Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Taylor Guitars and American Girl have teamed up to collaborate on a special edition life-size Taylor GS Mini acoustic guitar that matches the doll-size version for American Girl's newest contemporary character, Tenney Grant, a singer-songwriter from Nashville. To support the project and the musical development of young boys and girls, Taylor will donate $100 for every American Girl GS Mini guitar sold to charity partner Notes for Notes, a non-profit organization that designs,...
Susan Fowler joined Uber as a Site Reliability Engineer and immediately was treated like an attractive cat living in a frat house with a bunch of mutts. She was chased all over the building, fed cat food, threatened with being let out the door, and not given a leather jacket. Uber is about to find out that this particular cat has claws and lawyers. Uber's CEO said Sunday that he was "investigating" the former employee's online account of sexual harassment and gender bias...
Spin Master Corp. - a leading children's entertainment company - has been recognized with three Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards at the North American International Toy Fair in New York City. Continuing Spin Master's legacy of industry recognition for innovative toys and following nine nominations across eight categories, Spin Master received three TOTYs: Innovative Toy of the Year for Hatchimals; Vehicle of the Year - Star Wars X-Wing vs. Death Star, Rebel Assault branded Air Ho...
U.S. wine exports, 90% from California, reached $1.62 billion in winery revenues in 2016, a new record. Despite challenges from a strong dollar, winery revenues were up 1% from 2015. Volume was 412.7 million liters or 45.9 million cases. "California wine exports continue to reflect the trend toward premiumization with the dollar value of our wine sales outpacing volume shipments. California wines are well positioned for this trend-our vintners are offering quality, value,...
Hawaiian Airlines remained the nation's top carrier for punctuality in 2016, as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), marking the airline's 13th consecutive year holding the title. Hawai'i's largest and longest-serving airline averaged a 91.1 percent on-time performance rating in 2016, earning the top ranking in all but one month and exceeding the industry average for the year by 9.7 percentage points. For December, Hawaiian Airlines posted a leading 85.1...
Toyota has announced that it has achieved more than 10 million cumulative units of hybrid vehicle (HV) sales, including plug-in hybrids, as of January 31. The latest milestone was achieved just nine months after total sales reached 9 million units at the end of April 2016. Toyota Motor North America also saw its sales of hybrids and plug-in hybrids reach a cumulative total, exceeding three million units as of December 31, 2016. "The Prius stands as an icon for sustainability...
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), the world's largest cloud platform dedicated to small, independent ventures, recorded its best-ever Sunday for attracting new customers in the books, courtesy of a successful Super Bowl campaign. About half of new customers signed up for GoDaddy's innovative mobile-friendly website builder, GoCentral. Among the 'big wins' for GoDaddy's Super Bowl marketing campaign: - Best-ever 'new customer' registrations & sign-ups on a Sunday - 19 MM+ video views...
According to a new survey of 1000 Americans aged 55+ from The NHP Foundation, a not-for-profit provider of service-enriched affordable housing, 30% experience anxiety about being able to afford where they live at least once a month, with 42% of retirees reporting such anxiety at least once daily. When asked what causes the greatest anxiety, 46% of respondents said they worry about "the ability to afford desirable retirement living." Nearly 65% of boomers worry at least once a...
The startup scene in Los Angeles is running strong - the city is now the third-most established outpost for startups in the country, behind San Francisco and New York. Lower costs, warm weather, and a relaxed culture give entrepreneurs plenty of reasons to start new businesses in the area. One such business, Revival Roots, aims to transform the way everyday consumers grow and harvest food from their own backyards. Revival Roots builds vegetable gardens for homeowners and...
A study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory revealed that legal indoor marijuana-growing operations are highly energy intensive, and are responsible for an alarming percentage of the nation's total energy use. In California, the top-producing state, indoor cultivation uses about 3% of all electricity use. A single cannabis cigarette represents 1.5 kg (3 pounds) of CO2 emissions, an amount equal to driving a fuel efficient hybrid car 22 miles, or keeping a 100-watt...
NV Energy and Apple announced today they have reached an agreement to build 200 megawatts of additional solar energy in Nevada by early 2019. The projects will support Apple's renewable energy needs for its Reno data center. In the coming weeks, NV Energy will file an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) to enter into a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the solar power plant. The project will bring NV Energy's total to more than 529 megawatts of n...
Champs Sports has unveiled its highly-anticipated, exclusive "Secure the Bag" Timberland boot. This premium boot is the latest collaboration between Champs Sports and Grammy-nominated artist, DJ Khaled. The boot is the final reveal within the partnership which rolled out earlier this month, commencing with the "Secure the Bag" retro video game launch. The branded boot is inspired by DJ Khaled, the CEO of We The Best Music Group, who also participated in the development of the...
Major luxury developer Bruce Makowsky, known for curating, designing and bringing to life some of the most stunning homes in the country, has unveiled his greatest masterpiece, a brand new $250 million spec home located at 924 Bel Air Road in Los Angeles. Setting a record for the country's most expensive home ever listed for sale, the 38,000-square-foot new construction home plus an additional 17,000 square feet of entertainment decks includes two master suites, 10 oversized...
WOW air, Iceland's ultra-low cost transatlantic airline, has announced its lowest airline prices yet for customers traveling daily from the West Coast to Europe. For a limited time, $69.99 tickets will be available from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Stockholm (ARN), Copenhagen (CPH), Bristol (BRS) and Edinburgh (EDI). Fares are on sale now, offered for flights between January 15, 2017 and April 5, 2017. "WOW air's...
Mentalstack, LLC, a web and mobile apps design and development agency, was founded in Russia and takes on projects from around the globe. The agency has more than a 90 percent satisfaction rating from their clients and often provide additional services and projects because clients are so happy with the work. The agency's clients tend to save 100 to 200 percent in comparison with the same services offered by other web and mobile app design and development companies. No matter t...
After three decades of operation in Santa Monica, the iconic Vidiots video store is moving on February 15 from its location at 302 Pico Boulevard, blocks from the beach. Spokesmen for the store say they are looking for a new location in Los Angeles and hope to reopen in 2018. The non-profit video store nearly closed in January 2015. But after its founders, Patty Polinger and Cathy Tauber, publicized the closing, Megan Ellison of Annapurna Pictures stepped in to save the busi...
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has announced that a "SoCalGas Advisory," will be issued beginning January 23, 2017. A SoCalGas Advisory asks customers to immediately reduce their natural gas use to help lower the risk of possible natural gas and electricity shortages. The Advisory will be in effect beginning at 7am Monday and remain in effect until further notice. Beginning at 7am Monday SoCalGas and SDG&E are also issuing a system-wide curtailment watch for noncore cu...
Solar Roof Dynamics, the leading solar solutions provider to the roofing industry, today announced its successful expansion into the Southern California market with the addition of six new roofing contractors into its Signature Dealer Network of vetted, expertly-trained solar roofing installation companies. "After successfully building out our Signature Dealer network throughout California, the company is now ready to expand nationally, thereby maintaining and solidifying our...
In just one year, SimpliPhi Power has nearly doubled its energy storage deployments from 5 MW in mid-2015 to 9MW at the end of 2016, and increased its revenue by over 100 percent, making it the company's most successful year to date. The company was also informed recently, that the U.S. Department of Defense reported in the six years the DoD has been utilizing SimpliPhi batteries in its expeditionary units worldwide, the agency has experienced zero failures related to the...
The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt electric car, Honda Ridgeline pickup and Chrysler Pacifica minivan were named 2017 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year, respectively. The announcement was made at the North American International Auto Show Monday in Detroit. The Bolt electric car received 364 points from the jury of automotive journalists across the United States and Canada. The Genesis G90 sedan from Hyundai's new luxury brand was second with 105, followed by the...
A Japanese sushi chain owner bid a winning 74.2 million yen ($632,000) for a 212 kilogram (466 pound) bluefin tuna in the final auction at the current site of Tokyo's Tsukiji market, since the market is supposed to move. The Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) is a predatory species of tuna found widely in the northern Pacific Ocean, but it is migratory and also recorded as a visitor to the south Pacific. In the past it was often included in T. thynnus, the 'combined' sp...
Amazon has a "China Problem" and it is leaving many disappointed US children this holiday season, claims one writer. Amazon says they had their best Christmas sales season ever, and that sales are up 20%. However, Wade Shepard writes that Amazon has become inundated with unreliable, even fraudulent third party sellers, based mostly in China, who fail to deliver. Shepard, the author of Ghost Cities of China, claims to have parsed through numerous complaints on Amazon, and...
Disposable diapers are a popular consumer product in the United States, but reports show their convenience comes at a price. An estimated 20 billion disposable diapers are added to landfills throughout the country each year, creating about 3.5 million tons of waste. According to a report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, disposable diapers introduce pathogens into the environment from the solid waste they contain. While the effects of these pathogens are still...
With contest entry continuing through 5 p.m. ET Friday, February 17, 2017, viewers can dream about moving into the HGTV® Dream Home on St. Simons Island, Georgia. Fans can enter twice a day by visiting HGTV.com/HGTVDreamHome for a chance to win the grand prize package valued at more than $1.7 million. Eligible U.S. residents can log on to HGTV.com for full details and official rules. In addition to the approximately 3,200-square-foot residence and all its furnishings, the...
To commemorate this festive season, the U.S. Census Bureau presents the following holiday-related facts and figures from its collection of statistics. Rush to the Stores $23.8 billion - The estimated retail sales by the nation's department stores (including leased departments) in December 2015. A decrease of $0.4 billion in retail sales from December of the previous year. 14.3% - The estimated percentage of total 2015 sales for department stores (including leased departments)...
