Americans throw away up to 40% of their food each year ~ Cooking ...

Americans throw away up to 40% of their food each year

The figure is about 165,000 million dollars in waste, according to an analysis of Defense Council Natural Resources

Washington (EFE). Analysis, a compilation of various studies and statistics, evaluated all types of waste that are created from the production of raw material until the food arrives at the table.

The report notes that most of the waste produced in the household.

"American families throw about 25% of food and drink they buy", especially in the food culture developed abundant and cheap in the country for decades.

Because food represents a very small part of the budgets of families, they are unaware of the amount of food waste arriving, says the report.

An average American family of four wastes up to $ 2,275 on food each year and spendthrift tendencies have been worsened over time, says the study.

The U.S. government estimates that some 15,000 supermarkets lose millions of dollars each year in fruits and vegetables that are not sold. The NRDC attributes some of these losses to overstock products used as a technique to impress clients.

"In the restaurants and other food service establishments also suffer large losses related to waste because the dishes they provide are much larger than those recommended by the government, "said the NRDC.

The report claims that the U.S. government has not devoted enough resources to identify where there are inefficiencies in the system and accuses him of not fighting the problem compared to the efforts put in place in Europe.

Source: http://cooking-classes-with-cheff-bigotes.blogspot.com/2012/08/americans-throw-away-up-to-40-of-their.html

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CSN: Would Jeter ever manage? 'Not a chance'

JEREMY LYNN

At 38, Derek Jeter's career should be entering its encore stage.?

But don't tell that to the future Hall of Famer, who is hitting .324 with 12 home runs and 42 RBIs, and has gone 5-for-10 with a pair of homers in the first two games of this series against the White Sox.

Whenever the Yankees legend does decide to hang up his spikes, he could just take his fame and fortune and enjoy life on a beach somewhere, or he could pursue a future career that keeps him in the game.?

The latter option doesn't appear to be on his baseball bucket list, however.

When asked if he has considered managing when his playing days come to an end, he didn't hesitate with an answer:

"No chance. No chance. Nada. Zero. No, not a chance."

Jeter's lack of desire to call the shots from the dugout does't mean he can't do the job. On the contrary, White Sox manager Robin Ventura believes Jeter could excel in that position.

"I don?t know. I?m sure he?s probably saying no right now but you never know," Ventura said. "He?s smart enough to. He?s smarter than I am so he should be able to. You don?t know if its going to happen but he?s had a pretty good run as a player."

Tags: New York Yankees, Derek Jeter, Chicago White Sox, Robin Ventura

Source: http://www.csnchicago.com/baseball-chicago-whitesox/whitesox-talk/Jeter-says-no-chance-to-one-day-managing?blockID=761443&feedID=10338&awid=7953381281543382690-914

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Web Analytics are useless ? don?t you think?

Web Analytics ? or Digital Analytics as it is called nowadays ? only works with data. Those data sources keep expanding and at the same time, the amount of data is also fast growing. So, every Marketing Manager or Business Analyst speaks about the importance of Big Data. That is all true but here?s a frightening fact, revealed by a study from Econsultancy: Lots of information within Web Analytics sources is not used ? so that should be the starting point, not the Big Data Revolution.

It is in fact a growing challenge to compete with the speed of collecting data and turning that data into information and knowledge as well as in actionable output to improve the website, attract more people, increase ROI and so on. Using data efficiently is key in today?s digital world. Based on this statement you might think that Marketers really use all good insights from Web Analytics and use it to achieve better performance. That is not the case ? A huge part of the content is not used at all.

The main challenge seems to be the coordination of data. Big data volumes are very often not handled properly and not put in right perspective or synergy to other data sources. That is why the Marketers within the study use less than half of the existing information for their business decisions. Less than half of the data!

Only 1 out of 10 companies is using the data in its complete power and complexity to achieve a maximum of insights and avoid taking decisions based on gut feelings.

As published in the study, Web Analytics is not part of the overall business plan or internal company goals ? if such a strategy is in place. 34% of the Marketers are not combining Web Analytics data with their existing Business Intelligence strategy.

In particular, those Marketers on client side are less convinced by the impact and usefulness of Web Analytics data than the year before, comparing 2012 with 2011. And they admit to not giving any attention towards this data within their decision processes.

If these are the facts of today?s usage and set up of Marketing Departments I can only start crying. After more than 15 years of Internet usage for a broad audience and almost the same amount of time of having decent Web Analytics tools in place it seems Marketing decision makers are still offline and acting ?old school?. But no. Within leading online companies you can observe large departments of Web Analytics or Business Analytics experts, working together on the power of data that enables better decisions to increase the power of the company. Power meaning turnover, market share, brand awareness etc.

So, how come so many Marketers do not even care about Web Analytics data? Here are 3 answers to that obvious question. Fulfilling only one of these three requirements to build your marketing plan on figures, not on feelings can help you improve your whole business and especially your own reputation within the company.

1.) Move away from Statistics

2.) Get Experts involved

3.) Concentrate on key areas first

To 1.) Move away from Statistics

Working as an Analyst in the online space you are no longer a figure-deliverer. And you should not see yourself as being one. Yes, it is a long way up to the C-Level if you want to communicate internal success or important information but giving up before you start trying is not an option. A Senior Web Analyst needs to be delivering relevant information to departments and/or decision makers that have either asked for it (OK, we have attention) or haven?t even known this data can be delivered (OK, we should gain attention here).

If you send Page Impressions-statistics to Upper Management you are useless. If you send ROI-related information that includes action points for the next quarter, the next campaign or the next product launch you are becoming one of the key players and more and more managers will listen to you. They will even try to contact you in order to know how much more they can make out of ?your? data to have better reputation within their department.

To 2.) Get Experts involved

Yes, experts can deliver more insights and better knowledge on needed detailed information. That is why high-end analytics companies like Omniture, Webtrekk or AT Internet do have their own Consulting department. That is why Google Analytics is moving to Premium, including Support and Consulting. That is why so many independent companies have founded a Consulting Unit for Web Analytics. So, either rely and trust them or build up your own knowledge by visiting User Conferences, Online Trainings or Strategy Workshops, offered by your vendor of choice. So, get Experts involved or become an expert or hire experts for your department.

To 3.) Concentrate on Key areas first

Big data gives us all full power, full speed, full performance but also full confusion and full desultoriness. And exactly because we have so much data we have so many possibilities to go for. You can get lost rather quickly. So, depending on the size of the Web Analytics team, concentrate on small steps to achieve. Go check your conversion process and start at the most relevant spots in it. Go check your landing page performance and work on it. Go, analyze the most performing click paths or the best converting entry sources. But: don?t do it all at once. Do it one after the other and dig in the details. Experience tells us, that small but detailed analyzed changes can have a big impact while crawling along at the surface of all possible enhancement steps does not lead you anywhere other than leading you to frustration land.

So, grab your calendar and plan your steps, set targets, control them. Go for it to achieve more.

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Source: http://www.webanalyticsworld.net/2012/08/web-analytics-are-useless-dont-you-think.html

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Asus Transformer Pad TF300 LTE headed to Germany and Austria

Coming a little out of the blue, it seems that an LTE version of Asus' Transformer Pad TF300 is 100% real and is to be released in Europe this month. A German press release issued today indicates that Germany and Austria will be seeing the TF300 LTE in the middle of August. That's pretty close to now. 

Available in red and blue in both countries, a white version can be had only on O2 and without the docking keyboard. Prices without the keyboard are set to be €529 ($651), and with the keyboard €629 (about $774). It's a little pricey, especially given the other Asus tablets available. But, it's got LTE and for some that's enough to warrant parting with their hard earned. There is no mention of prospective availability outside of these two countries at the moment.

Prospective German and Austrian buyers should be sure to check out our full review of the WiFi only TF300.

Source: Techfokus via The Verge

 

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidcentral/~3/y6RL-Yi07zs/story01.htm

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Wisconsin teen wins national texting championship - again

NEW YORK?? A 17-year-old boy from Wisconsin on Wednesday won an annual national texting competition for the second time, taking home $50,000 as he pledged to be back next year.

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"I killed it," Austin Wierschke said, holding a check for his prize money in New York's Times Square where the contest, sponsored by LG Mobile, took place.

Wierschke, the contest's 2011 champion, beat out 10 others, aged 16 to 24, who had been winnowed down from over 100,000 competitors during preliminary rounds conducted since May.

The contenders texted a line from "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" while wearing black out goggles, transcribed a phrase written backward, and completed other challenges meant to test their texting accuracy, speed and dexterity.

Wierschke, a high school student from the small town of Rhinelander in northeastern Wisconsin, won by texting a 149-character message with capitalization, punctuation and various symbols, in 39 seconds.

He is the only two-time winner of the 5-year-old texting competition, the nation's largest.

"I'll see you next year... bring it on," said Wierschke.

Wierschke said he practiced by texting friends, typing up random phrases and words, and having his mom read off phrases that he would text with his eyes closed.

Kent Augustine, 16, from New York, lost to Wierschke by a few seconds in the last round.

This year's group of competitors, flown from Montana, Texas and California among other states, is a sign of the continued popularity of texting, the contenders all agreed.

"I like texting because you think more about what you say," Wierschke said.

LG Mobile is a unit of LG Electronics.

(Reporting by Lily Kuo; Editing by Paul Thomasch and Cynthia Osterman)

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Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48581808/ns/us_news-life/

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Invite Your Clients Into Your Lobby With Custom Wall Coverings ...

Your lobby or reception area is the very first thing your clients (and potential customers) see. Is it attractive and inviting? Is it warm or cold? Do the walls reveal anything about what your company does? Enter custom wall coverings from dreamScape!

Not Your Standard Wallpaper

It?s hard to call dreamScape wall solutions wallpaper because they are much more?they offer a three-dimensional look and feel to your lobby and reception walls. This wall covering solution boasts a textured surface and it?s customizable to boot!

The dreamScape company has 14 varieties of these unique wall coverings and each can be digitally imprinted by Sunrise Signs with your logo, images, slogans and tools of the trade so to speak to welcome your clients into your lobby and grab them right from the start.

For retailers of all kinds, these textured wall coverings can become pictorial, a storyboard, even a timeline of your company?s history.

Design and Dream Away?

Imagine a leather bag, belt and glove store lobby full of the dreamScapes design below, only customized further to include the name of the owner, number of years in business or even the company?s catchphrase or slogan? Right off the bat you are giving the person entering the shop more about the company. The number of years in business would convey a feeling of trust. A timeline could work in two ways?first to engage the customers and two to keep the customer in your store while they await a representative.

Image a tailor shop full of dreamScapes wall coverings full of what they actually make?custom shirts! Offering your product right on these wall wraps will catch the eye of those who see it?a visual impression if you will. And, because of their three-dimensional look and feel, a customer may actually ?see? themselves in the product.

Custom Stores

One can even take what dreamScapes and Sunrise Signs can do a little further. What if your establishment offers custom flooring options? Wouldn?t a wall covering showing samples of your work immediately make the consumer want to know more?

Or, a florist dedicated to creating and designing the best of the best arrangements with a splash of flower-scapes?this would certainly appeal to the consumer.

A store with the imagination of NASA whose products are all about space and science would surely be inviting with a dreamScapes design of spaceships blazoned across the reception area?make use of that retail wall space!

Dare to Dream Your Walls

Custom wall coverings are an easy solution and much less work than painting. dreamScapes products are easily installed by our professionals at Sunrise Signs and our in-house graphic designers can work with you to find the right dreamScape solution and include any images or graphics right on the wall covering to make it uniquely yours and yours alone.

Forget about washing walls and repainting. This durable wall covering for retail spaces can easily be cleaned with water and a sponge?no scrubbing (or attempting to scrub) scuffs and dirt away from paint. They are practically maintenance free!

The reception area or lobby of your retail store must garner that great first impression?not one of dull whites or a lack of imagination. You, the entrepreneur who braved the world of business ownership fulfilled your dream and now it?s time to expand your brand by catching and ?inviting? the customer from the get go.

We invite you to contact Sunrise Signs for a free consultation so we can show you what these custom wall coverings from dreamScape can do for you and your business. The long-lasting visuals they provide guarantee a long-lasting consumer perception and pulling the customer in is after all, your ultimate goal!

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Source: http://1minutegetaway.com/estremozmarca/2012/08/09/invite-your-clients-into-your-lobby-with-custom-wall-coverings/

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Outsourcing Your Sales Tasks to Maximize Time and Profits | The ...

By Mathew Ellis

The benefits of working from home are numerous, particularly when you have children to care for. Since you can set your own hours, you can adjust your schedule to spend more time with your little ones and make room in your schedule for the things that mean the most to you.

Of course, the downside of this flexibility is that you often end up working late into the night, on weekends, and often, without even realizing it, over 40 hours a week to meet the demands of your work load. After all, as a small business owner, you are usually managing all aspects of the company, and that takes time.

But here?s the thing: you can reclaim those hours ? while still maintaining your profitability. In fact, you will likely improve it. How? By outsourcing tasks that you don?t need to do. You will not only get that time back but also be able to focus on the aspects of the business that you do best.

One area that most work-at-home business owners can outsource is sales. The prospect can be scary at first. After all, getting new business is a crucial part of your success, so how can you hand it off to someone who doesn?t understand the ins and outs of your company? The key is finding the right tasks to hand off as well as the right person to hand them off to.

Make a list.

Take the time to write down absolutely everything you do for sales, such as providing customer service, posting on social networks, writing your blog, replying to want ads, answering questions, producing quotes, making cold calls, generating proposals, and gathering research about potential clients or projects.

Now look at your list. How many of these tasks can be easily handed off to someone else after you provide a little training? Is it possible to generate templates in order to standardize the process for any of these items? What areas do you lack expertise? Hiring a professional to handle those things can actually improve your service.

Find someone reliable.

It goes without saying, but it isn?t an easy thing to do. Take your time with the hiring process. Many sites offer reviews from past clients, but you don?t have to rely on these alone. Ask for references. Do a trial run. And if you end up hiring the wrong candidate, don?t be afraid to let them go and try again.

Consider full-time vs. contract workers.

Hiring someone to work with you full-time has its advantages. You have their full attention and can really focus on developing their talents, skills, and knowledge of your company. But there is also a big disadvantage: cost. Not only are you paying for 40 hours worth of work, but hiring a full-time employee also means managing payroll and paying social security taxes, and often providing other benefits such as sick time, vacation pay, worker?s comp, and even health insurance. With a contract employee, you can adjust their schedule based on your needs, so you?re not paying for 40 hours unless you need 40 hours worth of work, and it?s also easier to change contractors if you find that the candidate you hired isn?t the right match.

Focus on training.

When you find the right candidate for the job, whether they are working just a few hours a week or full-time, take the time to develop their understanding of your business, so you can get the most out of them. Don?t be afraid to make use of their talents and skills, and mine their experience to make your business even better.

When Mathew Ellis isn?t covering outsourcing sales solutions, he?s busy looking for qualified professionals interested in Chicago based sales jobs.

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Tags: Business, Entrepreneur, Hire a Virtual Assistant, Mathew Ellis, Maximize Time, Outsourcing, Outsoure, Small Business Owner, The Work at Home Woman, VA, Virtual Assistant, Work at Home

Source: http://www.theworkathomewoman.com/outsourcing-maximize-profits/

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