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Independent coffee shop has become vibrant community hub
On any given day it’s easy to see the City’s business getting done. No, we’re not at City Hall right now in your faithful scribe’s scenario. We are, in fact, at Boiling Over’s Coffee Vault in downtown Lindsay.
Meetings take place between City officials here. Economic Development might stop by for a tête-à-tête. Community groups meet to plan their activities. It’s not all business, of course. There’s socializing and debate, conversations and interviews. It’s a mix of millennials, Generation Z, Generation X, and Boomers. (Well, pretty much all ages.)
I’ve seen teachers lesson planning, students doing homework, and artists talking music.
What is perhaps more amazing is that less than 750 metres away there is a Tim Hortons, the company still pretending to be Canadian. (It hasn’t sunk in yet for a lot of people that Tim’s parent company is now a Brazilian multinational.)
Boiling Over? One hundred per cent Canadian…and 100 per cent local.
Three years ago, before the independent coffee house opened, the owners listened to the feedback that there was a need in Lindsay for something more upscale and more adult friendly. It’s what they have delivered, fine tuning things over the years to incorporate an artistic, community hub vibe.
“We were mocked when we opened it,” says Jamie Bergin, one of four owners of Boiling Over, “with Tim Hortons only a block away.”
Yet business is up 20-25 per cent over this time last year.
The other owners are his daughter, Taryn Bergin, who does important background work in purchasing and keeping things organized, and long-time friend and business partner, James Myette. Now, store manager, Laura LeMiere, has also been brought into the ownership fold.
“Laura has been a big part of our success,” says James, who notes they recruited her from Starbucks within Target during the department store chain’s failed attempt to enter Canada.
As for Laura, she makes note of all the community group members or officials who meet up at Boiling Over, from La Leche League’s local breastfeeding group, to spiritual groups, book clubs, real estate agents, City of Kawartha Lakes staff and Kawartha Lakes Pride, to name but a few.
(Even The Lindsay Advocate got its online start primarily here, thanks to the coffee house’s early hours, WiFi, and welcoming vibe.)
The coffee house supports the local Boys and Girls Club, area high schools, Kawartha Lakes Pride, A Place Called Home, Women’s Resources, the local hospice organization and many charity events as needed.
Jamie says he loves to see the coffee house buzzing.
“I love walking in here and seeing people working,” says Jamie.
James agrees. “I see high school kids meeting, Fleming students, business people – it’s great for the community to offer this space that is welcoming.”
Some people wondered why they didn’t choose something more corporate to put on the corner of Kent and Cambridge Streets, where they’re located.
“We could have looked for a franchise but that really wasn’t our style,” says Jamie.
Boiling Over is a big supporter of the arts community, with its open mic nights on the third Friday of each month. Acts come from the Greater Toronto Area, as well as locally, and it continues to grow. This has been parallel to the growth of the arts community in Lindsay in general.
Gerald Van Halteren has hosted the open mics during the last few years the coffee house has been open and has went out of his way to encourage younger talent, according to Laura.
“Lindsay has become a real artsy town,” says James. “It can get packed in here on open mic nights.
He says Lindsay has changed culturally, economically, and in its demographics compared to when he was growing up here.
“There’s more wealth now. Lindsay’s downtown is healthier and thriving,” says Jamie. “We always wanted to be involved in community life.”
Ownership of the dynamic coffee house has allowed this to happen.


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With a unique attachment, the UFO device could be the next frontier in smart masking
Foreo has launched an other-worldly answer to skin care and the ongoing trend for face masks.
The UFO (£249) is designed to stimulate collagen production, even skin tone and brighten the complexion, while killing off spot-causing bacteria.
The medical-grade silicone device combines LED, thermo and cryo-therapy with T-sonic pulsations of 10,000 per minute to help heal skin.
It also features a clip that can hold any of its seven new activated sheet masks, enabling the wearer to massage the mask over their face as opposed to wearing it in the traditional way.
The masks cater for different skin needs with options including a morning mask with hyaluronic acid and red algae to hydrate and protect, and an evening mask with ginseng and olive oil to replenish and relax.
Sweden-based Foreo promoted The UFO device’s launch with a series of stunts at major landmarks in Bristol and London in the UK, and Poland.

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Light sabers, selfie sticks and iPads are some of the strange items banned from this summer's Guns N' Roses gig at Slane Castle.
The iconic US rockers will wow fans at the Co Meath venue on Saturday May 27.
Some 80,000 tickets for the hotly anticipated gig sold out in just 24 hours back in December.
But fans travelling will not be able to bring a number strange items.
These include; nitrous oxide gas, selfie sticks, light sabers, tridents, iPads, food, animals, backpacks and sky lanterns.
In an official statement, promoters MCD said: "All the above items will be confiscated and will not be returned.
"Anyone resisting confiscation of restricted items may be evicted.
"Pocket sized cameras are permitted for personal use only.
"Cameras with detachable telephoto lenses will not be allowed through arena entrances.
"MCD strongly advises that you do not buy tickets from unofficial sources. Do not rush to the exits after the concerts.
"Do not crowd surf/mosh, as you will be removed from the venue without a refund."
The Paradise City hitmakers' 35-date Not in This Lifetime tour sold a staggering one million tickets across Irish, European and Canadian dates after going on sale last December 9.
The tour has now sold a whopping three million tickets.
The supergroup will be supported by Royal Blood, Mark Lanegan and Otherkin on the big day.
Speaking about the packed line up, Lord Henry Mountcharles said: "I am delighted with this line up and that GnR at Slane is sold out.
"Fans coming to the show from all over the world re-affirms Slane as one of the world’s top venues and brings a major boost to tourism.
"Royal blood is a really exciting act and I am thrilled they are on the bill."


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A campaign group working on behalf of small businesses is demanding that lawmakers change the rules for banks and other lenders, forcing the industry to publish annual interest rate percentages on loans to small business.
As part of a review on lending to small companies launched last weekend by a Business, Innovation and Skills select committee in parliament, campaigners hope the government will change laws that currently see small companies taking out loans with annual interest rates of as much as 90 per cent without lenders necessarily having to make the value known.
According to campaigners, smaller firms are less able to fully understand the charges when borrowing, and it is hoped that laws that currently apply to lenders when charging for personal loans, credit cards and mortgages will be applied when charging for business loans.
Jonathan Russell, partner at law firm ReesRussell said that the majority of complaints from small businesses came from charges on asset-based lending, particularly invoice financing. Here, the problem is often that there is an interest rate calculated on the amount borrowed, which is usually competitive, plus a service fee with a base charge often linked to the facility made, he clarified.
often, small businesses see this as a charge for the borrowing and thinks of it as interest, when in fact it should be for providing a service, he added. The problem is that many businesses do not see much for the service and often it is duplicating a cost they already have in house. So it is true that small businesses can end up paying a high cost for their borrowing but in part it is due to their own lack of understanding and failure to ask for the appropriate advice.
Duncan Montgomery, a tax partner with Whittingham Riddell, advised small business owners to seek advice from accountants if in doubt over borrowing.
‘some limit on interest rates would certainly be beneficial, he said. The assumption is often that a small business is financially astute and can distinguish between different loans and packages easily. The truth is that many entrepreneurs are very knowledgable about their products and services but lack a little in dealing with complex financial agreements, just like everyone else.
Chairman of the select committee Ian Wright, who is also a MP, told The Mail on Sunday that although many in business are seeing access to finance ease to levels experienced before the financial crisis, small firms in particular are still seeing a lack of access to finance as one of the biggest obstacles to growth.
as a committee we want to look at how access to finance for small business has changed since the end of the financial crisis, he said.


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Folks in Mount Vernon, Washington, are claiming a new Guinness record for the world's largest dish of potatoes au gratin.
The pan of potatoes was 80-feet long by 8-feet wide.
Organizers say they used 15,000 pounds of red potatoes, 400 pounds of cheese, 100 pounds of diced onions, 50 pounds of garlic and 200 gallons of cream.
All the ingredients were grown locally.
The record attempt was put together by the Mount Vernon Downtown Merchants Association.
Organizer Karin Springer tells a local paper their potatoes au gratin nearly doubles the current record, set in France.


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Dear Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,
Small business owners often have difficulty accessing traditional bank loans. Regularly, small business owners receive solicitations from risky, unregulated online lenders with extortionist rates and terms. The CFPB data collection under Section 1071 of Dodd-Frank is critical to making sure small business owners like me have a fair shot at succeeding.
Small businesses play a crucial role in local and national economic growth, and are important engines of job creation in our communities. Despite this important role we play, we face challenges accessing capital to start and expand our businesses:
Since the financial crisis, small business bank loans have decreased by 20 percent, while loans to larger businesses have increased over the same period. Nearly half of all small business owners experience problems accessing credit.
The situation is worse for women- and minority-owned businesses.
Businesses located in minority neighborhoods are less than half as likely to receive loans compared to businesses in white neighborhoods.
Only 28 percent of minority borrowers are approved for loans, compared to 67 percent of non-minority borrowers.
30 percent of Black business owners report receiving less in loans than requested, compared to 12 percent of White business owners.
Small business owners are forced to turn to predatory lenders for needed financial capital. Predatory lenders provide loans with high interest rates, onerous terms, and poor customer service.
Fintech loans (loans given out through non-bank financial technology, i.e. mobile payments, money transfers, loan fundraising, etc.) have effective interest rates that range from 100 percent to 367 percent, and include “junk” fees averaging $795 per loan.
The average fintech borrower pays an APR of 94 percent, with rates reaching as high as 358 percent. Hispanic borrowers face an average monthly payment of more than 400 percent of take home pay.
In order to ensure equity in capital access, no lending institution should be exempt from the data collection requirement, including commercial banks, community banks, credit unions, online banks, and non-bank lenders like fintech companies and merchant cash advances.
Robust data collection by banks and other lending institutions is critical to understanding the prevalence and extent of redlining. Financial institutions that are not complying with fair lending laws must be held accountable to the fullest extent of law.
I urge decisive and prompt implementation of Section 1071, so that small business owners have a fair shot at securing the capital we need to succeed.
We come together in the halls of power and across the media as small business owners because we need to grab our good name back from corporations and lobbyists. On issue after issue, we stand for an alternative economic point of view: it’s about community, customer demand, social justice and sustainable business models. While we come together to advocate we are also exploring ways to provide concrete, hands-on assistance to our members.
Our Washington state affiliate has launched a collaboration with the Oakland-based Beneficial State Foundation to tackle the small business issue #1: access to credit.
Over sixty Spokane mom-n-pops and their community allies and customers came out to connect and share ideas about alternatives to big banks and Wall Street who extract wealth from our communities and rig the marketplace against small businesses. Owners of retail stores, restaurants, small manufacturers, dry cleaners, mechanics, IT and health professionals, consultants, artists and everyone in between joined in to brainstorm ways to bring together values-driven lending institutions and good providers of financial know-how assistance and Main Street Alliance members.
Kat Taylor, CEO and Founder of Oakland-based Beneficial State Bank and Foundation, as well as the Bank and Foundation officers, visited Spokane for the occasion and got to hear a range of entrepreneurial experiences with financial institutions. The picture, as you may suspect, is not that pretty, especially for women owners, people of color, immigrants and first-generation entrepreneurs. When it comes to being treated well by the banking industry, every small business has a horror story.
Our goal is to produce a valuable and vetted portal of values-driven lenders and service providers across Washington and beyond and to work actively on connecting them with small businesses. When we strengthen the business operations of our own members, we also strengthen our local economies and our ability to have impact on local and statewide policy debates.
We envision a banking industry that is fair to the person with the least bargaining power, provides access to financial services for all our communities, particularly the under-served. We envision lending institutions that promote the stability of the financial system and contribute to the sustainability of our environmental commons.
In other words, we believe that money should serve people, not the other way around. We call our new project Building Main Street. Let’s build strong local economies, improve quality of life for each of us, and make widespread gains in social equity and environmental renewal. Main Street, not Wall Street.
Here is a little glimpse from Spokane. Stay in touch with our Washington affiliate and let them know what you think.
On June16, the House Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Capital Access and Taxes held a hearing entitled The Dodd-Frank Act: Impact on Small Business Lending. The Main Street Alliance's Bill Daley was invited to testify on behalf of businesses in our network. See the clip of Bill's testimony:
The country observed National Small Business Week in May (see the Presidential Proclamation). The Main Street Alliance marked the occasion by releasing its “State of the Small Business Nation – 2011.” This white paper includes a “Small Business Top Ten List” of concrete policy opportunities to level the playing field for small businesses and help them create jobs.
While pundits and politicians like to label policies “pro-business” or “anti-business,” as if there were one unified business interest, the reality is that policies that make winners out of some businesses make losers out of others. As Bruce Josten, the chief lobbyist of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, put it, “You’re never going to have one hundred percent unanimity. Never. There is inherent tension… I laugh every day when someone calls and asks what does the business community think.” (1)
While Mr. Josten pointed to tensions between oil and gas companies, wholesalers and retailers, investment banks and retail banks – all big corporate players – his point applies even more so to the dynamics between big business and small business. While pundits and politicians like to lump all business interests together, the truth is that policies that benefit large corporate players very often tilt the playing field against small businesses.
In a cover letter to President Obama, senior administration officials, and congressional leaders on May 18, Main Street Alliance business leaders wrote:
Our members come from states across the country and a wide range of sectors, but we are united by a common set of values – small business values. We believe in what we do, we stand by our products and services, and we want people in government and corporate leadership who do the same. We stand for fair play and a level playing field. We stand for having each other’s backs. We believe America’s future prosperity depends on everyone contributing their fair share.
These small business values are what guide our business decisions and our commitment to advancing policies that fulfill the promise of an economy that works for all of us – small businesses, our employees, and the communities that sustain us.
(1) James Verini, “Show Him the Money,” Washington Monthly, July/August 2010, http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2010/1007.verini.html


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Spring has sprung! Take a look at what to buy in April, and what purchases you should avoid in April, in order to spend less around the house!
This article was written as part of my weekly guest segment on Indianapolis’ B105.7 Radio with morning show host Sean Copeland. You can hear the audio segment here.
What to Buy in April
- If the crafting bug hasn’t hit you yet after a year+ in a pandemic (see what I’ve been creating), aside from great sales on Cricut machines, now is the time to invest in the crafting industry as both Cricut and Joann Fabrics have gone public.
- Earth Day is April 22nd, so you can expect to see sales on smart light bulbs and other ways to be good to the earth.
National Park Week starts April 17th and on that day you can get in to any national park with no fees and for the first time in history that includes Indiana Dunes which recently became a national park! Related: Family Travel | Indiana Dunes.
- Administrative Professionals Week is always the last week of April, look for restaurant freebies and retail offers to show appreciation.
As far as in grocery stores, produce you can find on special in April includes asparagus, avocados, broccoli and citrus.
But not everything is at its best price in April. Hold off on mattresses, tools and appliances as they tend to go on sale around Memorial Day weekend.
And hopefully since the last of the snow has melted, you may get the itch to start your gardening, but actually May is when you’ll start seeing better deals on gardening tools, blowers and trimmers.
This post was originally published April 6, 2019 and updated March 14, 2021.
Make sure you’re getting your fair share of Birthday Freebies:


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Data breach has become one of the biggest threats for financial industry. The entire industry is rushing to invest in cybersecurity at a time when cyberattacks could cost the global economy $6 trillion a year by 2021 according to 2016 Cybercrime Report. The U.K. recently announced it’s also investing billions into technologies to defend against cybercrimes and financial terrorism. Password, signature and physical authentication like tokens still have security vulnerability and nearly obsolete. But more importantly, the authentication process is laborious itself. Today, banks are looking ahead to more advanced technologies such as biometrics, mobile device and cloud-based platforms to fight cyberattacks, save cost and bring mobility, usability to their customers.
Biometrics has been used by law enforcement and government agencies worldwide for over 140 years. However, biometric verification applications have been used by banks for just a few years now. Barclays has been one of the first banks to launch finger vein reader and voice biometrics to authenticate its customers, removing the need for PIN, passwords or authentication codes. Besides the making of customers’ lives easier through its convenience, biometrics also addresses client’s concerns about the threat of online fraud.
Although the market for biometric systems is growing, the widespread adoption and penetration of these systems still faces a lot of constraints. One of its biggest drawbacks is the high implementation cost of in-house database infrastructure which SMEs cannot afford. Moving to cloud-based biometric authentication system can be a real financial payoff. All the information including biometrics, personal and financial data can be recorded, analyzed and exported in real time on cloud. Companies can save money on the fixed components such as the server, database, and data centers while spending a smaller amount on cloud service and server maintenance. It works as a pay-as-you-go model, hence, making it a very cost effective and scalable solution.
At the same time, the proliferation of biometric-enabled smart mobile devices like IPhone with fingerprint scan and FaceID or Samsung Galaxy with iris recognition, mobile banking quickly become the customer’s preferred choice. Customers can use their biometric data saved on their smartphones to access their accounts at any time from any location. This device-centric model is being adopted by banks and payment service providers as a quick way of solving the “password” problem. However, this model only solves part of the problem by providing secure and convenient access. It only offers biometric authentication to those equipped with the latest mobile devices with integrated biometric sensors and secure hardware to store sensitive biometric data.
One alternative is to adopt a centralized architecture where biometric identity data is captured by trusted means and then stored centrally in the cloud. This ensures that the service provider can control the end-to-end process of biometric authentication, including capture and enrollment. This also supports an omni-channel service where the user can access digital services via a wide range of endpoints – computers, mobile devices, smart TVs, and physical locations like bank branch and in-stores.
According to Technavio, the global market of biometric as a service is expected to more than double in value between 2015 and 2020, to reach a total value of $5.64 million. Top vendors are providing cloud-based solutions that can be named are IriTech (leading iris recognition provider), BioID (face recognition & voice authentication), ImageWare Systems (biometric identity management) and more. Acuity also stated in its latest whitepaper on this solution that biometric authentication in the cloud will help financial service organizations to improve security, reduce friction, lower costs, and attract the most desirable customers.


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Corteva successfully completed its separation from DowDuPont, becoming a global pure-play agriculture company.
Corteva Agriscience launches today with global scale and a balanced offering across seed and crop protection, underpinned by expanding digital capabilities and powered by the richest innovation pipeline in the industry.
Commenting on Corteva Agriscience’s first day of trading as an independent, pure-play global agriculture leader, Adrian Gough, Country Leader of Corteva UK & Ireland, said: “Today is the culmination of more than a century of innovation and expertise in UK crop protection and seed.
"The integrity of our heritage brands was hard-earned but deserved for the depth and breadth of great products they delivered UK farmers. We will continue to build on that solid foundation to deliver new revolutionary solutions for our customers.
“We have the richest pipeline in the industry boasting recent ground-breaking active ingredients and new products to come in the next three years. This innovation pipeline is our core strength as we build our new business centred on maximising yields and profitability for farmers.
“And with a larger base and combined resources we will bring even more value to our customers and the wider industry.
"When it comes to discovery targets and production, we will be able to dedicate significant resource to developing solutions that deliver real benefit to farmers.
"Likewise, we are able to take a more collaborative approach with farmers, food producers and consumers - working closer together to understand their concerns and needs, then tailoring our solutions to them.”
With a presence in more than 140 countries, Corteva Agriscience generated $14 billion in net sales in 2018. The Company has more than 150 research and development facilities and more than 65 active ingredients.


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Los Angeles Auto Show
More than 20 world debuts, including vehicles from Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Nissan and Subaru, are expected at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show, which opens to the public this Friday.
The Los Angeles Auto Show marks the debut of more than 50 new model vehicles, including a state of the art “green” cars – and best of all, it’s family friendly.
Joel Ewanick, Vice President of Marketing General Motors, sat down with KNX 1070’s Steve Grad to discuss the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show.
Bill Ewanick, Vice President of Marketing General Motors, sat down with KFWB’s Bill Seward to discuss the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show.
The show, which opens Nov. 19 and runs through Nov. 28, will include the world debuts of Honda’s electric concept car, KIA’s Optima Hybrid and Toyota’s RAV4 EV concept.


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People have been "cutting the cord" and ditching their paid satellite or cable subscription service for a few years now in favor of another cord - their internet cable. The fact is that paid TV is pretty expensive - but it is convenient. If you opt out of your cable package, you'll need several streaming services to replace the content - but if you want less content, it's a great way to go. Another 1.7 million people have cancelled their TV package this past year, but that is only a 1.7% increase.
"With the results now in from all of the largest operators, it is clear that cord-cutting of legacy distribution services -- that is, without including OTT-delivered virtual MVPD bundles like Sling TV and DirecTV Now (and soon, YouTube TV) -- has at last meaningfully accelerated," Moffett said.


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Google owns Motorola and that’s an old news, but its going to launch Motorola Moto X is something that is viral on internet. While I was going through youtube videos, found a video revealing the Moto X features. This is a leaked promo video from Canadian wireless carrier “Rogers Wireless.” The promo video reveals that the smartphone is coming to Canadian wireless, Rogers this August 2013.
Motorola Moto X Features
- Motorola Moto X seems to have hand free features as users will be able to operate the smartphone through voice commands. The video shows many unique features of the smartphone, like an always-on microphone for Google Now.
- The smartphone features new notification system, “Active updates”which enables users to decide which notification to ignore and which to deal with.
- There is a style added to launch the camera, user needs to twist their wrist twice. There is no need to press some button or icon to launch the camera.
- When camera is launched, if users hold their finger for a longer period will make camera take several snaps. While for a single shot just tap the screen once to capture your beautiful moments.
The burst mode for camera suggests that there is good image stabilization added to the smartphone.
The smartphone will be available in black and white color variants. While going through the video it looks that Motorola Moto X is focused on giving users hand free experience with its “Open mic” feature.
Do follow the blog for more news related to Motorola Moto X launch and official specs and features.


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CNBC reported that Facebook's IPO may occur in the first quarter of 2012. The valuation could exceed $100 billion.
In 2010, Facebook earned a profit of $600 million, according to MSNBC. A valuation of $100 billion therefore boasts a P/E ratio of 166. Even if Facebook earnings were to double by Q1 2012, the P/E ratio would still be 83.
Is such a high valuation justified? How much more can Facebook grow?
Data from Inside Facebook showed that Facebook lost 6 million US users, 1.5 million Canadian users, and 100,000 UK users in May, suggesting signs of declines in developed countries.
However, a Facebook spokesperson brushed off the report. comScore and Nielson also gave BBC figures that disputed the report.
Regardless of what really happened in May, Facebook will soon likely hit the demographics wall in the US and other developed countries.
In the beginning, its growth in developed countries like US was parabolic. Facebook (originally called thefacebook.com), within 24 hours of its launch in February 2004, had over 1,000 users.
Four and a half years later, US users shot up to 27 million. A year after that, it increased to 65 million. Another year after that, it increased to 125 million, according to calculations from Nick Burcher, who used data from Facebook's ad program.
Now (May 2011), Facebook has 150 million US users, according to Inside Facebook. At this point, Facebook's days of blistering growth in the US are likely over.
One hundred fifty million is nearly half of the US population. Moreover, it's 60 percent of the under 60 population, 80 percent of the under 45 population, and 90 percent of the under 40 population.
In 2008, Burcher calculated that 90 percent of Facebook users are under the age of 34 and 97 percent are under the age of 45. These Facebook demographics aren't surprising and probably haven't changed too much in 2011.
So by reaching 150 million users, Facebook has saturated over 80 percent of the population responsible for well-over 90 percent of its US users.
From here, there isn't that much room to grow. The same logic applies to other mature countries like the UK.
Of course, Facebook is still growing globally because of users from emerging market countries like Indonesia.
However, advertising rates for developing countries are still low at this point - that's why many providers of high-bandwidth advertising supported services, like Hulu, restricts usage to US IP addresses.


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Food Deserts in Appalachia: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Families and Children
October 6, 2020
By Elinor Broy, College Intern
Not only are rates of unemployment, homelessness, poverty, and food insecurity continuing to rise in Ohio and across the country due to COVID-19, but also, more families and children are living in food deserts with limited access to healthy and affordable nutrients. With local businesses and stores closing and corporate grocery chains full of empty shelves, many lower income, rural communities do not have sufficient access to basic needs, including food.
The detrimental effects of COVID-19 have resulted in more families qualifying for SNAP benefits and longer food pantry lines, but with less fresh and healthy food resources to accommodate these increasing needs. According to the Brookings Institution, currently there are 14 million children in the United States in need of immediate food assistance.
Government programs, such as the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT), were created to help families through this challenging time, and while this has been helpful for many, this benefit program has not yet been renewed for the 2020/2021 school year. The P-EBT program was shown to effectively mitigate food insecurity, and it must be renewed for the remainder of this school year. Congress must get ahead of the problem and address the basic needs of our children, ensuring they receive adequate amounts of food, especially while distance learning.
According to 2020 KIDS COUNT data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which measures indicators of child well-being, families living in Appalachian states had some of the lowest levels of household income and were in the bottom rankings for overall child well-being. Further a 2012 USDA report found that rural regions in the Midwest, especially of low income and high unemployment, are more likely to be food deserts.
With Ohio home to many impoverished rural counties, such as Vinton and Scioto, there are numerous food deserts throughout the state. A rural county is considered a food desert when the closest grocery store is at least 10 miles away defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. With grocery stores being a major source of affordable fruits and vegetables, lack of access leads to a lower quality food environment as fast food chains and convenience stores become the only unhealthy food options available.
Most fast food chains and convenience stores serve unhealthy processed foods, or fringe foods. These are foods that are low in nutrients but high in fat and sugar caloric content and do not comply with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food plate. If a child’s diet is composed mainly of processed foods, this can have major impacts on their overall health and well-being in the short and long-term. A non-nutritious diet results in increased risk for child obesity along with the development of chronic illnesses such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension.
Children who experience food insecurity and live in food deserts are some of the most vulnerable. Decreased access to food and nutrition can affect growth and development, academic progress, and future health outcomes. In fact, according to Feeding America, there is significant research linking food insecurity and poor child health and behavioral outcomes at every age and stage of development:
- Food-insecure women are more likely to experience birth complications
- Low birthweight among infants is more common in countries with higher rates of child food insecurity
- Children facing food insecurity may face greater levels of developmental and health issues such as anemia and asthma or oral health problems
- Food insecurity and hunger is linked with poorer physical health which is a deterrent for children engaging in their education
- At school, hungry children are at greater risk of falling behind their peers both academically and socially; children experiencing hunger are more likely to have lower reading and mathematics test scores and exhibit behavioral problems including hyperactivity, aggression, and anxiety
There are several potential policy solutions to address this issue. Ways to increase healthy and nutritious food availability include:
- Funding affordable grocery stores, affordable markets, backyard and community gardens, and food assistance programs
- Education and training on food production, preparation, and nutrition
- Enrolling eligible persons into government nutrition programs
- Supporting food industry entrepreneurs
- Encouraging community residents to be involved in food system planning
In addition, funding sustainable food projects helps lower income communities gain access to healthy and nutritious food and address economic, social, and environmental issues that affect the food system.
Specifically, at CDF-Ohio, we are calling on Congress to include a 15% boost in SNAP benefits in the next COVID relief package, as well as extending the P-EBT Program, and removing barriers to SNAP and WIC access like redeterminations and required in-person interviews.
We must speak up for our children, advocating for policies and initiatives that will improve their lives and take concrete action to address food insecurity and food deserts in Ohio.


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Online casino game development studio Stakelogic has received a gambling license in Romania, which allows it to present its slot machine portfolio to locally licensed operators.
In an official press release, Stakelogic confirmed that it has been granted a Class II gaming license by the Romanian National Gambling Authority, ONJN.
Commenting on the upcoming launch of gaming offerings in Romania, Stakelogic CEO Stephan van den Oetelaar said:
The ONJN license represents another milestone for the company. With this license, we can now offer our market-active partner operators the very latest online casino products that players want to see.
The newly obtained permission allows Stakelogic to provide a full suite of classic and modern online slots to operators licensed in Romania.
In addition to the ONJN license, the online gambling provider has previously been certified by the regulators of Malta and Sweden.
Thanks to a license issued by the Malta Gaming Authority, which is available at casinoz, Stakelogic is able to provide its content in a number of jurisdictions. Spelinspektionen’s license to the company gave the supplier the ability to offer their slots to operators authorized to serve Swedish players under the country’s new gambling legislation.
Stakelogic said that in addition to its previous licenses in Malta, Sweden and Romania, it is also ready to undergo certification in
- Great Britain,
Stakelogic was founded in 2015 in the Netherlands as an online gambling development division of Greentube, a subsidiary of the gambling giant Novomatic. From day one, Stakelogic has focused on developing an original set of online slots, both classic and modern, using innovative technologies. Created in HTML5, the games are available for both PC and mobile devices.
Stakelogic has unveiled a smart progressive jackpot system that has paid out over one million euros to players since its launch.
Another industry innovation that the company is proud of is the Quattro system, which allows players to play up to four slot machines simultaneously.
Greentube announced last year that it had agreed to sell the Netherlands-based game studio to an investor for an undisclosed amount. Following the announcement of its sale, Stakelogic appointed a new CEO in the fall of 2018.
Mr. Van Den Oetelaar has been appointed top manager of the developer following a change of ownership. The head of the company had over 25 years of experience in the IT field.
On his strategy of working as head of Stakelogic, Mr. Van Den Oetelaar stated:
The studio will continue to focus on delivering games that players want to play. Stakelogic will continue to offer its customers games ranging from global to hyper-local.
The game developer has also embarked on an expansion that will allow its games to enter some of Europe’s largest online gambling markets.


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People’s Voice (PV) chief Lim Tean took to Facebook on Sunday (13 December) to share worries and frustration faced by Waterloo Street vendors who will soon have to pay rental fee for designated spots at the street.
He said this after leading a group of PV members and volunteers to visit these vendors on Sunday.
For those who are unaware, the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) announced on Tuesday (8 December) that starting 4 January 2021, vendors along Waterloo Street will be required to pay S$48.15 monthly fee to operate at designated spots as part of the government’s “street enhancement exercise”.
Currently, vendors are not required to pay for their space, except for flower vendors who have to pay S$120 annually for a street hawking license from the Singapore Food Agency.
SLA said in a statement that there are currently about 41 vendors in total, comprising 19 fortune tellers, 19 flower vendors, two reflexologists and a cobbler. They will have to ballot for a lot on 14 December and move into their allocated spot by 4 January next year. SLA explained that this is to ensure “fairness and transparency” in allocating the spots for them.
In Mr Lim’s post, he called the “street enhancement exercise” by the government as “absurd”.
Explaining his point, the lawyer wrote: “These vendors ply small and micro trades such as cobbling and fortune telling. Many have been there for a very long time. I spoke with a fortune teller who has been there for over 40 years! They earn very little.”
He added, “Some would be lucky to earn $40 to $50 a day in normal times. But these are not normal times and their income have been badly affected. Having to pay close to $50 a month for permission to ply their trade is a heavy burden for them.”
Mr Lim also uploaded a couple of video of his walkabout at Waterloo Street in a separate post.. He stated that the “overall sentiment is unhappiness about what is about to happen to them.
Mr Lim also noted that the ministers and civil servants decided to make these decisions without realising the importance of S$50 to these small time vendors.
“It is a relocation exercise”
The opposition party leader also pointed out that these vendors have to undergo a balloting exercise today to find out where their new spots will be at the new location nearer to the Fu Lu Shou complex.
In response to this, Mr Lim said that he did not realise that these vendors would actually be relocated to a spot that is a short distance away from their original space, adding that is now a “relocation exercise” and not a “street enhancement exercise” as per what the government stated.
“I had not realised that they would actually have to relocate a short distance away. So what “Street Enhancement” project are we talking about???? To me, it is a relocation exercise.”
The PV chief also highlighted that many vendors are worried on where their new spot will be.
“At their present location, a social order has developed and each vendor knows his/ her place. Those who have been there a Long time of course occupy better spots.
“It’s evolution in action. But balloting may mean that these old-timers get inferior spots in the new location compared to relative newcomers, and this can have a significant impact on their income,” he explained.
In the post, Mr Lim also noted that he had earlier visited some ex-Sungei Road Vendors who are now living in two shophouses in Kelantan Road.
“These vendors were turfed out of Sungei Road in 2017. Today, 3 years or more since then, the old site has still not been developed although it has been boarded up,” he said.
Mr Lim explained that these vendors have moved to different locations across Singapore like Chinatown Centre and Pasar Malams. However, the ambience and charm of the old locations is no longer there and business is not doing well, the lawyer stated.
“A kind person called Raymond Khoo helped a few of these vendors find a new home in 2 rented shophouses in Kelantan Road. They appear to be much happier in their new location (which is a stone’s throw from the old location) and are hoping to make a comeback,” he noted.


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More than 21 billion pieces of junk mail are being shoved through Britain's letterboxes each year prompting a growing backlash against the industry.
Government figures show that 550,000 tonnes of direct mail were posted last year. Renewed concern over the scale of the industry has been fuelled by the widely reported case of the Royal Mail postman, Roger Annies, who faces a disciplinary hearing after advising customers on his round how to avoid receiving junk mail. He will learn next week whether he is to keep his job.
Green campaigners are increasingly concerned at the environmental impact of junk mail, the vast majority of which is discarded unopened. Their worries have been deepened by the Annies affair, which has exposed the extent to which the privatised Royal Mail relies on junk mail to boost its profits.
Although the Royal Mail is responsible for less than 25 per cent of direct mail, it said this week it was a vital way of subsidising other parts of its business and keeping down the price of stamps.
Norman Baker, the Liberal Democrat environment spokesman, said: "The sad reality is that it is not in the interest of the industry or the Royal Mail to do anything about it."
Mr Annies' case has prompted wide scale public sympathy and a rash of inquiries by householders wanting to find out how they can opt out through the Mailing Preference Service run by the Direct Marketing Association that represents the industry. Since 1997 the amount of junk mail has increased by 65 per cent, with each household receiving the equivalent of 18 items a week. Unwanted post makes up 4 per cent of the waste paper in Britain.
Spam, it's electronic equivalent, is also rampant, accounting for as much as a third of e-mail traffic in the UK. Laws targeting spam are riddled with loopholes, allowing junk e-mails to be sent to commercial addresses.
A spokesman for the Information Commissioner said: "Some spammers search websites, buy lists, or abuse facilities in your browser. Others use software to guess e-mail addresses based on common terms."
The Government is facing growing calls to do more to limit the amount of unwanted correspondence. It will also report this month on whether it has reached the 30 per cent target it set for the recycling of junk mail in 2003.
Figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats show that the Government is one of the worst offenders. In 2004, it spent more than £1m on direct mail.
Mr Baker called on ministers to "name and shame" the most prolific companies, to make unsolicited post and leaflets socially unacceptable. He called for new laws to enforce schemes allowing people to block unwanted junk mail, adding: "The voluntary agreement between Defra and the Direct Marketing Association is not enough and the latest figures show it is already failing."
Under voluntary agreements signed three years ago, companies accepted a target to recycle 30 per cent of unwanted direct mail by the end of 2005 and 70 per cent by 2013. However, only 13 per cent of direct mail was recycled by the end of 2003, increasing to a quarter in 2004.
The Conservative shadow environment spokesman Peter Ainsworth also called for a reduction. "The best thing that people can do with their junk mail is to make sure it gets recycled but we would be better off without it in the first place," he said.
The Green Party's Simon Williams introduced a sticker system for Brighton householders requesting junk mail not to be delivered to their homes, where more than 50,000 people signed up to the campaign.
But a Green Party attempt to initiate a junk mail limitation strategy was rejected by the Labour-run Brighton City Council. In parts of Europe junk mail distributors are required to limit the days they deliver and to respect no junk mail signs. A pilot it has been running in South and West London had reduced unsolicited mail by as much as 90 per cent in some homes.
"Mr Annies' case shows that there is a conflict of interest for the Royal Mail. It is disingenuous of them to try scare householders into accepting junk mail by telling them they will not get public information."
Peter Robinson, Director of Waste Watch said: "It is estimated that each household receives around 168 pieces of junk mail each year. By taking some simple steps to reclaim your doorstep you can help reduce this mountain of unwanted paper."
The organisation has also warned that those who register for the opt-out scheme risk not getting national and local government communications.
The scheme stops all "unaddressed items" but the Royal Mail is legally obliged to deliver anything bearing an address, even if it sent to "The Occupier".
Robert Keitch, of the Direct Marketing Association, said the public actually liked receiving unsolicited correspondence. "Research among the public clearly shows how people rely on and benefit from direct marketing more than they might initially realise." He said they happily took advantage of money off coupons, vouchers and new product information.
Postman waits to learn his fate
By Matthew Beard
Roger Annies, the postman who advised people on his round how to avoid junk mail, attended a disciplinary hearing at the delivery office in Barry, South Wales, yesterday.
Speaking after the hearing, Amarjite Singh, the acting south-east Wales area representative for the Communication Workers Union, said: "He will have to wait seven days now to find out what the outcome will be. The matter is now finished."
Mr Annies, 48, landed in trouble with his bosses after he told people on his round how to avoid junk mail. He thought he was giving a service to customers.
In a leaflet distributed on his round, he informed them: "As you will have certainly already noticed, your postman is not only delivering your mail; he/she also has to deliver some (anonymous) advertising material called door-to-door items.
"For the near future, Royal Mail plans to increase your advertising mail. This will mean a lot more unwanted post in your letterbox. You may be interested in reducing your unwanted advertising mail, and reduce paper usage in order to help save the environment. If you complete the slip below and send it to the Royal Mail delivery office, you should not get any of the above mentioned unwanted advertising."
Royal Mail makes millions from delivering unwanted post. The bosses at his depot suspended the postman, who has two children and has been in the job for 10 years. He is likely to lose his job.
Mr Annies acted after dozens of complaints from householders. Within days of distributing his forms, at least 70 were returned demanding an end to the junk mail deliveries.
He declined to discuss his suspension but a colleague said he was merely responding to complaints. Homeowners called for him to be reinstated. "No one wants this junk mail building up. Roger was just letting us know what Royal Mail should have told us in the first place," said one.
How to stop unwanted post
By Barrie Clement
* ADDRESSED MAIL
Consists of mail shots by companies that have targeted you for, for example, credit cards, loans, mail order catalogues and so on. If you don't want to receive such mail, you should contact the Direct Marketing Association's Mailing Preference Service on 0845 7034599 or the website mpsonline.org.uk. It says it can cut out 95 per cent of such mail.
* UNADDRESSED MAIL
Opting out of this is not so easy. You can contact the Royal Mail through royalmail.com and click on "door to door opt-out", or ring them 08457 740740, or write to Royal Mail. The company says it distributes less than a quarter of this kind of unsolicited material.
You can register for free with the Fax Preference Service fpsonline.org.uk. You should stop receiving "unsolicited sales and marketing faxes" which have been illegal since 1999.
* LAND LINES AND MOBILES
Telephone Preference Service on tpsonline.org.uk, or call 0845 070 0707. It is a free service which stops organisations contacting you on your home or mobile phones. But the service cannot block text messages. If you want them to stop, you need to contact the firm directly.
The E-mail Preference Service dma.org.uk/content/Prf-Introduction.asp. A company needs your consent before sending a direct marketing e-mail. It must have an "unsubscribe" option. The service can help, but it cannot stop e-mails from firms which do not use the service.
* SILENT CALLS
Ring Silent Call Guard 0870 444 3969. A silent call is generated by automated dialling equipment which dials more numbers than there are operators. Silent Call Guard blocks for a year for free. Not all companies have to join the scheme. It does not block overseas calls.
* NUISANCE CALLS
You can contact BT for its Privacy at Home service to block nuisance calls.
* FOREIGN SILENT CALLS
You could ring Callblocker on 0870 066 5016. It can provide a product for about £50 that is attached to your telephone, which should block all nuisance calls.Reuse content


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Pinterest 'promoted pins' arrive in Ireland today
Pinterest has announced the arrival of "promoted pins" to Ireland today.
The advertising platform - which also hit Australia and New Zealand on February 22 - has already enticed brands such as Aer Lingus, Avoca and Tesco.
Founded in 2009 by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra and Evan Sharp, Pinterest allows users to 'pin' items of interest on an online personalised board.
Anything from art to fashion, home furnishings, food, technology, hairstyles and more can be pulled and pinned using the social media platform.
Since its launch some eight years ago, Pinterest has grown from a niche following of wedding planners and home decorators to an every day app for 150 million monthly active users across the world.
The company says more than 200,000 ideas are pinned in Ireland each day.


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Local businesses interested in improving their broadband capacity will have the opportunity to sign up to the Derry Connection Voucher Scheme during Derry’s major digital festival CultureTech this week.
The government backed scheme offers all small to medium sized businesses between £200 - £3000 to upgrade to superfast broadband. The programme is being delivered by Derry City Council and funded by the Department of Culture Media and Sport through the Urban Broadband Fund, with support from Invest Northern Ireland and the European Regional Development Fund.
The Voucher Scheme is part of the Super Connected Derry programme which aims to improve Derry’s digital infrastructure, increasing efficiency and reducing costs for local businesses. Among the other benefits are faster download and upload speeds of up to 100mbps, more flexible working and access to global markets
The grants are allocated on a first come first serve basis, and the scheme will operate until March 2015. But with the extension of the scheme to Strabane this month, local businesses are being urged to sign up sooner rather than later while funding is still available.
Business Opportunities Manager with Derry City Council, Louise Breslin, said the funding presented a fantastic opportunity for businesses in all areas of industry.
“The Derry Connection Voucher Scheme allows businesses to boost performance by upgrading their digital speeds and accessing wider global markets. Now it’s even simpler to apply, but we will be present at CultureTech throughout the week to advise and assist anyone who is considering completing the application.
“The scheme will also open up to businesses in Strabane this week, so I would like to remind people that the funding is allocated on a first come first served basis, and for a limited time.”
Council representatives will be on hand at the Playhouse from Wednesday to Friday, 10am – 3pm, and in Foyleside on Saturday, to take applicants through the newly streamlined application process.
The scheme is open to any SME business with fewer than 249 employees and a turnover of less than £50m. All you have to pay is the VAT, and any additional connection costs above the £3000 allocation, VAT can then be claimed back by VAT registered businesses.
For any further information about the scheme Email: firstname.lastname@example.org
Apply Online: www.derrycity.gov.uk/superconnectedderry Telephone: 0800 0383 518


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The city is waiting to approve more companies until their revamped bike share permit is ready. The City Council Transportation Committee was scheduled to review the permit rules in June, but that report has been pushed back to the committee’s mid-July meeting (there’s no meeting in early July due to the holiday).
I met with representatives from Uber and Jump recently to go for a test ride and talk about their hopes to launch in Seattle. First, let’s talk about the bike.
The single biggest difference between the eye-catching red e-bikes and the already-operating Lime-E bikes is how you lock them. With Lime-E, riders can park near bike racks or in the furniture zone of sidewalks. Just lock the back wheel and you’re done. But Jump bikes must be locked to a city bike rack using a metal locking bar that attaches to the rear rack.
There are pros and cons to this difference. One pro is that bikes locked to bike racks are less likely to block walkways or get tossed into bodies of water. Improper parking is a common complaint about the bikes in operation today. But the bike rack requirement also limits the places you can lock a bike because there are not always bike racks available nearby, especially in residential neighborhoods (Seattle’s bike rack policy is focused on business access). And, of course, many places already don’t have enough bike parking for people who ride their own bikes, let alone a surge of bike share bikes.
But that doesn’t mean it can’t work. Even without Jump, there have already been discussions about the need to dramatically increase the city’s bike parking to help maintain bike share order and improve bike access to businesses. Concepts for on-street bike corrals could include space both for bike racks and space marked for free-floating bikes. Providing space on-street would also be a great way to help keep busy sidewalks clear.
Another big difference with the Jump bike is that each bike has an access panel and card reader, so users can access them without a smart phone. For example, someone could set up an account online with a credit card and link their ORCA card. Then all they need to do is beep their ORCA card, and their Jump account will be charged. The funds don’t come out of the user’s ORCA account or pass, but it’s still pretty cool. There’s also a keypad, so people can unlock bikes with a code.
Typically, Jump bikes cost $2 for 30 minutes, which is significantly lower than Lime-E’s $1 to unlock plus ¢15 per minute (a total of $5.50 for a 30-minute ride). And unlike any of the bike share services currently operating here, you can reserve a Jump bike for 30 minutes through the app, similar to Car2Go and BMW ReachNow.
And since Uber only recently acquired Jump, I wouldn’t be surprised if Uber users will some day be able to access the bikes with their existing accounts, perhaps through the Uber app. Imagine someone going to book an Uber ride only to have the app tell them a bike ride would be faster and cheaper. That’s pretty cool.
The bikes are sturdy and heavy, and the e-assist feels a bit more powerful than the Lime-E bikes. They also have gears, giving you a wider speed range than the single-speed Lime-E bikes. And that gets to another difference: They can go 20 mph with the assist, which is five mph faster than Lime-E bikes. But while those differences might sound like benefits over Lime, they could also be disadvantages. Part of the Lime-E success, I think, is because the single-speed bikes are so easy-to-use and unintimidating. I’m interested to see how the public responds to the two options.
Formerly a branding of Social Bicycles, Uber bought Jump in April for around $200 million, according to Techcrunch. This sort of confirms a trend that bike share companies have been claiming: Their bikes are serving many people who might have otherwise taken a for-hire car. When the bike companies first launched, attention was on how they would compete with established bike share programs. But the people behind these companies didn’t have little systems like Pronto Cycle Share in their sights, they were going for the bulk of urban trips under a couple miles that are often served poorly by transit and that cost too much to call an Uber or Lyft. Perhaps the purchase of Jump is Uber’s way of saying, “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.”
Speaking of Lyft, recent reports say the company is trying to buy Motivate, the former operator of Pronto. So the two biggest app taxi companies may soon be competing in the bike share space. Will Seattle see the unlikely return of Motivate in the form of a dockless bike scheme owned by Lyft? I can’t say that I would have predicted such a plot twist a year ago.
Of course, Seattle has not always seen eye-to-eye with Uber and Lyft. The companies recently lost a Washington Supreme Court case that could force them to open up their trip data, which has been closely guarded. And court battles continue over Seattle’s attempts to allow drivers to unionize. So will these companies bring that baggage to the generally-friendly bike share program? Will this lead to bike share workers joining the fight to unionize?
Innovation and investment in bike share continues at an amazing pace, and Seattle has so far been at the center of it all. It’s exciting and unpredictable, with huge potential to dramatically increase the number of trips taken by bike if it is successful. One thing is for sure: I have no idea what bike share story I will be writing this time next year.


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According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), who likely keep track of info like this pretty closely, revenue from streaming music has outpaced CD sales for the first time ever. Streaming services like Spotify, Play Music All Access, and Pandora helped contribute to $1.87 billion in revenue for 2014, while CD sales were $1.85 billion. It’s a 6% revenue hike for streaming, which now accounts for 27% of total recording industry revenue. Industry growth was flat from 2013 to 2014, says the RIAA.
Year over year, the market share for streaming has grown. Since 2009, revenue percentage for streaming has grown from 5% of the take to the nearly 30% we see today.
While the immediate assumption is that the industry must move to streaming to survive, other indicators may prove otherwise. Though streaming might be the future, overall “physical” sales of music (CDs, CD singles, LPs, EPs, Vinyl, etc.) were still more, commanding 32% of the industry’s income.
Digital downloads — think record sales via iTunes — were at 37%.
The breakdown may shed light on why Apple is rumored to be having issues striking streaming deals with record labels. Though we’ve heard iTunes sales were dropping, the overall health of digital and physical sales compared to streaming might cause record execs to take pause before going all-in on streaming. As we know, iTunes isn’t the only digital sales portal around, so their numbers aren’t necessarily reflective of the industry’s health.
Interesting news, especially when you consider Taylor Swift’s spat with Spotify or the ongoing “where is iTunes streaming?” narrative. While the current landscape doesn’t seem to reflect as much, streaming is the future for record companies. Let’s just hope they see the value proposition.


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Since the release of this lightning quick browser for Android, many users wanted to use this as their default browser. I don’t really know why Opera didn’t add this feature to the app but you couldn’t do it. There is now an
Are you looking for a good budgeting and expense tracking app? Mint may be the solution to your problems. They are currently working on bringing this app to Android. Between Mint’s web-based service and their iPhone app, they
The red myTouch slide picture has just been leaked. This device is indeed the rumored Espresso from T-Mobile that will sport none other than HTC’s Sense UI. Just a few days ago this device made its rounds over at the FCC and
If you’re not aware, Roger’s Wireless is expecting preorders for the Sony X10. It’s offered for $149.99 with a 3-year contract and if you sign up for preorder you will receive a free Sony Ericsson MW600 wireless headset.
The long awaited 2.1 update for the Droid is finally. The first batch of OTA’s has been pushed out to a fraction of Droid users, all users should receive this update by the weekend but why wait when you can have it now? You
With the recent announcement of the HTC EVO 4G and all the news on the Desire, the HTC Legend is still managing to stay in the news. This is one of the sexiest Android devices to date with its high quality aluminum unibody
An internal document was just leaked to the guys over at mobilecrunch. This document states that there will be a companywide meeting that outlines April marketing plans but, rumor has it that this will be no ordinary meeting.
Besides this being on Sprint, this single factor just ruled this phone out for me. I’m sure there are a few (a lot) of you that don’t really care about this. Looks like 4G will do nothing to change the fact that CDMA phones
The following picture is rumored to be Sprint’s “Playbook”. It features the upcoming HTC EVO 4G, which is the first 4G Android device. There is also a picture of another Android that is also headed their way, the Motorola
Android just got access to a whole new library of pre-written Java-Based applications. Myriad launched a tool called J2Android earlier last week. This tool can be used to convert thousands of MIDlet applications and games already


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Mobile retail apps have become the most important factor in driving retail revenue growth. Just consider these facts:
- During 2017’s Cyber Monday sales, mobile traffic represented more than 47 percent of all visits, and accounted for more than 33 percent of sales, according to a study by Adobe. That added up to more than $2 billion in mobile sales.
- Mobile devices accounted for an astonishing 90 percent of sales during Ali Baba’s Singles Day in November, 2017.
- The analyst firm L2 has found that smartphones influenced 80 percent of all purchase in 2017.
Writing the right mobile retail app can mean big revenue increases. So concludes Mickey Mericle, vice president, Marketing and Customer Insights at Adobe, who says, “Shopping and buying on smartphones is becoming the new norm and can be attributed to continued optimizations in the retail experience on mobile devices and platforms.” He adds that 75 percent of the much-sought-after millennial demographic shop via smartphones.
If you’re going to take advantage of that, your mobile retail apps need to stand out in an increasingly crowded online shopping environment. And a great way to do that is to follow the advice of the marketing firm Sailthru, based on the company’s Retail Personalization Index.
First, Sailthru recommends, start with the basics: At a minimum, make sure the app replicates your online store, making it easy for shoppers to buy from you, no matter where they are. Also, the app should help people find the physical locations of your stores, if they want to visit in person. And the app should share a digital profile with your retail website, so that customer preferences and shopping carts can be shared on both platforms.
Next, design the app so it enhances the in-store experience. That means, for example, using in-store beacons so that customers can be sent personalized messages and sales offers while they’re shopping in a physical store. Sailthru also cites the example of the Home Depot app, which lets you place items in its shopping cart, and then shows you the item’s location when you visit the store. Enhancing the in-store experience in ways like this exceptionally important. Research by Stratix, a managed mobile services provider, found that retailers that deploy in-store mobile can see up to 146 percent sales growth.
Sailthru also recommends that you give users a reason to use the app even if they’re not interested in buying anything at the moment, for example, managing their loyalty program, reading content they’re interested in, and finding out community events sponsored by your stores.
As to what to avoid: Above all, don’t try to monetize your apps through advertising. That’s the fastest way to make sure your users shut down the app and don’t open it again. Sailthru says its analysis shows, “One in 10 brands littered their apps with pop-ups and interstitials that created a lousy user experience.” The ads were often handled by a third party, and as a result, the firm says, “We often saw in-app ads for competing retailers.”
At Alpha Software, we’ve spent a great deal of time making sure that Alpha Anywhere gives you all the tools you need to design the best retail app possible, including offline capabilities so people can use it even if they’re out of reach of the Internet. Our customers have built inventory, market research, warehouse and other retail apps that work on the street, in the aisle of a large department store, or in a multi-level mall. For more details, read how the Inventory Services Network built a powerful, high-speed inventory data capture solution for major retailers in record time.


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AMSTERDAM, June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global payments innovator Verrency arrives at Money 2020 in Amsterdam having secured 32 strategic partners to leverage the company's enterprise grade, curated API capabilities at financial institutions.
The non-exclusive partnership program is specifically curated for payment enabled fintechs and established service providers that provide capabilities such as loyalty, merchant offers, data enhancement, AI, round-ups, instalment credit, wallets and device management.
Verrency's platform enables banks to easily leverage these partner capabilities and therefore rapidly deliver payment and card innovations, drive deep real-time customer engagement and deliver true personalization to their retail customers without major modification to their existing legacy payments infrastructure.
Verrency is a major Australian fintech success story having signed significant commercial deals in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, LATAM and the US. Most recently Verrency was named Payments Innovator of the Year at the Fintech Business Awards 2019.
Verrency's European operations is based at Level 39 in London and is looking to Money 2020 to expand its European client base as well as its European-based partners.
Verrency Founder and CEO David Link said the partner program has resulted in significant traction and opened direct commercial opportunities for many of Verrency's partners.
"This is an exciting time for Verrency and our partners as we have multiple implementations to go live by the end of the year, a growing global presence, and greater acceptance of our proposition as both an integration solution and a significant distribution channel for our partners.
"The partners get it. By working with us they can dramatically enhance their distribution capabilities via connection into major enterprise clients locally, regionally and globally."
Verrency's partner program is managed through its global partnership and investment initiative V+.
Verrency puts card issuers/ financial institutions back at the centre of innovation. Verrency's payments middleware platform helps issuers to acquire and retain customers and increase card spend while increasing security, control and connectability. Verrency works behind the scenes to enable an ever-increasing range of value-added services for an issuer's customers quickly and easily without major changes to existing payments infrastructure or the need to integrate to point-of-sale systems. Verrency also enables rapid connection to third-party fintech services via its FinTech marketplace with little to no integration. www.verrency.com
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Endo International PLC launched a surprise bid to break apart Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.’s $10 billion agreed sale to another rival, intensifying an already frenzied round of consolidation in the drug industry.
Ireland’s Endo said it sent a letter to Salix’s board on Wednesday offering $175 a share in cash and stock—or $11.2 billion based on current shares outstanding—for the drug maker. Endo is hoping to snatch the seller of treatments for stomach illnesses from Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., which signed a deal last month to acquire Salix for $158 a share, or about $10 billion.
“We are firmly committed to our all-cash agreed transaction, which delivers immediate and certain value to Salix shareholders,” Valeant said in a statement.
The move by Endo is the latest sign of the torrid pace of deal-making in the drug industry. Last year, $268 billion in pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions were announced globally, more than double the volume in 2013 and the biggest total since Dealogic began keeping records in 1995. This year is off to an even faster start, with $65 billion of transactions announced, versus $39 billion over the same period in 2014.
Pharmaceuticals stand out even in a hot overall M&A market. Drug makers accounted for 7.8% of global M&A by dollar volume last year, up from 4.9% in 2013. So far this year, one in 10 dollars committed to global deals has come from the sector.
A mix of ingredients is propelling the activity. Beset by slowing growth, the companies are seeking mergers that will enable them to slash overlapping costs and pick up replacements for aging drugs that in some cases are losing patent protection. They are being encouraged by an ability to borrow funds at rock-bottom interest rates. But perhaps the biggest driver of all, analysts say, is taxes.
A number of U.S. drug companies in recent years bought foreign rivals largely to be able to move their tax locales to foreign countries with lower corporate taxes, in deals known as inversions. One such deal begot another, as companies fearful of falling behind inverted rivals sought their own acquisitions. As the U.S. moved last year to clamp down on such transactions, those companies that had already managed to invert intensified their hunt for deals in the U.S., which offer them the opportunity to spread their favorable tax rates over a wider base of income.
“You basically have a built-in profit margin that the guys you buy don’t have, because you’re able to strip the taxes out,” said Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. pharmaceuticals analyst Ronny Gal.
No company better illustrates the welter of activity than Salix.
Last fall, the company called off a planned inversion deal of its own after the U.S. Treasury implemented rules aimed at deterring such deals. Around the same time, Allergan Inc. held takeover talks with Salix as the Botox maker attempted to fend off a hostile takeover bid from Valeant. Valeant itself had inverted years earlier and boasts a tax rate of less than 5%.
After Allergan walked away from Salix—and agreed to be bought by another inverted company, Actavis PLC—Salix sought another buyer. The bidding process, which culminated in February, ultimately drew five suitors, all based abroad or soon to be. Endo, which inverted in 2014, was one of them, but its bid of $150 a share fell short of Valeant’s.
When Allergan and Salix were in talks late last year, Allergan had offered to pay $175 a share for Salix—even after discovering an inventory glitch, according to a regulatory filing and a person familiar with the matter. That makes Valeant’s deal look like a bargain, and may help explain why its shares surged on the agreement.
Valeant dropped 3.9% to $193.71 on Wednesday. Endo fell 1.4% to $87.76, while Salix rose 7% to $168.61.
There is no guarantee Endo’s bid will be accepted, and either way, buying Salix would be a big bite for the company, which has a market value of roughly $15 billion. Endo also would have to swallow a breakup fee of $356 million, or roughly $5.50 per share, should Salix walk away from the Valeant deal.
This isn’t the first time Endo has taken on a spoiler role. Last year, it broke up Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s inversion deal to merge with QLT Inc., swooping in with a $2.6 billion bid to buy Auxilium.
Endo’s latest move pits its chief executive, Rajiv de Silva, against his former mentor, Valeant CEO Michael Pearson. Both men were consultants at McKinsey & Co., and Mr. de Silva was one of Mr. Pearson’s top lieutenants at Valeant before leaving to take the helm at Endo in 2013.
Under Mr. de Silva, Endo has borrowed from some of Valeant’s playbook as it remakes itself, unloading unwanted businesses, hunting for acquisitions and buying proven drugs in lucrative markets like skin treatments, instead of relying on risky investments in early-stage research. But Endo also sees itself as different from Valeant by, for instance, investing heavily in late-stage drug development, too.
Raleigh, N.C.-based Salix sells a drug called Xifaxan that some analysts say could exceed $1 billion in yearly sales if the Food and Drug Administration approves it to treat diarrhea caused by irritable bowel syndrome. The company reported $1.1 billion in total revenue last year.
Stomach disorders like traveler’s diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome represent a fast-growing market because scientific advances have paved the way to discover new drugs, and health plans have been willing to pay for them.
At an investor meeting devoted to its stomach-disorder business on Monday, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., another earlier Salix suitor, estimated the market will generate nearly $28 billion in sales by 2020.
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In January 2016, United Equipment Accessories (UEA) had an internal defective parts per million (PPM) of 9,221. UEA engineers and manufactures standard and custom solutions for shift controls, slip rings, cable rings and hydraulic swivels.
UEA’s quality department found opportunity in this situation and launched a new nonconformance reporting process and a corrective and preventive action process. By May 2016, UEA’s monthly PPM had dropped to 1,380.
“The significant decrease in defective parts was a true team effort,” said Dhaivat Patel, quality engineer at UEA. “It took the cooperation of all employees and the management team.”
Progress and a talley on the PPM goal
The company’s goal was to reach 6,000 PPM by April. To achieve this goal, UEA’s quality department first introduced the NCR (nonconformance report) with severity gates (1 to 3) into the process.
Gate 1: Nonconformance reported by same department where part/process is being manufactured
Gate 2: Nonconformance found by other department/by in-process quality inspector
Gate 3: Nonconformance found during final quality inspection or by team leaders
With the introduction of this NCR gate system, a healthy competition was created between departments.
“Because no department wants to receive NCRs, everyone becomes more self-aware and diligent in cross-checking their work and their coworkers’ work,” said Patel.
By using this gate system, UEA developed the internal customer concept between departments. With the help of all employees, UEA quality management’s new nonconformance system has become an integral part of the total quality management system. Each employee is accountable and does everything they can to ensure a quality product reaches customers.
“The key to reducing the PPM is hiding inside the company’s nonconformance report process and supplier quality,” said Patel. “Other companies can follow our lead and experience dramatic results, too.”
For more information about UEA’s new initiative, visit www.uea-inc.com.
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Churchville, VA & Potomac, MD (PRWEB) August 13, 2004
A coalition of consumer, agriculture and sound science groups has updated an outstanding complaint regarding concerns over false and misleading marketing in the dairy industry in Washington State. The complaint, first filed in 2002, identifies several dairies and retailers making marketing claims on labels, advertisings, in-store displays and Web sites with false or misleading claims of health, nutrition and product quality distinctions for their products. The complaint filed with the Washington State Department of Agriculture, U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission has been updated to include Wilcox Dairy and LarryÂs Markets which have begun similar marketing campaigns.
ÂOur coalition includes concerned consumers -- mostly moms, farmers and public policy experts who share our alarm over these unchecked false and misleading marketing claims by certain unscrupulous members of the dairy and food industries in Washington State,Â stated Alex Avery, a coalition member and director of research and education with the Center for Global Food Issues (http://www.cgfi.org). ÂWeÂve received complaints from consumers in Washington State who feel confused and misled by labels, advertising and marketing which falsely imply some milk to be safer, more nutritious or of higher quality than other milk based on different production and animal health practices used by dairy producers.Â
Based on this and other complaints filed by the Stop Labeling Lies Coalition (http://www.stoplabelinglies.com) the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to several dairies engaged in misleading marketing practices. In response to the CoalitionÂs original complaint, The Washington State Department of Agriculture issued a similar warning letter to Vitamilk (now owned by Wilcox Dairy) noting concerns regarding claims Âthat may be misleading to the consuming public.Â
Two years after Washington StateÂs complaint letter the same types of marketing claims continue to be used by Wilcox Dairy, LarryÂs Markets and others listed in the CoalitionÂs original complaint: Sunshine Dairy, Horizon Organic Dairy, Wild Oats Markets, Stonyfield Farms Yogurt, Safeway Select Organic, and Trade JoeÂs Markets. The Coalition asserts that these claims, which include Âpesticide-free,Â Âno hormones added,Â and Âno antibiotics,Â are in most cases simply false and consumer research clearly shows they mislead consumers who in turn pay premiums for products marketing these and similar distinctions.
ÂMisleading marketing practices by some in the dairy industry designed to increase sales of niche products are creating false fears and driving people away from affordable, nutritious dairy products,Â stated Steve Milloy, president of Citizens for the Integrity of Science.
For more information, please visit the Stop Labeling Lies Web site or (http://milkismilk.com).
Steven J. Milloy,
Citizens for the Integrity of Science
Center for Global Food Issues
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Italian Soccer Giant Juventus Inks Deal for Ethereum-Based Player Collectibles
The top Italian soccer team is launching digital collectible "cards" of players via a partnership with blockchain-based game platform Sorare.
Flamingo, a DAO for NFT investments, bought the ultra-rare “Alien” in a Saturday auction.
Ark.Gallery is adding liquidity to the market for CryptoPunks by letting people place blind bids on the NFTs.
"The piece itself is chaotic, yet ordered. It invokes a concept of biblical dualism with the demon and halo," said the buyer.
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Digital collectibles maker Blockparty on Wednesday said it will release audio-visual non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in collaboration with DJ 3LAU.


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Historically, there have been few if any assets that have trumped the stock market in terms of average returns. Inclusive of dividend reinvestment, the stock market has generated 7% returns over the long run, which works out to a doubling of your invested wealth about once a decade. But in 2017, cryptocurrency returns have blown the stock market out of the water.
Through Monday, Oct. 16, bitcoin, which is the most popular digital currency, and the largest by market cap, had gained nearly 500% year to date. Ethereum, which is the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, was up an even more impressive 4,100% since the year began. As a whole, the aggregate market cap of more than 1,100 tradable cryptocurrencies now sits at $172.2 billion, up 876% since the beginning of the year. For comparison, it's taken more than two decades for the broad-based S&P 500 to deliver similar returns.
Fact the facts: Investors overestimate the potential of new technologies, goods, and services
While most investors in bitcoin and ethereum are wondering just how high these coins could fly, there's a reality that they also need to come to terms with, and one they're probably not going to like: Investors have a long-running habit of overestimating the potential of any new technology, product, or service. We can look back two years, two decades, or even centuries, and find instances of investors vastly overpaying for an asset that was unproven at the time.
In recent years, we've seen this overzealousness manifest in the 3D-printing industry. Companies such as 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) were expected to revolutionize the prototyping and manufacturing industry with machines capable of fulfilling businesses wildest CAD/CAM dreams. It was also expected that consumers would have growing interest in 3D-printing applications, which enticed 3D Systems to develop the Cube 3D printer for consumers. Unfortunately, interest in personal 3D printers never took off, and businesses became saturated to the point that demand dropped. Despite seeing its share price rally from $2 to nearly $100 in just a few years, 3D Systems reversed course all the way back to $8 a share as of January 2016.
Two decades ago, the buzz was all about mapping the human genome and what sort of amazing discoveries drug developers would make once personalized medicine became the norm. Celera Corporation, which has since been acquired, was a big name back in the late 1990s in mapping the genome. Entering the space later than some of its peers, it was able to take advantage of what genome-mapping data was already available, which was believed to have given it a cost advantage. Between going public in May 1999 and February 2000, its share price rocketed from $15.25 to an intraday high of $321. Eventually, Celera was acquired for essentially the same amount it launched at in May 1999, meaning it gave up all of its gains.
Nearly 400 years ago, history tells us that consumers and investors in Europe went crazy over the introduction of the tulip. Quickly becoming a hot luxury item, tulip bulb prices rose to a peak of 10 times the annual income of a skilled craftsworker as of early 1637. Mind you, that was the price for a single bulb. The parabolic rise and tumultuous tumble of tulip bulbs took place over just seven months.
These are just some of the countless instances throughout history of overestimating the potential of a new technology, product, or service, and there's no reason to believe that bitcoin and ethereum will end differently.
Take a gander at the Bitcoin Investment Trust (NASDAQOTH: GBTC), which is an ETF run by Grayscale that does nothing more than hold a relatively fixed amount of bitcoin, and charges its shareholders an exorbitant 2% annual management fee to do so. As of the end of September, the Bitcoin investment Trust held 172,437 coins, which as of Oct. 16 are worth $986.5 million. Yet the Trust has a net asset value of $1.12 billion. This premium was actually north of 100% a few months ago, and it represents just how out of touch with reality investors are when it comes to valuing cryptocurrencies.
Tangible worries for bitcoin and ethereum
The truth is, investors to have tangible reasons to be concerned with the value assigned to bitcoin and ethereum.
To begin with, investors may be placing far too much emphasis on bitcoin and ethereum as payment platforms, rather than focusing on their underlying blockchain technology, which is where the value for these digital currencies really lies. Ethereum isn't accepted as payment by any major retailer at the moment, while bitcoin has a handful of brand-name companies that've accepted it since 2014. However, if you were to try to live off bitcoin at the moment, you'd struggle to do so. The high volatility of bitcoin, along with the length of time it takes for transactions to settle, is a deterrent to attracting new merchants.
Along those same lines, while blockchain technology is one of the many reasons cryptocurrencies are rallying, it's as of yet highly unproven. These digital and decentralized ledgers that record transactions without the need for a financial intermediary may be the secure payment platform of the future, but they're only being tested out in pilot and small-scale programs at the moment. There's also no guarantee that bitcoin or ethereum has the blockchain technology that businesses will prefer. Since the barrier to entry in developing this technology is so low, companies could easily utilize their financial resources to create their own versions of blockchain.
Regulation is another serious concern. Although government regulation would, in a way, provide some validity to bitcoin and/or ethereum as a legitimate form of currency, it could also be a means to remove market opportunities. The recent announcements from China and South Korea that they'd be shutting down initial coin offerings is one such example of how regulations can work against cryptocurrencies.
If history repeats itself once more, it'll just be a matter of time before the cryptocurrency bubble bursts and investors are left wondering what happened.
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Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD raised its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 12.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 754,847 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 83,065 shares during the period. NVIDIA Corporation accounts for about 1.8% of Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD owned approximately 0.13% of NVIDIA Corporation worth $109,120,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. TB Alternative Assets Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation during the second quarter valued at $116,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation by 186.1% in the first quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 841 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $117,000 after buying an additional 547 shares in the last quarter. Founders Capital Management increased its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation by 25.0% in the second quarter. Founders Capital Management now owns 1,000 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $145,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation by 17.5% in the first quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 1,055 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $105,000 after buying an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Coconut Grove Bank increased its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation by 683.9% in the first quarter. Coconut Grove Bank now owns 1,215 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $132,000 after buying an additional 1,060 shares in the last quarter. 68.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ NVDA) traded down 5.33% during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $155.96. 37,429,859 shares of the company were exchanged. The stock has a market capitalization of $93.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.85 and a beta of 1.24. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $57.32 and a 1-year high of $174.56. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $159.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $127.38. NVIDIA Corporation also was the target of some unusual options trading on Thursday. Investors purchased 84,606 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 147% compared to the typical volume of 34,198 put options.
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 10th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.32. The business had revenue of $2.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.96 billion. NVIDIA Corporation had a return on equity of 39.99% and a net margin of 27.41%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 56.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.53 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post $3.10 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 24th will be paid a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.36%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 22nd. NVIDIA Corporation’s payout ratio is presently 15.86%.
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Several equities analysts have weighed in on NVDA shares. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA Corporation in a report on Friday, April 14th. B. Riley reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $135.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA Corporation in a report on Monday, May 8th. Vetr downgraded shares of NVIDIA Corporation from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $111.03 price target on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, April 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA Corporation in a report on Tuesday, May 2nd. Finally, Citigroup Inc. reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $145.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA Corporation in a report on Wednesday, May 10th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, twenty have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. NVIDIA Corporation currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $144.43.
In related news, Director A Brooke Seawell sold 3,107 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.00, for a total transaction of $434,980.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 5,165 shares in the company, valued at $723,100. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Persis Drell sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.02, for a total value of $325,050.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 24,652 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,205,253.04. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 572,282 shares of company stock valued at $86,830,082 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 5.82% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA Corporation Company Profile
Nvidia Corporation focuses on personal computer (PC) graphics, graphics processing unit (GPU) and also on artificial intelligence (AI). The Company’s operates through two segments: GPU and Tegra Processor. The Company’s GPU product brands are aimed at specialized markets, including GeForce for gamers; Quadro for designers; Tesla and DGX for AI data scientists and big data researchers; and GRID for cloud-based visual computing users.
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