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Apple is reportedly making a move into mobile content that could impact AT&T’s foray into streaming music. The iPhone maker is expected to pay $3.2 billion for the Beats premium headphones and streaming music service. It’s a smart move for Apple, since Beats headphones target the same high-end consumers that tend to buy iPhones, and the $10/month music service is succeeding where Apple’s free iTunes Radio is not.
One big reason for the success of Beats’ streaming service is its partnership with AT&T. AT&T offers its customers a free trial of Beats Music, which converts to a subscription after 3 months. The Beats subscription is billed through AT&T’s charging policy and shows up on the customer’s phone bill.
“Most of Beats subscribers now come from AT&T,” said Rajeev Chand, managing director and head of research at Rutberg and Company, adding that he believes Beats currently has roughly 200,000 subscribers. Chand thinks there is a decent chance that Apple will retain the AT&T relationship if it buys Beats. “Apple and AT&T have a longstanding relationship as AT&T was the first to launch iPhone, so that would speak to Apple retaining the AT&T relationship but perhaps extending it to other operators and platforms,” he said.
Apple could try to tweak the Beats/AT&T deal to favor iPhone users on the AT&T network. From early access to new music to preferential pricing, there are many ways Apple could favor iPhone users.
On the other hand, Apple could try to make Beats available “over-the-top,” through an app pre-loaded on iPhones, effectively cutting AT&T and other operators out of the picture. Tying Beats to hardware was an unsuccessful strategy for HTC, but HTC owned a stake in Beats before the launch of the streaming service, when Beats was focused on audio quality rather than content.
If Beats abandons the carrier partnership model, it will open a door for its competitors here. Already Spotify has partnered with Sprint, and some have speculated that if Apple buys Beats, Spotify will become an acquisition target as well.
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London tops the list as the destination of choice for international travelers for the third time in four years, according to the annual MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index released today. Now in its fourth year, the index provides a ranking of the 132 most travelled cities from around the world. Rounding out the top five cities are Bangkok, Paris, Singapore and Dubai, which are benefiting from a surge in international travel fueled by an expanding middle class, innovations in luxury travel and rising need for business travel. The index also indicates this surge will continue, even with more technology and collaboration tools available to businesses. According to the study, London is projected to receive 18.7 million international visitors in 2014. Forecasted visitors to the rest of the top five cities include:
- Bangkok – 16.42 million
- Paris – 15.57 million visitors
- Singapore – 12.47 million visitors
- Dubai – 11.95 million visitors
Additional information about MasterCard travel resources can be found at MasterCard.com.Identifying Priceless Trends Across the globe, a few key trends stood out, including:
- Asia/Pacific – The region is home to half of the top ten destination cities.
- Europe – This year, 67 percent of London’s international visitors are from other European cities – a strong indication of Europe’s strengthening economy.
- Latin America – Lima built on its position as 2013’s fastest growing city in the region, retaining the top spot on the Latin America lineup.
- Middle East and Africa – Dubai is one of the fastest growing cities in the global top ten, on track to overtake Paris and Singapore within five years.
- North America – The region has been fairly consistent since the creation of the index, with Chicago forecasted to be the fastest growing American city this year.

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Facebook has started to lose some of its glitter. Here's why.
I created my Facebook account in July 2007 at the request of one of our agency partners. Our creative agency had suggested that Facebook was going to be the next big thing and the time was ripe to launch a branded app. Our app, The "Acuvue® Wink" was launched in August 2007 and received an overwhelmingly positive response, with over a million winks sent in just four months.
Since then, Facebook has been marching toward its goal of 1 billion users. However, in the last year, signs of Facebook's popularity waning in mature markets like the U.S. and Australia have started to emerge. According to Experian Hitwise Australia, the time users spent on Facebook is down by roughly 21 percent in the last year (Fosum, 2012). In addition, the number of active accounts in the U.S. declined for the first time in 2011 (Lee, 2011).
Having been part of the Facebook journey from the beginning, I would like to share a few reasons behind why Facebook has started losing some of its glitter:
With Facebook's ad revenues down in the first quarter and the stock price still languishing below its launch price, it's time for Facebook to define how it will continue to be relevant to its 900 million users and at the same time deliver to its stockholders.
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Food Standards Scotland is urging consumers not to compromise health because of a desire to prevent food waste.
The public sector body has launched a new campaign called Look at the Label to raise food safety awareness and prevent food poisoning.
The organisation said Scottish consumers had conflicting priorities as they used a sight and smell test to reduce waste, risking their health by not reading labels. Look at the Label urges shoppers to spend longer reading the use-by date, nutrition labelling, and allergens and storage advice to encourage healthier and more informed choices.
The campaign runs for one month and includes press, radio, digital, poster and trolley advertising, social media activity and PR.
“We are encouraging consumers to pay attention to date labelling, content, storage and handling information, and to look for more greens and ambers,” said FSS chief executive Geoff Ogle.


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Samsung has hit another milestone. Just hours after Samsung’s Korean arm bragged about the sales of its Galaxy Note II, Samsung Poland confirmed that the Galaxy S III has moved 30 million units.
This is great news for the company and this figure is the highest announced for a phone in the series, after the original Galaxy S topped 10 million in 2011. And lets not forget that the Galaxy S II surpassed 20 million earlier this year.
We don’t know how they are celebrating, but we know that they are so excited they are jumping on a trampoline. Hey, I would be as well if I sold that many of anything.
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FERNDALE, Wash. — Businesses looking to renew or get a new business license to operate within the City of Ferndale will now be able to do so via the same system used for required state licensing and registrations due to a recent partnership between the city and the Washington State Department of Revenue (DOR).
As far back as 2015, DOR’s Business Licensing Service (BLS) has been partnering with cities to enable businesses to apply or renew city business licenses. It is also used for reporting state taxes and supports about 600 different types of regulatory licenses among dozens of state agency programs and more than 130 Washington municipalities.
Many businesses have to obtain a business license from multiple cities. Having to deal with separate and different processes with each city is avoided when the cities partner with the state and are included in the BLS system.
Some King, Snohomish and Pierce County cities created their own business registration, tax filing and payment system called FileLocal.
The City of Ferndale is about to be added to the list of partner cities according to an announcement from city staff, making it easier for businesses to do business in Ferndale.
As of June 15th, city staff will no longer be accepting new applications for general business licenses and beginning June 25th, all applications will need to be applied for through the BLS either online or by mail. City business licensing fees will remain the same.
Exceptions to this include co-located/space rental business licenses, manufacturing and industrial business licenses. City business licensing for these businesses will continue be handled directly by city staff.
The city will continue to review individual business licenses for compliance with city code and regulations prior to approval and retain the local business license fees but the application process will be handled by DOR.
DOR has managed the Business Licensing Service since July 2011 after taking it over from the Department of Licensing.


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China imposes tariffs on 128 US products, escalates trade war
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In retaliatory action against the duties on aluminium and steel by the US, China has imposed new tariffs of up to 25% on 128 US products ranging from frozen pork to wine and certain fruits to nuts, escalating the fears of a possible trade war between the two largest economies of the world.
The imposition tariffs by Beijing are in response to the 25% on duty on steel and 10% on aluminium that have been levied by the President Donald Trump, according to a statement by the Chinese Finance Ministry on Sunday.
However, Trump has temporarily excluded imports from the countries such as European Union, Brazil, Canada, Argentina, Australia, South Korea and Mexico.
Over the past few weeks, Chinese officials had been giving warning that China would take retaliatory actions against the US.
“The US products, having an estimated import value of around $3 billion in 2017, include wine, steel pipes, fresh fruit, dried fruit and nuts, ginseng and modified ethanol,” the ministry said.
Those products could be imposed with a 15% duty, whereas a tariff of 25% could be levied on import of pork and aluminium scrap, with effective from April 2, the statement said.
“Beijing will take measures against the 128 US goods in two stages if it cannot reach an agreement with Washington,” the Ministry said.
“China’s suspension of its tariff concessions is a legitimate action adopted under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules to safeguard China’s interests,” it added.
While Beijing’s action was tied to Trump's aluminum and steel tariffs, it could lead to hit the US farmers and ranchers. American farmers exported around $20 billion worth of products to China in 2017. The US pork industry shipped around $1.1 billion of goods to China, making the country the No. 3 consumer of American pork.
President Trump has repeatedly criticised China against its huge trade surplus over the US and also promised to slash the deficit during his election campaign.
In late March, Trump took additional measures toward slapping tariffs on $60 billion of Chinese imports and to limit Beijing’s ability for investing in the US technology sector. Trump has also accused China of trade practices and abusing trade rules that led to the closing of 60,000 American factories and loss of 6 million US jobs.


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Going Once... Will Vero's Gatsby House Sell?
VERO BEACH – Inspired by "The Great Gatsby" when it was built in 2001, Palazzo di Mare will be auctioned Saturday, April 30, at 11 a.m.
The 28,000-square-foot beachfront home boasts six bedrooms, ten bathrooms, 32-foot ceilings, stained glass (there’s the Gatsby influence), a gourmet kitchen, a sound-proof movie theatre, a library, a game room, a rooftop solariam, elevators (yes, that’s plural), a 14-car garage, a helipad, a wine vault and – get this – a Venetian-inspired pool with 14-carat gold inlays.
According to a 2013 Wall Street Journal story story, the home was first put up for auction in 2007, but the auction was canceled just before bidding began. It has been on and off the market since then with list prices gradually dropping from $33.5 million to $20 million. The auction reserve price is $12.9 million.
The house is being sold “as is, where is,” and interested buyers have had opportunities to view it during weekend open houses held Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. since April 9. There will be one this weekend (April 22 and 23) and a final one, scheduled for Friday, April 29, from 1 to 4 p.m. Private appointments are also available (Decaro Luxury Real Estate Auctions at 800.332.3767 to book one).
We took a look at the bidder information package and realized two separate parcels are being sold. Parcel A includes the house on 3.3 acres (2150 South Highway A1A) and parcel B consists of 1.3 acres on the west side of Highway A1A, running to the Intracoastal Waterway, with a dock. Public record shows that the land was purchased in 1994 for $650,000.
Interested buyers must present a certified cashier’s check for $100,000 to obtain a bidding number and the winning bidder must immediately pay a 10 percent deposit. A 10 percent buyer’s premium will be added to the winning price.
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A new EABC study on the impact of COVID-19 has revealed that the EAC Partner States are estimated to have lost international tourism receipts to the tune of Ksh. 517.6 billion ($4.8 billion) in 2020, following the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, about 2.1 million jobs were lost in 2020 in the EAC region. The study was conducted by the East African Business Council (EABC) with the support of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The study further revealed that tourism, which contributed an average of 9.5% in GDP in 2019 and an average of 17.2% to EAC total exports, was one of the most affected areas in the region. This was reflected in massive reductions in international tourist arrivals, receipts, jobs, visitors to parks and hotel occupancy rates.
Since the onset of the pandemic in the region in March 2020, the report reveals that 4.2 million foreign tourists were unable to travel to their preferred destinations in the bloc.
According to the report, visitors to national parks declined significantly by about 65%, impacting negatively to wildlife conservation efforts in the region. Hotels in the region also registered average occupancy rates of below 30% thus affecting their operations significantly including maintaining staff.
An online survey conducted as part of the study indicated that 26.5% of the businesses lost their entire projected revenues during the pandemic period, 44% lost 75% of their projected revenue and 17.6% lost 50% of their projected revenues. The respondents indicated that 35% reduced staff by more than 50%, 20% reduced staff by below and up to 50%, 32% maintained staff at partial pay and only 8% maintained all staff at full pay.
Speaking during a webinar unveiling the findings, Mr. Dennis Karera, EABC Vice Chairman, noted that the study will contribute to developing macro-economic policy options for consideration and adoption by EAC Partner States. “Adopting an EAC coordinated approach in reviving the tourism sector by marketing the region as a single tourist destination, opening EAC skies, rolling out national-wide vaccination drives and mutual recognition of COVID-19 test certificates in the region is certainly critical,” he said.
The Study recommended for tourism destinations to have pandemic preparedness and risk management plans to minimize such instances in the future.
Tourism stakeholders have called upon the EAC Governments to continue offering stimulus packages to help in re-defining tourism products by leveraging digital technologies in tourism marketing and promotion.


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It turns out frozen vegetables are just as nutritious as fresh ones
But I started wondering if they were as nutritious as fresh veggies. Was I missing out on nutrients in favor of convenience?
Companies advertise that frozen vegetables are picked and packed at the peak of freshness.
So what does the science say?
It turns out we have nothing to worry about.
The researchers compared the different amounts of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other nutrients. While there is some variability depending on how the frozen vegetables were processed - high heat can degrade some nutrients, for example - the authors concluded that "nutrients are generally similar in comparable fresh and processed products."
But you should watch out for added sodium or sugars in frozen or canned vegetables, the American Heart Association warns. The daily recommended sodium limit for adults is 2,300 milligrams, and most Americans are over that guideline.
Check the label to see if the package lists salt or sugar as an ingredient. It should just say the type of vegetable it is, nothing more.
This gave the canned corn 144 milligrams (mg) of sodium in a single 90 gram serving, compared to 0 mg for the same amount of frozen corn and 10 mg for the fresh corn. Eating it from the can means that half a cup of corn would account for over 6% of your daily sodium limit.
Obviously these sodium numbers can change depending on the brand, so it's important to check the label. There's usually a "low-sodium" or "no sodium" option that you can buy instead.
But you shouldn't worry about frozen vegetables being less nutritious.
And if they're always on hand, they can be a great way to get your daily serving of two to four cups of veggies.
Convenience, in this case, can pay off.
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In this newsletter, we discuss the 10 high-quality cryptocurrencies to spend money on in line with Reddit. If you want to pass our unique analysis of those cryptourrencies, pass directly to the choices five Best Cryptocurrencies to Invest in According to Reddit.
In early May, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) leader Elon Musk made an appearance on popular tv amusement display Saturday Night Live and joked about Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that began as an complex shaggy dog story again in 2013 however had for the reason that crossed over $50 billion in market capitalization. Following the appearance, the price of Dogecoin, which had improved ten-fold inside the leadup to the Musk skit on television, buoyed by using customers on internet platform Reddit, dropped by means of about forty% within hours. The episode highlighted the risky nature of the crypto market.
Since cryptocurrencies are nonetheless locating it hard to get extra mainstream reputation, an remark lend credence by the choices current drop inside the charges of cryptocurrencies on the lower back of campaigns on forums like Reddit and Twitter, as well as lobbying by massive finance and governments that see crypto as a chance to the existing device, the Dogecoin saga has improved the skepticism surrounding the new generation. Investors are hesitant to jump on the crypto bandwagon wherein charge volatility can pummel whole portfolios without a whole lot warning.
However, in spite of the choices gloomy quick-term outlook, the lengthy-time period bullish view on crypto through big era corporations like NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) lends a whole lot hope for the choices destiny of blockchain. In addition to giants like Bitcoin and Ethereum, which account for more than two-thirds of the total market capitalization of the crypto market, altcoins have become more popular, mainly through Reddit boards in which retail traders often lead the choices conversations on the destiny of finance.
Bitcoin, the choices maximum popular coin, has tanked from an all-time excessive of $sixty four,000 to around $30,000 in recent days. Ethereum, the second most popular coin, has also dropped from an all-time excessive of around $four,000 in the past few weeks. Market analysts, which includes hedge fund billionaires, see the pullback as a buying possibility, arguing that altcoins can use the lull around crypto to seize as much as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The conversations around those altcoins on Reddit clearly paint a rosier photograph for these coins in the close to-term future. Some of those coins are mentioned underneath.
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With this context in mind, right here is our list of the 10 quality cryptocurrencies to spend money on in step with Reddit. These currencies were picked primarily based on the choices hype round them on Reddit, the choices increase ability they have inside the coming months and years, and the benefit with which they’re to be had for use in transactions nowadays.
Best Cryptocurrencies to Invest in According to Reddit
TRON is a cryptocurrency based by using Justin Sun in 2017. It is located 10th on our listing of 10 fine cryptocurrencies to spend money on in step with Reddit. The initial coin supplying of TRON controlled to raise over $70 million in 2017 earlier than an earlier Chinese crackdown on crypto corporations. TRON is a blockchain community with a local currency and has the processing power to compute 2,000 transactions in keeping with 2nd. These may be made from everywhere and to everywhere globally with minimal charges. TRON closely resembles the Ethereum blockchain network however is inexpensive.
The mainstreaming of coins like TRON has been made viable in massive component through crypto initiatives from firms like Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), the California-based totally payments corporation. Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) currently contributed to $three hundred million in funding for Blockchain Capital, a mission capital firm targeting blockchain generation and the crypto surroundings.
At the quit of the choices first zone of 2021, 164 hedge funds in the database of Insider Monkey held stakes worth $26.5 billion in Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), down from 166 inside the preceding zone worth $23.5 billion.
Just like Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is one of the high-quality crypto investments according to Reddit.
Here is what ClearBridge Investments has to mention approximately Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) in its Q1 2021 investor letter:
“To make room for those new names with more attractive outlooks related to the choices reopening, we bought out of companies wherein the thesis isn’t always gambling out at the choices tempo we expected such as Visa.”
VeChain has swiftly gained in reputation on net forums like Reddit over the last few months, presenting buyers handsome returns.VeChain is a blockchain platform with styles of coins, named VeChain Token and VeChainThor Energy. It is ranked ninth on our list of 10 pleasant cryptocurrencies to invest in consistent with Reddit. VeChain Token is used for transactions within the VeChain community while the latter is utilized in smart contracts. VeChain is a pretty cheaper coin in comparison to many others however promises significant upside capability.
As cryptocurrencies explode in reputation, one of the largest cheerleaders of the new generation has been Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ), the choices virtual bills business enterprise with near $400 million in crypto-related belongings. Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) stock become lately given a Buy rating by investment advisory DA Davidson with a rate target of $275.
At the choices quit of the choices first quarter of 2021, ninety two hedge finances within the database of Insider Monkey held stakes well worth $9.2 billion in Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ), up from 89 inside the preceding area worth $eight.8 billion.
Just like Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is one of the fine crypto investments in keeping with Reddit.
In its Q1 2021 investor letter, RiverPark Funds, an asset management corporation, highlighted some stocks and Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) become one among them. Here is what the choices fund said:
“We mounted a position in main Financial Technology provider Square during the choices region. Through one included device, SQ is a hybrid of two businesses: its Seller Business (charging small and medium-sized corporations about 3% for transaction fee processing, plus different services consisting of on the spot price range get entry to, and software for everything from consumer engagement to payroll), and its Cash App (originally for man or woman-to-character coins transfers and now a developing digital financial services provider for consumers).
The combined business has grown gross profit at a 37% CAGR over the past five years to $2.7 billion (because of pass thru charges, gross profit is greater reflective of top-line boom) and we trust that the agency has an full-size lengthy-term runway, as it has much less than a 2% percentage of a extra than $a hundred and sixty billion marketplace. It is our view that the enterprise’s Cash App (which has grown
from not anything in 2015 to $1.2 billion gross earnings last year) has a particularly big possibility with its effective atmosphere of digital economic offerings along with virtual wallets, direct deposits, inventory trading, bitcoin trading, and commercial enterprise and tax services, which can be all pretty new. The substantial majority of Cash App’s more than 36 million users are more youthful and, importantly, are willing to replace their bank and different financial offerings bills with the choices app.
We estimate that the choices organization can grow its gross profit more than 30% and EBITDA more than 50% yearly for the foreseeable destiny, and while maximum of the choices company’s current earnings is from its Seller Business, we agree with maximum of Square’s destiny price could be from its Cash App business.”
Stellar is located eighth on our list of 10 great cryptocurrencies to put money into in line with Reddit. It is a blockchain-based totally network with a native foreign money. Over the choices years, Stellar has developed into the choices platform of choice for the ones wishing to make rapid and coffee-rate conversions from crypto to fiat currencies. The system turned into launched in 2014 through Jed McCaleb and Joyce Kim. In stark evaluation to many other crypto cash, Stellar markets itself as a platform mainly designed to meet the choices special desires of people who want to skip banks altogether while moving money.
Stellar It Coins like Stellar have become included into the choices digital payments atmosphere with the aid of firms like PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL), the choices California-based economic technology platform. On June 21, investment advisory Bank of America maintained a Buy score on PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) stock with a fee goal of $323.
At the choices give up of the first sector of 2021, 143 hedge price range within the database of Insider Monkey held stakes really worth $14.7 billion in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL), down from 147 inside the preceding area worth $15.9 billion.
Just like Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) is one of the high-quality crypto investments in line with Reddit.
In its Q4 2020 investor letter, Polen Capital Management, an asset management corporation, highlighted a few stocks and PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) become considered one of them. Here is what the fund stated:
“For the full year 2020, one of the pinnacle performers turned into PayPal, which we purchased in 2019, the choices organization continues to take marketplace share in virtual payments and has seen an acceleration in user adoption and engagement, mainly inside their “silver tech” or older user demographic. We assume many extra years of ongoing double-digit increase from their numerous commercial enterprise segments and new projects.”
Polygon is a cryptocurrency and blockchain community released in 2017 by way of Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, Anurag Arjun, and Mihailo Bjelic. It is ranked 7th on our listing of 10 quality cryptocurrencies to put money into in step with Reddit. Polygon is a number of the most famous and fairly priced cash on the market but has explosive growth ability as the choices community is running on DeFi, decentralized finance, DApps, decentralized packages, and DAOs, decentralized self sustaining organizations.
Over the choices past decade, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), the Washington-based totally technology enterprise, has consistently sponsored cryptocurrencies to prevail. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) currently announced a collaboration with Deluxe to offer smart enterprise solutions for small groups.
Out of the choices hedge finances being tracked by way of Insider Monkey, Washington-primarily based investment organization Fisher Asset Management is a leading shareholder in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) with 23.nine million stocks well worth more than $five.6 billion.
Just like Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is one of the nice crypto investments according to Reddit.
In its Q1 2021 investor letter, Polen Capital, an funding control company, highlighted some stocks and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) turned into one in every of them. Here is what the fund said:
Tether is an open supply, peer-to-peer blockchain gadget and is one of the maximum famous stablecoins in the marketplace. In the choices crypto global, stablecoins are subsidized in value by way of property like the US dollar so that they avoid the price volatility associated with different coins. Tether It is located sixth on our list of 10 exceptional cryptocurrencies to invest in in keeping with Reddit. Tether coins are typically issued by means of Tether Limited, an entity managed by means of a Hong Kong-primarily based cryptocurrency trade named Bitfinex.
Another feasible investment inside the crypto market as virtual currencies emerge as popular is Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), the choices era organisation that owns some of the biggest social media structures within the international. Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) operates a web market and has already introduced plans to release its very own cryptocurrency.
At the stop of the choices first area of 2021, 257 hedge price range in the database of Insider Monkey held stakes really worth $forty billion in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), up from 242 within the previous zone well worth $38 billion.
Just like Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is one of the first-class crypto investments according to Reddit.
In its Q1 2021 investor letter, ClearBridge Investments, an asset control corporation, highlighted a few stocks and Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) changed into considered one of them. Here is what the fund stated:
“We persisted to hold our learnings from 2020 in mind at some point of the choices zone as we sought to increase the up seize of the choices portfolio. We additionally made adjustments to the portfolio’s pinnacle 10 holdings to boom the participation of pick stocks, together with Facebook, while trimming our weighting to stable names, which now represent 47% of the portfolio. Our repositioning has been encouraging to date with the portfolio acting higher on up days inside the marketplace at the same time as keeping accurate down capture in the course of more turbulent periods.”
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Jeff Bezos just bowled over Amazon buyers to the core with this ambitious prediction:
“I predict one day, Amazon will fail.”
In a recent interview, Bezos defined that he believes “Amazon might be disrupted one day” and finally “will cross bankrupt.”
What is probably even more alarming is that Bezos has been dumping roughly $1 billion well worth of Amazon inventory each year…
But Bezos isn’t just cashing out, he’s reinvesting his cash into a quick-rising technology that he believes will “enhance each commercial enterprise.”
What maximum people don’t realize… is that there’s a tiny element powering this tech revolution… a issue that Amazon doesn’t produce in-house.
That’s because some other organisation (much less than 1/6th the scale of Amazon)…is generating a element so effective that it’s miles really annihilating the competition.
He’s not by myself in seeing it this manner…
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The oil-to-chemical business of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has registered a massive 75.2 per cent increase in its revenues at Rs 1.03 lakh crore for the April-June quarter.
The company attributed the rise in revenues to the increase in product prices on the back of high crude oil prices.
“Segment Revenues for 1Q FY22 increased by 75.2 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 103,212 crore ($ 13.9 billion) primarily on account of sharp increase in product prices on the back of higher Crude prices,” said a company statement.
Operational flexibility and responsiveness to market dynamics continue to play a significant role in Reliance’s O2C performance, it said
Further, weakness in domestic demand with onset of second wave of Covid during the quarter resulted in increased export placement, supporting high utilisation rates across manufacturing facilities.
Total throughput increased from 17.8 MMT to 19.0 MMT on Y-o-Y basis. Cracker operating rates was at 95 per cent, marginally lower on scheduled shutdown of ROGC. Downstream margins continued to remain strong with product deltas near or above 5-year averages, it said.
RIL further said that its O2C business maintained its market share in domestic markets. In addition, O2C continues to strategically place its products in export markets.


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Cape Verde named as the most searched holiday on Google
Cape Verde has become increasingly popular since we first arrived on Sal Island 10 years ago. The crystal-clear waters and flawless beaches have welcomed more and more tourists over the years and still retains its undeniable charm.
It seems quite obvious, then, that the archipelago, which lies just off the coast of West Africa, should top the list for Google searches. Specifically, Cape Verde has come number one on the search engine for ‘most searched for holiday destinations’ as the number of people interested in the Islands rises.
As a holiday destination, Cape Verde has plenty to recommend it. It’s a year-round sun spot with alluring beaches, volcanic hiking routes, and a lively music scene, not to mention direct flights from the UK at under six hours, and no time difference – so no jet lag to contend with.
Telegraph Travel’s Rachel Cranshaw, who visited Sal in Cape Verde this year, predicts its popularity will continue to increase. “Its main selling points are that it’s a six-hour direct flight from the UK, with little or no time difference, and better guaranteed year-round sunshine than the Canaries,” she notes. “But it’s much cheaper – and closer than the Caribbean.”
With its laidback charm, picture-perfect beaches and mouthwatering local cuisine, it’s no surprise that Cape Verde has topped the list.
Amongst nine other stunning destinations, Cape Verde shone as the most popular and it’s a trend we expect to see continue with tourism on the increase. Predictions estimated that half a million people would visit the idyllic shores in 2017 and that figure is forecast to rise to almost three-quarters of a million by 2027, according to reports from the World Travel & Tourism Council.
Alongside the famous hospitality of Cape Verdeans and beautiful scenery, our 5-star Resorts provide the perfect opportunity to relax and enjoy the ‘No Stress’ lifestyle so it’s natural that it has become a destination in high demand. With all this in mind, if you’re interested in a holiday to Cape Verde in 2018, now is the time to start your search on Google.
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On Dec.13, the Intelligent Electric Vehicle Summit Forum was held in Shanghai. Fu Bingfeng, the executive vice president of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, said during the conference that China will become the largest motor vehicle owner in the world by the end of 2020.
As of today, the country has 275 million cars and its market size is roughly equal to that of the United States. In Fu’s view, it is entirely possible that the number of cars per 1,000 people will rise to 300 or even 350, and the total sales volume will reach 30 to 35 million by next year.
The number of drivers touched 440 million by June 2020, 7.28 million of them having just obtained licenses this year, according to China’s Ministry of Public Security.
China’s new energy vehicles (NEV) market has been a major bright spot amid the global industry downturn.
During the conference, Shen Hui, the founder of the Chinese electric car startup Weimar Motors, claimed: “China has accounted for 44% of the world’s new energy vehicles and the NEV era has arrived.”
The pandemic and the extension of financial subsidies for NEV has fostered a rebound for the Chinese car market. By 2025, the sales of new energy vehicles will reach about 5.42 million, according to IDC.
China is seeing rapid developments in the market for innovative vehicles. Thanks to infrastructure like charging pile and the 5G network, NEV could well enjoy endless possibilities.
According to Tianyancha, the country has nearly 100,000 enterprises somehow connected with the charging pile business, working on piles and new energy-intelligent charging. They are mainly concentrated in Guangdong, Shandong, and Jiangsu provinces, with Guangdong accounting for 16% of the country’s charging pile businesses. (More than 15000 related enterprises are based in the province.)
Shen believes that automation and digitalization will be the next steps for the global NEV market, with autonomous driving becoming popular in the future. The penetration rate of NEV is currently 51.6%, and it is expected to reach 100% in 2029.
By 2025, NEV’s electricity consumption efficiency could reach 12 kWh per hundred kilometers. Meanwhile, autonomous driving’s tests in special scenarios will be completed, ensuring extra safety for “hands-off” control, according to the state council’s New Energy Vehicle Development Plan 2021- 2035.
The NEV revolution may not be confined to the domestic market, with Chinese electric vehicle brands likely to expand into the global market.


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For the last two and a half decades, Rochester has seen regular improvements and updates to its local and ethical shopping scene. In 1987, a group of Rochester-area churchgoers founded One World Goods when they decided that the local sale of fair trade goods, hand-made products bought for fair prices from Nepal, India, and elsewhere, would not only benefit the people of Rochester but the impoverished communities where they were made. Nearly 27 years later, One World Goods is alive and thriving in the Pittsford Plaza on Monroe Avenue.
One World Goods doesn’t stand alone in bringing the residents of the Flower City a more ethically viable choice. The city, seemingly, is ever filling up with new restaurants and food trucks looking to offer customers something they’ve been craving along with the rest of the country: local food that has been ethically raised and responsibly produced. Take Lettuce B. Frank, a well-known establishment that, up until recently, operated out of a food truck and from a brick-and-mortar store on South Clinton.
While they lost their restaurant, known as the Lettuce B. Frank Bistro, due to flash flood-related damage in July of 2013, the team was quickly back on its feet, offering the locally sourced beef sliders, salads, and other local flavors that brought them such notoriety. Their rebound was so successful, in fact, that they recently merged with Cipolla Romaine, a Rochester-area catering company.
The Flower City’s fans of local, ethical shopping options received another bout of good news last week, when the Finger Lakes Economic Development Council was awarded $59.8 million in state dollars from New York State’s ongoing Regional Economic Development Council. Local newspaper City broke the news that Rochester’s Public Market, a farmers market serving the community since 1905, would be receiving $500,000 of those dollars to go ahead with plans to expand. That means more locally raised livestock and produce for shoppers at prices that the city’s supermarkets are hard-pressed to match.
The Public Market already hosts 300 vendors and 40,000 shoppers every Saturday, but with the expansion, the City of Rochester is hoping to catch some of that lightning in a bottle. If the plans go ahead as planned, renovations to the market will be completed by late 2015, enabling the market to remain open more than two days a week and bringing a more diverse shopping experience to an already captive shopping audience.
For Rochester’s population of ethically and locally minded shoppers, the people that completely fund the market with their shopping dollars, the expansion is simply icing on an already delicious cake.


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A Milwaukee man was arrested for his 53rd theft after he police say he tried to take liquor and laundry detergent from a Wauwatosa grocery store Sunday afternoon.
Henry Williams, 52, has been charged with misdemeanor repetitive retail theft and is sitting in Milwaukee County Jail.
According to Wauwatosa police:
Williams tried to push a filled cart of out the Pick 'n Save on 69th and State streets about 2 p.m. He was stopped by security staff in the parking lot.
He said he had gotten out of jail Friday after serving three months for retail theft. He was now homeless and was looking for money so he could rent an apartment.
He planned to steal the nearly $350 worth of liquor and laundry detergent and sell them on the street.
A check of his criminal record showed 52 arrests for various types of thefts, including four from Milwaukee-area Pick 'n Save stores.
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New €85m “Grow Digital” Fund to help firms of all sizes and across all sectors.
A new €85m Digital Transition Fund has been created by the Irish Government to help businesses no matter what stage they’re at and no matter what sector they are in to go digital.
The Digital Transition Fund has been allocated funding of €85m during the period to 2026 as part of Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan. €10m will be available in 2022. It will be administered by Enterprise Ireland.
“Businesses that embrace digital technologies, processes and skills will be crucial for Ireland’s continued economic success”
The Fund will be used to help companies use digital technology like AI, cloud computing and big data to improve their products, processes, supply chains and services. The funding will help companies at all stages of their digital journey – from going online to facilitating exporting and to using digital technologies to reach new markets and improve their productivity and competitiveness.
A new online website is also being developed which will allow companies assess what their needs are and point towards their next steps to improve their offering through digital technology.
“Digital technology has transformed so much of our everyday lives, vastly improving it in many ways,” said Tánaiste and Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment Leo Varadkar, TD.
“From how we get around, to how we work, to how we access services and communicate with one another, digital technology has massively disrupted traditional ways of doing things.
The trend is only going one way and our lives are only going to become more integrated with digital technology. That is why we need to make sure our SMEs are prepared. This €85m will fund businesses looking to use cutting edge technology like artificial intelligence to improve how they make their products and services. It will fund new equipment and software, staff training and expertise.
“I know the whole area can be a bit overwhelming to some and many businesses don’t know where to start. Rest assured, we will meet you at whatever stage you’re at. We’re also developing a new website that will allow you input your details and find out what help is available for you, according to your individual circumstances.”
The objective of the Digital Transition Fund is to drive transformative digitalisation of enterprise in Ireland, particularly amongst SMEs. The programme will assist companies across all sectors with assistance tailored to specific enterprise needs.
The Digital Transition Fund has been allocated funding of €85m during the period to 2026 and in the 2022 Scheme (allocated budget: €10 million), will operate across 3 tracks to increase digitalisation of all businesses across products, processes, supply chains and business models. This will bring about productivity gains, access to new markets, increased innovation, and improved competitiveness.
Full details of the Digital Transition Fund and eligibility are available on Digital Transition Fund – DETE (enterprise.gov.ie)
“Businesses that embrace digital technologies, processes and skills will be crucial for Ireland’s continued economic success. In truth, digitalisation is no longer an option or innovation but an essential business step for future proofing businesses and building resilience in their operations,” added Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail Damien English, TD.


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NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Clean Slate Laser, a White Plains-based tattoo
Those looking to revamp their image can do so in mid-town, thanks to a variety of industry-leading procedures at Clean Slate. Whether a customer is hoping to lighten up an old tattoo to make room for another; clean up their look to enlist in military services; or say goodbye to cancer radiation ink marks, Clean Slate Laser offers a personal, comfortable and safe experience.
"We're thrilled to bring our expertise to the heart of New York City," said Jeff Garnett, co-founder of Clean Slate. "Because tattoos often represent deeply personal stories, we're incredibly proud to offer customers intimate consultations with the highest quality procedures."
Some of Clean Slate's work—like assisting military recruits, or cancer survivors—is done at a discounted rate to assist customers from all financial backgrounds. Additionally, the company partners with Fresh Start, a New York City-based non-profit, to help former gang members remove gang-related tattoos.
"Removing gang-related tattoos, especially when they're located on the face, can mean the difference between getting a job or going back to prison," Garnett said. "Former gang members with jobs have a 10 percent chance of returning to prison, where those without jobs have a 90 percent chance."
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A man who opened an Amsterdam-style coffee shop to sell cannabis to seriously ill people has been found guilty of drugs offences.
Colin Davies, 44, was found guilty of three counts of possessing, supplying and importing cannabis as well as letting his shop being used for smoking the drug.
He was arrested last year after smoking a joint during a police raid on the Dutch Experience cafe in Stockport, Greater Manchester.
He had denied all the charges against him and a jury of seven men and five women at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester took five hours to reach their verdicts.
Davies claimed the shop's purpose was to supply cannabis to those who needed the class B drug for medicinal purposes, an idea he had after visiting coffee shops in Holland.
He had initially set up a group called the Medical Marijuana Co-operative through which he sold cannabis to around 200 people across Britain.
He told the court the drug took "the edge of the pain" for his customers who suffered from illnesses such as Multiple Sclerosis, cancer, and Aids.
Davies then decided to open the coffee shop after his orders for cannabis grew and to give his "patients" a safe way to obtain the drug rather than buying it off street dealers.
The court was told that Davies charged about £25 for between seven and 14 grams of cannabis which had an estimated street value of £70.
Police found around 90 grams of the drug during a raid on Davies' home in Stockport, while customs officers in Dover intercepted parcels sent to Davies containing four kilograms of the drug, worth around £18,000.
The court was told that Davies first used cannabis to relieve pain after he damaged his spine when he fell 35ft on to a river bed in Stockport in 1995.
At first he bought the drug from street dealers, but soon began to grow his own cannabis before establishing the Medical Marijuana Co-operative, the court was told.
Davies, who has been in prison since his arrest, was remanded in custody pending pre-sentence reports and the case was adjourned until tomorrow morning when he will appear before the court for another matter.
After the verdict, Davies' father, Colin, 72, said: "I am very disappointed. The lad's done nobody any harm. All he has done is help people and he has still had letters since he has been in prison asking for his help.
"We thought he would be found not guilty of these offences. He is a healer not a dealer. We have been with him all the way."


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Car parking is one of the more controversial aspects of the Unitary Plan decision version.
In Metropolitan, Town and Local Centres, and in the Mixed Use Zone, minimum car parking requirements have been removed and maximums have been imposed.
As Auckland Council’s John Duguid explains, the removal of minimum parking rates means on-site parking is not required, allowing for more efficient use of land, encouraging better urban design outcomes and supporting public transport.
The parking maximums involve limiting the amount of on-site parking with new developments, managing the oversupply of parking and, in turn, reducing traffic congestion.
“We don’t want to get to the point where there’s so much parking, it’s undermining public transport,” Duguid says.
This approach has been in Auckland’s CBD for a number of years and will continue there, he says. He says private retail operators can manage their on-site parking by enforcing time restrictions and pricing, in the same way Auckland Transport will.
Auckland Council’s Jeremy Wyatt says the car parking minimums used to be a barrier to development, particularly on smaller sites with no room for parking. The new rules allow more flexibility.
“We are going to be able, potentially, to open up more development for retail because they don’t have to have parking,” he says.
The developers will still have to pay developer contributions, with the money going towards public transport or public car parks.
Large retailers like supermarkets – which rely on car parking for their core business – will still be able to provide ample car parking under the maximum rules, Wyatt says.
The removal of minimum parking requirements and maximum limits was not supported by the Key Retailers Group at submission stage. The rules have been appealed by the National Trading Company (the property holder of Foodstuffs) and Kiwi Property (the company behind Sylvia Park). The lack of minimum parking requirements has also been appealed by Progressive Enterprises and individual appellant K. Vernon.
In its appeal, the National Trading Company says without the minimum rules, businesses will use communally available car parking, with their customers potentially “freeloading” by using car parking at shopping centres or large format stores.
Companies who choose to control access to their car parks risk alienating their customers and the overall lack of parking could drive shoppers out of the centres, to where there is adequate parking, the company says.
But urban design specialist John Mackay says private parking can be adequately managed – and gives the example of the much-maligned Wilson Parking.
“I think the issue isn’t about car parking, it’s about a competitive advantage in property development.”
Removing minimum parking requirements could allow metropolitan and town centres to redevelop, much like Auckland CBD, which hasn’t been inhibited by such rules, he says.
“I think taking away the minimum car parking rules is an enormous game changer that could make an enormous difference.”
In the past, the rules have been punitive, making development physically impossible on most sites, and resulting in ‘horrible’ car parking structures that block the sun on the few sites where redevelopment has occurred, Mackay says.
The Unitary Plan helps Auckland move away from its focus on cars, potentially enabling town centres where people live in apartments and need to use their cars less, says Mackay – a self-confessed apartment-dweller.
“The alternative is Los Angeles, where there is motorway upon motorway and the worst road congestion. If we build a city based totally on cars, we’re making the congestion worse: there’s no end to it.”
This story originally appeared in NZ Retail magazine issue 746 October / November 2016


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There are suspicions that Microsoft is trying to purge the Xbox 360 of creepy groping sims, one of its mainstays in Japan, in order to promote the system as a family-friendly platform together with Kinect.
The developers of “Gal Gun,” a bishoujo shooting game (literally) for the Xbox 360, report having had their development schedule thrown into chaos after Microsoft insisted on sweeping changes to game, apparently banning them from showing any pantsu.
Explaining that they are engaged in frantic negotiations and modifications to try to appease Microsoft, their staff complain freely that “I don’t know if they’re trying to target families now, but don’t start saying that stuff at this late stage!”
The game in question (replete with panchira and tentacle scenes):
Sales of the Xbox 360 in Japan have always been miserable, and the console is mainly regarded as “otaku hardware” for its fine selection of hostess/idol groping simulators (the most important of which, coincidentally, has recently incited a fan rebellion by trying to appeal to female gamers at the expense of existing fans), “shooting” games (which Microsoft has lately been discouraging) and western games (which tend to appeal only to a niche audience of hardcore gamers in Japan).
Why Microsoft would think it can suddenly reverse that image at this late stage, causing a possible backlash amongst its core customers at the same time if their supply of bishoujo games dries up, is something of a mystery – though the launch of Kinect and a sudden pressing need to target “casuals” seems to have much to do with this.


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Originally detailed back a CES 2018, LG’s B8 OLED 4K TV was slated to be a much-anticipated release this year. Priced from $2,300, it’s one of the most affordable OLED offerings from LG in recent memory. Well, after much anticipation, this Google Assistant-equipped TV is finally available for purchase. Even better? It’s getting a launch day discount. More details below.
In recent years, LG’s OLED lineup has been somewhat of the holy grail for consumer TVs. Known for inky blacks and exceptional refresh rates, the feature-set has warranted a higher-price tag that’s turned some away. Despite still being over $2,000, the new B8 is one of LG’s most affordable OLED offerings. Anytime that a manufacturer nudges its prices down without sacrificing features, that’s a win for consumers.
The B8 ships with many of the same specs found in the higher-priced C8 model, with the primary difference coming with the latter’s upgraded Alpha 9 processor. Otherwise, you’ll find the same beautiful display that’s made the C8 a fan-favorite in early reviews this year. Of course, the C8 runs well over $1,000 more than today’s release, which is a turn-off for many.
LG OLED TV with AI ThinQ features comprehensive support of major high dynamic range formats including Dolby Vision™ HDR from the cinema, as well as HDR10 and HLG, both with LG’s advanced tone-mapping technology that provides scene-by-scene optimization. Enjoy a more lifelike picture with superior depth, sharpness, and remarkably accurate color. The α7 Intelligent Processor enhances 4K HDR content for a truly cinematic experience.
LG’s 2018 OLEDs ship with the AI ThinQ platform, which can be found on its smartphones as well. This includes full Google Assistant support that’s sure to be a hit with smart home enthusiasts. Much like Alexa and the Fire TV Cube, leveraging Google Assistant allows LG to become a center piece to any setup, not just a display mounted on the wall.
Other notable features include full HDR10 support along with four HDMI inputs and three USB ports. That’s enough to keep all of your gear plugged in and ready to rock at a moment’s notice. LG once again leans on its webOS platform to handle all of your favorite streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and others.
The latest LG OLEDs are available today direct from the manufacturer and at Best Buy. The 55-inch model is listed at $2,300 but is getting a launch day special price of $2,100. You can grab the larger 65-inch display for $3,000, which is $300 off its MSRP.
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How Covid-19 Supercharged the Advertising ‘Triopoly’ of Google, Facebook and Amazon
The three tech giants now collect more than half of all ad dollars spent in the U.S. The pandemic economy got them there.
When the pandemic upended the economy last year, companies took a hard look at their advertising plans.
Oreos maker Mondelez International shifted money meant for TV commercials during March Madness basketball and the Summer Olympics into digital platforms. A hefty chunk went to Alphabet Google, which offered data on what locked-down snack lovers were searching for.


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Because of inflation and some central bank tricks, the standard American household has now reached millionaire status. According to the Federal Reserve’s consumer finance survey, money is ridiculously tight amid the cost of living crisis, but the average American household has achieved millionaire status.
We live in a crazy world where the average person is struggling to put food on the table but is a “millionaire” by the central banks’ definition. The mean net worth of an American household, adjusted for inflation, was $1.06 million in 2022, according to the Federal Reserve’s consumer finance survey. In comparison, in 2019 the mean net worth of an average household was $868,000, marking a 23% jump, according to a report by Yahoo Finance.
The mainstream media, the lapdogs of the ruling class, are trying to convince the public that they are “better off” now that inflation is out of control, and they can’t afford the same quality of life that they used to. Even when looking at the median—another measure of the average, which represents the midpoint in the ranking and is less likely to be skewed by exceptionally high or low numbers—the typical American household was worth $192,900.
Although that figure is less exciting for aspirational workers, it still represents an impressive after-inflation gain of 37% over three years.
The mean is substantially higher than the median because it is boosted by the top 10% of earners, who have a net worth, on average, of $6.63 million, according to the Fed. Meanwhile, households in the bottom 10% had a mean net worth of $5,300 in 2022. –Yahoo Finance
The average net worth of homeowners stood at $1.53 million in 2022, compared with just $155,000 for renters. Even in the United Kingdom, over 41,000 homeowners became millionaires, which is a rise of 6% from the year prior, as house prices skyrocketed last year.
So basically, the claim is, that because of inflation and the inability to afford a home at this point, people have become millionaires. This is actually quite terrifying for those young adults expected to be contributing members of society.
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Meet Billy Boyd at the Virgin Megastores in Birmingham TONIGHT!
Philippa from Virgin Megastores UK writes: Actor Billy Boyd (Pippin) will be making a Public Apperance at the new Virgin Megastores in Birmingham (Pavillions Mall). Billy will be joining us at midnight (9-10th of December) for the UK official release of the extended Return of the King Boxset. The store will be specially opening so fans can be the first to get their hands on the extended addition and be able to meet Billy Boyd while getting their copy signed! [Map]


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Volvo Australia could squad up with its firm parents astatine Geely successful China to bring the electric Radar ute Down Under.
Were it to travel to Australia, Radar products wouldn’t deterioration a Volvo badge. Instead, Volvo Australia managing manager Stephen Connor says the marque could connection back-office enactment for Geely and assistance successful distributing the car Down Under.
“What I would emotion to bash is speech to our Geely counterparts, and accidental to them ‘we volition beryllium the income institution for Radar’. That could beryllium a possibility,” Mr Connor told media, though helium confirmed Volvo Australia hasn’t yet reached out.
“That would beryllium nary antithetic to going to Ateco, idiosyncratic similar that. If that’s what they privation to bash to bring it to Australia, past we could really assistance them with the backmost bureau functions.
“It’s the aforesaid level truthful we could bash grooming for the team, we could bash method support, we could bash income support.
“I’d emotion to connection them that, due to the fact that I deliberation it would beryllium a large mode to broaden our skillsets,” Mr Connor said.
Were it to travel Down Under, the Radar RD6 would spell head-to-head with the LDV eT60 ute launching aboriginal this period successful Australia.
Geely officially launched Radar Auto with the uncover of the RD6 electric ute, with Chinese deliveries to statesman successful the 4th fourth of 2022.
Radar volition besides connection a “full portfolio” of “electric manner vehicles”, including pickups, SUVs, and adjacent ATVs.
The RD6 has been designed nether plan seasoned Peter Horbury, who serves arsenic enforcement vice president of plan astatine Geely.
It’s underpinned by Geely’s caller Sustainable Experience Architecture, which besides underpins the Zeekr 001 and Smart #1, and volition connection some single- and dual-motor powertrains.
The dedicated EV architecture has besides allowed for a beforehand footwear nether the bonnet, arsenic good arsenic a motortruck furniture with “external charging facilities”.
Geely hasn’t released immoderate method specifications similar dimensions, powerfulness and scope for the Radar RD6 yet, nor has it previewed the vehicle’s interior.
CarNewsChina reports the RD6 volition person up to 600km of scope connected the much lenient NEDC cycle, with powerfulness outputs ranging from 149kW to 298kW.
Geely has confirmed SEA volition enactment over-the-air updates and autonomous driving technology, and promises a maximum scope successful excess of 700km – again, nether NEDC measures.


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This June, British Summer Fruits, the industry body that represents 95% of all the UK’s commercial soft fruit growers, is relaunching and rebranding to become British Berry Growers.
Since 1992, the UK’s crop association for the soft fruit industry has supported UK growers to build a billion-pound industry and the largest within UK horticulture.
British Berry Growers’ ambition is for British seasonal berries to continue to provide 100% of the UK’s needs and for industry exports to be 50% bigger than British sales volumes by 2035.
The new organisation will have four key effort priorities:
- To ensure understanding of the British berry industry’s positive contribution to a sustainable rural economy and the nation’s health, and shape government policy to support British Berry Growers’ mission
- To direct world-leading berry research and development that supports treatment of pest and disease, crop utilisation and drives future efficiencies, including the reduction of the carbon, waste and water footprint of the UK berry industry
- To grow sales for berries by building UK consumer awareness and advocacy, focusing on British berries first and driving overall consumer demand by covering 52 weeks of the year
- To identify and tackle the industry’s key risks to ensure its long-term viability and to provide issues support for UK berry growers
Commenting on the launch of British Berry Growers, chair Nick Marston said: “The launch of British Berry Growers marks an exciting moment for the British berry industry.
“The British berry industry is a true British business success story. Now worth over £1.6 billion year-round, the value of the industry has doubled in just a decade. Our growers sit at the heart of the rural economy and our industry is recognised as a key contributor to UK food self-sufficiency.
“British Berry Growers will champion the tireless work of our berry growers, both big and small, and support them as they adapt to the future challenges of seasonal berry production. We’re here to secure the long-term success of the British berry industry.”
The creation of British Berry Growers brings with it the launch of a new dedicated R&D advisory board. Its purpose will be to enable British Berry Growers to become recognised as one of the best crop associations in the world technically and environmentally.
The evolution of the trade body also sees the appointment of two new non-executive directors to the British Berry Growers organisation. Former MEP Anthea McIntyre CBE joins the organisation to advise and support the organisation on policy matters, while Dr Louise Sutherland brings her years of expertise in agri-tech to scope and set up the newly formed R&D advisory board.
British Berry Growers will continue to fund Love Fresh Berries, the organisation’s all year-round PR and social media campaign to promote strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries and all berry industry activities.


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CMI Orchards’ branded apple program a ‘smashing success’
With continued innovation across the apple category, and shippers delivering new and exciting varieties at every turn, CMI Orchards has positioned itself as a leader among branded apples. The organization continues to pursue advancements in testing for both new brands and varieties of apples as well as improvements on core apples, boasting one of the most robust manifests in the industry while simultaneously delivering on quality and innovation.
“At our facilities, we’re constantly investing in the latest technologies that offer enhanced quality, visibility, assessments, packing-line efficiencies and accuracy in shipments to our customers,” said George Harter, vice president of marketing for CMI Orchards. “On the orchard side, we’re growing in our acreage year-over-year, and with the addition of new packing shed partnerships, our manifest is stronger than it’s ever been.”
Over the past two years, the company has added more than 4 million cartons of fruit to its manifest and according to Harter, it remains incredibly important to the organization that it stays on the cutting edge of marketing innovations, including both in-person merchandising and packaging, plus digital marketing. “These vehicles help us deliver 360-degree support for retailers that want to see strong sales performance,” he said. Something that sets CMI apart is its ability to deliver everything from transportation and logistics support, to some of the best marketing innovations in the industry, in addition to “exemplary customer service and sales support” said Harter, “and above all exceptional quality that our partners can rely on.”
According to Harter, the CMI Orchards branded apple program has been a smashing success, as its growers have taken their job very seriously. “They’re all doing what is required in the orchard to deliver on the promise of high quality, great tasting and sustainable products and programs that retail partners can be proud of and confident promoting and supporting,” said Harter. Quality and commitment to success starts in the orchards and the CMI Orchards growers deliver on that promise while the company’s savvy marketing team continues to develop innovative new programs such as the company’s wildly successful American Dream promotion.
With innovations such as this, CMI Orchards is well-positioned with promotable volumes for 2021. “Great work has been done to deliver on the promise of quality and taste providing an outstanding eating experience and we will continue to drive consumer awareness, consumption and loyalty to the CMI Orchards brands through retail partnerships and consumer promotions,” said Harter. “Our goal has and always will be to drive brand loyalty of our retail partners through outstanding products and support.
“We are so optimistic about the opportunities we work hard on every day to drive results in our customer’s categories,” continued Harter. “We want our partners to feel and believe in our high-quality products and our commitment to helping them drive successful results.”
CMI Orchards does its best working with its customers on relevant and effective promotions. The team has big news coming in early 2021 that will bring consumer awareness to the taste and quality of the branded apples it grows and promotes.


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There are all sorts of voice-activated artificial intelligence bots out there now. Whether it’s Alexa, Siri, Google, Bixby, or Cortana it seems like every company is doing its own thing. Mercedes is the latest to enter the fray with a virtual assistant for your car known as Ask Mercedes.
Never mind the very German lack of creativity in naming the function, Mercedes' new service makes use of artificial intelligence for its chatbot which includes a few augmented reality functions. Users can type questions into their smartphones or ask them utilizing the voice recognition software.
If you happen to be in a new E-class or S-class, the controls and displays can be scanned with your smartphone camera, then they are explained to the driver once the software visually identifies what the driver took a picture of. Aim your smartphone at the dashboard, steering wheel or center console and numbers will be automatically superimposed onto the controls and displays are shown on your camera image. Then the user can tap the number to see more detailed information.
You can think of it as a living and breathing owner’s manual. Customers can use the Ask Mercedes app to get real-time answers to questions about their vehicle. Can’t figure out what side the gas cap is on? Don’t know where the lever is to pop the hood? Looking for the ashtray? The Ask Mercedes app will save you from furiously fumbling through the cabin to pop the glovebox and thumb through the manual.
Speaking on the new technology Britta Seeger, member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Sales said, "We are creating a personalized customer experience that goes well beyond the vehicle. With innovative services such as Ask Mercedes, we are further expanding our digital ecosystem.”
The app was initially launched in South Africa, Malaysia, and the U.S. Beginning at the start of 2018 it will roll out in India and Hong Kong with a German version coming later in the year.


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He said the government is pursuing a “balance of high wages” to ensure that the gains in growth, inflation and stability of the rupee over the past four years are not lost.
He said the recent development of the cryptocurrency Terra-Luna, which witnessed a major crash last month, was “a very important warning story”.
“I wouldn’t be very enthusiastic about them (cryptocurrency) because sometimes we may not be aware of or understand what forces we are releasing ourselves. So I would be a little cautious in my welcome of some of these FinTech-based disruptions like Decentralized Finance (DeFI) ) and cryptocurrencies, etc. ”
He further said that unlike fiat money, cryptocurrencies cannot meet basic requirements such as value in trade, general acceptability and unit of account.
Nageswaran said he agreed with RBI T Deputy Governor Rabi Sankar, who said it now seemed to be a case of “regulatory arbitrage” on cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance and not real financial innovation.
“The more they become decentralized and the absence of a control dog or centralized regulatory body also means there is a world of Caribbean pirates or a world of‘ winners take everything ’in the sense that they can really take everything from someone else,” he stressed.
The government is preparing a consultation paper on cryptocurrencies and accepting contributions from various stakeholders and institutions, including
The Reserve Bank, which plans to introduce the central bank’s own digital currency, has repeatedly expressed reservations about private cryptocurrencies, raising concerns about macroeconomic stability.
Speaking about the economy, Nageswaran said the government is putting a heavy burden on four variables – fiscal deficit, economic growth, maintaining lower living costs for poor and low-income households and ensuring the value of the rupee does not weaken enough to become a source of inflation due to imports.
“The government is aware that the hard-earned gains of the last four years in terms of macroeconomic and financial stability cannot be lost …,” he said, adding that in many countries the intensity and scale of the challenge is much greater.
“… we should be relatively happier, relatively comfortable to be in a relatively better position to meet the challenges facing many countries, but we are aware of the challenges and responsibilities,” Nageswaran said of the OECD’s global growth. . vows.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday sharply lowered India’s growth forecast to 6.9 per cent in the current fiscal rate from 8.1 per cent previously estimated.
This is below the 7.2% growth forecast by the RBI.
Earlier this week, the World Bank also cut India’s growth projections to 7.5 per cent from 8.5 per cent for this fiscal budget.
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One of the best things about the Linux kernel has been that it is open-source, which means that anyone can fork, change, and distribute it in a way that fits their own needs. But when it comes to security flaws that haven’t been fixed, the fact that the software is open source can be a double-edged sword.
A lot of people are working on making the Linux ecosystem more secure, but new bugs and exploits keep popping up and going unnoticed. This is true for both Android and other Linux-based systems. The mistake this time looks to be a lot worse than the last one.
When security researcher Max Kellermann looked into the pond, he found a new fish that was bad. The bug, which is called “Dirty Pipe,” lets you overwrite data in any read-only files. Despite having been fixed in the mainline Linux kernel, the bug could still be used in a way that could give someone more power on any device that has a Linux kernel version 5.8 or better. It also means that a lot of new Android phones, like the Samsung Galaxy S22 and the Google Pixel 6, can be hacked until they get the right kernel patch from their manufacturers.
The origin of Dirty Pipe
Back in April of 2021, Kellermann found an anomaly. It took him a few more months to come up with a proof of concept for a way to get around it. CVE-2022-0847 is the formal name for vulnerability. It allows a non-privileged user to insert and overwrite data in read-only files, even if the process is running as root. The term “dirty cow” and “pipeline” seem to be a play on the famous “dirty cow” bug and a Linux feature called “pipeline,” which is used during the exploitation process.
Is Dirty Pipe a big deal for Android users?
People who own older phones and tablets won’t have to worry about this because Android 12 only has a Linux kernel version 5.8 or above. It’s also possible for phones with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, the MediaTek Dimensity 8000 and 9000, Samsung Exynos 2200, and the Google Tensor SoC to be infected by the Dirty Pipe flaw because of the launch kernels they had.
Keep in mind that Dirty Pipe is not an attack, but rather a weakness. However, this flaw allows you to change a binary used by a privileged service or make a new user account with root privileges. By taking advantage of this flaw, a malicious user-space process could have root access to a victim’s computer. Read also; Dynabook refreshes with 12th-gen Intel Processors
What has Google done so far to combat Dirty Pipe?
He says that last month, just after the Linux kernel versions 5.16.11, 5.15.25, and 5.10.102 were released, Google added his bug fix to the Android kernel. Having said that, we may have to wait a while for Android updates with the fix to come out. Google’s own Pixel 6 is still at risk, but power users can mitigate the flaw by installing a custom kernel from an outside source that has been patched. Read more; Microsoft to Support 10,000 African Startups
Though having more people look over the code makes it less likely that we’ll miss something that’s very important, the rise of Dirty Pipe and other exploits shows that we’re all still human and will make a mistake. There is often a lot of “fragmentation” at play here, as a lot of these exploits have been fixed in newer kernel releases, but many of these devices will never be able to use them.
OEMs are to blame for a lot of this, and things like this aren’t going to change any time soon, especially in the entry-level smartphone market. We at XDA welcome the fact that people can get root access, but we don’t like root exploits like this one, which could be dangerous to people who use them.


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Church & Dwight Co., Inc., maker of Viviscal™ proudly announces its partnership with Model, Actress, Author and Lifestyle Influencer, Molly Sims. From the runway to movie star to proud mother of three, Molly’s career has always been ever-evolving. With each new role her hair takes a toll, from color, cuts, hot-tool styling, and postpartum changes, Molly’s tresses are constantly being pushed to the limit.
During a fateful modeling job in Paris at the age of 21, Molly discovered the Hollywood secret of Viviscal™ Hair Growth Supplement+ and has counted on the brand to grow+ and nourish her hair. She has attributed her ability to maintain vibrant and fuller looking hair throughout the many stages of her life without compromise to the Viviscal brand.
“I first discovered Viviscal after suffering from hair breakage and shedding – and 25 years later, I am still taking it,” says Molly Sims. “Viviscal has been by my side through every stage of my career and my life. That’s years of modeling, acting, hosting and after the birth of my three children. The results are real and I am so honored to partner with a brand I truly believe in.”
Over the past 25 years, millions of people around the world have discovered the power of Viviscal Advanced Hair Health products to promote thicker and fuller looking hair. Viviscal™ supplements are backed by more than 25 years of research and development. Scientifically formulated with the revolutionary active ingredient, AminoMar™ marine complex, Viviscal is clinically proven to nourish thinning hair and promote existing hair growth from within. As America’s #1 selling clinically tested hair growth supplement+, it is no wonder that more than twelve million boxes have been sold in 43 countries worldwide.
“We couldn’t be more excited to announce Molly Sims as the Viviscal spokesperson,” says Robyn Safran, Group Brand Manager of Beauty Marketing for Church & Dwight. “Molly’s personal journey and history with Viviscal made her the perfect partner for the brand. So many women experience hair thinning and excess shedding throughout their life, yet are afraid to talk about. We are thrilled that Molly was willing to share her story and secret to beautiful hair, helping to bring this issue to the forefront, while reinforcing the brand’s heritage and #1 selling position in the market.”


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News has hit the wire that if former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop becomes the new CEO of Microsoft, he will push to center the company's strategy around making Office available on a broad variety of smartphones and tablets. Traditionally Microsoft used Office to drive demand for Windows, but Elop reportedly wants to break with decades of tradition and intends to maximize sales of Office.
Beside a greater emphasize on Office, Elop would also be prepared to sell of even shut down parts of the company. The loss-making Bing search engine for instance might be ditched if Elop becomes CEO, and he also has plans to sell off the Xbox game console division.
Earlier this week, investors drove Microsoft shares to their highest price since mid-2000, after Nomura Holdings Inc. analyst Rick Sherlund said the sale of Bing and Xbox, along with other moves, could lift fiscal 2015 earnings by 40 percent.
“Microsoft is trying to do too much, and these assets add no clear value to the overall business,” wrote Sherlund, who added that he thought Mulally was most likely to get the nod to replace Ballmer.


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Japan’s Super Nintendo World Finally Welcomes You To Experience The Real Amusement
Despite the rising Coronavirus cases globally, Japan’s Super Nintendo World has officially opened its doors for the public on Thursday.
After delays due to the global pandemic, children and other public paid a visit to experience the amusement of Super Nintendo World.
According to the details, for now, only Japanese residents can visit this place amidst international travel bans.
Originally scheduled to open last month, Super Nintendo World opened to the public at Universal Studios Japan.
Following the pandemic’s strict precautionary measures, the park fully directs hygiene measures likes.
However, the capacity of visitors is restricted to 10,000 people per day, according to park officials.
The theme park features two major rides including a Mario Kart-themed one called Koopa’s Challenge and Yoshi’s Adventure.
Furthermore, three more Super Nintendo World parks are being developed at Universal Studios in LA, Orlando and in Singapore.
Earlier, Universal Studios said the opening of Epic Universe has been delayed from 2023 to early 2025.
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