm Gartner says.
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How high are the hills?Another publicity effort from the NBN diversion team?
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MARK GORDON of Whitestone, Queens, figures that buying six Hyundais over the years classifies him as a loyal customer. “I put 220,000 miles on my last one,” said Mr. Gordon, 58, a manufacturer’s representative for bridal gowns. “They don’t break down.”
Yet Mr. Gordon is so disappointed with the fuel economy of the 2012 Elantra he bought this year, and with the company’s response to his complaints, that he created a protest Web site, my2012HyundaiElantragetslousygasmileage.com.
“This will be the last Hyundai I buy,” he said.
Some other owners have also complained, notably in online forums. A lawsuit filed this month in California Superior Court in Sacramento against Hyundai Motor America claims that multimedia advertising for the 2011-12 Elantra compact sedan trumpeted its 40 miles-per-gallon rating without sufficiently disclosing that this is just one of the car’s economy ratings. The Environmental Protection Agency rates the Elantra at 29 m.p.g. city and 40 highway, with a combined average of 33 m.p.g.
“This advertising campaign was designed to deceive the public,” said Laura Antonini, a lawyer for Consumer Watchdog. the advocacy group that filed the suit. “It was centered around the 40 m.p.g. claim, but this number relates only to the substantially higher highway number.” Ms. Antonini said Hyundai was hiding the fact that the car could not achieve 40 m.p.g. under most driving conditions.
In a statement, Hyundai Motor America said the lawsuit had no merit and that the company’s advertising was “accurate and in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.”
The Hyundai suit and a recent class-action suit against Honda over the advertised mileage of its Civic Hybrid illustrate consumers’ confusion over federally mandated fuel economy labels and the advertising claims they spawn.
The Hyundai case may hinge on an interpretation of the Federal Trade Commission rules on fuel economy advertising. The agency requires any advertising of mileage to include numbers generated by E.P.A.-approved testing procedures, but it no longer mandates disclosure of both the city and highway numbers, or the combined rating.
The F.T.C. has changed its rules, according to John German, a fuel economy expert who is a senior fellow with the International Council on Clean Transportation. The F.T.C. once required that both the city and highway numbers be given equal emphasis in advertising, but in recent years it has allowed automakers to promote one or the other — usually the highway number, because it is typically higher.
“If someone is just driving around town, they don’t have a prayer of matching the highway number,” Mr. German said. Other driving factors, such as short trips and colder temperatures, will also increase fuel consumption, he said.
At fueleconomy.gov, an Energy Department Web site where drivers can log their mileage, owners of the 2012 Elantra with an automatic transmission reported averaging 29 m.p.g. That is 4 m.p.g. below the combined E.P.A. rating of 33 m.p.g., but within the typical deviation of plus-or-minus 7 m.p.g. for all vehicles tracked by owners on the site, said David L. Greene of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which administers the site.
While the Honda and Hyundai lawsuits are about advertising, the dispute underscores the disparity between window-label fuel economy tests and real-world driving. For example, in the federal highway test, cars are run no faster than 60 m.p.h. and with an average speed of 48 m.p.h., significantly slower than most people drive on the highway.
Mr. German said that although the tests themselves might not be realistic, a numerical fudge factor was applied to all cars to make the final label numbers more accurate. In 2008, the government rewrote its testing procedures in an attempt to make the window labels more reflective of real-world results.
Yet Mr. Gordon, who drives his Elantra 30,000 miles a year, says he struggles to get more than 20 m.p.g. “I bought it for the gas mileage,” he said, “but it’s the same mileage as the car I traded in.”


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By Philip Blenkinsop
STOCKHOLM/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands’ Trade Minister said a Chinese protest over the Dutch decision to impose restrictions on computer chip technology exports was “understandable”, but on Thursday said she expected diplomatic relations would remain good.
Liesje Schreinemacher was speaking in Stockholm after the Netherlands said on Wednesday it would follow the U.S. in imposing stricter export rules. China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday said it opposed that decision.
“I saw the response. I think it’s understandable. The Chinese have a big interest in this,” Schreinemacher said.
The Hague’s new rules are expected to keep ASML Holding NV, Europe’s largest technology firm, from exporting more of its top machines to China, following a previous round of restrictions in place since 2019.
The Dutch move puts the Netherlands in alignment with U.S. goals of undermining China’s ability to make its own cutting edge chips and slowing its military advances.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the Dutch rules would “limit normal economic and trade exchanges between Chinese and Dutch companies”.
Schreinemacher said China remains a top trading partner for both the Netherlands and Europe, with Europeans buying Chinese solar panels and China buying equipment including ASML machines, not all of which will be subject to restrictions.
“So I believe that this mutual dependence works to both our advantages,” she said.
Asked whether Dutch restrictions, which are expected to be in place by this summer, will actually be more lax than comparable U.S. restrictions imposed on its own companies last year, she avoided the comparison.
“The Biden administration did their thing on Oct. 7 and we are doing what we are doing based on our own assessments.”
(Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop; Writing by Toby Sterling; Editing by Alex Richardson and Josie Kao)


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Release date for the Mesa carseat
If you are looking to buy the new Uppababy Mesa infant carseat, you won't have to wait much longer. It's expected to be released in April and can now be pre-ordered at several stores carrying Uppababy.
The Mesa will be the only infant carseat to feature SMARTSECURE System, aunique technology utilizes a tightness indicator and self-retracting mini LATCH connectors. It comes in four colors and can be used for infants 4-35 lbs and up to 32".


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Vail Valley dive shop earns ‘Platinum Dealer’ designation
Vail, CO, Colorado
Beaver Divers, a Vail Valley dive shop, has been awarded the Platinum Dealer designation by Scubapro. The designation means the staff at the local dive shop have thorough knowledge of Scubapro products and services.
Beaver Divers has been in business for nearly 25 years. Casey Zwaan, founder of the business, has been teaching diving and arranging exotic dive travel for 30 years. The full-service Scuba shop is open all year, and has classes for divers from beginners to instructors.
Beaver Divers is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. ” 6 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m.
For more information, call 970-949-1012.
Snow usually comes and goes in this part of the state. A forecasted storm is expected to stick around for a while. Forecasters are calling for snow to persist throughout the weekend in the high country, with a prospect of a couple of feet of powder by the time the storm starts to diminish on Monday.


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Last week, the crypto industry witnessed intense competition between the top two NFT marketplaces as Blur surpassed OpenSea’s trading volume on the ethereum blockchain.
Data analytics platform, Nansen, confirmed last week the +600 ETH disparity between OpenSea and Blur’s trading volume which stood at 6,602 ETH. Both had continued to slug it out in the quest to woo customers and claw back market share. Blur — a fast-rising NFT marketplace co-founded in October 2022 by a 21-year-old college dropout, Tieshun Roquerre—set the tone up after it launched a new season to its massive airdrop giveaway.
The new promotion will see over $300 million worth of tokens distributed to both creators and collectors on its platform on one condition—leave OpenSea. In January, Blur launched its $BLUR tokens worth over $3 billion and released the first set of airdrops totalling $360 million.
Both marketplaces have a large intersection of customers looking to take advantage of Blur’s speed and benefits and Opensea’s massive user base. However, maintaining accounts and trading on both platforms means a creator or customer will have no right to full royalties. Blur has asked its customers to leave OpenSea and earn full royalties.
In reaction to the announcement, OpenSea launched a limited 0% processing fee discount, lifting all restrictions to rival marketplaces with similar policies. There has since been an increase in sales, but the upper hand in actual volume appears to tilt towards Blur.
OpenSea had remained a top marketplace over the last five years until mid-2022, when it lost some of its market dominance and transaction volume to newer platforms like X2Y2 and Blur. Blur specifically saw impressive gains at the turn of the new year, attaining unicorn valuation and aggressively expanding its marketing strategy to reach new customers. The fledgling marketplace described as “OpenSea’s most successful competition till date” seeks to force OpenSea into a collaboration.
OpenSea, in reaction to the development, added that “many of those seeking to sell their NFTs are trying to sell them for as much as they can. Moving their listing to marketplaces that don’t enforce fees is one way to do this…..unless something changes soon, this space is trending toward significantly fewer fees paid to creators.”
In the opening hours of launch, $BLUR soared up to $6 before plunging below the $1 mark. The token is currently valued at $0.83, according to CoinMarketCap.


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Vigia Canada has released a new line of automatic tire pressure monitoring systems, allowing managers to get real-time information on tires on any computer or mobile device.
The Vigia NM343 in-cab display integrates the Vigia tire pressure system with fleet telematics solutions to generate the digital information that is transmitted via its interface to the user’s telematics software.
The tire pressure system monitors tires, and if a tire has been punctured, will inflate that tire while letting the driver know the current situation so he can proceed to a repair station. Because of its automatic monitoring, the Vigia NM343 can reduce the incident of under-inflated tires leading to retread separations, or even worse, blowouts.
According to Vigia, for every pound per square inch of under-inflation, a vehicle consumes 0.8% more fuel, and utilizing automatic tire inflation systems can save 100 of gals. of fuel per year.
The NM343 display, which mounts inside the cab, will allow managers to monitor trucks using its system remotely.


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Ahead of iPhone 15 launch, Apple may launch new headphones
You may be waiting for the iPhone 15 launch, but Apple is likely to roll out new headphones first.
iPhone 15 launch is expected in September, 2023 and nothing else was expected before that. But, things seem to have changed as Apple may actually roll out a headphone well before that. According to reports, Apple is expected to release a new Beats Studio Pro wireless headphone next month.
This comes courtesy of a MacRumors report that is based on the details shared by Myke Hurley on the Apple-related podcast "Connected," which claims that Apple Beats Studio Pro wireless headphones may launch on July 19. Here is what you can expect from the upcoming Apple Beats headphones.
Apple Beats Studio Pro headphones specs leaked
As per the report, the Beats Studio Pro could be available in four colour options - Black, Navy, Sandstone, and Deep Brown. The leak suggests that the upcoming Apple headphones will have a similar design to Beats Studio 3. However, one of the biggest upgrades expected is the USB-C port, which will lead to the ditching of the micro-USB.
It may also get upgraded microphones, a new charging case, and some upgraded features such as Fast Pair, Find My Device, and more. Just like the Beats Studio 3, it will get a 3.5mm headphone jack, the report suggested. Apart from these, it may also feature better active noise cancellation (ANC).
Apple Beats Studio Pro expected price
The launch of the new Studio Pro has also been confirmed via reseller listing. The report suggests that it is expected to be launched priced at around €399 in Europe. It must be noted that it is the same price as the Studio 3. If the price remains the same, then it may well be launched at $349.95 in the US.
However, all of this is based on speculation and you will need to wait for the official launch of the Apple Beats Studio Pro, which will reveal the specs, features, and price.


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It takes almost six minutes for homes to decide what to watch, according to the findings from a new study. Channel surfing and flipping is nothing new, but the process of finding something to watch can be a lot harder when also having to surf streaming services as well.
Right now, there is no shortage of streaming services to choose from. While subscribing to multiple services at the same time will result in a much higher bill each month, there are plenty of free streaming services as well. Some simply offer access to a library of on-demand content while others actually make it possible to watch linear channels for free.
Regardless of whether a home primarily uses free or paid streaming services, the takeaway is that there is no shortage of options now available and to suit all budgets. And a takeaway from a recent LG Ad Solutions study suggests that all this choice means it now takes consumers 5.7 minutes on average to decide what to watch after turning on a TV.
According to the study, which involved surveying more than 750 U.S. consumers in March 2023, nearly half of all U.S. households “aren’t sure what they want to watch when they turn the television on.” For those that are sure of what they want to watch, it seems 40% of them “are confused on where to find that content.”
As a result of these findings, one of the main takeaways is how the home screen now plays a more important role than ever before. To further highlight this point, the study cited 39% of those surveyed as having used home screen recommendations to find something to watch.
The survey also looks to highlight how consumers are generally cutting down on the amount they spend on streaming services. For example, 46% had canceled a streaming service to save money and 59% were noted as being willing to cancel a subscription after finishing their desired content.
The survey also found that free streaming services continue to prove popular with consumers. According to the data, 63% prefer to stream free content, and while 32% plan to remove a paid subscription in the next year, 21% plan to add more free, ad-supported services to their streaming setup.
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It’s been 30 years since California Pizza Kitchen opened their inaugural Beverly Hills location and now they are revamping their look, feel, and taste to reflect modern trends.
The new CPK is housed in an airy, loft-style space with blossoming herbs for functional decoration and reclaimed wood furnishings. The hearth oven is positioned at the helm of their exhibition kitchen, the bar offers communal seating at a crisp white counter, and as CPK’s lookbook explains, tables are “set with wine glasses to invite guests into the dining experience.” Menu and beverage items are also being updated with a focus on seasonality.
“We’re more than pizza, pasta, and salad,” said G.J. Hart, CPK’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We opened the menu up with more small plates and items like a grilled ribeye steak with pinot noir sea salt and cedar plank salmon.”
Along with beverages like seasonal sangrias and the California Roots, a refreshing mix of pureed avocado and lime with Svedka vodka, CPK continues its relationship with Samuel Adams.
Jim Koch, founder and owner the Boston Beer Company which makes Samuel Adams, was on hand earlier this week to celebrate California Pizza Kitchen’s (CPK) first updated restaurant in Massachusetts, at MarketStreet, in Lynnfield.
“Back when we started Sam Adams, in 1984, pizza and beer was a joke,” Koch said. “Beer pairing was just a pizza and a six pack. Beer was cold, fizzy, in a can, and you could crush it against your forehead.”
While Koch and his team have diversified the beer brewing process he said, “California Pizza Kitchen revolutionized what you can put on a pizza.”
“I love using pizza as a canvas,” said Brian Sullivan, Senior Vice President of Culinary Innovation for California Pizza Kitchen whose latest pizza additions are the Bianco Flatbread with whipped truffle cream, gorgonzola, mozzarella, and fresh sage, and the Mupesa Pizza with cremini mushrooms, piquant pepperoni, spicy sausage, fresh mozzarella, and fragrant Greek oregano.
“The next chapter for us, menu-wise, is about getting back to our heritage and using the best ingredients we can get our hands on,” said Brian Sullivan, Senior Vice President of Culinary Innovation for California Pizza Kitchen, who started with the company in 1988. “We’re not pigeonholed to one style. We can do it all.”
Sullivan is rounding out the menu with a Quinoa and Arugula Salad that has sun-dried tomatoes, red onions, toasted pine nuts, Feta cheese, and a Champagne vinaigrette, a Hearth-Roasted Halibut that’s cooked on a cedar plank in the pizza oven and served with grilled asparagus and Caramelized Squash Farro, and he’s developing a fried cauliflower with sriracha-lime buffalo sauce, ranch dressing, and a salad of julienned celery.
Koch admittedly likes beer more than wine. He even likened making wine to the missionary position while he said a beer brewer, “has the kama sutra. If you imagine it, you can do it.”
“We’ve been proud to be associated with California Pizza Kitchen, not only with our beer, but also spiritually,” Koch said. “We’re not going to respect tradition. We’re going to innovate.”
California Pizza Kitchen’s new restaurant is located at 1150 Market Street, Lynnfield, and opens to the public on Monday.


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TruNarrative, a leading RegTech platform in the financial crime and compliance sector, has announced a strategic partnership with Window Book and Fluence Automation to bring their address matching technology to TruNarrative’s platform.
TrueAddress’s technology utilizes artificial intelligence and historical address data for matching, formatting, data hygiene and fraud prevention. The CASS certified™ real-time address matching solution ensures data quality and delivers valuable insight for informed fraud and onboarding decisions.
Steve Lopez, COO, Window Book, said: “Delivering our technology to TruNarrative’s US customers means we can continue to expand the sectors we work in and provide TruNarrative with a robust address data quality and verification solution. The technology TruNarrative has developed over the last few years is amazing. Bringing our address matching solutions into the platform is a great partnership for us.”
Mike Swift, President and CEO, Fluence Automation, said: “Our underlying address matching technology which was traditionally utilized for address matching in postal applications has now entered the financial crime and compliance sector in this partnership, thus taking our core solution into an exciting new market. We look forward to working with their customers and industry partners.”
More than 500 businesses across the United States use TrueAddress, including e-commerce merchants and mail distribution centers. Integrated through a seamless API and available in the TruNarrative Appstore, TrueAddress joins a full suite of AML, KYC, KYB, device and utility data services from TruNarrative’s trusted third-party service and data partners.
Regulated businesses in the USA and EU use TruNarrative to make efficient decisions with the most relevant data available, whether for customer acquisition and onboarding, account monitoring and decisioning, or risk mitigation. This includes e-commerce companies, banks, lenders and betting organizations.
Andy Pearson, Head of Data Partnerships, TruNarrative, said: “TrueAddress’s reputation spans more than two decades and address data quality is now more important than ever. Integrating the solution into our platform enables financial institutions and other regulated businesses to access a trusted address hygiene engine and extensive address verification data.”
John Lord, CEO, TruNarrative, said: “We and the firms we work with consider address verification and standardization an important part of an effective onboarding strategy. Poor address hygiene and standardization cause enormous problems for organizations. This partnership delivers an established reliable address solution to our customers.”


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The Lopez twins for Gucci
As seen in Grazia magazine 7 February 2011, Jennifer Lopez and her adorable young children appear in a stunning campaign promoting Gucci childrenswear.
She poses together with her two children by husband Marc Anthony, 2-and-a-half-year old twins Max and Emme, and in Gucci shoes, clothes and accessories.
But apart from the obvious media impact, the campaign also has an important charity implication. The Italian fashion house announced that it would be donating $1 million to UNICEF Schools for Africa initiative in honour of the new line. They are also donating $50,000 to the Maribel Institute which promotes greater access to healthcare for both women and children.
'As a mother, I am proud to be a part of this campaign to benefit UNICEF's Schools For Africa programme,' said Jennifer, who also spoke about the experience of working with her children for the first time.
The Gucci childrenswear collection - designed by Creative Director Frida Giannini - includes shoes and clothing for both girls and boys aged 0 to 8 years. 'It's the first time I have worked with my kids in that way,' said the American Idol judge.
She descrbed working with her children at 'totally special experience.' Adding, I did a photo shoot when they were three weeks old, but now that they are two and a half, it’s totally different.'
There are also Gucci children’s sunglasses which will be available at Sunglasses Shop in the coming weeks.


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Irving, Texas (Nov. 6, 2017) – The organization formed to plan and administer a nationwide celebration of the 150th anniversary of college football in 2019 will soon have its look.
The College Football 150th Anniversary has announced it will partner with SME, a Learfield Company, in the design of its logo and branding campaign. A creative services agency, SME will work to develop the full brand identity for the Anniversary.
“Our mission when selecting a company was to find one that could formulate a branding strategy to honor the rich heritage and promising future of college football,” noted CFB150 Executive Director Kevin Weiberg. “SME has a very good track record in sports, entertainment and higher education. It is well-positioned to assist us in meeting our goals.”
While honoring its past, the new identity will capture the nation’s passion for college football in a manner that boasts how the sport is poised for continued growth and success. The process has already begun, with the plan for the logo to be introduced in 2018.
“It’s an honor to be tasked with developing the College Football 150th Anniversary Identity,” remarked Ed O’Hara, President & Chief Creative Officer at SME. “For this assignment SME will seek to create a brand that celebrates this unique moment in the history of college football with an identity that can be embraced by all.”
About College Football 150th Anniversary
College Football 150th Anniversary is a non-profit organization that will administer the celebration of 150 seasons of collegiate football during the 2019 campaign. The commemoration will be marked in all divisions of intercollegiate football, culminating with the College Football Playoff National Championship in January 2020. The CFB150 staff reports to a committee made up of representatives from the numerous stakeholders throughout college football and administers from the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame headquarters in Irving, Texas.
SME is a professional and collegiate sports branding agency headquartered in New York, specializing in connecting with audiences through powerful brand strategy, identity and advertising development. Founded in 1989, SME enjoys a stellar worldwide reputation of creative excellence, thought leadership and client service. SME’s client list includes some of the leading brands in global sports including the Atlanta Braves, Kentucky Derby, Miami Marlins, Pac-12 Conference and many more.


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THINGS WEREa mode of 28 years previously, when Zhou Xueyu and her husband moved from the coastal province of Shandong to Beijing and began selling contemporary pork. The Xinfadi agricultural market where they opened their stall became as soon as then a microscopic outpost of the capital. Entirely at the busiest instances of year, around holidays, could the couple sell extra than 100kg of meat in a day. With China’s economic growth true starting up, pork became as soon as quiet a luxurious for many folk.
Ms Zhou now sells about two tonnes of meat a day. In between knowledgeable whacks of her heavy cleaver, she explains how her industry has grown. She at probability of depend upon just a few suppliers in nearby provinces. Now the meat travels alongside China’s very perfect motorway community from as some distance-off as Heilongjiang, in the some distance north-east, and Sichuan, in the south-west. The Xinfadi market has changed, too. It is 100 instances bigger than when it opened in 1988, and now lies within Beijing, which has sprawled around it.
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Between 1961 and 2013 the smartly-liked Chinese language person went from ingesting 4kg of meat a year to 62kg. Half of the arena’s pork is eaten in the nation. More liberal agricultural policies have allowed farms to fabricate extra—in 1961 China became as soon as struggling below the bleak experiment in collectivisation identified because the “immense soar forward”. However the major motive the Chinese language are ingesting extra meat is barely that they are wealthier.
In rich countries of us shuffle vegan for January and pour oat milk over their breakfast cereal. Within the arena as an complete, the pattern is the a mode of ability. Within the decade to 2017 global meat consumption rose by an real looking of 1.9% a year and contemporary dairy consumption by 2.1%—both about twice as quickly as population growth. Almost four-fifths of all agricultural land is dedicated to feeding cattle, whereas you depend no longer true pasture nonetheless moreover cropland at probability of grow animal feed. Folks have bred so many animals for meals that Earth’s mammalian biomass is assumed to have quadrupled since the stone age (watch chart).
Barring a sizable soar forward in laboratory-grown meat, this is more seemingly to continue. The Meals and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), an company of theUN, estimates that the worldwide preference of ruminant cattle (that is, cattle, buffalo, sheep and goats) will upward thrust from 4.1bn to 5.8bn between 2015 and 2050 below a industry-as-unheard of region. The population of chickens is anticipated to grow even sooner. The chicken is already by some distance the most fashioned chicken on the planet, with about 23bn alive for the time being compared with 500m residence sparrows.
Meanwhile the geography of meat-ingesting is changing. The countries that drove the worldwide upward thrust in the consumption of animal merchandise over the final few decades are no longer the ones that will enact so in future. Tastes in meat are changing, too. In some countries of us are though-provoking from pork or mutton to red meat, whereas in others red meat is giving ability to chicken. These shifts from meat to meat and from nation to nation are true as major because the total pattern of growth. They’re moreover extra cheering. On a planetary scale, the upward thrust of meat- and dairy-ingesting is a critical environmental region. Within the neighborhood, nonetheless, it would also moreover be a boon.
All over the final few decades no animal has bulked up sooner than the Chinese language pig. Annual pork manufacturing in that nation has grown extra than 30-fold since the early 1960s, to 55m tonnes. It is mostly to feed the legions of porkers that China imports 100m tonnes of soybeans annually—two-thirds of alternate in that commodity. It is basically by ingesting extra pork and dairy that Chinese language diets have arrive to resemble Western ones, rich in protein and stout. And it’s mostly due to their diets have altered that Chinese language of us have changed shape. The smartly-liked 12-year-inclined urban boy became as soon as 9 centimetres taller in 2010 than in 1985, the smartly-liked lady seven centimetres taller. Boys in explicit have moreover grown fatter.
China’s pork suppliers are swelling, too. Three-fifths of pigs already arrive from farms that manufacture extra than 500 a year, and Wan Hongjian, vice-president ofWHNeighborhood Ltd, China’s greatest pork producer, thinks the percentage will upward thrust. Illness is one motive. African swine fever, a viral illness lethal to pigs though harmless to of us, has swept China and has resulted in the culling of about 1m hogs. The virus is no longer any longer easy, and could moreover be eradicated only if farms dangle very perfect hygiene. Better producers tend to mark better at that.
High on the hog
Yet China’s pork companies are grabbing bigger shares of a market that looks nearly to have stopped rising. TheOECD, a club of mostly rich countries, estimates that pork consumption in China has been extra or much less flat since 2014. It predicts growth of true below 1% a year over the next decade. If a nation that eats so great of the stuff is certainly drawing shut peak pork, it hints at a sizable shift in global animal populations. Pigs will change into a smaller presence on the worldwide farm.
In 2015 animal merchandise equipped 22% of the smartly-liked Chinese language person’s calorie intake, fixed with theFAO. That is barely a shade below the smartly-liked in rich countries (24%). “Not like decades previously, there are no longer massive chunks of the population on the market which would be no longer but ingesting meat,” says Joel Haggard of theUSMeat Export Federation, an industry neighborhood. And demography is starting up to mark a hurry on seek info from. China’s population will initiate falling in about ten years’ time. The nation is already aging, which suppresses meals consumption due to inclined of us eat no longer as a lot as youngsters enact.UNdemographers challenge that, between 2015 and 2050, the preference of Chinese language of their 20s will rupture from 231m to 139m.
Apart from, pork has solid opponents. “All the device by China there are of us ingesting red meat at McDonald’s and chicken atKFC,” says Mr Wan. One other vogue—hotpot restaurants where patrons cook dinner meat in boiling pots of broth at the desk—is boosting consumption of red meat and lamb. Closing year China overtook Brazil to vary into the arena’s second-very best red meat market after The US, fixed with the United States Division of Agriculture. Australia exports so great red meat to China that theWorld Times, a pugnacious relate-owned newspaper, has urged crimping the alternate to punish Australia for hundreds of provocations.
The shift from pork to red meat on the planet’s most populous nation is putrid news for the atmosphere. Due to pigs require no pasture, and are atmosphere friendly at changing feed into flesh, pork is amongst the greenest of meats. Cattle are commonly great much less atmosphere friendly, despite the truth that they could moreover be farmed in a mode of methods. And due to cows are ruminants, they belch methane, a great greenhouse fuel. A gape of American farm recordsdata in 2014 estimated that, calorie for calorie, red meat manufacturing requires three instances as great animal feed as pork manufacturing and produces nearly five instances as great greenhouse gases. Assorted estimates counsel it uses two and a half of instances as great water.
Fortunately, even because the Chinese language produce the model for red meat, Americans are losing it. Consumption per head peaked in 1976; around 1990 red meat became as soon as overtaken by chicken as The US’s favourite meat. Teachers at Kansas Whisper University linked that to the upward thrust of ladies’s paid work. Between 1982 and 2007 a 1% lengthen in the female employment fee became as soon as connected to a 0.6% drop in seek info from for red meat and a identical upward thrust in seek info from for chicken. Most likely working ladies assume red meat is extra nervousness to cook dinner. Red meat-ingesting has risen a microscopic bit lately, doubtlessly due to Americans are feeling wealthier. But chicken stays king.
Shifts admire which would be doubtlessly the most that could moreover be expected in rich countries over the next few years. No matter eager predictions of a “second diet transition” to diets decrease in meat and bigger in grains and vegetables, Western diets are to this level changing only in the principle points. Red meat is a microscopic bit much less approved in some countries, nonetheless chicken is extra so; of us are drinking much less milk nonetheless ingesting extra cheese. TheEUexpects only a microscopic decline in meat-ingesting, from 69.3kg per person to 68.7kg, between 2018 and 2030. Collectively, Europeans and Americans appear to need neither extra animal proteins nor fewer.
If the West is sated, and China is getting there, where is the growth coming from? One resolution is India. Although Indians quiet eat astonishingly microscopic meat—true 4kg a year—they are drinking some distance extra milk, ingesting extra cheese and cooking with extra ghee (clarified butter) than sooner than. Within the 1970s India launched into a top-down “white revolution” to envision the inexperienced one. Dairy farmers were organised into co-operatives and encouraged to enlighten their milk to collection centres with refrigerated tanks. Milk manufacturing shot up from 20m tonnes in 1970 to 174m tonnes in 2018, making India the arena’s very best milk producer. TheOECDexpects India will manufacture 244m tonnes of milk in 2027.
All that dairy is both a offer of national pleasure and a region in a nation governed by Hindu nationalists. Hindus maintain cows to be sacred. Thru criminal pointers, hectoring and “cow protection” squads, zealots have tried to forestall all Indians from ingesting red meat or even exporting it to a mode of countries. When cows grow too at probability of fabricate great milk, farmers are supposed to send them to bovine retirement properties. The truth is, Indian dairy farmers look like ditching the holy cows for water buffalo. When these stop producing milk, they are killed and their moderately stringy meat is eaten or exported. Powerful of it goes to Vietnam, then to China (commonly illegally, due to of fears of foot-and-mouth illness).
But neither an Indian milk co-operative nor a critical Chinese language pig farm essentially represents the ability forward for meals. Gape as an alternative to a microscopic, scruffy chicken farm true east of Dakar, the capital of Senegal. Some 2,000 birds squeeze into a easy concrete shed with massive openings in the walls, that are coated with wire mesh. Although breezes blow by the building, the chickens’ droppings emit an ammoniac reek that clings to the nostrils. A pair of steps commence air, the bottom is brown with blood. Chickens have been stuffed correct into a makeshift equipment of metal cones to guard their wings, and their necks decrease with a knife.
Even though it seems outmoded, this represents a immense advance over inclined west African farming methods. The chickens in the shed hardly resemble the variegated brown birds that could moreover be considered pecking at the bottom in any preference of villages. They’re business broilers—white creatures with sizable appetites that grow to 2kg in weight after true 35 days. All have been vaccinated in opposition to two smartly-liked chicken-killers—Newcastle illness and infectious bursal illness. A vet, Mamadou Diouf, tests on them on a unheard of foundation (and chastises the farmers for killing too shut to the shed). Mr Diouf says that as soon as he started working in the district, in 2013, many farmers refused to let him in.
Official statistics counsel that the preference of chickens in Senegal has elevated from 24m to 60m since 2000. As of us switch from villages to cities, they have much less time to fabricate inclined stews—which could possess fish, mutton or red meat as properly as vegetables and spices, and are sleek. As an replacement they eat in cafés, or dangle meals that they’ll cook dinner swiftly. By the roads into Dakar posters promote “le poulet prêt à cuire”, wrapped in plastic. Broiler farms are so productive that grocery store chickens are no longer true convenient nonetheless cheap.
Many sub-Saharan Africans quiet eat nearly no meat, dairy or fish. TheFAOestimates that true 7% of of us’s dietary energy comes from animal merchandise, one-third of the percentage in China. Right here is seldom the of non secular or cultural prohibitions. If animal foods were more cost effective, or if of us had extra money, they would eat extra of them. Richard Waite of the World Sources Institute, an American assume-tank, aspects out that as soon as Africans switch to rich countries and commence restaurants, they tend to jot down meat-heavy menus.
Yet this frugal continent is starting up to sway the worldwide meals gadget. TheUNthinks that the population of sub-Saharan Africa will attain 2bn in the mid-2040s, up from 1.1bn this day. That will lead to an massive lengthen in meat- and dairy-ingesting even if of us’s diets stayed the same. But they is no longer any longer going to. The population of Kenya has grown by 58% since 2000, whereas the output of red meat has extra than doubled.
Africa already imports extra meat annually than does China, and theOECD’s forecasters query imports to raise rising by extra than 3% a year. But many of the continent’s meat it will seemingly be home-grown. TheFAOpredicts that in 2050 nearly two out of every five ruminant cattle animals on the planet will be African. The preference of chickens in Africa is projected to quadruple, to 7bn.
This could stress the atmosphere. Although African broilers and battery hens are extra or much less as productive as chickens wherever, African cattle are the arena’s feeblest. Now no longer only are they poorly fed and seldom visited by vets; in many areas they are handled extra as retail outlets of wealth than producers of meals. Africa has 23% of the arena’s cattle nonetheless produces 10% of the arena’s red meat and true 5% of its milk.
Lorenzo Bellù of theFAOaspects out that herders automatically encroach on national parks and deepest lands in east Africa. He finds it mighty to agree with that the continent’s starvation for meat will be equipped exclusively by making farming extra atmosphere friendly. Almost completely, great wooded space will be decrease down. Assorted consequences will be global. Sub-Saharan Africans for the time being have microscopic carbon footprints due to they exhaust so microscopic energy—with the exception of South Africa, your complete continent produces about as great electricity as France. The armies of cattle, goats and sheep will elevate Africans’ collective contribution to global native weather swap, though no longer to shut to Western or Chinese language ranges.
Folks will doubtlessly change into extra healthy, though. Many African teenagers are stunted (notably microscopic for his or her age) partly due to they enact no longer bag ample micronutrients equivalent to Nutrition A. Iron deficiency is startlingly typical. In Senegal a health see in 2017 came across that 42% of young teenagers and 14% of ladies are moderately or severely anaemic. Wretched diet stunts brains as properly as our bodies.
Animal merchandise are very perfect sources of critical dietary vitamins and minerals. Stories in different rising countries have shown that giving milk to schoolchildren makes them taller. Contemporary study in rural western Kenya came across that teenagers who on a unheard of foundation ate eggs grew 5% sooner than teenagers who did no longer; cow’s milk had a smaller establish. But meat—or, moderately, animals—could moreover be terrible, too. In Africa chickens are commonly allowed to bustle in and out of of us’s properties. Their eggs and flesh appear to present a enhance to human health; their droppings enact no longer. One gape of Ghana finds that childhood anaemia is extra typical in chicken-owning households, presumably for the rationale that nippers caught extra diseases.
Africans’ changing diets moreover form opportunities for native businesses. As cities grow, and as of us in those cities seek info from extra animal protein, national present chains change into bigger and extra delicate. Animal breeders, hatcheries, vets and trucking companies multiply. Folks stop feeding kitchen scraps to animals and originate using business feed. In Nigeria the amount of maize inclined for animal-feed shot up from 300,000 tonnes to 1.8m tonnes between 2003 and 2015.
That it’s seemingly you’ll watch this on the outskirts of Dakar—certainly, the building is so sizable that you would hardly omit it.NMASanders, a feed-mill, grew to vary into out some 140,000 tonnes of chicken feed remaining year, up from 122,000 the year sooner than, fixed with its director of quality, Cheikh Alioune Konaté. The warehouse ground is piled excessive with raw ingredients: maize from Morocco, Egypt and Brazil; soya cake from Mali; fishmeal from native suppliers. The mill has created many jobs, from the labourers who’ve bags with pelleted feed to the technicians who bustle the laptop gadget, and managers admire Mr Konaté. Lorries arrive and shuffle.
It is in overall stated that sub-Saharan Africa lacks an industrial nefarious, and this is real. Appropriate one vehicle in every 85 is made in Africa, fixed with the Global Organisation of Motor Automobile Manufacturers. But to seek for true for excessive-tech, export-oriented industries risks overlooking the continent’s increasingly delicate meals-producers, who’re responding to urban seek info from. Ideally, Africa would study to have transport containers with dresses and devices. For now, there are some jobs accessible filling bellies with meat.
hi, i am Junaid from Delhi. In 2018, I started contributing to Loganspace Media Group, and life has just gotten better from there. Author of Loganspace.


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Startup news and updates: daily roundup (May 25, 2023)
YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Thursday, May 25, 2023.
Thursday May 25, 2023,
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73 Boston, Buzzinga, Soul Gappa, and Crispee secure Rs 80 lakh in seed funding to fuel their expansion
Six student teams of Masters’ Union—the new-age business school in Gurugram—raised Rs 80 lakh and received commitments of varying amounts in seed funding after impressing VCs at the startup challenge.
73 Boston, secured the first position, receiving Rs. 15 lakh, while Buzzinga earned the second position and received Rs. 10 lakh, and Soul Gappa, as the third, took home Rs. 5 lakh. Two of the student startups, Crispee and Buzzinga, secured on-the-spot seed funding of Rs 25 lakh each from The India Network.
Capri Loans acquire 51% Stake in CarLelo
Capri Global Holdings Pvt Ltd (CGHL), the holding company for Capri Global Capital Limited, a non-banking financial company, has acquired a 51% stake in CarLelo, an online new car-selling platform.
Capri Loans' investment of Rs 150 crore solidifies its position as a leading player in the Indian automotive financing market, fueling digital transformation and elevating the consumer experience, according to a press release.
With this fresh influx of capital, CarLeLo plans to improve its presence, services and technology which will be utilised to acquire new customers. The company will handhold 8,000+ authorised dealerships in the country in addition to the 1,200 associates placed across 34 cities in India who regularly interact with customers, delivering them end-to-end services for all their new vehicle-related needs.
Pacific Group and ISRO by A47 launch campaign for space enthusiasts
Pacific Group, India's leading mall and real estate developers, has launched a 'Space-tacular Summer', powered by ISRO by A47 which will conclude on 11th June.
Pacific Malls across Delhi NCR region and Dehradun have changed their décor to take customers on a space expedition, which includes star-studded backdrops, astronaut photo ops, and a lot more.
The mall group is also organising super-fun educational activities for kids, aimed at developing their creative skills and improving their knowledge of the universe which include the making of constellation cards, playing outer space bingo, colouring alien masks, and solving space puzzles, among others.
The aim is to bring the wonders of science and technology, to children and adults while promoting the Make in India Initiative and the remarkable achievements of ISRO in the field of space exploration.
Each mall is also being visited by representatives from ISRO itself—ISRO Space Mentors, who are happy to answer queries from young minds and grown-ups.
As part of the Summer Campaign, Pacific Malls are showcasing larger-than-life rocket installations which are complemented by educational zones, augmented reality zones, virtual reality zones, photo opportunities, and weekend workshops on rocketeering, astronomy, space science, and much more.
Lendingkart records Rs 120 crore PAT in FY23
Lendingkart Group recorded a growth of 44% in its loan book during the year 2022-23. With a disbursal rate of approximately Rs 1000 crores per quarter, the group successfully disbursed a total of around Rs 4000 crores by the end of the year.
Over 80% of the total loans were disbursed through over l20 co-lending partners (banks and NBFCs) powered by Lendingkart tech platform “2gthr”, witnessing 146% growth compared to FY22. With these disbursements, ’s accumulative disbursals grew by 1.5X year-on-year indicating a positive business or recovery sentiment. With the impact of COVID-19 waning, Lendingkart Group saw a growing interest in its services and products from the resilient MSME sector in India.
The company plans to launch an MSME-focused credit card among other financial products and expand its portfolio to continue its momentum in supporting MSMEs countrywide.
Apna.co is opening doors to global careers for India’s workforce
, a jobs and professional networking platform has entered into the international job market by offering more than 10,000 job opportunities.
By extending its reach beyond national boundaries, the platform aims to empower individuals from diverse backgrounds to access a wide range of job prospects, fostering a level playing field for talent worldwide.
The platform will be offering a wide range of job roles from sales, business development, and customer support to production, manufacturing, and logistics. Organisations from countries like the UAE, Japan, Malaysia, Russia, Germany, South Africa, Australia, and the UK have already posted job openings on the platform.
Apna.co has strategically collaborated with government-approved agencies, including Magic Billions and Salesman Corporation Pvt Ltd, to streamline the process of hiring Indian candidates for international roles. These partnerships offer aspiring individuals with a minimum educational qualification of a graduate degree, ITI certification, or a specialized diploma, an opportunity to explore global employment prospects. In addition to meeting the educational prerequisites, candidates must demonstrate relevant skill sets and prior work experience in the corresponding industry within the Indian job market.
The remuneration for these international positions ranges from Rs 75,000 to Rs 2 lakh per month, providing attractive earning potential for successful applicants.
Indian women's cricket star Jhulan Goswami collaborates with FableStreet
, a women's clothing brand, has collaborated with Jhulan Goswami, the renowned Indian women's cricketer. She was recently seen wearing their clothing during the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and SunRisers Hyderabad.
By partnering with such an athlete as Goswami , the brand aims to inspire women to pursue their goals with confidence and strength. Jhulan Goswami is a well-known figure in Indian cricket and is regarded as one of the best bowlers in the history of women's cricket.
Trinity Gaming signs deal with Everdome to build Web3 adoption in India
Gaming content and marketing companyIndia has joined hands with Everdome.
Through this collaboration, Trinity Gaming will acquire real estate on virtual Mars, allowing them to allocate space to content creators, esports organisations, brands, and companies. This move will enable the trade of virtual assets and enhance the immersive experiences in the play-to-earn (P2E), Web3, Crypto, and NFT gaming sectors. Trinity Gaming has collaborated with blockchain-based firm EmChain FZE towards this partnership.
The partnership aims to empower approximately 40 million gamers and creators in the web3 and blockchain space by providing training, mentoring, and revenue streams. EmChain FZE will play a crucial role in developing and mentoring content creators, helping them adapt to the technical framework of the global gaming community.
The content creators can build virtual boot camps within which they can have streaming rooms, play areas, lounges, display areas, an art gallery, a common area, a theatre or screening room, and production studios. It can also invite fans and other gaming creators and create content.
Esri India partners with ideaForge
Esri India, a Geographic Information System (GIS) software and solutions provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ideaForge, a market leader in Indian Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
This partnership aims at boosting the adoption of drones in India by allowing users to deploy drone solutions with GIS to solve complex problems in AEC, forestry, agriculture, mining, transportation, utilities, and defence.
It will provide seamless integration of drone videos and photos, establish standard workflows, and address the needs of enterprises and government agencies, fostering higher adoption of drones in India.
Harsh Jain to be IAMAI Chairman for the next two years
Harsh Jain, Co-founder, and CEO ofhas been elected as the Chairman of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) for two years, replacing Sanjay Gupta, Vice President and Country Manager, of Google India.
Mr. Rajesh Magow, Co-Founder and Group CEO, of, and Mr. Satyan Gajwani, Vice Chairman, of Times Internet, have been elected the Vice Chairman and the Treasurer of the association replacing Mr. Shivnath Thukral and Mr. Harshil Mathur respectively.
They would together form the association’s executive council along with the ex-officio member Dr. Subho Ray, President, of IAMAI. The new 24-member Governing Council and the new Executive Council of the IAMAI will take charge of the present councils at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.
Pro-audio brands join hands with distribution house Alphatec
Europe-based pro-audio brands, Waves System and Pequod Acoustics have entered the Indian market and have signed a strategic distribution partnership agreement with Alphatec, a Mumbai-based distribution house for audio and video equipment to further strengthen its business and enhance product awareness in India.
Coda Audio, a leading pro audio company based in Germany, manufactures its drivers, hardware, enclosures, and electronics in-house at its European facility.
Recently PSL also announced Pocket52, a leading online poker gaming app, as its title sponsor. The app will provide players with a secure and one-of-a-kind gaming experience to compete in the World’s biggest Poker league. The live auction between the 6 teams will take place in Goa on July 8 followed by virtual matches from July 22 to August 10, which allows players to compete from their homes. The league culminates with a grand finale at a live location between August 16 and August 20.
Yubi acquires retail credit analytics company FinFort
—a unified credit platform— has acquired a 100% stake in FinFort Infotech LLP, a digital credit analytics company for the retail segment. This move will aid Yubi in further solidifying its position as a key player in the credit industry while expanding its product suite and enhancing its capabilities.
Through this acquisition, FinFort will collaborate with Yubi's subsidiary, Corpository, a SaaS-based credit analytics platform, which provides access to a wide range of public information sources, including MCA, court records, and tribunals.
The acquisition also brings on board Gaurav Kumar, Founder and CEO of, and Aniket Shah, CEO of Corpository, as designated partners of FinFort Infotech LLP.
Ampverse and DMI Finance form joint venture to unleash the power of esports in India
Gaming ecosystem and , the non-banking financial company of the DMI Group, have formed a joint venture to co-develop esports intellectual properties (IPs), as well as data-driven, tech-enabled products and services for gamers.
Through this partnership, Ampverse will bring its expertise in gaming communities and IP, tech-enabled marketing solutions, and DMI Finance will leverage its prominent position in the digital consumer, MSME finance, and asset management across India.
IT Madras and WayCool Foods come together to bring regenerative agriculture tech stack to farmers
Foods, a food and agri-tech platform, has joined hands with IIT Madras (IITM) to expand the offerings for farmers under IITM's RASA (Regenerative Agriculture Sustainable Architecture) tech stack.
Through this partnership, WayCool Foods will use its deep knowledge and on-ground expertise to further enhance the agri-stack by providing innovative agri-focused solutions for seeding and expansion of the RASA stack, along with providing its domain knowledge of the agri supply chain–from soil to sale and further strengthen the design and structuring of the agri-stack.
The MoU will help the farmers by guiding them toward a sustainable model of agriculture.
(The copy will be updated throughout the day with the latest news.)
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An explosive new wave of conspiracy theory is on the rise, and it’s not just the latest in a long line of conspiracy-based attacks.
While many of the latest ones are aimed at tech companies or their employees, they’re also getting a lot of traction on social media and on forums like Reddit and 4chan, where they have the power to create new conspiracy theories about their subject matter.
Some have even spawned fake Twitter accounts with the same name, and even Twitter itself has started to take note.
The latest conspiracy-driven conspiracy theory to hit the mainstream is the one about the so-called “Vape Explosion” that’s been floating around on the internet for weeks.
The theory, which has been circulating for weeks on 4chan and Reddit, states that an explosion caused by a faulty battery pack of a vaping device has left the device without its protective cap.
According to the conspiracy theory, it was a result of faulty manufacturing.
A recent article on the conspiracy website Techdirt suggested that the theory was not entirely false.
The article, which was written by one anonymous source, claimed that an employee of a company in the vaping industry was “willing to share” information on the “Vapewild incident.”
The employee told Techdurt that the device was shipped with a faulty power supply that “didn’t work” and caused the explosion.
The employee also claimed that the defective battery caused a “full blown explosion” that injured his friend.
The source also mentioned that a coworker of the employee was also injured in the explosion, but the coworker has since released a statement that has refuted the story.
The coworker was able to recover, but was “shaken to the point where he lost consciousness.”
Techdirt also reported that the source also claimed the explosion was “involuntary.”
But the source did not provide details about how he was able find that information.
“A number of conspiracy theorists have made up stories about this happening, claiming that the company has sold out and the batteries are going to be replaced with new ones,” said Andrew Cripps, an associate professor of computer science at the University of Washington who has studied the Internet and social media.
“But the only way to get any real information about this is to actually see the actual evidence.
If you don’t have the proof, you’re just assuming that the story is true.”
Cripps also pointed out that many of these theories have already been debunked.
For example, there was an article on Reddit in which a conspiracy theorist claimed that a faulty charger was responsible for a “large-scale explosion.”
It was actually a “mini-explosion” that was caused by faulty wiring, according to a user who goes by the name of “Aldo.”
Another Reddit user, “TerrificSailor,” claimed that “a large-scale battery explosion occurred in the United States.”
The explosion occurred outside of Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2018.
The “Vaping Explosion” theory was also debunked on the web in February 2018 by Techdirk.
Techdargers post stated that the “vaping explosion” theory originated from an account that was a hoax and that the account was “owned by a disgruntled employee.”
Techdarrk noted that “the alleged employee had previously been suspended from the company” after his account was exposed.
“It seems that this particular conspiracy theory has been around for months,” said Crippes.
“Some of it is true, some of it isn’t.
And there are plenty of legitimate theories about vaping, like the idea that people are using them to make crystal meth or some of that sort of thing.”
A similar “Vapor Explosion” rumor has also been circulating on the social media site Reddit, where users have been sharing videos and screenshots of various vape devices with the title “VAPEWILD EXPLOSION.”
The theory states that a “vapor explosion” caused by defective battery packs was the cause of a “huge explosion.”
The “vapewILD” conspiracy theory was first posted on 4Chan in August 2018, and the site quickly went viral.
As the site has gotten more and more popular, a new theory has also emerged that claims that a new generation of vape devices are being manufactured.
This new “vape exploding” theory has gained traction on the Internet, and is being shared by conspiracy theorists and the general public.
Many of the posts on the subreddit r/conspiracy have a number of images and descriptions of different vape devices that are being marketed.
In some cases, the device is also said to have a “VIP” sticker attached to it.
A user on the forum “Conspiracy Theory News” who goes to the name “Mr.
Willy” has also shared numerous posts with the description “I have been looking into the Vapeweed Explosion and I found this to be true.
The vapor exploded.
I am very upset with the manufacturer of these


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The Koenigsegg Agera RS Naraya Is Gold Leaf-Trimmed Supercar Excellence
Slathering gold atop of carbon fiber might cause some to lurch towards the vomitorium—but not us.
Sometimes the cutting edge and the ragged past can coexist beautifully—remember when Cher pioneered the explicit use of AutoTune in her 1998 hit “Believe”? With that in mind, Koenigsegg has outfitted their super-light, carbon-fiber Agera RS supercar with a metal that served as a biblical currency: gold.
Specifically, gold leaf, applied by hand at the Koenigsegg factory in Angelholm, Sweden. According to a statement from the company, applying the auric wrapping took one Italian craftsman a dozen 12-hour days of delicately slaving over the car’s blue carbon fiber body panels. The fancy handiwork continues inside, where the HVAC vents are covered in gold and set off with gold stitching and piping. A nameplate affixed to the steering wheel is rendered, of course, in 24-carat gold, and further inlaid with 155 diamonds. No word on how many brides-to-be had their engagement rings confiscated and melted down for this hypercar.
Mechanically, Naraya has Koenigsegg’s penultimate powertrain, a twin-turbo V8 with 1,160 horsepower, mated to a seven-speed paddle-shift transmission and Koenigsegg’s trick E-differential. Despite all that mechanical might, plus proprietary traction and stability control systems, such power means the Agera RS will still have a corndog’s chance at the Iowa State Fair of exiting corners with all wheels planted or launching cleanly off the line.
As for the car's name, “Naraya,” which as far as we can tell is a brand of luxury Thai handbags. That said, the name reportedly has familial significance to its owner, which makes rather more sense. It will be shown at the Salon Privé at the Blenheim Palace in England September 1st-3rd.


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Zacks: Analysts Expect Kennametal Inc. (KMT) Will Post Quarterly Sales of $534.92 Million
Equities analysts expect Kennametal Inc. (NYSE:KMT) to announce sales of $534.92 million for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks. Five analysts have provided estimates for Kennametal’s earnings. The highest sales estimate is $545.00 million and the lowest is $519.00 million. Kennametal posted sales of $487.57 million in the same quarter last year, which would indicate a positive year-over-year growth rate of 9.7%. The company is scheduled to issue its next earnings results on Wednesday, February 7th.
On average, analysts expect that Kennametal will report full-year sales of $534.92 million for the current financial year, with estimates ranging from $2.20 billion to $2.27 billion. For the next fiscal year, analysts expect that the business will post sales of $2.36 billion per share, with estimates ranging from $2.30 billion to $2.40 billion. Zacks Investment Research’s sales calculations are an average based on a survey of sell-side research firms that follow Kennametal.
Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 1st. The industrial products company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.17. Kennametal had a return on equity of 15.71% and a net margin of 5.18%. The firm had revenue of $542.45 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $516.80 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.11 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Several research analysts have recently weighed in on KMT shares. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Kennametal from $45.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 13th. Credit Suisse Group boosted their price target on Kennametal from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 3rd. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Kennametal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $46.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 4th. ValuEngine cut Kennametal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 1st. Finally, Jefferies Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 price objective on shares of Kennametal in a report on Friday, October 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $47.32.
In related news, VP Robert J. Clemens sold 10,000 shares of Kennametal stock in a transaction on Friday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.82, for a total value of $468,200.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Steven H. Wunning sold 4,445 shares of Kennametal stock in a transaction on Friday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.63, for a total value of $207,270.35. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 29,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,384,584.59. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 59,570 shares of company stock valued at $2,816,345 in the last ninety days. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KMT. Fortaleza Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Kennametal during the third quarter valued at about $115,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its holdings in Kennametal by 8.3% during the second quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 3,556 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $133,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the period. Hartford Investment Management Co. bought a new stake in Kennametal during the third quarter valued at about $202,000. World Asset Management Inc bought a new stake in Kennametal during the third quarter valued at about $207,000. Finally, Trexquant Investment LP bought a new stake in Kennametal during the third quarter valued at about $207,000. 98.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Kennametal (KMT) traded up $0.54 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $51.92. The stock had a trading volume of 698,565 shares, compared to its average volume of 712,658. Kennametal has a 52-week low of $32.23 and a 52-week high of $52.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 2.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $4,164.25, a PE ratio of 38.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.98.
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No major drop in ad rates: So, how did print tide over Covid’s second wave?
While ad rates haven’t shown any significant drops, there hasn’t been any increase in the same since 2019. Newspapers are targeting to touch 2019 numbers before increasing rates
Jacket ads and masthead integrations are back on all major newspapers and across languages. Newspapers like The Times of India, Hindustan Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Dainik Jagran and many others are regularly printing full-pagers. Does this suggest lowering of ad rates or stabilizing of business after the second wave?
Interestingly, with print betting high on cost cuts and ad volumes to drive growth, there has been no significant drop in ad rates to stabilize toplines as businesses start opening up after the second wave of the pandemic.
After a dry two month phase between April and June, newspapers are back cracking deals with brands without any deep discount or ancillary offers. Experts suggest that the industry is likely to witness sharp ad growth on a YoY basis in FY22 with publishers eying recovery of ad volumes and no drop in ad rates especially in language newspapers.
In fact, as per media planners’ estimations, an inside page ad is upgraded to jacket with 30%-40% premium on base rate on regular days, but on special days and festive season, the premium goes up to 4X and there has been no changes in these rates even in the present times.
“Print never held back pricing, they only added value to it in terms of additional space/schemes. Noticeably print is working its way back to recovery, and by the end of this financial year, print is expected to go back to 85% to 90% of numbers it clocked in 2019, be it in terms of volume or advertising revenue. Presently, as businesses have started opening up and brands are investing in advertising, print is also getting back its due share in terms of volumes. However, the schemes which use to exist are no longer prevalent when it comes to leading players in the country,” said Ramsai Panchapakesan, SVP, Media Buying, Zenith.
While there has been a temporary increase in newsprint prices in Q4FY21, given the lower pagination and contracted inventory, the impact has been much lower than the price rise.
“There was no impact on circulation in non-metro cities. Not even in the first lockdown. This has given the language newspapers an upper hand to maintain both ad volumes and ad rates. During the months where consumer sentiment was low, publishers were offering value ads. But as businesses open up, these offers have dried up as well unless it is for a special client,” said another media planner.
Talking of ad volumes, while April saw a drop in numbers in the wake of the second wave of the ongoing pandemic, according to latest TAM AdEx report, during May'21, ad space in print grew by 53% compared to May'20 and overall ad space per publication rose by 7% in June'21 over June'20.
According to experts, while there has been no drop in ad rates there has also not been any significant growth in ad rates.
“Print is targeting to bring back numbers as the targets are based over last year and numbers are expected to be big and aspirational by driving growth in ad volumes by offering innovative solutions,” Panchapakesan said.
Coming to innovations, as per TAM Ad Ex, indexed ad insertion growth of ad innovations in print medium was 12% higher in June 2021 as compared to June 2020. Three out of five ad innovations were common in print in both periods. Top five add innovations In June 2021 were French Window, Tab, Figured Outline, Masthead Integration and Seamless Jacket. While in June 2020, the top five innovations included Figured Outline with 82% share followed by L shape ads, Masthead Integrations, Circular Shape and Tab.
Experts also suggest that last year, inventory utilization had almost reduced by 60-80% across national and vernacular publications. This had led to a huge reduction in print rates – very high discounts on card rates, special schemes, value adds etc.
“Even in August-September’20, when advertising was beginning to resume, print rates were at higher discount percentages. With festive season in 2020, print rates started witnessing an upward trend. With the second wave of Covid, print inventories again started falling down. However the discounts were not as high as they were during the first wave,” said Navin Kathuria, EVP & Principal Partner, OMD Mudramax.
One of the reasons for this is that in first wave, the distribution and circulation of dailies/magazines was affected badly, which was not the case during second wave.
“Also with advertising resuming with the conventional print categories like Retail, E-commerce shopping sites etc, demand for print inventory has gone up and so have the prices. Having said that print rates have yet not reached the pre-Covid levels. Current rates are higher than last year, but still slightly lower than the pre-Covid levels,” said Kathuria.
As it turns out, print's credibility has ensured that the ad prices don’t go down. Even in this pandemic induced environment, print managed to bounce back and gain stability thoroughly riding on the years of credibility under its belt.
Reach in language markets is another big factor behind brands, both big and small, counting on print medium.
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The PlayStation community forums are getting shut down.
The online boards - which served to help and support users who have encountered issues with their devices and accounts - will be deactivated from February 27.
In a brief announcement by community manager Groovy_Matthew, he simply wrote: "Beginning 27th February, the PlayStation.com forums will no longer be available.
"We invite you to continue the conversation via PlayStation.Blog, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. For product support, please visit the support site, Playstation.com/help/"
The change comes as Sony looks to be closing support forums across all of its business, with news the Sony Xperia forums will also be wrapping up.
A post on the site reads: "This forum will be closed down early 2020 and moved to other Sony Electronics Community Forums worldwide.
"We aim to transfer parts of the existing content to these new Communities, but it might take some time before it is completed. We will keep this forum open for comments for some time but please note that any comments posted from now on will not be transferred.
"Members from USA, Canada and Asia Pacific can begin using these Communities now. Members from Europe should continue to use the current Mobile Forum until it is closed down."


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Weak U.S. data and mounting euro-zone concerns have raised expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will embark on another bout of bond-buying to stimulate the economy.
But Fed watchers surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires generally feel the central bank isn’t ready to launch a third round of so-called quantitative easing, or QE3, just yet. Most say they believe such an announcement is unlikely at Wednesday’s conclusion of the Fed’s two-day policy meeting.
A key factor in that cautious assessment: Friday’s report that U.S. gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate of 1.5% in the second quarter. Although that is far from a stellar economic performance, it beat forecasts of a 1.4% gain and, for many, was strong enough to suggest the Fed’s Open Market Committee would wait rather than pull the QE3 trigger at this week’s meeting.
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