NEW TRENDS, May 14, 2012

New Trends

Study Reveals New Trends in the Kitchen Design Space The Salem News Some of those new uses for the kitchen reflect our new technology-driven world, said AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker. "The last few years have seen kitchens take on newfunctions." As home sizes decrease - and according to the National Association of ... See all stories on this topic »

Five new decorating trends Ocala (Scripps Howard News Service) By Mary Carol Garrity High Point, NC, is the market where the world's best designers launch their new looks and lines, so it's the mecca fortrend-spotting. Here are my top five favorites for the season. 1. See all stories on this topic »

CCID Consulting: Three New Trends in Layout of China's New Materials Industry MarketWatch (press release) Shenzhen, with innovative SMEs taking the lead, is an important R&D and production base for the world's electronic and IT materials, as well as an important R&D and production base for lithium ion battery in China. 2. The central and western areas will ... See all stories on this topic »

New coach, new system, familiar ending: Capitals can't get past 2nd round of ... Washington Post By AP, AP Washingtologists consistently post thought-provoking, timely comments on events, communities, and trends in the Washington area. This commenter is a Washington Post editor, reporter or producer. Post Forum members consistently offer ... See all stories on this topic »

Webinar Announcement: Emerging Trends in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Sacramento Bee By Reportlinker NEW YORK, May 14, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The global biopharmaceutical industry is booming, with current value at $145 billion and a strong annual growth rate of nearly 18%. Based on preliminary results from the 9th Annual Report and ... See all stories on this topic »

Perfect World Announces Recent Business Developments Sacramento Bee On April 26, 2012, Perfect World released the expansion pack "Dance of Lucky Stars" for its first 3D online casual game "Hot Dance Party," which is set against a modern, urban backdrop. The expansion pack introduces new features including "Lucky Star" ... See all stories on this topic »

Perfect World Announces Recent Business Developments MarketWatch (press release) BEIJING, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:PWRD) ("Perfect World" or the "Company"), a leading online game developer and operator based in China, today announced its recent business developments as of May 11, 2012. See all stories on this topic »

Melanie Ward Hates Trends, Doesn't Consider Herself a Minimalist New York Magazine And in those days, when we started to be published, eventually I would use designer clothes, but initially the kind of clothes that I was [pulling for a story] didn't necessarily exist in designer showrooms, so I spent a lot of time in market, ... See all stories on this topic » New York Magazine

"Arab Media Outlook 2011-2015" Reports on Current, Future Regional Trends Huffington Post (blog) "The current edition of the report is set against a period of great turbulence across the region," Maryam Bin Fahad, the Dubai Press Club's (DPC) executive director, wrote in the foreword. "The combination of a weak global economic environment and ... See all stories on this topic »

Mobile – Facebook And Google Can't Live With It And They Can't Live Without It TechCrunch The modification I refer to stated that Facebook wanted to acknowledge atrend; that trend is the declining ARPU (average revenue per user) being seen in its current quarter. This trend is being driven, Facebook said, by the growth in its usage on ... See all stories on this topic » TechCrunch

Mark Spellun On Next Decade's Environmental Trends San Francisco Chronicle (press release) New York City, NY (PRWEB) May 10, 2012 "As global warming really only promises to get worse," Mark Spellun believes "we should watch for five critical trends over the next decade. None of these are the sole answer to rising global temperatures, ... See all stories on this topic »

The 10 Most Important Marketing Trends According To Sir Martin Sorrell Forbes What is Sir Martin Sorrell's, CEO of the world's largest advertising and marketing services company WPP take on the marketing Zeitgeist? The Shift Toward The East and South: In addition to China in the East and India in South-East Asia, he referred to ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

Latest boom in comic-book movies is making cultural heroes out of former geeks Kansas City Star By RENE RODRIGUEZ MIAMI - Trends and fads are generational. The hippie movement died with Watergate. Disco ruled, until it became a bad word. MTV once dictated popular culture; now it airs "Jersey Shore." But geeks and nerds? See all stories on this topic »

Activision Blizzard's Call Of Duty And Subscriber Trends The Focus Of Earnings Forbes [1] While there weren't any significant new game releases by the company in Q1, we believe Wednesday's earnings release will be centered around Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and associated downloadable content sales. Additionally, the earnings release ... See all stories on this topic »

Perfect World Announces Findings of Internal Investigation MarketWatch (press release) Recent DevelopmentTo the Company's knowledge, a civil case entitled Li Hong v. Perfect World Co., Ltd., et al., Case No. 12-Cv-3741, was filed on May 10, 2012 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company... See all stories on this topic »

Trend-spotting at the Met Manila Standard Today But Hollywood has flown to New York—the fashion capital of the United States—to infiltrate the world of fashion. Movie, TV and music stars now harmoniously coexist with fashion designers and magazine editors at social events, like the recent Costume ... See all stories on this topic » Manila Standard Today

Korean cuisine emerging as an influential global food trend: food consultants New York Daily News And if an appearance on the menus of family-style international eateries and celebrity-backed restaurant openings are anything to go by, all indications are that Korean cuisine is poised to become as ubiquitous around the worldas Thai and Vietnamese ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

France facing a post-national world Al-Arabiya Hasn't France developed into a post-national entity in which the concept of “ la nation” may no longer be central? One of the oldest states in Europe, France is the birthplace of nationalism. The idea of Frenchness began to take shape in the 13th ... See all stories on this topic » Al-Arabiya

GSMA Announces New Developments for Mobile Asia Expo Sacramento Bee By GSMA LONDON, May 10, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA, organisers of MobileWorld Congress, the mobile industry's premier event, today outlined new developments for the upcoming Mobile Asia Expo, which will be held 20-22 June 2012 at the Shanghai... See all stories on this topic »

: Innovation and startling new flavours are the driving trends in the world of ... Financial Express In the world of luxury foods where provenance is more important today than it ever was, one tiny country that spells decadence and indulgence is, of course, Belgium. Think chocolate and you are bound to think of premium chocolatiers like Neuhaus, ... See all stories on this topic »

Livability linked to connectivity according to new Ericsson report Reuters "Urbanization is a global mega-trend. City populations grow by 7500 people per hour, and people are clearly feeling some stress from overcrowding. But we also see how people in cities use ICT as a means to alleviate such feelings and to better ... See all stories on this topic »

Opinion: How to earn a Ferrari and help launch a new search company Digitaltrends.com Serge actually has two services and the other, called Isis, is more interesting, but doesn't have the cash reward part. What Serge will do — once folks like you and me get most of the brands participating — is allow you to take a picture with your ... See all stories on this topic » Digitaltrends.com

World Supercapacitor & Supercabattery Market Prospects Discussed in New Report ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) New market research report "Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors: Supercapacitors 2013-2023" worked out by IDTechEx has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd. According to the report electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLC) are ... See all stories on this topic »

A look at NBC's new series: 'Next Caller' [VIDEO] Washington Post (blog) It's her first day in New York City, and 26-year-old Stella Hoobler (Collette Wolfe, “Young Adult”) is ready to take on the world. After a stint on public radio, she's been hired to co-host the no-holds-barred show “Booty Calls with Cam Dunne. See all stories on this topic »

Global Hotel Industry Industry Sacramento Bee The report discusses the latest trends prevalent in the international space, the present level of competition, and cursory insights into recent mergers, and acquisitions. The reader also stands to gain a macro level understanding of the scenario ... See all stories on this topic »

The 5 Mega-Trends That Are Changing the Face of Health Care The Atlantic They may be more collaborative in the rapidly emerging new world of health care, but they will also pay less. Some are employing a vertical integration strategy by getting into or enhancing their position in the provider segment. See all stories on this topic » The Atlantic

Gov't watchdog urges stronger air safety oversight Atlanta Journal Constitution The Office of Special Counsel, which protects whistle-blowers, said controllers at one of the world's busiest air traffic control facilities in Long Island, NY, slept in the control room at night, left shifts early, used personal electronic devices ... See all stories on this topic »

Three Ways to Beat the Stock Market Are Revealed In The Current Trend ... Albany Times Union But the Unusual Method that investors don't know about is Momentum Investing, according to Sankowski in the Trend Following 101 newsletter. Momentum trading uses the strategy to scan the markets for stocks that are already going up strongly and ... See all stories on this topic »

Sealy Partners With Hotel Maison to Transform the Bedroom Into a Dream ... Sacramento Bee Inspired by hip hotel design trends from around the world, the new line brings the allure and luxury of a hotel experience to the home and transforms the bedroom into a dream destination. Created with the trust and support of Sealy, the line will be ... See all stories on this topic »

A look at NBC's new series: 'Revolution' [VIDEO] Washington Post (blog) Well, one day, like a switch turned off, the world is suddenly thrust back into the dark ages. Planes fall from the sky, hospitals shut down, and communication is impossible. And without any modern technology, who can tell us why? Now, 15 years later, ... See all stories on this topic »

Your port of call for cruising news and trends USA TODAY Best-selling authors Mary Higgins Clark and Lynne Truss are set to be guest speakers on Silversea Cruises' 2013 World Cruise on the Silver Whisper. The 115-day sailing departs Jan. 5 from Los Angeles, visiting 52 destinations in 28 countries, ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Beef experts discuss new trends at First Friday Jackson County Floridan Lamb also talked about supply and demand trends in the beef industry, looking as far forward as the year 2050. By then, he said, the world population is expected to increase to such an extent that there will be a 70 percent increase in the need for ... See all stories on this topic »

What's Next For NYC Nightlife? Guestofaguest.com New trends are constantly being created, making old one's obsolete. In an industry that's driven by exclusivity and trendiness, venues have to be ready to adapt to the tastes of their clientele on the drop of a dime. It's Darwinism at its most basic, ... See all stories on this topic » Guestofaguest.com

Ecko Unlimited Launches an Adrenaline Motorsport T-shirt Collection San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Ecko Unltd., the infamous street wear retailer, recently picked up where Ecko Function left off with their new motorsport t-shirt line geared towards the motorsports community and racing scene. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 11, 2012 The motorsport t-shirts ... See all stories on this topic »

Declining Employee Loyalty: A Casualty of the New Workplace Forbes Consider some recent studies: MetLife's 10 th annual survey of employee benefits, trends and attitudes released in March puts employee loyalty at a seven-year low. One in three employees, the survey says, plans to leave his or her job by the end of the ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

3 Boston University students killed in New Zealand crash Washington Post 13, 2012 - Three Boston University students who were studying in New Zealand were killed Saturday when their minivan crashed. At least five other students from the university were injured in the accident. (/Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: ... See all stories on this topic »

Vita sales struggle in a new, tablet-ruled world VentureBeat Nintendo sold 10.5 million 3DS handhelds during the same period, though a direct comparison isn't fair since Nintendo's released their newest portable in the US in March 2011. Total games sales have dropped in recentmonths, while tablets continue to ... See all stories on this topic » VentureBeat

Allied World Launches Executive ForceField Sacramento Bee By Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG ZUG, Switzerland, May 9, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG (NYSE: AWH) announced today that Allied World Bermuda has launched Executive ForceField, a newdirectors and ... See all stories on this topic »

Santigold sounds off on pop music, new album Washington Post 9, 2012 - Genre-bending singer Santigold talks about her distaste for the growing trendof dance and electronic music on US radio and her sophomore album, "Master of My Make-Believe." (/Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: AP Top Stories 1:01 ... See all stories on this topic »

Global Dairy Products Industry Sacramento Bee Annotated with 91 data rich tables, the report provides an aerial view of the dairy products industry, insightful reviews on noteworthy market trends, and significant growth drivers and stimulants, key segments, and recent industry/corporate ... See all stories on this topic »

Facebook Highlights: The beginning of paid social networking? Digitaltrends.com Rather, they are available solely to advertisers — so they don't represent Twitter tacking an add-on cost to an existing free service, or introducing a new premium service for users. The same things is true of PromotedTrends — advertisers can buy ... See all stories on this topic » Digitaltrends.com

It's The End Of the World As We Know It – And Brands Feel Fine ... By jeremyscott This trend toward apocalyptic videos isn't anything new–it's just something new for brands. As much as five years ago, the online video world flocked in droves to a simple CGI rendering of an Earth-destroying meteor set to the music of Pink ... Sharethrough

Takeaways from "Future Trends and Marketing Blends" Panel ... Additionally, brands must develop strategic ways to represent themselves in an increasingly mobile world. The current trend is to develop mobile sites for all ... famehouse.net/takeaways-from-future-trends-and-marketing-b...

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