NEW TRENDS, May 21, 2012

New Trends

World Footwear Market Trends Analyzed in New Global Industry Analysts Study ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) New study "Footwear: Market Research Report" developed by Global Industry Analysts has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd. The study indicates that the global footwear market is expected to reach USD 195 billion by 2015, with volume sales ... See all stories on this topic »

Recession and Green Technology Trend to Drive New Wave of Smart Grid Consumer ... Sacramento Bee Market forecasts are provided through 2020 for both new and existing building stock across fiveworld regions. Details of local, regional, and supranational market drivers and barriers are discussed in depth, and a cross-section of key industry players ... See all stories on this topic »

A world of opportunity Chicago Tribune But Loyola University Chicago's School of Business Administration is launching a program that combines world exploration with MBA studies and in so doing embraces a major business trend: Seeking opportunities in emerging markets. See all stories on this topic » Chicago Tribune

Trend Report: Coming Clean Washington Post Brighten your T-shirt collection, prep your legs for more revealing warm-weather clothing, and erase the dark circles under your eyes. Here, some recommendations. (Written by Janet Bennett Kelly) Enhance the psychological boost you get from cleaning ... See all stories on this topic »

Special Report: The algorithmic arms race Reuters Funds like his are known in the industry as trend-followers, managed futures funds or Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs). Now run almost entirely by scientists, their 'black box' trading has entered popular culture: Robert Harris's latest thriller, ... See all stories on this topic »

America: Slouching Towards Third World Status Huffington Post If the above statistics don't convince you, visit the New Delhi International Airport, then compare it with our JFK or Newark International Airports. In many areas, our infrastructure is an embarrassment, already inferior to that of many third world ... See all stories on this topic »

World's Subways Converging on Ideal Form Wired News JRSI After decades of urban evolution, the world's major subway systems appear to be converging on an ideal form. On the surface, these core-and-branch systems — evident in New York City, Tokyo, London or most any large metropolitan subway — may seem... See all stories on this topic » Wired News

A New Look for New Look as They Augment Advertising Reality With Aurasma Sacramento Bee By New Look New Look, leader of the high street fashion pack, has revealed its latest augmented reality advertising campaign, enabled by Aurasma , the world's Leading Augmented Reality Platform. It marks the fourth major campaign the high street ... See all stories on this topic »

Trends from the top 100 NFL players list: Franchise QBs win, franchise RBs don't CBSSports.com Both players were undrafted. Just as beliefs changed about the world being flat, most people now agree with the notion that drafting running backs early isn't the best use of resources. So we're not treading new ground here. See all stories on this topic » CBSSports.com

Nancy Oakes, Boulevard Chef And Owner, On San Francisco Food Trends And ... Huffington Post It hasn't really sunk in yet. But I'm beginning to realize the significance of winning that award instead of just being nominated. Boulevard has been nominated many times before. Why do you think this was the year? The James Beard is a New York event, ... See all stories on this topic »

Largest-Ever Wave of EMC Innovation Makes Hybrid Cloud Transformation a Reality Sacramento Bee By EMC Corporation EMC today introduced its largest-ever wave of new transformative products and technologies—42 in total—to a record 13000-plus EMC World attendees. Today's announcements extend EMC's leadership in two of the most transformative ... See all stories on this topic »

Global Defense Suppliers' Outlook Survey 2012-2013: Industry Dynamics, Market ... MarketWatch (press release) "Global Defense Supplier Industry Outlook Survey 2012-2013: Industry Dynamics, Market Trends and Opportunities, Expenditure and Procurement Strategies" is a new report by ICD Research and Strategic Defence Intelligence that analyzes how defense ... See all stories on this topic »

New Technology from Momentive Performance Materials Focuses On Fastest Growing ... MarketWatch (press release) ALBANY, NY, May 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Momentive Performance Materials Inc., a leading global provider of silicones and advanced materials, focused on some of the fastest growing trends in personal care products with new additive technology ... See all stories on this topic »

Setting the Trends: Should you bother with Nava? CBSSports.com He was forced to a junior college when he couldn't get a college scholarship. He played in the Independent Leagues when MLB clubs passed. And he learned to bide his time in the minors until it was time for his call-up. In his first go-round, in 2010, ... See all stories on this topic »

Top 10 Trends in the Executive Employment Market San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Sixty-six percent (66%) of executives recognize networking is best way to open up and connect withnew career opportunities and don't feel their current networks are broad enough to help them achieve business and career success. 6. See all stories on this topic »

Theme parks opening new attractions, coasters Fox News The first phases of a reimagined Fantasyland at Florida's Walt Disney World, a Disneyland attraction in California based on the "Cars" movies, and Universal Studios Hollywood's new Transformers ride top the list of new attractions at theme parks across ... See all stories on this topic »

US dollar — still the world's safe haven Futures Magazine Proceed to Page 2 for the latest COT Data... If you need help understanding how to understand how to use the NEW COT report to your benefit get instant access to mynew e-book "What Lies Beneath ALL Trends". It is filled with eye opening information. See all stories on this topic » Futures Magazine

Under 'Crossroads of the World,' Preserving a Latin Sound New York Times (blog) In a city of dizzying diversity, he spotted trends ahead of the pack. He even started his own label – Montuno – which featured groundbreaking albums by the likes of Totico, Yambu, and Manny Oquendo and Libre. Whether it was New York salsa, Cuban son, ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

British Airways Plans Service Revamp After Studying New IPad Bloomberg British Airways said it's upgrading its inflight service following feedback from 400 passengers invited to workshops in London, New York, Mumbai and Shanghai to help anticipate trends like the rise of Apple Inc. (APP)'s iPad. See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg

Hong Kong In Transition: The Old Guard Is Losing Some Control Forbes What does the triumph of CY Leung in Hong Kong's recent chief executive election suggest about future business and social trends in one of the world's most important business and financial hubs? Barry Cheung, Leung's election campaign chairman, ... See all stories on this topic »

Are Digital Health Companies Aiming Too Low -- Or Is Incremental Improvement ... Forbes Breathless language about changing the world and disrupting the known universe aside, most digital health companies I know aren't proposing radical new treatments for dreadful diseases – or anything close (see this articulate critique by David Whelan, ... See all stories on this topic »

RealSelf Report Unveils Top Plastic Surgery Trends: High-Tech Fat Reduction ... MarketWatch (press release) What new surgery is giving mommies a better sex life? The "Mommy Makeover" -- a surgical combo of breast implants, tummy tuck, liposuction and more -- is a hot procedure and getting hotter, with online searches for this post-baby surgery up 13% over ... See all stories on this topic »

Two Earths would be needed to sustain human activity by 2030, report finds New York Daily News Humans are living outside their means, depleting natural resources like forests, air and water 50% faster than the planet can renew, according to the 2012 World Wildlife Fund's "Living Planet Report" released this month. If the trends aren't reversed, ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

New Zealand Dollar To Follow Stocks On Euro Crisis, Global Growth Bets TheStreet.com By Rev Shark An iron-clad correlation with the MSCI World Stock Index and a lackluster domestic economic calendar puts the New Zealand Dollar the mercy of market-wide risk sentiment trends. On one hand, this puts the focus on US economic growth ... See all stories on this topic »

New TV shows for the fall season Washington Post Co-starring with Crystal is Justin Kirk, playing a hotshot NYC veterinarian who can't stand humans. Ryan Murphy's new comedy about a gay couple having a child via surrogate is one of two lucky newcomedies that will follow “The Voice” on NBC's Tuesday ... See all stories on this topic »

How Nvidia's Kepler chips could end PCs and tablets as we know them Digitaltrends.com On stage at its GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, Nvidia had one person on an iPad gaming head to head with another on a new LG TV using a service called Gaikai. The demo game was Hawken, a mech-oriented title that isn't even in market yet. See all stories on this topic » Digitaltrends.com

Banks Not Immune to Housing-Related Failures: Corporate Canada Bloomberg Canada's banks, ranked the soundest on the planet by the World Economic Forum, aren't immune to collapses triggered by falling housing prices, according to the government official implementing newmortgage rules. Previous failures of Canadian financial ... See all stories on this topic »

Eutelsat at Satcom Africa: new Resources and Services to Boost Broadcast and ... Sacramento Bee Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world's leading satellite operators, is at this key industry event to demonstrate new resources and solutions optimised to support markets for digital broadcasting, GSM backhauling, IP trunking, ... See all stories on this topic »

Internet Fair Showcases Innovation, Diversity Voice of America The atmosphere is electric at Internet Week New York's headquarters in the city's trendy Soho neighborhood, as computer programmers, artists, entrepreneurs, investors and journalists browse and compare notes on the latest trends in the Internet ... See all stories on this topic » Voice of America

Hey, isn't that. . .?: Valérie Trierweiler; Michelle Obama Washington Post (blog) (Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images) • New French first lady Valérie Trierweiler — the life partner (but not the wife) of new President Francois Hollande — lunching at Café Milano Friday. Dressed very formally in an elegant gray suit. See all stories on this topic »

NewlyWish Launches 'Merci New York Style Shop', Bringing Stylist-Curated ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) With runway fashion trends playing an increasingly influential role in the Bridal market, innovative wedding registry and gifting service, NewlyWish, has just launched the Merci New York Style Shop, a place for fashionista brides to find unique and ... See all stories on this topic »

Census: Minorities now surpass whites in US births msnbc.com >>> the us census bureau is out with a new face for america. for the first time ever, more than half the babies born last year were minorities. according to the government, blacks, hispanics, asians and other minorities accounted for more than 50% of ... See all stories on this topic »

Dropping trends in maternal mortality still show greater needs for women Women News Network Maternal mortality remains a very serious concern in Asia and the Pacific – especially in South and South-West Asia, which has one third of the world's maternal deaths. Only 5% of births in Nepal and 19% in India were attended by skilled personnel in ... See all stories on this topic » Women News Network

Delta Joins US Airways With Higher Fares on US Routes BusinessWeek “North America domestic is one of the best regions in the world right now,” said George Ferguson, senior aerospace analyst for Bloomberg Industries in Skillman, New Jersey. “These signs are absolutely encouraging. I do think the trends will continue” ... See all stories on this topic »

Simple ain't easy: Why HP's laptop catalog is still ... - Digital Trends By Nick Mokey Digital Trends Technology news and Product Reviews ... This “we'll make your choices for you” approach has won Apple an increasing share of the computing world in recent years, so why doesn'teveryone follow suit? Besides the potential ... Digital Trends

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