The nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) Partnership today announced consumer research findings and analysis underpinning a new transparency initiative entitled, No Code. No Confidence. Inspect to Protect.org. The organization created the effort after consumer surveys revealed that Americans are highly confident that building codes are already “in place” even though most communities at-risk for disaster are…
Tippy’s Digital Tipping Platform Receives Endorsement
Tippy, the digital tipping platform for the salon and spa industry, has received an endorsement by Summit Salon Business Center, the world’s largest consulting, seminar and training company for salons and spas. As a preferred partner of Summit, Tippy’s disruptive tipping solution will now be available to a network of more than 4,400 salons and salon professionals…
Technology to Detect Senior Falls
One of every three seniors fall each year. This is a startling number, one which is magnified by the fact that many, if not most, of these falls go undetected for long periods of time. Technological alerting solutions over time have had only limited success, mainly due to the fact that they require the fallen…
Smart Suitcase for Tech Savvy Traveler
Samsara Luggage – who recently Signed a Merger Agreement with DAVC (OTC: DAVC) – is now available online. Samsara smart case has been made to anticipate the needs of the tech savvy traveler, turning every minute in the airport or hotel into 100% efficient, productive and enjoyable experience. Forbes & Newsweek described Samsara as: Forbes, “The Best Travel Tech”;Newsweek, “A smart suitcase that…
Precise Management in Fashion Operation
Recently, ZAFUL founded its fashion design center in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Not long ago, a new operation team, specialized in connecting the back-end design with front-end operations, was officially formed. Fashion design in ZAFUL has now entered into a new era when every item, design element, material and pattern can be traced, researched, strategically planned and managed online. From consumer feedback to a new arrival,…
eLearning With a Purpose
LearningOnline.xyz an eLearning company headquartered in Cupertino, CA is taking a purpose-driven approach to creating solutions that don’t just help individuals learn and improve their skills, but also contribute to shared prosperity by either giving free access to the world’s less-fortunate or supporting important social causes. Education — a fundamental human right and yet many children around…
Accuracy in Lie Detector Test
Converus has set another benchmark for the lie detection industry with its new testing protocol called the EyeDetect Multi-issue Comparison Test (MCT). Originally released in 2014, EyeDetect first introduced ocular-motor deception testing to the world. Now, it has significantly enhanced that first offering. This latest advancement, the MCT protocol, not only scores up to four relevant issues per…
Crisis Requires Creativity
By Daphne Michaels, Special for TTU You’ve probably heard the saying, ‘crisis holds great opportunity’, but how do we remember this when we find ourselves in the middle of a real or feared crisis? The key to finding opportunities in crisis is in your preparation. But not just physical preparation— you must be mentally prepared….
The Citizens of Isreal’s Allies Talk About the Country’s Importance and More
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) released today its first-ever concurrent surveys of the attitudes of Jews in France, Israel, and the United States, the three largest Jewish communities in the world. “Some commonalities among American, French, and Israeli Jewry, comprising the great majority of world Jewry, are strikingly encouraging,” said AJC CEO David Harris. “At…
5G Arrives in the Houston Market
Today Sprint’s on-the-go customers in Houston are, according to a statement, “among the first in the world to experience the power and performance of true mobile 5G. The next generation of wireless service is here, delivering blazing-fast download speeds from downtown Houston to Memorial City Mall and City Centre Plaza, covering approximately 165 square miles…
And the Winner of This Season’s NBC’s AGT is…
I know, the season just started, but we are predicting the winner of this season’s hit summer show from NBC, America’s Got Talent. There is little doubt that some (if not all) contestants wanted to throw in the towel after this incredible performance. He won one of the coveted Golden Buzzers. WARNING: DON’T WATCH WITHOUT KLEENIX! …
Once Sci-Fi, this New Technology is Promising in Restoring Damaged Nerves and More
FROM THE PRICE OF BUSINESS, Media Partner of This Website Kevin Price interviews Bill Radvak, co-founder and executive chairman of NervGen Pharma on how a friend’s family tragedy around spinal cord injury led to the licensing of a promising technology invented by the renowned neuroscientist, Dr. Jerry Silver of Case Western Reserve University in…
How to Share Your Brand’s Unique Story to Engage Customers
FROM THE PRICE OF BUSINESS, Media Partner of This Website Recently Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business show and editor on this website, interviewed Richard Krevolin, author of the book, The Hook: How to Share Your Brand’s Unique Story to Engage Customers. In this fascinating interview, this writer for some of the largest corporations in…
The Big Difference Between Profit and Wealth
FROM THE PRICE OF BUSINESS, Media Partner of This Website Recently Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business show and editor on this website, interviewed Ruth King, who is known as the “Profitability Master” at her company, Profitability Revolution. That company specializes in helping make sure small business stay on a profitable course through important educational…
The Latest on the Health Insurance Front
FROM THE PRICE OF BUSINESS, Media Partner of This Website Recently Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business show and editor on this website, interviewed Bethany Schenk of Web Benefits Design, which is a leading firm when it comes to health insurance benefits administration. On the program Bethany looks at the President’s statements about the GOP…
Long Term Care Firm Helps Financial Advisors Help Their Clients
FROM THE PRICE OF BUSINESS, Media Partner of This Website Recently Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business show and editor on this website, interviewed Brian Gordon of MAGA LTC, a leading firm when it comes to addressing long term care needs. On the program Brian explain who his firm actually works with and why long…
The “Most Anticipated Film” of the Summer Should Not Be a Surprise
The summer movie season got off to a heroic start thanks to the record-breaking opening of “Avengers: Endgame” — and it shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. With the heart of summer blockbuster season upon us, Marcus Theatres surveyed more than 5,000 of its Magical Movie Rewards members in eight states to find out…
Kingdom of “Everything’s Free”: How Healthcare For All Can Make Your Family Sick
By Kip Kolson, Special for TTU Democrat presidential candidates are pushing healthcare for all. Medicare for everyone, not just seniors, and a government salary for every citizen whether they work or not is also on the table. We are told these social programs will cost multi-trillions of dollars and will be financed by raising taxes…
In Houston, an Animal Shelter that Puts Saving Cats as the Priority
INTERVIEW BY THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THE TIMES USA. “No business is more interested in the protecting of our four legged friends than the amazing company, Brilliant Energy.” That was the assessment of Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business show after a segment with Richard Wakim, who is President…
The United States Has Had a Major Shift in Views About Money and Risk
Optimism lags behind an overall improved economy. In 2009, Northwestern Mutual commissioned a study among U.S. adults aged 25+ to explore their attitudes and behaviors toward money and financial decision-making, as well as their opinions about broader ideas such as the attainability of the American Dream. The project was ultimately named the “Planning & Progress…
Crunch Time for NAFTA 2.0
Prompt ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is critical to North America — and Texas in particular — remaining competitive with producers in Europe and Asia, according to an expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “While (the) USMCA is far from perfect, its approval will maintain most of the advantages of…
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Release Disaster Relief Funding
This week a bipartisan coalition in both houses of Congressed introduced legislation calling for the release of disaster funding. Reps. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Randy Weber (TX-14), Brian Babin (TX-36), Kevin Brady (TX-08), G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), John Carter (TX-31), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Joe Cunningham (SC-01), Bill Flores (TX-17), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (PR-AL), Garret…
MUST SEE: This Manhattan Condo Was on Market for $13 Million, See What is Happening to it Now
A two-story condominium with 1,500 sf of outdoor living area and direct water views is headed for sale via luxury auction. The property, located in Midtown Manhattan’s desirable Beekman neighborhood and fronting the East River, was initially asking $13 million. It will now be offered at a live auction held on the property site on…
While National Real Estate Sales are Cooling Nationally, Things are Hot in San Francisco
Just 15 percent of offers written by Redfin agents on behalf of their home-buying customers in April faced a bidding war, down from 60 percent in April 2018, according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the tech-powered real estate brokerage. “Right now could be as good as it gets for buyers who want to…
Private Sector Employment Sees Increase in March
Private sector employment increased by 129,000 jobs from February to March according to the March ADP National Employment Report®. Broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge, the ADP National Employment Report is produced by the ADP Research Institute® in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics. The report, which is derived from ADP’s actual payroll data, measures the change…
Remember Those Small Book Stores that Were Popular in Malls for Decades? Look Who is Bringing them Back
FROM THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, HOSTED BY TTUSA EDITOR AT LARGE, KEVIN PRICE. Remember those retail chains that created small bookstores that were popular for decades? B. Dalton Bookstores, Waldenbooks, Crown Bookstores, and others? These were particularly popular in malls and shopping centers. Remember how they vanished overnight thanks to the rise of the…
A Drop in Online Labor Demand
The Conference Board experimental Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Indexdeclined in March. The Index now stands at 102.3 (July 2018=100), down from 104.0 in February. “The HWOL index declined in March but remains at a level consistent with solid hiring activity,” said Gad Levanon, Chief Economist, North America, at The Conference Board. “Despite the one-month decline, it is too early…
The Royals Have a New Baby to Celebrate
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Ambassador’s Wife Shares 4 Strategies for Thriving Professionally When a Spouse’s Job Takes You Overseas
Susan Lewis Solomont, Exclusive for The Times USA. Ten years ago, my husband Alan and I were given what seemed like the opportunity of a lifetime: President Obama had asked Alan to serve as US Ambassador to Spain and Andorra. Our joint decision was easy: we said yes. Like most people who have been given…
CFOs Warn of a Slowdown
Key takeaways CFOs overwhelmingly expect a U.S. downturn by the end of 2020, with a slowdown seen as much more likely than a recession. Their expectations for growth in revenue, earnings, hiring and wages declined (only capital expenditure rose); all metrics sit below their two-year averages. Companies are using a variety of programs to promote…
Catching Up with Alex Trebek and Friends in War on Pancreatic Cancer
Alex Trebek showed his support while sharing his resolve to fight pancreatic cancer with more than 2,300 patients, caregivers and advocates on Saturday at PurpleStride Los Angeles, the walk to end pancreatic cancer. The walk was hosted by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) Los Angeles Affiliate and presented by the Kathryn Naficy Pancreatic Foundation. PanCAN…
The Price of Business — A Partner of The Times USA — Expands into Washington, DC Market
The Price of Business is nationally syndicated coast to coast and has recently expanded to Washington, DC. Learn more about the reach at here: https://priceofbusiness.com/the-price-of-business-is-nationally-syndicated/
Lessons for the US About Progressives in Western Countries Failure to Protect Borders
RADIO INTERVIEW: KEVIN PRICE OF THE PRICE OF BUSINESS INTERVIEWS STEVEN CAMAROTA OF THE CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES Kevin Price, host of the Price of Business show and Editor at Large of The Times USA recently interviewed Steven Camarota of the Center for Immigration Studies. Throughout Europe’s western democracies progressive governments have fallen over failure…
Staging Makes it Easier for Buyers to View a Property as Their Future Home
As the spring home buying season kicks off, a new survey from the National Association of Realtors® shows that 83 percent of buyers’ agents say that staging makes it easier for buyers to visualize a property as their future home, according to NAR’s 2019 Profile of Home Staging, www.nar.realtor/reports/profile-of-home-staging “Buying a house is more than a financial decision; it…
House GOP Ready to Challenge Democrats on “Medicare for All”
Republicans are confident that they can win the “Medicare for All” debate. “Medicare for All” would be an enormous strain on the economy and would lead to serious increases in taxes. In addition, the United States is the leading innovator when it comes to health care, producing more technology and medications than any other country…
Tips for the Beginner Vlogger
You decided to shoot a video, which means there are many questions before you. What to shoot, how to record sound, how to fix the camera? In this article, you will find the answers to many of them. Any experienced vlogger knows that achieving a quality image when shooting yourself is not an easy task….
A Mindfulness Approach to Recognizing Your Personal Success Team
By Daphne Michaels, Special for TTUSA. Profoundly successful people all have this in common: they’ve recognized their personal success teams. A Personal Success Team is a group of people who are truly rooting for your success; people who are on your journey with you in an important way. Every member of your Personal Success Team…
What Lies Beneath
By Elizabeth Thede, Special for TTU This article addresses hidden text from the perspective of a search engine like dtSearch. When you view a file or email in the program associated with that file, like when you view a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel, or read an email in Outlook, or look at a PDF…
Recent Attacks in Jewish Congregations Provides Tragic Echoes of Holocaust
Holocaust Survivors Foundation USA Released the Following Statement following the Chabad Community Center Attack: As Holocaust survivors, and descendants of Holocaust survivors, we are outraged and saddened that, once again, a Jewish community was brazenly attacked during worship services on Shabbat, which was also the last day of Passover, at the Chabad Community Center in…
Report Ranks by Voting Turnout in Elections in 2018
While celebrating the highest voter turnout in a midterm in 100 years, the new “America Goes to the Polls” report by Nonprofit VOTE and the U.S. Elections Project digs deeper into the story by examining the vast differences in voter turnout between states – turnout differences driven in large part by states’ various voting policies. “The…