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An Inside Look at a New Generation of Pastors: Matt Chandler (Pt. 2)
Matt Chandler is all about preaching the gospel. The megachurch pastor took over what is now known as The Village Church in 2002, and has since seen its average weekly attendance rise from 160 people to about 10,000 people across multiple campuses. …read more
Source: The Christian Post
An Inside Look at a New Generation of Pastors: Levi Lusko (Pt. 1)
Evangelist Greg Laurie believes that God is going to use Pastor Levi Lusko of Fresh Life Church in Montana in a powerful way in the coming years. Over the last six years, his church with its multi-sites has seen “thousands upon thousands give their lives to Jesus.” His ministry now includes radio, television, and a national sexual purity program. …read more
Source: The Christian Post
New Generation of Consumer-Friendly Jewelry Websites
By Anthony DeMarco, Contributor
Jewelry industry retailers, designers and manufacturers are having a difficult time creating websites that encourage consumers to love and subsequently buy jewelry. Innovation in this area has largely come from outside the industry, led by website Blue Nile. However, the Blue Nile model with its focus on jewelry and diamonds as a commodity seems to be losing ground as the digital landscape has again dramatically changed with the wide acceptance of social and mobile media.
Is the Future of Best Buy a New Generation of Electronics?
By Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool
Filed under: Investing
Best Buy has been in financial trouble for the past few years. Sales have been declining and the company is now losing billions of dollars.
BBY Net Income TTM data by YCharts.
New competitors to the electronics business, both online and at bricks-and-mortar locations, are taking sales that Best Buy could once count on. As a result, Best Buy has been on a mission to find ways to rejuvinate sales. Small-format stores that sell mobile products are popping up around the country and some of the larger versions are starting to disappear.
But what if what Best Buy really needs is a shift in the electronics it’s trying to sell us? Moving into (gasp) electric vehicles and solar is a move the company should seriously consider.
Do something we can’t
Best Buy has gradually been moving into the service business for years. Go to the company’s website and you can see services for home theaters, computers, car GPS, gaming, and many others. Geek Squad has become a do-it-all electronics arm for the company to sell electronics to consumers.
If you’re buying a large home theater system or need some computer help, this is a valuable servicem and it’s one of the reasons Best Buy can compete with Amazon.com, Target, and Wal-Mart. But this may just be the start for Best Buy.
The company recently announced a deal with Ford to provide electric charging station sales, installation, and support. Ford’s dealers don’t want to become on-call electricians who go to your home and install a car charger, so Best Buy does it. The service side of the business is already there, so it’s a natural fit for Best Buy.
This isn’t the first step into electric vehicles by Best Buy, so thinking it will play a role in the EV future isn’t a stretch. The company used to sell the Brammo Enertia electric bike and currently offers a number of electric car chargers. General Electric is one of the brands Best Buy offers, and when you think about it, this is probably the best retail avenue for the electric equipment giant. GE is building public charging stations, but where else does it get into the home? Home Depot? Independent dealers? Best Buy has the showroom to make it a less intimidating purchase for consumers and the electronics expertise to get it installed.
Solar is the next step
Speaking of intimidating purchases, how intimidating is it to spend $20,000-plus on a solar system for your roof? Wouldn’t you rather go into a showroom to compare panels and installation designs and even get a price quote than having to call someone to show up at your house?
Best Buy could offer a full-service solar product with all of these features, just as Home Depot does with kitchens.
Independent installers and solar manufacturers would love it if Best Buy got into solar, and …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at DailyFinance
Prosecutor: Mexico vigilantes tied to drug cartel
A federal prosecutor in Mexico says a group of vigilantes in western Mexico appears to have links to the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel.
The vigilantes in the town of Buenavista in western Michoacan state say they are defending the town against the Knights Templar drug cartel.
But Assistant Attorney General Mariana Benitez says that at least one of 34 vigilantes detained this week has been the subject of criminal complaints and has “clear connections” to the New Generation gang.
Soldiers raided the town this week and detained the vigilantes after the group kidnapped local police and seized police vehicles and weapons. Benitez said Friday that some of detainees fired shots during the raid.
Soldiers seized assault rifles, and the detainees will face at least weapons possession charges.
Street Fighter Comics Return with New Generation
UDON Entertainment announced today the release of their brand new hardcover graphic novel Super Street Fighter Volume 1: New Generation.
For this latest entry in Street Fighter comics, characters from SFIII and SFIV will go head-to-head, incorporating stories, match-ups, and character pairings that have never been seen before. In addition to the 4-issue mini-series, readers will also find an extensive sketch section, offering fans a glimpse at previously unseen character artwork.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games