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This Smartphone Component Maker is Looking Good
Posted: August 29, 2012 at 9:13 pm
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The success of a smartphone is not the phone makers success alone. It is also the success of its component providers as well as operating system provider, as each of them plays a major role in deciding the fate of the device. These component makers are often left unnoticed, but play an essential part behind the scene. Every year the Cupertino company not only delights hordes of its fans with the release of the newer redesigned version of its iPhone, but it adds to the profits of its component makers as well.
This year as Apples (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 makes it big, its display component provider LG Display (NYSE: LPL) will also benefit hugely. Stock prices of Apple are expected to surge once the company announces its newest tech wonder on September 12 and experts are of the opinion that the companys market capitalization could hit the $1 trillion mark from the current market capitalization of $621 billion. The success of the worlds most valuable technology company will also in turn benefit other players in its value chain.
LG's association with Apple The worlds second largest LCD producer, LG Display, is a key supplier of flat screens to Apple for its iPhones and iPads and now it is expected to supply the flexible OLED displays to the iPhone maker. Mr. Han, the Chief Executive of the Korean company, officially announced that the company has started the mass production of a revamped and thinner display with improved image quality. The iPhone maker has already secured a patent early this month and thus will be the first one to incorporate this in-cell technology and get an advantage over other comparable smartphones.
Apple is preparing to unveil the new iPhone with 30 percent bigger panels than its earlier version in response to Samsungs latest 4.8 inch super AMOLED screen Galaxy S III smartphone. The in-cell technology is the latest development in this space and Apple is going to put this technology in its latest iPhone to make its screen slimmer than before. The in-cell technology helps in integrating the touch sensors straightaway in the display and does not require another touch screen layer. This enables the display to be slimmer, which releases space for other components such as a bigger battery. Also, this so called in-cell technology claims to improve the lifespan of the smartphones by 60 percent compared to the present ones.
When compared to the AMOLED display, this display will not only be sharper, crispier and brighter but it will also use 70 percent less battery. These in-cell screens are complicated and thus more difficult to make and so a shortage of these screens due to production complications could disrupt the flow of iPhone 5 into the market. However, LGs management feels they have experienced all the complexities there could have been and now expect a smooth supply of the panels. Other than this Korean company, there are two more Japanese makers, Sharp Corp. and Japan Display Inc.who are also expected to supply panels using the in-cell technology for the upcoming iPhone.
The much needed boost Things havent been very smooth for the display maker lately and the company reported a net loss of $99 million in its recently ended quarter, though revenue had increased by as much as 14%. The main reason behind the red bottom line was the $175 million that it had to pay to settle a US price-fixing lawsuit. However, the management is pretty optimistic about the future of the company and also commented that it has returned to a profit zone already.
LGs association with Apple is surely going to further improve the situation. Just like Microsofts (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows Phone 8s success is expected to have an impact on Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and thus pull the Finnish phone maker out of trouble; even iPhones success will help push up the top line of the display maker. Analysts are very hopeful about Nokias revival with the new Windows platform and this signifies the power of being in an ecosystem where each player is benefited from the success of the end product.
The success of the latest iPhone will surely have a roll over effect on LG Displays performance also, and once the device is a super hit and experiences huge demand, even LG will face increased demand for its product and, with time, when LG attains economies of scale, its margins will improve. The FBR Capital analyst Craig Berger estimates that Apple could sell as many as 250 million units of iPhone 5 and such a huge figure can significantly contribute towards LGs revenue numbers and give it the much needed boost. So, LG must be as excited as the customers and is surely looking forward to the September 12 event. The iPhone 5 launch could turn out to be one of the biggest events in Apples history as the demand for the device skyrockets.
Youth want financial education in the classroom
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Seven in 10 Teens Say Knowledge of Personal Finances a Must According to New Investor Education Fund (IEF) Study
IEF Answers Youth Financial Literacy Study Findings with New Tools to Inspire Financial Learning in Schools
TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2012 /CNW/ - By the time Ontario's teens finish high school, most will have begun to navigate the world of earning and spending money, but new research reveals that they may not be prepared with the money management skills they need - and want - for life after graduation.
Seventy per cent of Ontario high school students say that learning how to manage their personal finances is important or very important, according to a new study from the Investor Education Fund (IEF) (www.GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca), a leading Canadian authority on financial literacy, financial education and research. The study also revealed that 69 per cent of students think personal finance lessons should be taught in the classroom, an increase of 12 percentage points from a similar study done in 2009.
However, only four in 10 respondents feel they are somewhat or very prepared for managing their personal finances after high school, and only about one-quarter say their schools provide them with most or all of the financial information they need. The feeling of being prepared was highest when the schools provided most or all of the available information.
"High school students are just a few short steps away from post-secondary education or entering the workforce. Learning how to use a budget, manage debt responsibly and save money are essential life skills for young adults," says Tom Hamza, President of IEF. "Students will stand a much better chance of long-term financial success if their schools prepare them with these skills."
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Helping teachers prepare the next generation Building on a decade of experience working with teachers to inspire students about financial literacy, IEF has launched a new suite of entertaining and interactive teaching tools. The lesson plans and tools were developed in partnership with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto and are designed to teach students how to apply relevant financial concepts to their lives.
Lesson plans start in Grade 4, where students develop financial vocabulary, use financial symbols and terminology, identify the forms of currency and make simple purchases in simulated situations, to Grade 12, where classes become fluent in financial terminology, create complex personal and family budgets and analyze the role of individual responsibility in saving, among other money lessons. These teaching resources are available for free at InspireFinancialLearning.ca, a new website designed to help teachers quickly and easily access financial literacy tools.
"Reaching students starting at a young age, with financial information that engages their interests, is the key to making good money habits a lifetime habit," says Hamza. "We hope and expect that this will have a positive impact on Ontarians' financial literacy in the long term."
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The Alternative Board Releases New Book: Strategic Business Leadership
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WESTMINSTER, Colo., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bestselling author, Allen Fishman's new business book, Strategic Business Leadership: The Proven Formula for Greater Company Success does exactly that.
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Whether you are a business owner or an executive/manager in a privately owned business, Fishman's book reveals the methods you need to take control ofand get what you want fromyour business.
Fishman's proven Strategic Business Leadership formula has assisted business owners around the world to achieve their dreams.Fishman uses case studies to show how the Strategic Business Leadership formula can be customized to businesses ranging in revenue from the smallest size companies, with no management team, to companies generating over $100 million per year with significant sized management teams.
Fishman is the Founder and Executive Chairman of The Alternative Board (TAB), which is the world's largest franchise system providing advisory group/board and executive coaching services for business owners and key executives. He has been featured in a variety of media venues, including CNBC, Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today.
With this book, Fishman now makes his Strategic Business Leadership formula for success available to all business owners and those who want to start successful businesses. "Strategic Business Leadership will show you how to strategically plan for the future," he says. "But the methods will also show you how to more fully appreciate and enjoy the present while working towards the future of your dreams."
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Dialog Semiconductor Furthers Wireless Audio Success with Jabra Design Win
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KIRCHHEIM/TECK, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Dialog Semiconductor plc (DLG.F), a provider of highly integrated innovative power management, audio and short range wireless technologies, today announced Jabra has adopted the company's short-range wireless audio ICs to create the Jabra PRO(TM) 9450 Flex JP headset, which connects with office phones and PCs running VoIP calling software, such as Skype or Microsoft Lync.
The Jabra PRO 9450 Flex JP is a stylish, high-performance, lightweight wireless headset and is the first system to use Dialog's chips for the Japanese variant of the DECT standard. It has up to a 120-metre range, delivers up to 10 hours of talk time and integrates Dialog's SC14480 single-chip CAT-iq IC in the headset, with Dialog's LMX4180 DECT transceiver and SC14450 high-end baseband processor in the base-station.
The Jabra PRO 9450 Flex JP is optimised for noisy work environments, while providing industry leading wireless audio quality. The headset runs Dialog's Perfect Acoustic Echo Canceller (PAEC) and background noise cancellation with a wideband audio codec.
For wireless audio applications, the DECT standard enables energy efficiency enhancements, easy pairing, wide-band audio data rates and secure connectivity. Dialog is the market leader in this segment and its portfolio covers all regional versions of DECT plus the 2.4 GHz DCT protocol and also includes the DECT ULE family of products; SmartPulse. The adoption by Jabra further extends the recent deployment of Dialog's DECT technologies into a broader range of short range wireless audio applications; including professional headsets, wireless microphones and gaming.
'A growing number of OEMs are realising the potential that DECT has in enabling long range, high-performance, low power robust systems with ample bandwidth; integrating the technology into a greater range of applications,' said Asmund Tielens, Vice President & General Manager Connectivity and Automotive & Industrial Business Group of Dialog. 'Jabra was among the first to see this potential and is a brand renowned for innovation, exceptional quality and sleek design; and the 9450 Flex JP is no exception,' concluded Tielens.
The SC14480 is the world's first monolithically integrated DECT/DCT solution in standard CMOS and integrates Flash memory and a high-performance Gen2DSP core, which provides the processing power to support the superior voice quality of the CAT-iq standard and other features. The SC14480 can operate directly from Li-ion cells, reducing external component costs and makes the chip ideal for headset applications.
The SC14450 processor uses a multi-core architecture and delivers 240 MIPS of processing power. It features a 16-bit CompactRISC(TM) processor, plus two user-programmable Gen2DSPs and runs multiple audio codecs with best-in-class acoustic echo cancellation alongside other embedded applications. In addition, the SC14450 supports a variety of external memories, and features an integrated class D amplifier, power and battery management options, a white LED driver and a wide variety of peripheral interfaces including master / slave PCM, UART, SPI, dual-access bus and USB client.
The LMX4180 CMOS RF transceiver supports a variety of DECT variants including standard (1880-1900 MHz) and DECT 6.0 (1920-1930 MHz). It is fully compatible with Dialog's advanced basebands enabling customers to have a complete solution.
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Remarkable Success of 'Cookery Book With a Difference' is Boost to New Children's Kidney Centre at Great Ormond Street
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LONDON, August 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
A book entitled A Life in Food, a personal perspective on cooking and hospitality by the pioneer of boutique hotels, is proving to be a big winner for a new children's kidney centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Written by Bea Tollman, the Founder and President of Red Carnation Hotels, the book has been so successful that it is being reprinted for the third time. Its earlier two editions have completely sold out, selling nearly 8000 copies. Patients with kidney conditions at Great Ormond Street Hospital are benefitting from this remarkable success, with the full selling price of the book going towards Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.[1]
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A Life in Food is part cookery book, part autobiography. It charts Bea Tollman's remarkable career in the hospitality industry. In three continents, and in a career spanning more than 50 years, she has been at the forefront of the trend towards boutique hotels. The lavishly-illustrated account of her life is interspersed with recipes for many of the 'signature' dishes which she has created at her restaurants and hotels.
Bea Tollman said, "Over the years, many people have asked me how I learned to cook, and where my journey with both fine dining and comfort food began. A Life in Food is the result. I hope it brings to others a little of the pleasure which cooking has given me all my life. And I am delighted that proceeds from the book are going to such an important cause."
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Red Carnation owns and operates 14 award-winning luxury boutique hotels. These are situated in the UK, the Channel Islands, South Africa, Switzerland and the United States. They are predominantly 5-star, providing a level of service considered by many to be unparalleled. Not only is this reflected in the countless industry and media awards which the hotels have won, but in the words and actions of regular guests, whose repeat business, reviews and recommendations to others are a source of enormous pride for everyone involved.
In London, Red Carnation has the Milestone, 41, Egerton House, The Chesterfield (Mayfair), The Montague and The Rubens. In Evershot, Dorset, it has Summer Lodge, an outstanding country house hotel. In St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Red Carnation has two hotels - The Old Government House and the Duke of Richmond. In Geneva, Red Carnation has the Hotel d'Angleterre, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva. And in Palm Beach, Red Carnation has The Chesterfield (Palm Beach). Finally, in South Africa, Red Carnation has three hotels - the Twelve Apostles, just outside Cape Town; Bushman's Kloof, a Relais & Chteau hotel located in the heart of the bush, nearly 130 miles from Cape Town; and the Oyster Box at Umhlanga.
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust is the country's leading centre for treating sick children, with the widest range of specialists under one roof. With the UCL Institute of Child Health, we are the largest centre for paediatric research outside North America and play a key role in training children's health specialists for the future.
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California Personal Injury Attorneys of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, P.C. Obtain $750,000 Settlement For Pedestrian That …
Posted: August 28, 2012 at 12:15 pm
Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) August 28, 2012
The Los Angeles personal injury law firm of Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, P.C. has secured another settlement for one of their clients, this time in a case that another Los Angeles law firm rejected because they felt the chances of success were unlikely.
In this case (Los Angeles Southwest District Courts, Case No. BC460756) a 66 year old man (the client) was attempting to cross the street when he was struck by an LA Metro bus (Superior Court of California Los Angeles Southwest Division). According to court documents, the client suffered two broken legs as a result of the Los Angeles pedestrian accident. He was also forced to undergo four surgeries to his legs and lower extremities. The client spent 2 weeks in the hospital following his accident and was forced to attend rehabilitation at The California Orthopedic Institute.
Court records explain that the client, who walked with the assistance of a cane, was crossing at 78th Street & Figueroa St. in Los Angeles. As he approached the opposite sidewalk, the light to cross turned red. Eyewitnesses say he was 4 feet from the opposite sidewalk when the LA Metro Bus hit him. The resulting $750,000 settlement was a surprise to the client, but not to lead attorney, Sean Banafsheh.
We often taken on, and win, cases that other firms reject. We were glad that this client did not give up when they were told their case was a loser. Our firm has the utmost confidence in our partners abilities and we consider ourselves among the best at what we do. Cases like this illustrate that. partner Sean Banafsheh explained.
According to pedestrian accident informational website, walkinginfo.org, 4,280 people died from pedestrian vs. motor vehicle accidents in 2010. 70,000 people were reported injured in pedestrian accidents that same year. The website notes that the real numbers may be much higher, because research into hospital records has illustrated that only a fraction of pedestrian crashes that cause injury are ever recorded by the police.
According to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safetys (IIHS) website, pedestrian accidents among the elderly are not all that uncommon. The rates of pedestrian deaths in motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 people are highest for people ages 70 and older. In fact, pedestrians this age had the highest death rate every year since 1975.
Statistics underscore the importance of driver and pedestrian vigilance on our highways. It is of the utmost importance that drivers and pedestrians alike take care when traveling on our roadways. Pedestrians can improve their safety by limiting their walking during nighttime hours. If they must walk during these times, wearing protective clothing and sticking to well-lit streets and roads is always a good idea. Drivers should take care to be aware of pedestrians and not speed! The IIHS website indicates that speeding affects the risk and severity of pedestrian accidents.
About Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, P.C.
Banafsheh, Danesh & Javid, P.C., is a well-respected Beverly Hills, CA personal injury law firm that serves clients throughout California. The firm maintains offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Jose, and Sacramento. The firms personal injury lawyers handle cases on a contingency fee basis, not charging a fee unless they can gain a recovery for their clients. They practice all form of personal injury law including but not limited to truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, car accidents, pedestrian injuries, brain injuries, wrongful death and other serious injury claims.
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Republican convention needs to sell Mitt Romney’s leadership
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The Romney-Ryan campaign is gearing up for the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. (David Goldman - AP)
The big goal of the GOP conventionother than avoiding Tropical Storm Issacis reintroducing Mitt Romney to the American people. The Romney campaigns convention game plan is to tell the larger personal story of hard-earned success, as Time Magazine puts it. They will tap an unusually large circle of others who will speak on his behalf, reports the Wall Street Journal, and attempt to make the prospective nominee more approachable to voters who seem to respect him more than like him. In a nutshell, the candidate with only a 38 percent favorability rating coming into the convention is about to get personal.
But while likability and personal warmth matter, what the few independent voters checking in to the election for the first time will also want to see is more about what kind of leader Romney would be. The carefully scripted image-enhancement efforts of the convention need to do more than just depict Romneys personal side. They should also paint a better picture of the leadership traits that everyone expects in a president.
For one, Romney needs to outline his vision for the future. The GOP candidate has been criticized for offering few specifics when it comes to policy. His choice of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate may have helped him in that regardRyans been dubbed the intellectual leader of the Republican party as a result of his budget plansbut those policies are not Romneys vision. They are his running mates. Sweeping statements about how great America is and broad generalities about the need to get the economy back on track wont sway independent voters; a definitive vision that lays out his explicit policies and principles will.
Next, he needs to appear presidential and above the fray. The primaries are long over, but the tone of the current election is said to be one of the most brutal in memory. Romney must be careful not to stoop to too much negativity or make errors of judgment, such as his birther quip on Friday. In his convention acceptance speech, he should be careful not to rely on applause-generating lines that bash the president. Independent voters arent looking for red meat. Theyre looking for sensible, smart and specific presidents they can imagine filling the role.
Finally, Romney needs to come off as authentic. Yes, the parade of speakers this week is likely to make a still undefined candidate more understood and fill in human details of Romneys personal life (he irons his own shirts! he shops at Costco!).
But being relatable is not the same as being authentic. If the stories come off as too scripted, if the family anecdotes feel too corny or out-of-step with someone whos a millionaire many times over, they could hurt more than they help. No matter how many times Washington insider is used as a negative epithet, people dont necessarily want leaders who are just like them. They want leaders who like who they are, and who are true to their authentic selves.
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Father’s mentorship guides success of Hurricanes’ Ereck Flowers
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He was an average football player from North Miami High who became a star linebacker for Division II Washburn University in Topeka, Kan. She was a hometown girl who taught him how to drive a stick shift car, took him home to her family for Thanksgiving dinners and helped him get acquainted to life in the Midwest.
Three years later, Tanya Stokes got pregnant heading into Everald Flowers senior season. Their plan: She would take care of their son with the help of her family and finish graduate school; he would return home and do the same at FIU.
We pretty much finished everything and were planning marriage, said Everald Flowers, the father of University of Miami freshman right tackle Ereck Flowers. Then, she got sick.
Stokes was diagnosed with stomach cancer in February 2000. She died a few months later before the couple could marry, the day after Thanksgiving at age 30, leaving behind a broken-hearted college sweetheart and a very sad and confused 6-year-old boy.
I didnt really even know she was dying, said Ereck, who moved to North Miami a few months after his mothers passing to live with his father permanently. Then, I woke up one morning and the ambulance was there.
What Flowers didnt know was his parents had been planning for his mothers eventual passing for months.
She said I want you to raise our son to the best of your capabilities, make sure hes the best guy he can be, said Everald, 40, who now works for the federal government. In the end, you always want your kid to have a better life than you.
Making a commitment
Twelve years later, Everald Flowers feels like hes on the doorstep of that reality.
His only child and the only person hes made time for since Flowers mother died will start in his first college game Saturday at Boston College. And like every single one of his sons previous games, Everald will be at Alumni Stadium to cheer Ereck on in person, fulfilling a commitment he made long ago.
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Rapid Customer Success With Aerospike Real-Time NoSQL Database Attracts Series B Funding Led by NEA, Addition of Don …
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
For Web-scale, consumer-facing applicationswhere response must be immediate, and failure is not an optionmore companies are betting their business on the Aerospike real-time NoSQL database (formerly Citrusleaf). Now the surge of customers in production within some of the worlds most data-intensive environments has led Aerospike to attract premier technology investors and luminaries to support the company in its next stage of growth. New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has led the Aerospike Series B funding round and was joined by existing investors Draper Associates and Alsop Louie Partners. Additionally, Don Haderle, the father of IBM DB2, has joined Aerospike as a company advisor.
The stunning customer traction points to the unique value Aerospike brings to the growing ranks of enterprises that have to predictably process massive amounts of data in real-time without fail, said Bruce Fram, Aerospike CEO. With Don and our investors, we have lined up an amazing team to build on our current success and meet our mission of adding 1,000 more passionate customers in production in the next three years.
New Funding Further Accelerates Company Traction
Aerospike will use the new venture capital investment to accelerate the companys global sales, marketing and support initiatives, as well as rollout new product innovations to address the enterprise demands for more reliable and responsive solutions to their big data challenges.
In conjunction with the Series B round of financing, Rohini Chakravarthy, NEA partner, joins the Aerospike board of directors. Aerospike has solved a very hard problem and delivered a solid product that customers rave about, she said. We are thrilled to team with Aerospike in building on its success and expanding its global role as the leader in real-time transaction processing for big data.
We are thrilled to back Aerospike, one of the most dynamic companies in a new generation of databases for Web-based big data, said Tim Draper, founder of Draper Associates. The team is going after a big problem with revolutionary technology. Customers come from a wide variety of industries, and all have similar enthusiasm for the Aerospike solution.
Aerospike is the Usain Bolt of database technology, said Stewart Alsop, founding partner of Alsop Louie Partners, which led Aerospikes initial venture round. With strong leadership and proven technology deployed in some of the industrys most data-intensive IT environments, Aerospike has what it takes to disrupt the database industry.
Don Haderle Contributes to Big Data Innovation
In his role as an Aerospike advisor, Don Haderle is helping to shape future generations of the Aerospike NoSQL database in addressing enterprises real-time big data demands. Known as the father of DB2, IBM's premier relational database management system, Don played a pivotal role in IBMs research and development efforts for more than 35 years. He was named an IBM Fellow in 1989 and most recently served as vice president and chief technology officer for the Information Management segment of IBM before retiring in 2005. Don also was named Association for Computer Machinery Fellow in 2000 in recognition of his impact on database technology, and elected to the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to the management of high-performance relational databases and leadership in founding the relational database management industry.Additionally, he secured more than 50 patents and disclosures across all areas of database management.