LYYN AB has secured extra financing of 1.5 MSEK. This has been achieved through an issue of preferential shares to the existing owners and via a loan from ALMI, a governmental financier of small companies.

”Our business model is based on technology licensing and our revenues increase in line with our customers’ market success. Since we are now in the beginning of a market expansion we need to increase our marketing and sales activities, both regionally and internationally. This additional financing will enable us to invest in technology development and LYYN V.E.T. based product development.” says Andreas Ekengren, Managing Director, LYYN AB.

“LYYN has a very strong product that generates a big interest within the organizations we are in contact with. Indications from these companies point to extremely great potential. The company needs to increase its activity levels to respond to the great market interest being generated. This requires additional financing. By issuing new shares, Augmenta Venture Partners, has become the company’s majority owner. This demonstrates their confidence in LYYN. “In 2006 we will start reaping the rewards of our marketing efforts from this year.” ends Mats Cremon, Chairman of the Board and the Augmenta representative on the Board of Directors of LYYN AB.

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DO YOU SEE RED WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SANTA CLAUS?

Instructions:
1. Make sure the image below fills your computer screen (Click on the image for a larger version).
2. Look at the image at a distance of 12 inches or 30 centimeters from the screen.
3. Stare at the black dot in the middle of the red rectangle for 30 seconds. Keep your focus on the black dot or the test will not work.
4. After 30 seconds, shift your focus to the black dot in the middle of the white rectangle. Once again, you must focus on the black dot in the middle of the white square or this will not work.

Begin!

Did you see red? What did you see?

You are not hallucinating. You saw an "after image" and there is a very scientific explanation for it: Your eye is filled with 250,000 color decoding cones. The 83,000 cones that are used to decode red became fatigued and over stimulated when you focused on the red rectangle. Consequently, the opposing cones kicked into action. You probably saw blue or bluish green, somewhat like transparent bluish light or cellophane on the white area. (If you saw nothing, reread the instructions and take the test again.)

The operation of the eye is largely muscular and any excessive activity will tire it out.

Here are some practical examples:
Let's assume that you work on an assembly line and sort red pills 8 hours a day. If the work surface is white, you'll fatigue the eyes and get an after image. If you use a soft muted teal as the work surface color, you'll maximize visual efficiency. "After image" will occur with any color. Imagine what would happen if you were in a monochromatic blue interior. Which color would your eyes be hungry for?

What happens when chickens see red?

Animalens Inc. markets red contact lenses for chickens (at 20 cents a pair), points to medical studies showing that chickens wearing red-tinted contact lenses behave differently from birds that don't. They eat less, produce more and don't fight as much. This decreases aggressive tendencies and birds are less likely to peck at each other causing injury. A spokesman said the lenses will improve world egg-laying productivity by $600 million a year.

(Perhaps everything looks red and they cannot distinguish combs, wattles, or blood. Or ...perhaps the chickens are happier because they're viewing the world through rose colored glasses.)

If you don't believe this, read the facts! Click here.