tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55712681554114170152024-03-25T07:58:03.200-06:00Paradigm InfoStreamTrusted InformationExecutive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.comBlogger2522125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-82831134276410933972018-05-29T12:28:00.000-06:002018-05-29T12:28:44.244-06:00Canadians Buy Kinder Morgan Pipeline & Pacific Terminal for C$4.5B<br />
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<span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Government of Canada has reached an agreement with Kinder Morgan to purchase the company's Trans Mountain Expansion Project and related pipeline and terminal assets for $4.5 billion. The transaction is expected to close in August 2018.</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This expansion will increase daily capacity from 300,000 to 890,000 barrels, while improving market access to the US Pacific Coast and Northeast Asia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the course of the federal review of the project, the Government consulted 117 potentially affected Indigenous rights holders for four additional months, marking the deepest federal consultations ever done on a major project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2018/05/agreement-reached-to-create-and-protect-jobs-build-trans-mountain-expansion-project0.html"><b>The full text of the release</b></a></span></div>
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<br />Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-35580277437573170912018-04-20T12:00:00.002-06:002018-04-20T12:01:10.374-06:00OPINION - Why do Organizations FIB?<h3>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Recently we collected an article from the Lorne Rubis Blog that illuminates a well-known HR problem. Thank you to Lorne and Garrett Rubis.</span></h3>
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Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-27227395399217139002018-04-19T14:45:00.000-06:002018-04-19T14:45:09.299-06:00MARKET - Reinventing The Customer Experience<h3>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelforhez/">Michael Forhez </a>of Oracle and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleevansmaclachlan/">Michelle Evans</a> of Euromonitor Identified Nine Key Drivers along the Customer Journey</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Staying relevant is no easy task given the multitude of underlying forces now continuously shaping a new world of commerce. The speed of thought, coupled with its ever more connected consumer means relevancy is a very desirable element of the Customer Satisfaction Strategy. To address this need, Oracle and Euromonitor International partnered to examine key drivers along the customer journey.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/MICHAELFORHEZ/reinventing-the-customer-experience-for-a-new-era"><b>HERE IS THE PRESENTATION</b></a></span></div>
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Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-42425869487448878282018-04-04T12:33:00.001-06:002018-04-04T12:33:17.622-06:00INNOVATION - ATB Financial Moved Entire Organization to G-Suite<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Early in March, TechRepublic published a story which bears reading for any organization that isn't using cloud based IT Infrastructure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The story caught our attention because The Paradigm Corporation has been using the <b><a href="https://gsuite.google.com/">G-Suite platform</a></b> internally and for clients since 2011. There are so many benefits for large and small organizations it would be impossible to illuminate them all in a single InfoStream article. However, suffice to say, it was the easiest and most beneficial transformation ever made in IT Infrastructure by the small Paradigm team. Routinely, we hear from former contractors and employees who now use the Google Enterprise infrastructure to support their daily activities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By July of 2018, <b><a href="https://www.atb.com/about/Pages/default.aspx">ATB Financial</a></b> will have completed the conversion of the entire 5,000 member team and the first year of operations. The TechRepublic article features the story of this transformation from two perspectives: Chief Transformation Officer, Wellington Holbrook and Chief Evangelist, Lorne Rubis, discuss the implementation strategy and tactics as well as the experience of moving ATB Financial to G-Suite.</span><br />
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Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-43339818561298009732018-03-14T12:41:00.000-06:002018-03-14T12:43:25.410-06:00INNNOVATE - Mars Announces US$100M Fund<h3>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Leap Ventures and the Companion Fund are Supported by US$100 Million Venture Investment from Mars Petcare</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>"We're excited to support entrepreneurs and innovators in creating new products and services that deliver on our purpose: 'A Better World for Pets,'" <b>said <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/poul-weihrauch-b4300b53/">Poul Weihrauch</a>, President, Mars Petcare.</b> "The extraordinary opportunities of connected technology and data are open to all. Match them with the expansive reach, resources and core capabilities of a company like Mars, and together we can create a powerful force for change."</i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These programs are new ways of reaching innovators and entrepreneurs whose companies are at various stages, from ideation to execution to scale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>"Our ambition is to become a partner of choice for everyone willing to change the rules of the game in pet care. Mars Petcare is leveraging our own success stories, Whistle and Wisdom Health, to identify and support the next wave of industry disruptors," <b>said <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonid-sudakov-0a39892/">Leonid Sudakov</a>, President of Connected Solutions, the global ventures, consumer technology, data and analytics division of Mars Petcare</b>. "Mars Petcare's unique global scale and network of connected businesses will support the founders in taking their ideas from whiteboard to pets and their owners' homes."</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Companion Fund is a $100 million venture capital fund managed by Digitalis Ventures. Companion Fund will provide startup capital and support to entrepreneurs addressing the needs of pets, pet owners and vets. The fund will focus primarily on the investment opportunities in Digital Health, Diagnostics, Nutrition and Services, but is excited to explore new areas of need with exceptional entrepreneurs. Digitalis Ventures has offices in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and London.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Leap is the first startup accelerator focused on pet care innovation, led by Mars Petcare, R/GA and Michelson Found Animals. Leap is based in Portland, Oregon, at R/GA's office in the heart of the innovation-centric Pearl District. Leap is targeting early stage startups and will be split into two cohorts of six companies each. A customized team of R/GA's award-winning strategists, technologists, designers and consultants will collaborate with the startups to help execute their business plans and prepare them for future milestones, including fundraising, pitching and business development. The startups will receive mentorship from industry executives and access to world-class partners.</span><br />
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<br />Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-34416892490901138272018-03-12T13:49:00.000-06:002018-03-12T13:49:24.653-06:00INNOVATE - Amazon Targets Counterfeit Merchandise<h3>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amazon's Transparency Program to Prevent Counterfeit Merchandise Seeks to Add 1,000 brands in 2018</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the spring of 2016, Amazon began trialing a new approach to eliminating counterfeit product. The program was tested on Amazon products for the first year. It expanded to a few select vendors in mid 2017 but in 2018 Transparency is expanding to hundreds of other brands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This cool program uses the Amazon app to provide consumers with information about where the product was manufactured and other details that validate the authenticity. The consumer uses the Smartphone app to take a picture of the 2D barcode and automatically sees the information associated with that SKU.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=15466573011">Transparency Program</a></b> identifier label looks like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amazon provides a unique 26 digit alphanumeric code related to the authenticity information f</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or each product enrolled in the program</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. The manufacturer applies the code to the product prior to delivery so the Amazon fulfillment centre is able to validate authenticity during the product acceptance phase. The manufacturer receives global protection by applying the code to each product no matter which channel it sells through. Consumers use the code to verify the product no matter where it is purchased, but will be assured of accredited merchandise when they acquire the product through Amazon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">According to Amazon, the program will add between $0.01-$0.05 to the cost of each item depending on the volume. Amazon product acceptance protocols are expected to discover most counterfeit merchandise, however, c</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">onsumers may also report vendors selling counterfeit product. Once registered, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amazon will notify all sellers that Transparency codes are required and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">will not accept </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">product whether sold by the brand, a third-party seller or Amazon Retail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amazon Marketplace features millions of independent vendors across the globe who list hundreds of millions of items. Since the launch 10+ years ago, Amazon Marketplace accounts for over half the company's e-commerce volume. This rapid expansion has forced Amazon to deal with a surge in counterfeits and unauthorized selling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">CNBC recently told the story of <b><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/08/amazon-pitches-transparency-anti-counterfeit-service-to-wrong-seller.html">Wee Urban owner Holly MacLean</a></b>. After reaching a peak of $500,000 in baby clothing sales on Amazon Marketplace in 2016, she saw revenue plunge 80 percent in 2017 because of counterfeit and copyright infringement issues. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For those who never heard him preach, here is a classic sermon by Billy Graham who recently left this world for his heavenly home. May you be blessed!</span></div>
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Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-67198801283497459712018-03-10T15:09:00.002-07:002018-03-10T15:09:45.345-07:00VIDEO SATURDAY - Blockchain, Hydrophobic Surfaces, Accelerated Tech, Demographics and VUCA<h3 style="color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
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Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-1859279303021402792018-03-08T03:00:00.000-07:002018-03-08T07:18:27.682-07:00EDITORIAL - Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin Mining and Blockchain<h3>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What is it all about? Will it change anything? When?</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">We hear cryptocurrency, bitcoin mining and blockchain in many conversations these days. The views seem to range from those who think it is hype, to those who are skeptical of the impact they face, to the very few who are convinced the world has changed forever.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At the bottom of this article is a funny video that summarizes three main flavours of sentiment toward cryptocurrency.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In this article I hope to stimulate the thinking of colleagues who may be in government, in senior management, on the advisory boards of nonprofits, directors of profit driven enterprises and those who invest. Some 2,600 are connected by LinkedIn and the rest (458K) read this blog.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Recently, the feed from CNBC ran the headline <b><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/23/secretive-chinese-bitcoin-mining-company-may-have-made-as-much-money-as-nvidia-last-year.html?">'Secretive Chinese bitcoin mining company may have made as much money as Nvidia last year'</a>. </b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The article went on to say:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Based on conservative estimates of gross margin of 75 percent and operating margin of 65 percent, Bernstein analysts calculate that Beijing-based <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitmain">Bitmain</a></b> made $3 billion to $4 billion in operating profits in 2017".</span> </li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"By </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">contrast, Nvidia's operating profit was $3 billion during the same period, according to Bernstein's U.S. semiconductor team estimates".</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>So how can this be?</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Mostly because changes are occurring so rapidly. Of course even the casual observer will understand the implications of <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia">Nvidia Corporation</a></b> profits after 24 years of capital intensive development being overshadowed by a bitcoin mining operation in its infancy. <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitmain">Bitmain</a></b> was founded five years ago (2013) and is likely a less capital intensive operation. An interesting sidelight to this story is that Nvidia may, in fact, hold an important key to higher computing densities and lower power consumption in bitcoin mining with the SoCs and parallel processing capabilities it owns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Okay, so what?</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here's what. The lack of stability and massive speculation evident in cryptocurrency have blinded those who should be paying close attention to blockchain technology in the rest of the economy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Defining the blockchain in detail is beyond the scope of this article, however, several articles have appeared in InfoStream (Use the search feature). A <b><a href="https://petlynxinfostream.blogspot.ca/2018/02/disrupt-yesterday-us-state-governors.html">recent InfoStream article featured Ginni Rometty</a></b> CEO of IBM, was simple and explained blockchain to the US National Governors Association.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The main blockchain takeaways for your consideration are these:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Blockchain will convert every existing value chain into an ecosystem of collaborators working to deliver products and services to the customer with full transparency, financial security, lower cost and high levels of trust.</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>If you aren't in the ecosystem that evolves to serve your customers, you will lose your customer base and likely your business.</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Blockchains already exist for food safety, country of origin, manufacturing processes, funds transfer, smart contracts and financial services, to name just a few.</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>If you move very quickly, there may still be an opportunity to be a driver of the blockchain and ecosystem that is rapidly developing to serve your customers.</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><b>According to Gartner, IBM, McKinsey and other analysts blockchain will have a more powerful disruptive effect than did the Internet.</b></i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>In my lifetime, I have been associated with four major disruptions: Electrical to Electronic; Wired to Wireless; Analogue to Digital; and, the Bandwidth/Capacity of Optical Fibre. The speed at which blockchain is being embraced is beyond anything I have witnessed, possibly because there are so few barriers and such a high degree of benefit for all.</i></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In my advisory activities, I use the term 'digital velocity' to define the acceleration (velocity) an organization must achieve to overcome the cultural and process inertia (gravity) preventing change and therefore future sustainability.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is going to sound harsh, but I observe that many are ambivalent or ignorant of the consequences they face, while others sit on the deck of their modern 'Titanic' discussing competitive improvements as the ship silently slips below the waves. My intent here is to sound an alarm and to provide a call to action.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. Wisdom, she is only a friend to those who act. It's time to get the help you need and act!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A COMMON RESPONSE TO CRYPTOCURRENCY:</span></b><br />
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<br />Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-90614366690154716972018-03-07T17:12:00.002-07:002018-03-07T17:17:33.568-07:00INNOVATE - Alberta Treasury Branches Support Entrepreneurs<h3>
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<a href="https://www.atb.com/SiteCollectionImages/Articles/Learn/WeAreATB-ATBX-Secondary-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Image result for atb x logo" border="0" height="148" src="https://www.atb.com/SiteCollectionImages/Articles/Learn/WeAreATB-ATBX-Secondary-1.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The digital economy is demanding new approaches to banking and financial relationships. <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATB_Financial">Alberta Treasury Branches</a></b> has taken an innovative approach which could be a model for other financial institutions and provinces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Entrepreneurial Centers in both Edmonton and Calgary are providing new business developers and innovators with a collaborative space and services that are designed to solve the issues they face. The 14 week ATB-X Business Accelerator Program helps new business owners at </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the market validation stage to </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">sharpen their skills with an intensive program of curriculum, connections and community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://atb.com/business/experts/Pages/ATB-X-Accelerator.aspx">ATB X Cohort 4</a></b> is completing the program and Cohort 5 is gathering for a launch later this year. Bravo ATB!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Perhaps this investment will give rise to the kind of diversification needed in Alberta. Perhaps ATB will be able to integrate these programs with entrepreneurial activities already under way at the <b><a href="https://www.ucalgary.ca/utoday/issue/2017-05-31/40-million-gift-activates-university-calgary-commitment-entrepreneurial-thinking">University of Calgary</a></b> to encourage new business development in the province.</span><br />
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Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-49862874511066498782018-03-06T15:32:00.000-07:002018-03-06T15:34:55.511-07:00BRAND - Target Responds with Agility and Speed<h3>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Target Pushes Back with New Brands, Remodelled Stores and New Services. </span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Target CEO <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cornell">Brian Cornell</a>, </b>the former CEO of Sam's Club, arrived to lead the Minneapolis retailer just four years ago. He has piloted the company through a crisis field of icebergs that would have felled many leaders. Cornell has been a proponent of moving faster and becoming more agile.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The rapid shift to online, as well as other changes to shopping habits, has been a huge challenge for many retailers. A large number of store closings and bankruptcies took place in the market last year. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Target’s sales, which had been in a slump, are beginning to lift. The company saw growth of 3.4 percent in November and December. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“We put a premium on speed and agility, but we also want to make sure we’re making the right choices,” Cornell said during an interview at Target’s bustling <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicollet_Mall">Nicollet Mall</a></b> store, which has a sleeker look following a $10 million makeover.</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“We now have more of the proof points in place and we can accelerate. I think there’s been a great sense of urgency for four years now,” he said. “The difference is we’ve been very disciplined. I use the term ‘surgical’ in testing and validating before we roll things out.”</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://corporate.target.com/press/releases/2018/03/target-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2017-e">Q4 Financials Reports</a></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> have drawn criticism from some analysts. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cornell and other top Target executives revealed more of their strategic road map at the analysts meeting this morning. <b><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/06/target-q4-earnings-2017.html">The CNBC report </a></b>earlier today discusses this criticism in some detail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“They have an ambitious agenda,” said Mark Miller of <b><a href="http://blueviewinvestment.com/">BlueView Investment</a></b>, who has been following Target for two decades. “They’re starting to see payback from some of their initiatives. The challenges haven’t gone away, but they’re now able to speak more to” how they’re addressing them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">While the retail outlook is looking much brighter this year, Cornell said it will still be difficult for retailers who aren’t investing in their stores, employees and online infrastructure to make it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“There’s really no place for poorly run and highly leveraged retailers in this environment,” he said. “I think we’ll continue to see some of those retailers unfortunately close stores and potentially move to bankruptcy and liquidation. But for well-run retailers, I think there are significant opportunities in front of us.”</span></blockquote>
<a href="https://corporate.target.com/_media/TargetCorp/news/2017/12/ABV_Shipt_header.jpg?ext=.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="The Target and Shipt logos" border="0" height="100" src="https://corporate.target.com/_media/TargetCorp/news/2017/12/ABV_Shipt_header.jpg?ext=.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In December, <b><a href="https://corporate.target.com/article/2017/12/target-acquires-shipt">Target bought Shipt</a></b> and will add home delivery along with curbside delivery to Target stores this year. <b><a href="https://www.shipt.com/">Shipt</a></b> features one hour delivery from local grocery stores to your home. The ability to add delivery will help Target compete with the biggest threat to Target's sustainability, Amazon Prime.</span><br />
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Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-90298297598786748172018-03-06T10:45:00.000-07:002018-03-06T10:45:14.203-07:00BRAND - Amazon Release Shows Amazing Growth in Illinois <h3>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On August 10, 2015 Amazon announced a first fulfillment center in Illinois</span></h3>
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<a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/Campus/SplashPage/Images/Locations/ILLINOIS-UC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Related image" border="0" height="125" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/Campus/SplashPage/Images/Locations/ILLINOIS-UC.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since the <b><a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2078222">initial building’s launch</a></b>, Amazon has opened eight other fulfillment centers, two Prime Now hubs, an Amazon Fresh site, a sortation center, four delivery stations, an Amazon Books store, and a corporate office in the Prairie State.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This expansion has resulted in Amazon investing hundreds of millions of dollars into Illinois’s economy, both in fulfillment infrastructure and compensation to its 10,000 current employees. As a snapshot, according to a report by the company’s Economics team, Amazon’s investments in Illinois from 2014 through 2016 resulted in an additional $200 million to the state’s economy. Using Input-Output methodology and multipliers developed by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Amazon estimates its investments in the state have created an additional 7,000 indirect jobs on top of the company’s direct hires.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180304005005/en/Amazon-Celebrates-10000-Full-Time-Employees-Illinois">News Release</a></b></span></div>
<br />Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-58650297667042073702018-03-05T12:24:00.002-07:002018-03-05T12:24:45.174-07:00COLLABORATE - Circulation and Lyft Serveup Non-Emergency Medical Transportation<h3>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Patient Journey Starts with a Ride</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">According to the <b><a href="https://www.circulation.com/med/Circulation_LyftPR.pdf">December Newsrelease by Circulation</a></b>, the company offers a <b><a href="https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/security/laws-regulations/index.html">HIPAA-compliant</a></b>, digital platform to coordinate convenient and reliable non-emergency transportation for all areas of healthcare. The Circulation platform is designed to seamlessly integrate all transportation capabilities (e.g. outsourced transportation, owned fleets, and other medical logistics services) and places a new focus on patient convenience and satisfaction. Circulation becomes a single access point for scheduling and monitoring transportation by simplifying ordering, improving reliability and efficiency, and reducing transportation spend. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With the <b><a href="https://petlynxinfostream.blogspot.ca/2018/03/collaborate-allscripts-and-lyft-enable.html">Allscripts/Lyft announcement</a></b> today, it is clear that non-emergency medical transportation is a sector where Lyft and Uber will compete for millions of rides. The disruption to existing non-emergency transportation services will need to be examined closely. However, it would seem the development of competition between Uber and Lyft will be of benefit to consumers as well as the healthcare system. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX) and Lyft, the fastest growing rideshare company in the U.S., are joining forces to incorporate non-emergency transportation directly into the physician’s workflow. Leveraging <b><a href="https://www.lyft.com/">Lyft’s proprietary application</a></b> programming interface (API) and <b><a href="http://ca.allscripts.com/allscripts-com/about-us">Allscripts</a></b> Open platform, the companies plan to integrate this functionality, into Allscripts Sunrise™ electronic health record (EHR), to enable clinicians to order the Lyft service for patients.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <b><a href="http://investor.allscripts.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=112727&p=irol-newsArticle_print&ID=2336137">press release this morning</a></b> suggests 3.6 million Americans have transportation issues that prevent them from getting to or from a doctor’s appointment, and 25 percent of lower-income patients have missed or rescheduled appointments due to lack of transportation. Through this partnership, Allscripts and Lyft can reach millions of Americans, to eliminate these transportation barriers and improve access to healthcare.</span>Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-57496620474737552672018-03-04T03:30:00.000-07:002018-03-04T07:50:02.333-07:00SABBATH - Dr. Billy Graham - The Funeral, Responses to a Life Well Lived<h3>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"The world has lost today a friend of the lost, a bearer of hope, and a voice crying in the wilderness, "Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand." The silencing of this strong voice is a call to all Believers to step up with integrity and compassion to fill the void left by this great pastor to the world." - Bill & Gloria Gaither (4'52")</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/corbella-billy-graham-died-but-he-is-not-dead">Calgary Herald Journalist Licia Corbella writes about her experience at the Billy Graham Crusade in Vancouver and an unexpected outcome.</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.macleans.ca/archives/billy-grahams-campaign-to-capture-toronto/">The Macleans 1955 article about the first crusade in Canada - 'Billy Graham’s Campaign to Capture Toronto' from their archives. </a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Viewers who have questions about their own faith can follow the links provided in the funeral video or email the Executive Director at InfoStream </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://petlynxinfostream.blogspot.ca/p/contact-us.html">'Contact Us'</a></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
<br />Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-84193502222849161982018-03-03T15:23:00.000-07:002018-03-03T15:23:05.489-07:00VIDEO SATURDAY - Powerwall, Roofing Tiles, CFO Assets and Drones <h3>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The company lost $1.5 billion in 2017 but is well ahead of Apple's streaming service, with 71 million paying subscribers and more than 159 monthly listeners. </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">Recent transactions show the company shares selling at more than US$132 per share.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A direct listing is different and somewhat unique as there is no underwriter of the listing. The Spotify shares will be listed for trade and the market value of the shares will be determined by the number of shares available for sale and the demand from prospective investors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Spotify was founded in Stockholm, Sweden during 2006. </span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotify">Wikipedia</a></b> provides the story of this music, video and podcast streaming service. The popularity of Spotify on Amazon's Alexa appears to be high and rising. Platform based offerings have become the most effective business models of the digital economy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Analysts seem to suggest the Spotify shares will have good support since there are a lot of investment dollars on the sidelines. Investors are keenly watching this development to understand the value of a platform based streaming business in the digital economy. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">InfoStream is watching the direct listing model to understand if it will disrupt the more common route to an IPO requiring underwriters and placement agents.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/28/spotify-files-for-ipo.html">CNBC Reports on the Spotify IPO</a></b></span></span></div>
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Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-35615876869025125942018-03-02T11:40:00.001-07:002018-03-02T11:40:21.027-07:00ACQUIRE - The Impact of Amazon's purchase of RING for More Than US$1B<h3>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amazon Continues to Invest in the Last Mile (Yard) of Customer Access</span></h3>
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<a href="about:invalid#zClosurez" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Image result for ring" border="0" src="data:image/png;base64,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" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Amazon purchase of <b><a href="https://ring.com/">Ring</a></b> could cost the company as much as US$1.8B. However, virtually all analysts and observers find it to be a good strategic and tactical move for Amazon. Past InfoStream articles have shown that Amazon wishes (needs) to own the path to the consumer to continue and expand the client ecosystem it has developed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In late December, the ecommerce giant announced the purchase of <b><a href="https://petlynxinfostream.blogspot.ca/2017/12/acquire-amazon-buys-blink-and-improves.html">Blink</a></b> to enhance the <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Amazon-Key-In-Home-Kit/dp/B00KCYQGXE">Amazon Key</a></b> service and devices. Earlier this year Amazon announced it would move to <b><a href="https://petlynxinfostream.blogspot.ca/2018/02/disrupt-amazon-focuses-on-last-mile.html">disrupt Fedex and UPS</a></b> with services for the 'last mile' of home and business delivery. With Amazon Key, <b><a href="https://logistics.amazon.com/">Amazon Logistics</a></b>, <b><a href="https://flex.amazon.com/get-started">Amazon Flex</a></b> and <b><a href="https://services.amazon.com/fulfillment-by-amazon/benefits.html">Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA)</a></b> it seems Amazon is well on the way to accomplish this goal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The reader should not overlook the fact that integrating Ring with Amazon Home services and devices like <b><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0749ZSPN7?">Amazon Echo</a></b>, ensures the company is also poised to disrupt the huge field of Home Security.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The one aspect of this purchase that analysts don't seem to understand is the price tag. Perhaps they are not pricing into this deal the competitive advantage and cost of time and resources to own and control this last 'yard' of the path to the customer. The one big winner in this transaction aside from the investors who supplied early stage capital to Ring will be the customer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ring-m-a-amazon-com/amazon-buys-startup-ring-in-1-billion-deal-to-run-your-home-security-idUSKCN1GB2VG">The original Reuters article on Wednesday, February 27</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/02/28/kevin-oleary-on-missing-out-on-ring-on-shark-tank.html">CNBC Video of Kevin O'Leary on Why He Won't Cry Over Spilt Milk (3'44")</a></b> </span><br />
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<br />Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-5849823003956385732018-03-01T15:07:00.000-07:002018-03-01T15:07:03.107-07:00BRAND - Mars Petcare Dreams Big to Create a Better World for Pets and Customers<h3>
<a href="https://www.williamsonchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/MPC-Logo-with-NA-brands-20151-1024x698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Related image" border="0" height="136" src="https://www.williamsonchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/MPC-Logo-with-NA-brands-20151-1024x698.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Leonid Sudakov, Mars Petcare on 21st Century Brand Connectivity at 2018 IAB Leadership Meeting</span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.mars.com/cis/en/brands/petcare.aspx">Mars Petcare</a></b> is reshaping their business by becoming more consumer centric and daring to dream big. Building a better world for customers and their pets creates a win for everyone.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The IBM C-suite Study Draws Input
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Titled <u><b>"Incumbents </b></u></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><b>Strike Back",</b></u> this research </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from the IBM Institute for Business Value, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">discovers and documents the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">truth trends of the present state of business under four headings:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dancing with Disruption</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Trust in the Journey</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Orchestrating the Future</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, I know we published a video featuring <b><a href="https://petlynxinfostream.blogspot.ca/2018/02/disrupt-yesterday-us-state-governors.html">Ginni Rometty (IBM's CEO)</a></b> yesterday and yes, I know we risk being called out as someone indoctrinated by IBM, but - rarely is such valuable research made available free of charge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Certainly every business stakeholder including C-suite, managers, directors and investors will benefit from spending time with this document. Even small and medium sized businesses will find value here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why am I so taken with this research? Because nearly everyone in the InfoStream global audience is trying to understand when or how disruption and innovation will impact their business. Incumbents feel particularly vulnerable</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> as they watch innovation and disruption surround them and add risk to the legacy they have built.</span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>"What’s required, now more than ever, is the fortitude for perpetual reinvention"</b></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">IBM C-suite Study</span></b></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paradigm </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">'Right Think' </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">advisory services are applied to gain digital velocity. Developing the velocity to escape the gravitational pull of culture, peers and disruptors is job one. Building ecosystems using a 'platform business model' is the new mandate. IBM has provided a road map.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.ibm.com/services/insights/c-suite-study/19th-edition">DOWNLOAD THE ROAD MAP</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>About Executive Producer, Larry R. Evans:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Larry Evans is a trusted business advisor and ecosystem advocate. He is Principal of <a href="http://theparadigmcorporation.com/"><span style="color: blue;"><b>The Paradigm Corporation @ Thunder Ridge</b></span></a> in Crossfield, Alberta, Canada, and is known for bringing a unique and predictive lens to paradigm shifts in a career that spans 45 years. Now often from his wheelchair, he brings a grounded, tenacious view of business called 'right think'. His perspective and values influence his life, business and ministry.</i></span></div>
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Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-11893610892405245602018-02-26T16:43:00.000-07:002018-02-26T16:47:32.164-07:00DISRUPT - Yesterday US State Governors Tackled AI, Blockchain and Other Disruptors<h3>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Winter Meeting of State Governors Plenary Session - Staying ahead of the Curve</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Rometty shares how she moved IBM from a product orientation to a customer oriented provider of solutions. She outlines how disruption will reshape everything, but shows there will be much opportunity and outlines the programs that are working to retrain employees, improve the opportunities for high school graduates and resolve the developing shortage of technologists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Nevada Governor, Brian Sandoval, has innovators like Elon Musk setting up shop in his state, so sees the disruption as well as the opportunities and issues first hand. Governor Sandoval leads the session as well as the Innovation Initiative for NGA. There is much of value here.</span></div>
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Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-2502684164120131762018-02-25T03:30:00.000-07:002018-02-25T03:30:17.681-07:00SABBATH - Tim Tebow Shares a Story of Faith, Football and a Verse he Learned in Sunday School<h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He has been a broadcaster, a speaker and a professional player of football and baseball who just last month was invited to the 2018 New York Mets Major League Baseball Camp. Watch a good story and a man of evident faith. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;">How Much Does the World Suck? A Quiz with Bill Gates | Ingrid Nilsen, Published </span></span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Feb 19, 2018 (12'27"):</span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Is the world as bad as we think it is? How is it possible to be an optimist when there's so much suffering happening around us? We live in a time when we are constantly inundated with a negative stream of news, and while I definitely don't have all the answers or solutions, I hope this video helps you see the side that's often left untouched by our news cycle: the good.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">For centuries, the tides have fed the needs of these Scottish islands. Today, they're providing something new - power.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What Should Be Called Meat Now that Cultured and Plant Based Protein is On The Market</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On February 9th, the United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) submitted a petition for rulemaking to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) requesting the agency to establish accurate beef labeling requirements to better inform consumers on the difference between beef products derived from cattle and those created in a laboratory.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.uscattlemen.org/Templates/pdfs_USCA/2018-PDFs/2-9-18USCA-AMS-Petition-re-definition-of-beef-and-meat.pdf">15-page petition</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> calls for an official definition of the term "beef," and more broadly, "meat."</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/23/the-fight-against-fake-meat-has-officially-begun.html">The CNBC Video and Report</a></b></div>
Executive Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480732087702057297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571268155411417015.post-57674405885527171462018-02-23T13:08:00.000-07:002018-02-23T13:08:00.603-07:00MARKET - A Weekly Review of Amazon Stories and Notes<h3>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Investors Buy Into Amazon While Grocery and Pharmacy Dash For Cover</span> </h3>
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<a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01//68cb/1203/images3/go-gallery-kitchen._V534007259_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="chefs-in-kitchen" border="0" height="212" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01//68cb/1203/images3/go-gallery-kitchen._V534007259_.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.recode.net/2018/2/22/17019274/amazon-go-6-new-stores-seattle-los-angeles-the-grove-rick-caruso-cashierless">Recode reports Amazon Go</a></b> plans to open as many as </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">six </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">more cashierless Amazon Go stores this year. Watch for openings in Seattle where <b><a href="https://petlynxinfostream.blogspot.ca/2018/01/editorial-amazon-go-challenges-others.html">Amazon Go was launched</a></b> and in Los Angeles where Amazon's first experiment with Whole Foods grocery delivery took place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Everyone wonders how Walmart will respond to the Amazon Go challenge. In December<b> </b></span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.recode.net/2017/12/20/16693406/walmart-personal-styling-jet-black-amazon-go-prime-no-checkout-store">Recode reported Walmart was experimenting</a></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> with a new store model called <b><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/20/walmarts-cashier-free-store-personal-shopping-service-and-jet.html">Code Eight</a></b> and preparing a new cashierless experience called </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Project Kepler that aims to reimagine in-store shopping with the help of technologies like computer vision.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;">Earlier this week <b><a href="https://qz.com/1211449/amazon-is-wreaking-havoc-on-grocers-like-albertsons/?">Quartz reported</a></b> that Amazon was wreaking havoc on grocery. They suggest this disruption is largely responsible for </span><span style="color: #181818;">America’s largest grocery chain Albertsons bid to acquire Rite Aid. This latest move by Albertsons, which also bought meal-kit startup <b><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/22/how-shark-tank-business-plated-sold-to-albertsons-for-300-million.html">Plated</a></b> for an undisclosed sum in September, and partnered with grocery-delivery service <b><a href="https://www.instacart.com/">Instacart</a></b> in late November, will give Albertsons 4,900 locations across most of the US, and total revenue of nearly US$83B. As everyone can see </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">grocers and pharmacies are scrambling for cover. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Will Amazon Rule the World? </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hard to tell at this point, but it is clear the disruption afforded by Jeff Bezos' master plan is significant. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amazon wants to deliver everything you want to your doorstep, anywhere in the world. A Wall Street Journal (WSJ) video shows the e-commerce giant faces several challenges in its pursuit of a global empire. WSJ analyst Karan Deep Singh breaks down the basics with the help of an Amazon delivery box:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>How are investors responding?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When Amazon.com announced fourth q</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">uarter sales were up 38% to US$60.5B earlier this month investors began to drive up the share price. The Walmart Q4 stumble reported earlier this week has increased the 'hurt' for Walmart and drove Amazon shares even higher. The <b><a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=irol-stockquote">Amazon Investor Page</a> </b>graphically shows the response.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.recode.net/2018/2/21/17035706/amazon-jeff-bezos-worth-walmart-stock-market-value-growth">Amazon is now worth more than 2.5 Walmarts.</a></span></b></div>
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