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Business

Top 7 Reasons You Should Hire Best Funeral Services

Lenore Staats 2 weeks ago

Funerals are never easy to organize. You need someone who can make all arrangements. Time You can hire Chinese funeral services for organizing the funeral
They will look into all funeral needs

is also an important factor. Following the right procedure and documentation is must.

Everything will be best handled by a professional team

There are many benefits that you get when hiring top leaders in this industry. You will find some benefits listed here below.

Easy availability

One major benefit of hiring an expert team is that they are easy to reach. You can search for the best … Read More

Business

Benefits of insuring a business

Lenore Staats 4 weeks ago

Insurance is a method of managing risks and is mainly utilized to caution against any financial loss risk. Insurance is also defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of potential loss from an entity to another, typically exchanging for duty of care and premium. Running a business comes with its associated risks. This includes the risks of natural disasters, an employee potentially getting injured, and a client filing a suite, for example, alleging breach of contract. For this, among other reasons, it is always important to ensure that you keep your business assets insured. With the new trends of … Read More

Personal

This personal finance assistant will help you reach your goals

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

Most Americans struggle to keep their finances under control. In fact, a 2018 study showed that 55% of respondents feel lost when it comes to long-term financial planning. Moreover, less than half of respondents could explain the definition of a 401K, 48% could define interest, and only 34% could confidently explain how inflation works. Even more importantly, despite the fact that the majority of Americans create budgets for themselves, 70% say they struggle to stick to them!

Keeping track of the money coming in and going out of your accounts doesn’t have to be some weighty burden. In fact, there

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Democrat asks intelligence director if Trump’s personal debt is security problem

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

A Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee is pressing the director of national intelligence (DNI) to assess whether President TrumpDonald John TrumpMichigan court overturns absentee ballot extension Trump jokes he’ll ‘find a way’ to fire Gov. DeSantis if he loses Florida Biden hits Trump’s response to attempted kidnapping of Michigan governor: ‘What the hell is wrong with this guy?’ MORE‘s personal debt could be a vulnerability to U.S. national security and interests.

Rep. Raja KrishnamoorthiSubramanian (Raja) Raja KrishnamoorthiCandymakers meet virtually with lawmakers for annual fly-in, discuss Halloween safety Democrat asks intelligence director if Trump’s personal debt is

Personal

Ailbhe Reddy: Personal History Album Review

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

Whether it’s a first therapy appointment or a first date, downloading an abridged version of yourself can feel like the most perfunctory of intimate experiences. For Dublin-based singer-songwriter Ailbhe Reddy, it’s far more interesting to think about what remains unsaid. On the title track of her debut album, Personal History, Reddy pines tentatively for her ex and “the romance of watching TV,” before the drums crash in to underscore her frustrated howl: “I don’t wanna go on dates/And hear personal histories.” Playing with the clinical undertones of the title, which is taken from the term for medical records, it’s

Money

Former city administrator pleads guilty to money laundering

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

HATTIESBURG, Miss.

A former administrator for a Mississippi city has pleaded guilty to money laundering and making false statements on a federal tax return, federal authorities said.

Randy James, 56, who was once city clerk of Bay Springs in Jasper County, entered the plea Wednesday before Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett, U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst said in a news release.

“I commend local bank employees who spotted this criminal activity, as well as our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners and prosecutors who were diligent in catching this crook and holding him accountable,” Hurst said. “We will continue

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On CNN, TenHaken says with valuing personal freedoms ‘comes an increase in cases’

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

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Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken speaks with CNN anchor John King on Tuesday

Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken speaks with CNN anchor John King on Tuesday (Photo: screenshot)

Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken appeared on CNN Tuesday afternoon, speaking about the recent spike in cases and hospitalizations in the city as well as South Dakota.

CNN anchor John King introduced TenHaken after discussing South Dakota’s record-setting COVID-19 numbers, including the highest positivity rate in the country, and asked the mayor why cases were on the rise.

More: Recovered coronavirus patients outnumber new infections amid more deaths

“It’s a little bit of everything,” TenHaken said, noting that schools and colleges are open, and

Money

The Paper Check-less Business Payments Sea Change

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

Watchers of the B2B payments space already know how overwhelming the power of inertia can be. The great digitization that was supposed to drive out reams of paper has long been promised, but somehow never quite shows up. Paper checks always seem to stick around for another year, as digital progress crawls forward by inches. But that was before COVID-19 showed up and changed the calculation, Dwolla CEO Brady Harris told Karen Webster in a recent fireside chat.

Once it became clear that the pandemic wasn’t a temporary hiccup that companies could survive

Personal

Gladys Berejiklian reveals she had been in a ‘close personal relationship’ with Daryl Maguire

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

SCOTT ROBERTSON, COUNSEL ASSISTING: State your full name please.

GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN, NSW PREMIER: Gladys Berejiklian.

SCOTT ROBERTSON: You are the Premier of the state of New South Wales?

GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN: Proudly so.

SCOTT ROBERTSON: As Premier you are closely familiar with the New South Wales ministerial code of conduct. Is that right?

GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN: I am.

SCOTT ROBERTSON: Ms Berejiklian, have you ever been in a close personal relationship with Mr Maguire?

GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN: Yeah, I would like to state at the outset that Mr Maguire was a colleague of 15 years. He was someone that I trusted, who was

Insurance

World Bank Treasury and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Successfully Conclude First-Ever Catastrophe Bond

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

The World Bank Treasury and the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)/Asia-Pacific Financial Forum co-organized a virtual workshop on catastrophe bonds for the APEC Regional Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Solutions Working Group, aimed at broadening the understanding and use of the catastrophe bond market in the Asia Pacific Region.

Building economic resilience against shocks is a top priority for the World Bank and the APEC. With most of its members situated along the Pacific Ring of Fire, APEC economies are under constant threat of strong earthquakes, tsunamis, super typhoons, and volcanic eruptions. These disasters put governments under a significant fiscal

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Kingston businesses react to federal ban on single-use plastics

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

The clock is now ticking for businesses when it comes to finding alternatives to single-use plastics.

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On Wednesday, the federal government announced that it is moving to fulfill a promise to ban single-use plastics by the end of 2021.

For many Kingston-area businesses, the move comes as no shock as they have adjusted over the last several years to decrease plastic use.

“Paper bags are something we’ve moved to for almost two years. Same with paper straws,” said Richard Wicklam, the manager of the Tir Nan Og Irish Pub.

Read more: Ottawa plans to ban single-use

Personal

Credit Cards vs. Personal Loans: What’s the Difference?

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

If you find yourself in a situation where you need a little financial help, take time to think about your options. Automatically reaching for a credit card — or applying for a personal loan — might not be the best money move.

According to the Federal Reserve, consumer debt increased $12.3 billion month over month in July 2020. Interestingly, revolving debt, which includes credit card debt, decreased about $300 million. But nonrevolving debt, which includes personal loans, grew by $12.6 billion.

Bottom line: If you have debt or are facing an expensive but necessary purchase, you can choose how you

Finance

A Hedge Fund With Ties to Trump Is Polluting One of Brooklyn’s Poorest Communities

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

Tipping Point covers environmental justice stories about and, where possible, written by people in the communities experiencing the stark reality of our changing planet.

It’s time to wake up. On Global Climate Day of Action, VICE Media Group is solely telling stories about our current climate crisis. Click here to meet young climate leaders from around the globe and learn how you can take action.

Maria Escalera breathes some of the most polluted air in New York City. The 64-year-old works at a family health center near the industrial waterfront of Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood. Her office is within walking

Insurance

Goji Selects BackBay Communications as Agency of Record

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

GUANGZHOU and WUHAN, China, Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — HUYA Inc. (“Huya”) (NYSE: HUYA) and DouYu International Holdings Limited (“DouYu”) (NASDAQ: DOYU) today announced that they have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 12, 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”) with Tiger Company Ltd., a newly formed company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Huya (“Merger Sub”), and, solely for the limited purposes set forth therein, Nectarine Investment Limited (“Tencent“), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tencent Holdings Limited. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement,

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Yelp will now identify businesses accused of racism on its platform

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

Starting Thursday, Yelp will add an alert on the pages of businesses that have been accused of racist behavior, following several widely covered allegations of racism at U.S. restaurants in recent months.

The crowdsourced review platform is often the first place customers go to sound the alarm about discriminatory or racist behavior at businesses, discouraging other potential patrons from spending their money there.

“Communities have always turned to Yelp in reaction to current events at the local level. As the nation reckons with issues of systemic racism, we’ve seen in the last few months that there is a clear need

Personal

Prince Harry uses Trump-like political gestures to stress personal epiphany, says body language guru

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined Malala Yousafzai for virtual chat on Sunday
Harry and Meghan spoke with Oxford grad from $14m Santa Barbara mansion
Discussed importance of girls’ right to education on International Day of the Girl
Body language expert Judi James claims Meghan’s confidence ‘shined through’
Said Harry, 36, ‘fidgets non-stop’ and often looked distracted when not speaking

Prince Harry employed ‘Trump-like’ political gestures to stress his ‘personal epiphany’ and desire to make change while Meghan Markle looked ‘in awe’ of Malala Yousafzai during a virtual chat yesterday, according to a body language expert.

The trio connected via

Business

Robotics Solutions Future Looks Bright

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

Robots have traditionally been implemented in manufacturing end-of-line, and data shows that many manufacturers have difficulty envisioning robotics applications outside of secondary packaging and palletizing tasks.

But technology has advanced to a point, according to “Automation Timeline: The Drive Toward 4.0 Connectivity in Packaging and Processing,” whereby “robots, including cobots, are more than capable of branching out beyond end-of-line applications.” This provides an opportunity for OEMs and suppliers to provide guidance on robot and cobot applications to expand operations.

One of the areas of fastest growth for robot usage in manufacturing is cobots. Cobot applications were growing significantly before the

Finance

Unemployment trust fund, long list of other items on special session agenda

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

a large tall tower with a sky background: State Capitol building in Louisiana.

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State Capitol building in Louisiana.

NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) – As state legislators prepare to begin another special session on Monday (Sept. 28), some say the state of Louisiana’s unemployment trust fund is a top concern that will be addressed during the 30-day conclave.

Rep. Jerome “Zee” Zeringue, a Republican from Houma, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, and Sen. Troy Carter, a Democrat from New Orleans, who is chairman of the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee agree the pandemic has put a lot of pressure on the unemployment trust fund,

“Unemployment insurance

Insurance

AM Best to Join COVID-19 Litigation Trends Panel at the Re/Insurance Lounge

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

Classified in: Covid-19 virus
Subjects: Product/Service, Webcast

AM Best will join a virtual panel session focused on COVID-19 litigation and threats on Oct. 8, 2020, as part of the Re/Insurance Lounge, a forum for insurance- and reinsurance-related discussions.

Sridhar Manyem, director, industry research and analytics, will join a panel session, titled, “Covid-19 Litigation and Threats.” This session will look at the growing threat of lawsuits in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the issues around policy language, the potential scope of claims and include an overview of the related lawsuits and litigation.

As head of the rating agency’s industry research

Money

5 student money questions, answered

Lenore Staats 2 months ago

If you’re a student, this school year probably doesn’t look exactly the way you had hoped. The pandemic has added a new layer of concerns – and that’s on top of the usual challenges students face as they adapt to university life. (You know, like making new friends, studying for exams and trying not to blow your whole month’s budget in the first few days.)

While we may not be able to predict the next wave of social distancing regulations, we can offer some advice on thinking smarter about your money. We spoke to five students to answer their most