Starbucks Opens 500th Store in Latin America

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Growth momentum continues in 2012 reinforcing Starbucks commitment to region

SANTIAGO, Chile–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) today announced the opening of its 500th store in the Latin America region. The company’s newest store in this region is located in Santiago, Chile.

“Since we opened our first store in Puerto Rico nine years ago, we have seen tremendous growth opportunities in Latin America – even some of our biggest markets are just getting started,” said Cliff Burrows, president, Americas, Starbucks Coffee Company. “Today’s milestone demonstrates our continued commitment and enthusiasm for the region and the optimism for the opportunities ahead.”

The region’s 500th store, located on Huerfanos, the busiest pedestrian street in downtown Santiago, showcases Starbucks new store design concept, which aims to create an authentic, yet locally-relevant Starbucks Experience. It features the seamless fusion of local and global design elements, integrating Starbucks coffee heritage and expertise with that of Latin America’s distinctive cultural heritage. This balance of Starbucks heritage and local relevance is paramount to Starbucks mission to further elevate Starbucks third place experience for its customers in the 10 Latin American markets the company currently serves.

“As we continue to accelerate our growth momentum in 2012, we also recognize that the best success is shared success. Our more than 8,000 partners (employees) across the region are at the heart and soul of the Starbucks Experience we deliver to our customers every day,” said Pablo Arizmendi, vice president and general manager, Latin America, Starbucks Coffee Company.

Starbucks international business is a key future growth engine for the company. The Latin America region continues to present great opportunities for Starbucks to accelerate thoughtful growth while continuing to deliver an unparalleled customer experience.

“We see strong growth potential in Brazil, where we have plans to open several hundred stores in the next five years,” added Arizmendi.

Additionally, in October, Starbucks strengthened its relationship with Alsea, its joint venture partner in Argentina, Chile and Mexico. The companies plan to open more than 300 new stores in Argentina and Mexico within the next five years. Today Starbucks employs about 8,050 partners in Latin America and will continue to add new jobs in the next five years as it grows.

Starbucks operates stores in Argentina, Aruba, The Bahamas, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Puerto Rico.

In addition to Latin America, Starbucks continues to grow its business around the world. On October 25th, Starbucks opened its 500th store in Mainland China and plans to open its first store in India in 2012.

About Starbucks

Since 1971, Starbucks Coffee Company has been committed to ethically sourcing and roasting the highest-quality arabica coffee in the world. Today, with stores around the globe, the company is the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world. Through our unwavering commitment to excellence and our guiding principles, we bring the unique Starbucks Experience to life for every customer through every cup. To share in the experience, please visit us in our stores or online at www.starbucks.com.

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OnlineAutoInsurance.com: Maryland Drivers Need Comp Coverage for Deer-Vehicle Accident Protection

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Maryland officials are cautioning motorists in the state to watch for deer on the roadways during November, one of the times of the year when the animals are most active.

Online PR News – 17-November-2011 –A recently issued reminder from Maryland officials about keeping an especially close eye out for deer on roadways this month should also prompt motorists to make sure they are financially protected in the event they run into one of the antlered animals, according to Online Auto Insurance (OAI).

Authorities say drivers are rarely found to have been at fault in deer-vehicle crashes, but colliding with one of the critters will likely mean the driver will want to file a claim for damages under a Maryland auto insurance policy.
Officials with Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources say the chances of an unexpected encounter with a deer are greatest during November, when the critters are traveling more because of mating and migration patterns.
According to the Insurance Information Institute, there are more than 1.5 million deer-vehicle crashes nationwide each year, resulting in more than a billion dollars in vehicle damage, 150 fatalities and at least 1.5 million deceased deer.

Drivers in Maryland have about a 1-in-120 chance of colliding with a deer within the next year, according to a State Farm report based on the insurer’s claims data. With nearly 32,700 deer-vehicle crashes in Maryland in the 12 months that ended June 30, researchers ranked motorists in the state 13th most likely nationwide for a run-in with a deer.

In light of those odds, OAI advises motorists to think about buying an auto policy that includes comprehensive coverage. Unlike other types of insurance, comprehensive coverage protects consumers against losses caused by deer and other animals, in addition to damages that result from fire, flooding and other weather-related events, theft and vandalism.

Comprehensive is not legally required in any state, except as part of a vehicle loan agreement, and it will likely involve spending a little more than you would for a bare-bones policy, but it could turn out to be a good investment for anyone who is unlucky enough to collide with a deer.

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Speech Modules Presents s-peach Automatic Speech Recognition Apps for Brazilian Portugues

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Speech Modules Ltd. announces the availability of its free s-peach™ Brazilian Portuguese Automatic Speech Recognition Apps on Apple’s Brazil App Store and the Android Market.

 

Online PR News – 17-November-2011 –Rehovot, Israel – Speech Modules Ltd. announces the availability of its free s-peach™ Brazilian Portuguese Apps on Apple’s Brazil App Store and the Android Market.

s-peech logos-peach gives Brazilian mobile users the ability to create SMS/text and email messages, social networking updates (facebook, Twitter, Orkut), and Google search requests by voice and have them appear as text – all from one application. The transcribed text can also be copied for use in other applications. Because speaking is faster than typing and messages can be composed hands-free, s-peach users enjoy increased productivity.

s-peach is fully automated and uses no human intervention; results are immediate and privacy is protected. s-peach Brazilian Portuguese Lite for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch is available on the Brazil App Store. s-peach for Android is available on the Android Market.

“Speech Modules’ fully automated speech recognition system for Brazilian Portuguese is speaker-independent, supports spontaneous spoken speech and provides high recognition rates,” states Professor of Portuguese Linguistics at University of Sao Paulo, Dr. Gabriel Antunes de Araujo. “I have seen the results of other transcription engines in Portuguese and the s-peach application provides far greater speed and accuracy.”

Free s-peach Apps provide 60 seconds of transcription time per message, which can be composed of multiple recording sessions. Features vary according to the operating system. S-peach for Android features are based on applications that support the Android “share” feature. An advertisement-free version with 90 seconds of transcription time per message is also available on the Brazil App Store.

“We are excited to be the first provider of a speech-to-text app in Brazilian Portuguese. s-peach is based on our proprietary automatic speech recognition (ASR) engine, which has been designed to recognize all major Brazilian dialects as well as longer complex sentences used in many professional services,” states Oved Tzfaniah, CEO and founder of Speech Modules. “Speech Modules’ cloud-based ASR engine can support other types of smartphones, feature phones, web phones, voicemail systems as well as many other transcription-based services.”

About Speech Modules Ltd.

Speech Modules provides telecom operators, smartphone users, homeland security agencies, call centers, and healthcare providers with a variety of compelling, intuitive, and cost-effective Speech-to-Text services that increase productivity and encourage usage. Speech Modules solutions are based on its unique fully-automated, speaker-independent, spontaneous speech recognition engine – enabling fast, accurate mass-market deployments. The company’s automatic speech recognition (ASR) capabilities can also be integrated with software, IVR systems and databases for increased ease and efficiency of documentation, search, retrieval, and analytics.

s-peach is a trademark of Speech Modules Ltd. All other company names and product names may be trademarks of their respective owner in the U.S. and other countries.

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Speech Modules, Ltd.
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Blacknight Introduce “No Fluff” Cloud Hosting

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Irish registrar and hosting company Blacknight introduce “no fluff” cloud hosting to their family of products.

(PRLOG) - Irish registrar and hosting company Blacknight introduce “no fluff” cloud hosting to their family of products.

BlackNight LogoBlacknight cloud hosting, which is aimed at replacing the existing Virtual Private Server (VPS), is the first of several new services from the company to go live. Traditional hosting is limited to a single server while Cloud hosting operates on multiple connected servers with the ability to continue to add servers resulting in potentially unlimited processing power. Blacknight customers will benefit from the ability to expand their sites via cloud technology with greater ease.

Michele Neylon of Blacknight states: “Over the last few months our technical team have been working on a number of new services, and cloud hosting is the first of those products we are releasing. We have been studying the evolution of cloud technology and determined that it is something our customers would really benefit from.”

Blacknight currently offers a range of cloud based plans with fixed resources, ranging with options of up to 12 GB of RAM, 8 vCPUs, 85 GB of hard disk space and massive amounts of bandwidth. Blacknight’s cloud offerings also run on Dell Blade servers and ensure a green energy footprint.

Cloud hosting is an evolving service for Blacknight with future additions already in the works such as the ability to choose the amount of resources you want.

Neylon continues: “ With our cloud based virtual servers you’ll get a lot of power and an impressive array of options to suit even the most demanding needs. The best part is that you are in complete control and backing up, restoring, rebooting complete in seconds with a click.”

Blacknight also offer a wide range of JumpBox virtual machines, which turn your cloud-based virtual machine into an “application appliance”. Jumpbox is a very nice way to get up and running quickly and easily. For example, if you choose a Jumpbox template with WordPress, you get everything you need to run WordPress on its own virtual machine.

Blacknight are also offering enhanced support services to assist people with configuring and managing their cloud based servers.

Blacknight will be adding more features and options for cloud hosting in the coming weeks, so keep an eye on the Blacknight blog, Twitter and Facebook for developments.

Visit http://www.blacknight.com to find out more and signup for cloud hosting today

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A Brand New Course That Teaches How To Get More Views To Your YouTube Videos

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A YouTube Video Optimization product has been recently released by the HatterMultimedia to give a fully-detailed course on how to make your YouTube video(s) high ranking and collect views that you never thought possible.

(PRLOG)CHARLOTTE, NC — Okay, so you made a video, had it uploaded it on YouTube for a number of months now and yet you are getting very poor response from the public. Kick away the obscurity and make your YouTube video a worldwide sensation!

A YouTube Video Optimization product has been recently released by the HatterMultimedia to give a fully-detailed course on how to make your YouTube video(s) high ranking and collect views that you never thought possible.

This site is open for everyone who has a not-so-famous video yet and does not want to give up on making their online reel a real success. It will teach you a variety of ways and strategies on how to make your video a phenomenon.

It answers the question on how to increase your YouTube views by following simple steps which will be unveiled upon the purchase of the course. This YouTube optimization product recognizes the power generating curiosity amongst the public and in making a lot of people click that ‘play’ button on your video.

Sure, you have tried a lot of ways to get more YouTube views. You have resorted to nonstop Facebook sharing, frequently posting the video on your blog site, putting it up on social bookmarking sites and yet none of it works; Despite the fact that those have been helpful to others.

Fret no more, the YouTube video optimization product will explain to you what is wrong, why is your video being eaten alive by oblivion and is queued for extinction. Most importantly, the course will teach you how to reverse that effect and how to prevent that happening again.

HatterMultimedia will make you believe in the power of YouTube optimization which you have not yet discovered or recognized. After this course, techniques on how to increase YouTube views will be a lot more vivid for you.

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A Professional Web Design Company For You

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Before you start searching for the perfect web designing company, you must first analyze your needs and requirements. You must make a list of primary needs that you want your website to satisfy. Also, list down the secondary needs! You must also have a fair idea of your target audience and should be able to convey everything to your web designing company. Web Design India will provide you with a search engine friendly, user-friendly communication and marketing tool that allows you to grow your business in the direction you wish to take it. Web Design India is an international based web design company. It is privately run and based in the G.T.A. although Web Design India service client’s world wide. The Internet is a limitless expanse and through it the world is brought closer together with technology and innovation. It’s also worthwhile to remember that the word web design doesn’t just refer to the web site that appears on your pages. It can also refer to other forms of communicating with your visitors, and indeed ways that they can communicate with you. If the subject of your site demands it, you might want to include a forum to draw the visitors in and make them a part of your website as well. This is a great way to ensure that a lot of your visitors will come back for more.

There are a large number of web design companies in India, who are vying for your attention. But, not all of them can satisfy your needs and demands when it comes designing a superior website that is not only attractive but also effective. So how do you choose a professional web design company? You will have to keep a few parameters in mind before making your choice. Web Design India offers lively options to develop Web site design.

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Port Dickson Hotel – Look at this before you decide to book your Port Dickson Hotel

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Port Dickson or PD in Malaysia is recognized as through the locals as a popular beach and holiday destination. If you are searching for just a quite retreat with the fam then holidaying in Port Dickson is but one place that you must not miss out. In addition to the scenic beauty of the place, in addition, it provides a wide range of activities to savor and places to view.

It can be situated only 90 kilometers from Kuala Lumpur. Town is well connected and simply reachable to help you enjoy holidaying in PD, Malaysia.

Places to view in Port Dickson:

There are lots of sightseeing places to view in the city. The main is the spectacular beaches. The beaches make for a great place to enjoy and relax for both active and passive travelers. Those that enjoy activities can check out the lake sports on the beaches including canoeing, skiing, snorkeling and wind surfing.

The most interesting activities that you can enjoy here’s fishing. Those that love fishing could have a good time here. Those who wish to enjoy passively can just loaf around inside beaches and relax watching sunset and children play.

The beaches are certainly not that you can find while holidaying in Port Dickson, Malaysia. There’s also other places of interests and attractions for example: Cape Rachardo (Tanjung Tuan), Blue Lagoon, Muzium Tentera Darat @ Army Museum, Fort Lukut, and Fort Kempas.

Dining and accommodation in Port Dickson:

This isn’t all, because once you are in the city you’re going to get quantity of opportunities to shop, drink and dine. Check out the exotic traditional delicacies served inside the several restaurants and bars in the region. There’s also a lot of cheap and affordable accommodation possibilities open. One of the most discounted hotels that one could lodge at is EC in the Legend Water Chalet.

The resort excels in traditional Malaysian hospitality and culture. It gives you a real sense of being in Asia. EC on the Legend Water Chalet is well coupled to the all major tourist attraction points along with the business districts in Port Dickson.

If you wish to book your port dickson hotel or if you want more information on a port dickson resort then have a very read on this first!

Safe Cig Offers a Clean and Improved Experience

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Safe Cig can be a trustworthy and trusted brand name that offers realistic and great tasting smoking encounter. The basic drag operation enables smokers to fulfill cravings such as the genuine factor. This revolutionary e-cig gives the rewards without having the detrimental elements of regular cigarettes like offensive odors, open up flames, and tar. A great many smokers are deciding on Secure Cig electronic cigarettes because of its sensible flavor that truly satisfies cravings with out the elements of standard smoking.
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Safe Cig offers an incredible smoking experience that gives high quality of the most reliable brand name of electronic cigarettes. With no disturbing smoke to bother others about you, tar to stain teeth and fingers, and loose ashes, this e-cig provides 6 unique nicotine ranges for personalized smoking.
The special style of this electronic cigarette gives sensible sensation and flavor which need no operations to keep in mind. The solutions to reduce or raise nicotine levels adds to the benefit of the smoker who prefers to select just how much nicotine they want.
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The nicotine vapor delivers a practical sensation with out the offensive smells or yellow teeth from tar. You’ll find numerous ranges obtainable ranging from 0 to 24 mg and guarantees each and every smoker will get their precise preference. Smokers can appreciate the solution to select from distinctive levels of nicotine to totally meet their individual desires. With vapor that mimics actual smoke realistically, the efficiency of this good quality digital cigarette is top notch.
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Quite Smoking with Smokeless Cigarettes It was by no means so convenient

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We cannot stress it sufficient that smoking is injurious to health. You are advised about this in each ad of cigarettes. But yet, most of the smokers out there are helpless and basically can not more than come there nicotine addiction. Cease worrying now, for the reason that technologies has now come to your rescue. Now you’re able to shun cigarettes using the support of one more kind of cigarettes! Yes, I’m talking about the marvelous creation of electronic cigarettes.
An e-cigarette or ‘e-cig’ is a small gadget which appears and tastes much like a real cigarette, with all the exception that it doesn’t make you inhale hundreds of carcinogens as opposed to the real cig. So they’re substantially healthier than the real cigs and you’re able to not just do a favor to your very own health by deciding on e-cig, but additionally towards the wellness of people who smoke every day with you without having in fact smoking!

They actually cut down your dependence within the actual tobacco cigarette ideal from the beginning and a good number of many people who attempted them were even in a position to stay away from the real ones for few of days. They only provide you a fulfillment to your everyday nicotine craving, “minus” all other harmful chemicals related with real cigs. After which, you’re able to gradually and very easily decrease nicotine content as well to make it zero, due to the fact e-cigs are provided inside a range of nicotine content material, with lowest being 0mg. most people have tried this by lowering nicotine subject material in each and every 4th, then 3rd and then 2nd e-cig they use. Even if you could cut your day-to-day nicotine content by fifty percent, wouldn’t that be a terrific achievement?

Even when you maintain on making use of nicotine, it could be the sole dangerous subject material in an e-cig unlike actual cig. The opposite contents of e-cig contain; propylene, glycol, drinking water, tobacco like scent, flavoring etc are not dangerous whatsoever.

E-cigs can assist you to give up smoking even when you are a heavy smoker, given that; you’re essentially the most most likely to decide on e-cigs as a result of a considerable amount of dollars saved by opting e-cigs over normal cigs.
And that’s not all. You could use e-cigs even in these locations exactly where smoking is normally prohibited due to the fact this smart gadget doesn’t emit any smoke laden with carbon mono oxide along with other harmful toxins. Now you’re able to go on smoking even at airports, dining establishments, and office as well as in hospitals with no feeling responsible about the health of people who encompass you. The stigma attached with smoking and people who smoke is no even more going to bother you.

Can you smoke electronic cigarettes indoors?

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Bans on smoking are public policies, inclusive of occupational health and safety rules and criminal laws that ban the smoking of tobacco in public spaces including the work place. Laws can also classify smoking as the possession of any tobacco item that is lit.

The reasoning for regulation that bans smoking is whereas smoking is a choice, breathing is mandatory. As such, prohibitions on smoking are there to shield the general population from the impact of smoking second-hand that is inclusive of the increased danger of: emphysema, heart disease and cancer among other illnesses. Regulations placing bans on smoking indoors were implemented by a number of countries in different ways over time, with a few lawmakers giving scientific proof highlighting the fact that smoking tobacco is dangerous to the persons who smoke and to those who inhale the smoke second hand.

An e-cigarette or electronic cigarette is an electrical gadget that imitates smoking tobacco by making a mist that is to be inhaled that gives the flavor and nicotine ingredients, physical sensation and looks of tobacco smoke that is inhaled, minus the smell and the health hazards. The gadget utilizes heat, better known as ultrasonics, to turn into vapor (an aerosol mist) propylene glycol or a liquid solution that has glycerin as its foundation, in the same method that a humidifier or nebulizer vaporizes liquids for inhaling. E-cigarettes are convenient, autonomous gadgets that are cylindrical and the same size as a magic marker or ballpoint pen; however sizes are different because of the battery capacities. E-cigarettes were created to look like real pipes, cigars or cigarettes. There are those that can be used again that have refillable and replaceable sections. Other types are disposable.

E-cigarettes all have three key parts:
The “cartridge” that is a mouthpiece and generally also acts as a mini reservoir that keeps the liquid to be turned into vapor.
The “atomizer” that is the heating section that is responsible for turning the liquid into vapor.
The power supply – in portable types this is the battery. The other electronic parts required for operating it are located in the power unit.

The e-cigarette was promoted as a substitute to smoking tobacco, or a gadget to aid persons to stop smoking. It tries to give the feel of smoking minus, or with less of the bad side effects that comes with smoking tobacco. Apprehension has been expresses regarding the use of the gadgets. These include the fact that health hazards are associated with the use of the device and it may allure individuals who do not smoke, for example children.

The advantages and disadvantages of using an e-cigarette are issues of contention between various researchers and health organizations. E-cigarette controlled research is sparse because of the recent creation and the swift increase in popularity that followed. Legislation in charge of the usage and sale of e-cigarettes and the liquid solutions that are sold with it, differ greatly, with laws being awaited and discussions continuing in a number of areas.
The new design of the e-cigarette was created by Hon Lik, a pharmacist from China, in 2003, although the description of this concept that was first known was created in 1963 by Herbert A. Gilbert.

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