Win A Meeting With Sean Parker, SV Angel & More In An Auction To Benefit Cancer Research

LLS_logoThe Motion To Dismiss Cancer, a team formed to raise money for the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), recently kicked off its annual "Venture Capital Master's Lunch Series," an ongoing auction that offers anyone and everyone an opportunity to win private meetings with an array of top venture capitalists and startup founders -- with all proceeds going to benefit LLS and cancer research. Over the next two months, in six rounds of auctions set to take place on eBay, investors from New Enterprise Associates, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Menlo Ventures, Greylock Partners, along with founders of companies like Lytro, 23andMe, Rock Health, BandPage, Spotify, Pulse, Loopt, Votizen, and more will prepare to subject themselves to your pitches and pleas for funding -- all in the name of a worthy cause.

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Food and Drink iNet sponsors egg shells to plastics R&D : Biofuels ...

In the United Kingdom, Food and Drink iNet are funding a research project at the University of Leicester to discover ways to turn egg shells into plastics that could be used to manufacture anything from food packaging to construction materials, as well as products that may prove valuable in the pharmaceutical industry.

Ultimately, the goal is to find a way for companies to avoid the cost of disposal, and instead, create additional revenue streams.? One company, Just Egg, spends approximately ?30,000 a year sending about 480 tonnes of shells to landfill for disposal.

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Significance of Domain Name Hosting in Magnifying your Online ...

The development of secured payment gateways and payment protection agencies clubbed with the enhancements made in the world of website development has made the web a remarkably profitable platform for businesses from a large number of domains. In order to benefit from the internet by reaching out to target customers regardless of their geographic locations, companies need to have a reliable and efficient online presence. Now, even though there are various ways to establish online presence such as social media, blogs, and the like, websites continue to be the most sought after solution used by organizations to market their products and services.

Although almost every business trying to leverage on the globalization of the web understands the potential it holds; however, not many are fully aware about the criticality of the role played by the Domain name hosting platform in deciding the overall efficacy of their websites.

Unaware of this pivotal factor, many of us fall victims to the false marketing claims of domain name registrars and end up staying deprived of the benefits the internet holds for them. Hence, in addition to registering suitable Domain names ensuring a reliable hosting platform is another major factor when creating websites.

The advancements made in the technology world have given birth to a large number of online tools and applications that businesses may use to enhance the efficacy of their websites; however, most online tools and applications require a stable and efficient hosting platform to perform up to their optimum efficiencies, making it safe to say that the efficiency of the hosting platform has a direct impact on the overall performance of a website.

This is the reason companies looking to get the most out of the internet world end up making huge investments in order to secure a reliable domain name hosting platform.

Thanks to the option of sourcing the need to places such as India, China and other upcoming names in the technology domain, organizations looking for a reliable domain name hosting platform can greatly marginalize the expenses involved. By letting a competent provider from the stated destinations take care of your web hosting needs, you will be able to save a substantial amount of money, which of course can be used for financing other requisites of your business. However, before trusting any of the contenders with hosting your domain names, always refer to the client testimonials received by the firm.

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Business Consulting Firms Help Increase Productivity And Profit In ...

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By Rosalyn J. McIntosh

As the manager or owner of a family owned home improvement or building supply company, you stand to gain a tremendous benefit by using a business consulting, or contract marketing firm. Business consulting firms specializing in contractor marketing and contractor consulting have been shown to bring a marked improvement to the quality of staff and management in a wide range of fields.

Offering a wide range of informative and educational training materials and consulting advice, business consulting firms specialize in home improvement seminars designed to help small home improvement and building products companies educate and train employees. Seminars are built and designed to specifically expose both management and salespeople to a proven and unique methodology that will help any small business improve its business model.

Small and family owned businesses throughout the world have found great success by taking advantage of the renowned educational materials available through business consulting firms to educate their staff regarding the constantly evolving advances in small business marketing and advertising. When these proven methods are applied to the daily functions of any small business model, they will improve the productivity and profitability of any business; whether already successful or newly formed.

Cost of services vary depending on the size and specific needs of your small business, but many business consulting firms offer information pertinent to successful growth and expansion at no cost to the public but simply as a means to aide in successful business creation. Additionally, many contractor consulting firms also offer clients a free monthly newsletter that is delivered electronically to their specified email account. Intended to keep subscribers in the know regarding pertinent changes in small business opportunities and information, these newsletters will prove an invaluable training asset for any small business owner.

With so many new companies emerging in the home improvement and building products market each month, remaining at the top of the field is essential to you and your staff?s success and continued profitability and wealth. If your company has previously enjoyed successful profits and growth, it is important to take advantage of the new products and strategies coming available in the home improvement world. The use of a business consulting firm can do nothing but help your company regardless of size and current profitability, and should be a serious consideration by anyone wanting to find success in the home improvement market.

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Ask Engadget: best heavy-duty cloud-storage solution?

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We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from is from is from Joe, who needs to backup half a terabyte of data to the cloud, as you do. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.
"I'm looking for an online backup solution for between 100GB, up to 500GB of data. New options are popping up everywhere recently, but what's the best cloud storage backup solution that'd allow for easy drag-and-drop backup, syncing across multiple computers both Mac and Windows, access from Android devices and at a reasonable price? Thanks!"
Well, he doesn't want much, does he? Just world-class storage, universal device access and all for a rock-bottom price. There's plenty of contenders in this particular competition, from Dropbox all the way through to, erm, Box. It's kinda clear that Joe's not just backing up his holiday photos, so even enterprise-level offerings are worth suggesting. Still, the floor's now open to you, so fire away.

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Ridge Racer Unbounded

The Ridge Racer series may not carry Gran Turismo or Forza Motorsport's swagger, but the long-running franchise has a dedicated fan base that loves the drift-centric racing action. The latest series entry (developed by Bugbear Entertainment, which developed the FlatOut stunt-racing series), attempts to bring a new chaotic element to the familiar gameplay by adding environmental and vehicular destruction as players race for street cred in the fictional Shatter Bay. The story is something you can flat out ignore?it's a racing game, after all?but the driving action is interesting and varied. Just play against human opponents if you wish to maintain your sanity. I reviewed the $49.99 PC version; Ridge Racer Unbounded is also available on the PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms for the same price.

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Ridge Racer Unbounded has a great sense of speed. Some games, such as those in the Burnout franchise, almost move too quickly, which results in drivers too often overshooting targets or smashing into walls. I always felt in full control here. That said, you will likely have great difficulty competing with the enemy AI, which manages to drive near-flawlessly. This intensifies each mistake you make, and adds unneeded stress to the game, detracting somewhat from the fun.

Ridge Racer Unbounded features a varied car selection that ranges from ultra-sleek sports cars to powerful vintage muscle cars, each with different speed, acceleration, handling, strength, and drifting capabilities. These cars are , of course, unlicensed as they get absolutely wrecked as you bulldoze your way through the city?vehicle manufacturers aren't too keen on seeing their luxury rides decimated in video game form.

The cars are gorgeous, as are the dense urban environments in which they race. Shatter Bay's many districts are high-detailed and destructible locations (with some beautiful lighting effects) that just entice you to race one more match. When you fire up Ridge Racer Unbounded, you can only select one car and race district, but others are unlocked as you accumulate collateral damage points. These points are gathered by plowing through anything other than a solid brick wall.

There are, however, a few highlighted structures that you wouldn't normally plow through?such as the aforementioned brick walls?until you build your Power meter, which acts as a speed boost (with cool accompanying light trails). Not only can you do big damage to the environment (and score big points) by blazing through stores to reveal alternate routes or ramps, but you can also knock other cars off the road in dramatic fashion ("frags"), Burnout style. Frags?along with catching big air (sometimes off rooftops!) and destroying structures?give you additional Power meter points.

Who's Going To Drive You Home?
City Creator, a new feature to the series, lets players design, and name tracks. An easy-to-use in-game tool lets you drop track sections on a grid, and then populate the track with ramps, sand traps, and other obstacles. I encountered some truly creative tracks, especially Hellbent666, which had ramps and obstacles everywhere?as well as many an explosion opportunity.

A number of options let you select the race style (Frag Attack, Domination, and more), the time of day, number of cars, vehicle class, and more. After creating your city, you can share online. The one downside here is that you can't upload a track until you've built six racing events within your city. That was a bummer.

An Interstate Love Song
Ridge Racer Unbounded is a new direction for the franchise?one that is much welcomed. It may obviously crib from other successful games, but it's fast, controls well, and features fun environmental destruction. If you've steered away from Ridge Racer in the past, give Unbounded a spin.

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FCC Fridays: April 13, 2012

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We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy!

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IRL: oStylus Dot, Sansa Clip and SanDisk's Extreme Pro 128GB CompactFlash Card

Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment.

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This week's IRL is a quirky mix of vintage and modern, with Billy getting comfy with a new iPad stylus and Jason clinging to the Sansa Clip+ player he's owned since 2009. Rounding things out, Darren's decided to put all his digital media in one proverbial basket: a 128GB CompactFlash card.

Continue reading IRL: oStylus Dot, Sansa Clip+ and SanDisk's Extreme Pro 128GB CompactFlash Card

IRL: oStylus Dot, Sansa Clip+ and SanDisk's Extreme Pro 128GB CompactFlash Card originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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