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Successful entrepreneurs who make a difference are, in effect, professional storytellers, says Richard Branson . The ability to craft a compelling story behind a product, service, company, or cause has long been one of Branson's great passions. Entrepreneurs who want to excite people and engage hearts and minds should follow Branson's advice--use stories to transfer your ideas to another person. "Storytelling is a great way to get your views across, highlight how you and your company are different than your competitors, and also to work out new ideas," Branson says . Branson doesn't just talk about the power of story to build brands. He uses an ancient, clever practice to build storytelling skills among his Virgin teams and to elicit the best ideas. On Necker, Branson's private island, he likes to end the day swapping stories around an elaborate fire pit. "Storytelling is as old as the campfire, and as young as a tweet," Branson wrote in 2015 about his campfire … [Read more...] about Richard Branson Taps Into a 400,000-Year-Old Practice to Unleash His Best Ideas. You Can Too

Recently discovered journals written by the secretary for the Royal Society nearly 300 years ago document a slow-moving unidentified flying object over London. Cromwell Mortimer, a British physician and the second secretary of the Royal Society, tracked what appeared to be a slow-moving UFO for 30 seconds on Dec. 16, 1742, as it soared over central London shortly before 9 p.m., according to the Daily Express. “I saw a light arise from behind the trees and houses in the south by west point,” Mortimer described, according to the outlet. “When it had risen to the height of about 20 degrees, it took a motion nearly parallel to the horizon and went over the houses.” London UFO mystery: 279-year-old file found on ‘first of its kind’ sight over Westminster https://t.co/NsHP8snaka pic.twitter.com/n8CM6sczqx — Daily Express (@Daily_Express) August 11, 2022 He tracked the object as it flew over what he believed to be the Bloomsbury district of London, over Queen’s Square, … [Read more...] about Researchers Discover 279-Year-Old UFO Mystery Over London, England

- A + A A weekly round-up of tanker and dry bulk market (Aug 12, 2022) This report is produced by the Baltic Exchange. The Baltic Exchange, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Exchange, is the world's only independent source of maritime market information for the trading and settlement of physical and derivative contracts. Its international community of over 650 members encompasses the majority of world shipping interests and commits to a code of business conduct overseen by the Baltic. For daily freight market reports and assessments, please visit www.balticexchange.com . Capesize The Capesize market continues to dwell in the doldrums as any attempts to spark a rally were quickly dealt a hammer blow as the 5TC closed the week at US$10,898 (RM48,434). This rate level is less than a third of the same time last year. The market was reasonably active this week. The Pacific market had most of the majors requesting tonnage for their West … [Read more...] about Baltic Exchange shipping updates: Aug 12

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin After a four-year hiatus, Leinenkugel’s fans will finally get to enjoy this brand’s Sunset Wheat next week. On August 15th, liquor store shelves will have this Belgian-style witbier stocked for a limited time. Not only that, but Leinenkugel’s is going to pay one sunset seeker a $10,000 to watch a sunset accompanied by the perfect pairing of a Sunset Wheat beer in hand. Beer fans and sunset seekers have until Aug. 18 to apply for the gig, and they need to be at lest 25 years old, a U.S. resident, and they need to explain why they are the ultimate sunset drinker. One winner will receive $10,000 to watch a sunset with the cult brew, plus enjoy a Labor Day weekend getaway courtesy of the brand. The promotion was inspired by fans who have been nagging the brand about returning Sunset Wheat. One diehard fan even created a change.org petition that was signed by more than 1,500 people. “Leinenkugel’s is always listening to … [Read more...] about Enjoy A Cult Beer…And Get Paid $10,000 To Watch A Sunset With That Beer In Hand

Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz There was a new face delivering the chancellor’s New Year’s Eve address, but for COVID-19-weary Germans, the focus was all too familiar. Under normal circumstances, Chancellor Olaf Scholz — the first person in nearly two decades other than Angela Merkel to deliver the address — would have used the occasion Friday to lay out his vision and wish people a happy new year. But these are not normal circumstances, so while he was able to touch on a variety of issues like climate change, the economy and European security, the spotlight was on the coronavirus and the country’s response to it. In writing the speech, Scholz and his staff appeared keenly aware that their best hope of pushing through their agenda was to inspire a sense of national cohesion in a country where the differences have often been on vivid display. “What I perceive everywhere is a huge solidarity, an overwhelming willingness to help and a new sense of pulling together and … [Read more...] about A New Year and a New Leader, but Germany’s Focus Remains on COVID

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Buying a home is the least affordable it’s been in over three decades, according to a metric released Friday, as home prices explode and Americans face record high prices elsewhere. Key Facts The National Association of Realtors’ housing affordability index, calculated using median single-family home prices, mortgage rates and median family incomes, hit 98.5 in June, a 3.6% decrease from May and 32.2% decrease since June 2021. This is the worst monthly score on the index since 1989, according to the Wall Street Journal . The median sale price of a single-family home rose to $423,300 in June, according to the association, an all-time high and a $7,900 increase from May. Houses are the least affordable in the West, with a 69.6 score on the index, followed by the South (99.3), Northeast (102.3) and Midwest (132.3). Contra Declining mortgage rates may soon help improve … [Read more...] about It Was Less Affordable To Buy A Home In June Than It’s Been In 33 Years

Online matrimonial services provider Matrimony.com Ltd has reported a marginal decline in its standalone net profit for the April-June 2022 quarter at Rs 12.88 crore, the company said on Friday. The city-headquartered company had reported standalone net profit at Rs 14.10 crore during corresponding quarter previous year, a company statement said. For the year ending March 31, 2022 the standalone net profit was at Rs 56.98 crore. Total income during the quarter under review grew to Rs 119.79 crore, from Rs 109.21 crore registered in the same period previous year. For the year ending March 31, 2022, the standalone total income was at Rs 450.86 crore. In a statement, company Chairman and Managing Director Murugavel Janakiraman said, "A good start to the year with a double digit year-on-year billing growth. It is also heartening to see our paid subscriptions grow 13.8 per cent year-on-year giving us the confidence that strategic priorities are making good progress." "We will … [Read more...] about Matrimony.com reports standalone Q1 net at Rs 12.88 crore

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin I think you could easily classify Apex Legends as one of the biggest success stories of this generation, appearing out of thin air one week in 2019, and in the three years since, has risen to become one of the most influential shooters on the market. But unlike the rivals it’s displaced like Overwatch, Apex Legends has continued to grow and grow and has now set new playercount records with the launch of season 14, more than three years after release. On Steam , Apex Legends broke its old record and amassed 510,286 concurrent players for the launch of season 14, which brought the release of new sniper hero Vantage. I believe the old high score was 411,000 players back before season 13 launched. This record also comes in the wake of a movement where some players said they were planning to boycott Apex Legends’ new season, but clearly, like most promises of boycotts, that did not pan out. Generally speaking, the Apex … [Read more...] about ‘Apex Legends’ Hits All-Time Playercount Record 14 Seasons And 3 Years In

DOH logo MANILA, Philippines — More than 40,000 people in the country are now sick due to COVID-19, based on the latest data in the Department of Health’s (DOH) coronavirus tracker. It also showed that an additional 4,661 contracted the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, pushing the nationwide tally to 3,823,084 since the pandemic hit the Philippines in 2020. According to the DOH, the country’s 40,315 current active cases account for 1.07 percent of the total cases, and 3,721,825 patients, or 97.32 percent, have already recovered from the illness. The COVID-19 death toll, however, reached 60,944, which accounts for 1.61 percent of the total cases, as of Friday, as the DOH recorded 28 more fatalities due to the coronavirus. On Thursday, the country’s COVID-19 active cases were at 37,962 . In a Twitter post, Octa Research fellow Guido David said the 4,661 new COVID-19 cases are higher than their forecast of 4,500 cases. David said their group projects 4,700 … [Read more...] about COVID-19 active cases in PH top 40,000 as 4,661 more contract disease – DOH

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It’s no secret that the IRS is after crypto tax dollars and after fans of crypto who don’t report or who don’t do it correctly. The Inflation Reduction Act , which passed the Senate on Sunday and the House is expected to take up Friday, raises taxes and will give the IRS billions to go into what the Wall Street Journal called “beast mode .” In all, the bill will dole out about $80 billion to the IRS for increased enforcement, operational improvements, customer service, and systems modernization. That money is more than six times the current annual IRS budget of $12.6 billion. The bill says a whopping $45.6 billion will be for enforcement, which is the main directive from Democrats to the IRS. Get bigger, tougher and faster at collecting. Reports suggest that the IRS will hire 87,000 new agents, and with more than $45 billion being shoveled into enforcement, change is coming. There isn’t a dollar amount fixed for … [Read more...] about IRS To Add 87,000 New Agents, More Crypto Tax Enforcement