Monday, September 28, 2009

Obama going to Denmark

In the Article Obama to boost Chicago Olympic bid in Denmark it talks about how big of a supporter the president has been in the quest for Chicago having the Olympics. In the Article Obama to boost Chicago Olympic bid in Denmark the question is brought up is the presidents presence going to give Chicago the edge over the other places. In the Article Obama to boost Chicago Olympic bid in Denmark the president will have little time to meet with the Olympic committee members but in the time that he has will it be enough to sway the final decision. In the Article Obama to boost Chicago Olympic bid in Denmark governor Ryan seems to think that this act that Obama is showing towards the city that he loves will have a enormous impact on the final decision come Friday

Online Libraries

Book publishers love the Internet and web. There are big name publishers such as Amazon and Sony that have electronic readers already. Revenue rose from 1.8% to 3.71 billion in the first of 2009 already. In the first half of 2009 E-Book sales were at an all time high of 61.2 million that was a 24.6 million increase from the year before. Hochheiser who is the vice president of Cengag says that e books are the fasting growing business out there today. It is said that this is a key tool for companies that are training budgets because it makes it easier and more efficient to do there work. Online book rentals are also at an all time high. McGraw hill will rent their textbooks at a 40 to 70% cheaper value than a new book. Why would anyone not want to take advantage of that. Google is going to pay publishers to make digital books available at a reduced price to consumers. This makes it easier to access books for students so that they don’t need to use there libraries and college students will be looking for anything to cut there costs on books.

New brand of Cars

As we discussed in class, people think that hydrogen cars are the answer to all the gasoline problems what they don’t know it that they aren’t saving any money when they purchase these cars. The German government with Daimler DAI and a group of energy companies announced plans to build 1,000 hydrogen filling stations in Germany by 2015. Toyota, Ford, General Motors, and Hyundai are some other companies that have hydrogen filling stations. By 2015 it is said that hundreds of thousands of vehicles on the road will have fuels cells to convert to hydrogen electrical power. Electric cars will be available sooner that hydrogen cars. It is said that the BMW’s min can travel over 100 miles before they need to recharge. A car with a mileage like that is not very common in today’s society. Germany is said to cover over half of the cost for hydrogen fueling. This will never happen in the U.S. because people like driving nice cars and they will never change to something more fuel-efficient

Monday, September 21, 2009

Leading economic indicators rise in August

The article Leading economic indicator rise in August gives ideas and thoughts on why the recession has ended. The article Leading economic indicator rise in August the index of leading indicator rose from 0.6 in August and it follows 0.9% gain in July. The leading indicators index jumped from 4.4% and 8.9% in six months through August. That was the fastest six month growth rate since March 2004. The article leading economic indicator rise in August has different numbers and statistics that show that the recession could be close to done.

Business Article 2

The Chevrolet Camaro is a cheap sports car in this day and age. But this V-6 engine has 304 horsepower with a 29 mpg on the highway. This car is just not like other sports cars. General Motors wants to make the car look snazzier than the stock version of the car. The knew car will be all black with having some aluminum trim on the outside. So far this car has been a success. General Motors sold 8,700 last moth compared with 6,300 Ford Mustangs sold last month. But this brand of car is in short supply at dealerships today. Camaro

Business Article 1

Companies big problem has to do with trust. Like Dominos for intense has the slogan that if they don't deliver the pizza on time then it is free. McDonald's has given a lot back to the environment and has go green on a lot of there products. Ford is working harder than ever to gain that trust of the people and still has problems with production. "In a phone survey that was conducted from May 26 to July 3 by public relations firm Wadelman, only 44% of Americans said they trusted business down from 58% in the fall of 2007." The days of T.V. commercials getting banned are over. People are now researching opinions on brands and products more than ever. McDonald's has the problem of serving unhealthy food at there restaurants. Head global chief for marketing of McDonald's says that "trust and transparency are more important to us than ever. Before Mcdonald's was ignoring critics and now the are working with them. McDonald's cheap eats have helped a lot during the recession. Ford is diverting there money usually spent on vehicle discounts and used it to pump up the PR budget. AmEx had little choice but to rebuild its relationship with customers. At the end of commercials viewers are invited to visit a AmEx web site that gives tips for small businesses

Sunday, September 13, 2009

What I want to do

When I get older I hope I can be as successful as my father and mother. They work very hard to put me through college and to have a nice house with nice stuff. I want to become a high school physical education teacher and also a varsity basketball coach. Sports have been my life every since I was younger so I think I can become a good coach and facilitator. I like helping people it makes me feel good so teaching would be perfect for me. I want to have a family with two kids. I want to work and live in Illinois in the southwest suburbs of Chicago were I live now. I want to be able to have balance in my life. I love basketball and I know if Im coaching I will want to play as well so between work, family, and coaching I hope I can find some time to play sports. I want to be a successful teacher and coach and I know I will work hard to win games and help students get a good education
I need to save up money so my family can have a nice house and my kids can go through college like I am now. I want to live in Illinois and teach in Illinois but that doesn't mean that it will happen. Whatever school is willing to give me a job right out of college will be the school that I teach at. I need to make sure that the area that I decide to teacher at is a good school district so when my children are ready for school they are going to get a good education. I need to find an area to live that is close to my parents and family because family is big to me and if I live far away from my family it will be very difficult.