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Gen Y still flocks to malls
A lot of popular assumptions about the Generation Y are dead wrong, experts said at an Urban Land Institute workshop Thursday, and that has big implications for retailers in the coming ...
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15 Reasons Why I Like Crystal Cruise Line
As the Crystal Symphony bore down on Hong Kong, the conclusion of its 16-day "Treasures of Southeast Asia" cruise from Singapore, The Hotel Detective made a list of the things that distinguished the ship and the brand. (See my previous posts, listed in the box at the bottom of the story, for my first two ...
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Facing a Problem of Community in Governance
Now my pastor was talking about the church community and the community of God, but it occurs to me that the same question could be asked of our governance bodies - our city councils, state assemblies and senates, and Congressional bodies. What is the quality of these communities? Are they strong? Strong enough so there is enough trust to find solutions to difficult problems, weather hard times ...
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Andy Bernard Spills The Secret Whats In A Name -- Fact or Fiction
. "Thanks Dad, I mean Darryl." Parenting, or even the lack of parenting, makes an imprint. And it applies not only to personalities but sometimes to famous names. The value of family names as trademarks is a topic that spans all endeavors, from business to politics, to sports and entertainment. Trademarks are packed with meaning. No less so family names, which indicate origin, ...
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Some Insight into CEO Departures
"There are two facts to keep in mind. The first is that sizable golden parachutes are much more frequent in older companies with outsized valuations. For a start-up CEO, the focus is usually more on accelerated vesting of options ...
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Tableau CEO Talks Up His Companys Strong Public Debut A Year After Facebooks IPO
Tableau Software CEO Christian Chabot said his company's IPO was done largely to raise public awareness. (Photo courtesy of Tableau) Exactly a year ...
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Intel kicks off ultrabook road trip in New York
ultrabook world tour in New York, hoping to make consumers excited about the latest PCs and curb a drop in the computing market. The chip giant opened a temporary pop-up shop in Manhattan's Meatpacking District from May 17 to 19 to give New Yorkers the chance to try out new computers firsthand. ...
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NewsWatch Why Facebook is an unfriendly reminder of IPO risk
Facebook's flubbed IPO a year ago isn't the reason individual investors are reluctant to participate in the record equity rally, but it did lay bare some important investing ...
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Forced to live with BB10 and kind of liking it
(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) ORLANDO, Fla -- Irony may be funny to the gods of Olympus but it's a cruel lesson for us mortals. I found this out the hard way at BlackBerry Live 2013. Within minutes of arriving at my hotel I managed to misplace my ...
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BBQ Dragon can light a grill fire in 10 minutes or less
BBQ Dragon could be the breath of fresh air -- literally -- to change my poor fire-starting fortune. Essentially working the same way as a fan, the cordless BBQ Dragon shoots a large amount of cool air into a fire and accelerates the burning process. The stainless steel device, which has a variable air speed controller and flexible arm, easily clips onto the side of a grill or smoker. The ...
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Watch the tiny teaser trailer for Batman Arkham Origins
(Credit: Warner Bros.) Batman: Arkham Origins, as the name suggests, is a prequel for the other two Arkham games, set a couple of years ...
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Which ear you hold your cell phone to may reveal brain dominance
Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit say that, similar to handedness, most people who hold their cell phones to their left ear are right-hemisphere dominant and vice ...
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The Week in Pictures Googles utopia to a stem cell burger
The technology world was buzzing with news this week. From Google's annual I/O conference to some very tiny robotics, these are the images from the week's tech stories that stood out. Google CEO Larry Page took the stage ...
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US stocks rise on hopeful signs for the US economy market rises for a fourth week straight
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Encouraging news about the U.S. economy is extending the stock market's rally. U.S. stock indexes rose for the fourth week in a row and are at record levels. A gauge of future economic activity rose more than analysts had expected, as did a measure of consumer confidence. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 121 points to close at 15,354 Friday, an increase of 0.8 per ...
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Two popular eateries close doors on Lake Elsinores Main Street
Sean O'Grady walked into a shop Thursday morning in downtown Lake Elsinore with a bewildered look on his face and, motioning to the adjacent storefront, asked the proprietor, "What happened ...
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Pew survey questions Gen X baby boomer savings
NEW YORK -- A research report by the Pew Charitable Trusts says younger baby boomers and Generation Xers face an uncertain retirement because of reduced savings, high levels of debt, and losses during the Great Recession.The study found that members of Generation X, who are now between 38 and 47 years old, lost almost half their wealth between 2007 and 2010. Young baby boomers, who are between ...
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Buybacks are a big factor behind stock market boom
NEW YORK -- It's the narcissist rally.Sure, there are plenty of forces pushing stocks higher - record corporate earnings, small investors finally buying again, signs the U.S. economy may be strengthening, central banks flooding the financial system with money.But you may want to spare a thought, and a healthy dose of worry, for what is one of the biggest, and least appreciated, reasons for ...
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The Singular Experience Of Sonomas Farmhouse Inn
puts you in the perfect location to explore this memorable route, as well as the many wonderful wineries in the Russian River Valley. Located in Forestville, 10 miles south of Healdsburg and 23 miles west of Kenwood, the inn evolved from an 1873 farmhouse. Butter-yellow clapboard siding, shuttered windows and a front veranda make it look country simple at first glance, but it is also wonderfully ...
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Unlock the Selling Power of Your Place
Do hear you that sound? Sure you do. It's the din of businesses selling in a hypercompetitive 24/7 marketplace. Today, via websites, blogs, social media, direct mail, trade shows, and countless more channels, companies (yes, ours included) are selling their products and services nonstop--and noisily. But consider this: No matter which communication channels your company is using, ...
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Two Obamacare Mandates That Dramatically Expand The Internal Revenue Services Power
The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington D.C. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Much of the talk in the news this week regards the appalling scandal involving IRS targeting of conservative non-profit groups. So it's worth noting that Obamacare dramatically expands the authority and the scope of the Internal Revenue Service. Two provisions in particular will require thousands of new IRS ...
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How J.C. Penney Can Stem the Tide of Slumping Sales
$348 million , or $1.58 per share and a revenue slump of 16.4% to $2.635 billion as same store sales dropped 16.6%. Recently re-installed CEO Myron Ullman may be wondering exactly how he'll prevent the JCP ship from capsizing. In the earning statement, Ullman said, "We are looking forward, not back, and undertaking initiatives to ensure we have a successful future," without ...
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What Its Really Like To Moonlight As A Landlord
best and worst places to be a landlord . The time is also ripe right now for would-be landlords because the recovery in the housing market is accelerating. Real estate research ...
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Nokias Windows Phone Slowly Gaining Traction
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop Now Has A First Quality Phone To Sell (Photo credit: Wikipedia) There is still uncertainty about the course Stephen Elop has charted ...
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Chief Funster Yep Thats a Job
From the land down under that brought you the "Best Job in the World" -- island caretaker! -- comes a contest for, not one, but SIX dream jobs: chief funster, outback adventurer, park ranger, wildlife caretaker, taste master, and lifestyle photographer. Each of the six jobs takes place in a different state or territory of Australia and involves a six-month contract with a salary ...
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JC Penney CEO Meets Shareholders
J.C. Penney CEO Mike Ullman told shareholders: "I have an enduring affection for J.C. Penney, its customers, associates and shareholders...it's a privilege to come back and get us on a profitable growth track." Without a formal presentation or powerpoint slides, Ullman outlined his priorities for shareholders who gathered inside the company's home office in Plano, Texas, in a ...
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Rhode Island offshore wind farm contraversey
There is division in the ranks over a wind farm planned for construction off Block Island, while officials in the state government have accused future surveys for potential new sites of lacking in scope.
Deepwater Wind is becoming a controversial name in Rhode Island over plans to build an off shore wind farm just off the coast of Rhode Island. While not as controversial as Deepwater Horizon, the BP oil rig that caused the mess in the Gulf of Mexico, the renewable energy plans of Deepwater Wind are certainly raising some hackles. Read more
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