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Samsung continues to make good on its commitment to investing in more startups that will help it build out its portfolio of services beyond hardware. Today the company announced that it has taken a strategic investment in Cloudant -- a specialist in cloud-based mobile enterprise solutions, specifically around the area of NoSQL and database-as-a-service technology. By way of an investment from In-Q-tel, Cloudant counts the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies among its backers, and customers. And, perhaps in keeping with what you might expect from a company that works with the CIA, the value of Samsung's investment announced today has not been disclosed.
If you were under the impression soccer?s racism problem is confined to the stands, let me introduce you to Paolo Berlusconi, a man who used a Tuesday political forum to describe the new face of his club as his ?family?s little n??.?
Yes, this is still 2013, and yes, there is at least one person that still talks like this, let alone apparently feels something that corresponds to the words. That he?s the vice president of AC Milan and therefore one of Mario Balotelli?s new bosses may be the most disturbing part of this story.
There are a lot of racists in this world, but usually the ones that are stupid enough to flaunt their antiquated ideology in front of cameras at a right-wing political event aren?t in a position to buy soccer players for $31.5 million. And if history tells us anything, letting racists buy people is a profoundly horrible idea.
I feel like that should go without saying.
On Tuesday, Berlusconi (pictured, left), brother of Milan owner and former Italian primer minister Silvio, was appearing at a People of Freedom party event in Monza where he said the following about Balotelli:
?Okay, we are all off to see the family?s little n??. He?s a crazy head. All the young ladies are invited as well ? you can even have a chance to meet the president (Silvio Berlusconi).?
Not even a creepy sexual overture from a 63-year-old man could offset five dashes worth of race hate.
Racism played its part in Balotelli?s first spell in Milan ? the four seasons he spent at Internazionale from 2006 to 2010. Subjected to racial taunts from fans, Balotelli received a brief sojourn during his time at Manchester City. Now, eight days after returning to Milano, Balotelli?s back to the future moment comes courtesy of one his new club?s executives.
While reports say the Italian media?s reaction has been appropriately harsh, it?s not a given that Berlusconi will lose his job, something that would happen at almost any other club (or business) in the world. He?s a family man in a family business, something that may help him weather this storm. And the Berlusconi family knows a few things about weathering storms.
What was it that the shirt said? ?WHY ALWAYS ME?? This may be the first time we can truly get behind that message. When Mario returns home to Italy to find he?s working for a man with a plantation mindset, you do wonder: Why always him?
You knocked it out of the park at the job interview. Now you have to just sit back and wait by the phone for the big call, right? Wrong!
The hiring process is not over. In order to really stand out and make your case as the strongest candidate, you have one more step to take: follow-up.
That?s right. Following-up may sound old-fashioned, or unnecessary. But truly, as one of the top recruiters in Kansas City, Morgan Hunter can tell you it?s the one extra step that could help you win the job.
Why?
Because most candidates don?t do it! Or, if they do, they don?t follow proper etiquette and are too aggressive, too long-winded, or can come off sounding just plain desperate.
So with that said, how can you use the ?follow-up? after a job interview to make yourself stand out ? in a good way ? and land the job? Here are a few techniques to consider:
Technique #1: Get the names and titles of each person you interview with.?
If you?re interviewing with a committee ? as many candidates do these days ? be sure to get business cards from all who attend. Don?t simply ask for their names ? after all, is it ?Theresa? or ?Teresa?? The last thing you want to do in a follow-up letter is guess and get it wrong.
Technique #2: Consider the culture.
Should you write a hand-written note or email your follow-up? In many instances, it doesn?t matter. But if the company has a strong culture, then you should consider it before making your decision.
For instance, if you?ve interviewed with a fourth generation, family owned business with a traditional culture, then a hand-written letter may be more appropriate. However, if you?re interviewing for a marketing position at a tech company, then email will position you in a better light.
Technique #3: Cover the basics.?
A follow-up letter needs to include a few basic essentials ? 1) a thank you to the interviewer, 2) a reiteration of why you?re the best fit for the position, and 3) stating you?re looking forward to the next step.
Also, be specific. For instance, if the interviewer told you they?d be making a decision in a week, then write something like ?I look forward to hearing from you next week? at the end of your letter.
Likewise, when reiterating why you?re the top candidate for the job, don?t offer vague statements like ?I?m a team player.? Instead, give a detailed example of why your background is a good fit for their needs ? e.g. ?As we discussed at the interview, I increased sales by over 10% at XYZ company last year alone. I?d welcome the opportunity to do the same at your company, helping you attain your sales goals in the process.?
Need More Help With Your Job Search Process??
Let Morgan Hunter know. As one of the top?recruiters in Kansas City, we?ve helped thousands of job seekers find their next great opportunity in their careers. How do we do it??We ask questions that go beyond experience to career aspirations and interests, enabling us to connect you with the jobs that are the best fit for you. Contact us today to learn more or search our jobs in Kansas City now.
LONDON (Reuters) - Argentina will continue legal action against energy firms working off the disputed, British-controlled Falkland Islands, Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman said on Wednesday.
"We will continue to seek legal action against (these) hydrocarbon companies ... they are stealing the natural resources of Argentina," he told reporters at a news conference in London.
Britain and Argentina fought a 10-week war in 1982 over the Falklands, part of Britain's self-governing territories, some 300 miles off Argentina's coast.
Buenos Aires has ramped up efforts to stake its claim to the territory as London-listed firms seek to tap oil and gas deposits offshore the islands, known as Las Malvinas in Argentina.
Last March, Argentina said it would take legal action against any companies involved in oil exploration off the islands.
Timerman, visiting Britain to further his country's claims to the Falklands, was speaking at a news conference at the Argentine embassy in London.
He has refused to meet British Foreign Secretary William Hague to discuss the sovereignty issue due to Britain's insistence that Falkland islanders also attend the meeting.
Argentina has attempted to make life difficult for British oil explorers, but its hostility has not deterred companies and the islands are set to start producing their first oil in 2017.
Rockhopper Exploration has formed a $1 billion partnership with Premier Oil to pump oil from its find north of the islands.
Last month, another British firm, Borders and Southern Petroleum, said its gas condensate discovery in the Falkland Islands was also commercially viable.
(Reporting by Mohammed Abbas; editing by Stephen Addison and Rosalba O'Brien)
?I like to take the family on holiday to interesting places where we can all learn something. Last year we went to the Al Maha desert resort in Dubai,? the New Yorker tells me, nudging his slipped specs back into place. ?The range of wildlife, it?s really something ? the resort even has a nature book with all the species and a pair of binoculars.?
Mike Kowalski, the 59-year-old chairman and CEO of America?s biggest jeweller, is disarmingly earnest. Unassuming and academic, the jewellery boss is the brain behind the bling.
And, like many of the best business leaders, Kowalski made his way to the top from the finance office ? he helped mastermind the firm?s transition from public to private back in the 1980s.
The Tiffany & Co boss has proven himself to be somewhat an understated gem over the past decade, quietly steering the US bellwether through some excruciatingly hard times as the recession dampened the premium-buying proclivities of America?s aspirational middle class. ?Sure, it was challenging,? says Kowalski.
By 2011 the New York-headquartered firm ? which apportions 91 per cent of its net sales to jewellery, and nine per cent to timepieces and tableware ? reported record worldwide sales of $3.6 billion, up 18 per cent year-on-year. In a notable shift, 54 per cent of those sales were transacted outside the US, mainly in Asia.
Kowalski is in Dubai to celebrate Tiffany?s 175th birthday with a luxurious lunch event at the city?s Armani hotel. Everything in the semi-lit ballroom oozes understated sleek: the gangly, gorgeous catwalk models showcasing this season?s jewels; the Italian haute cuisine; and the just-the-right-side-of-intense jazz music.
We?re even in the company of the world?s biggest diamond: a gem so large that no one dare price it. The Tiffany-owned stone is currently enjoying a world-tour outing from its home in New York to celebrate the US jeweller?s longevity. Do they ever plan to sell it? ?Oh no, never. It?s part of our heritage.?
But Kowalski, who says it?s his third time in Dubai ? twice for business, once for pleasure ? is not just in town to host a glamorous lunch.
The Middle East is a critical growth area for Tiffany going forward, particularly as the company?s outlook for 2012 looks flat. The firm?s Q3 results fell short of analyst expectations and left some pundits wondering whether the iconic jeweller is losing its sparkle.
After Q3 profits dropped 23 per cent to $63.2 million from $89.7 million compared to the same period in 2011, Tiffany revised its profit forecast to $409 ? $435 million for the fiscal year ending January 2013.
The chairman blamed rising precious metal and gemstone prices, as well as a damp economic climate.
?There has been a headwind in terms of precious metal and gemstone pricing and there has been a need to raise prices in order to maintain our margins, but in the face of consumer resistance we have been very cautious about raising prices over the past few months; this resulted in squeezed margins,? Kowalski tells Gulf Business.
Much hope was riding on the Christmas holiday season, which can provide as much as 40 per cent of retailers? takings.
However, Tiffany?s global sales only increased around four per cent year-on-year in the two months up to December 31 2013 ? scarcely enough to plump up the profit margins. Shares fell on the news and currently one Tiffany share is hovering around the $62 mark.
?2012 was a challenging year, partly because 2011 was a record year for us in terms of sales and earnings growth and so our comparisons have been very challenging. What 2013 will bring, we?ll see. I dare not make a prediction about precious metal and gemstone prices,? he says.
?The macro-economic environment is always the single critical factor to our success. We are a business that is built on consumer confidence, however you measure that. Internally it?s a question of design execution and creating exciting products.?
Last year, Kowalski opened three stores in the UAE and he doesn?t plan to stop there. Historically the firm has opened 20 to 25 stores around the world each year, even during the recession ? citing a focus on the ?very long term?.
?Long term? is a phrase that Kowalski uses often. The firm?s sales growth and steadily accruing share price over the last decade have made the company a favourite with long-term investors and institutional buyers, including pension plans. As of January 24, 2013, the Financial Times consensus forecast amongst 24 polled investment analysts covering Tiffany & Co advised that the company will ?outperform? the market.
?So many regions of the world remain relatively underdeveloped for Tiffany ? certainly the Middle East. Dubai, in particular, is an area where we?ve had success with our partner, Damas. We feel that a more intensive degree of presence and investment is something that we want to accomplish in the coming years,? says the chairman.
?Until about ten years ago Tiffany was a company that was largely focused on the US and Japan, it?s only since then that we?ve developed a truly global footprint. Tiffany is focused on all the emerging markets. We have a very modest presence at this point in Latin America, while Russia and China also have huge potential. Our objective is to expand our square footage globally by six per cent a year.?
But don?t expect a new bling range for dazzle-loving Dubai shoppers; Kowalski says that the global Tiffany designs are ?humanly universal? and the company rarely creates new designs based on culture and nationality.
?Our style is about understated elegance and that?s something that we are certainly not going to change.?
As the world?s middle class contingent swells in both the West and in the emerging markets, Tiffany is well positioned for the future with its global affordable luxury proposition.
?Tiffany is about things that last. Anything that stands the test of time is the ultimate statement of value,? says Kowalski, fixing his 18 carat gold Tiffany cufflinks, which are just about the only sign of extravagance on the chairman?s attire.
Kowalski, who has been at Tiffany for three decades and at its helm for 13 years, is not one to hog the limelight. He?s waiting on the long game.
You knocked it out of the park at the job interview. Now you have to just sit back and wait by the phone for the big call, right? Wrong!
The hiring process is not over. In order to really stand out and make your case as the strongest candidate, you have one more step to take: follow-up.
That?s right. Following-up may sound old-fashioned, or unnecessary. But truly, as one of the top recruiters in Kansas City, Morgan Hunter can tell you it?s the one extra step that could help you win the job.
Why?
Because most candidates don?t do it! Or, if they do, they don?t follow proper etiquette and are too aggressive, too long-winded, or can come off sounding just plain desperate.
So with that said, how can you use the ?follow-up? after a job interview to make yourself stand out ? in a good way ? and land the job? Here are a few techniques to consider:
Technique #1: Get the names and titles of each person you interview with.?
If you?re interviewing with a committee ? as many candidates do these days ? be sure to get business cards from all who attend. Don?t simply ask for their names ? after all, is it ?Theresa? or ?Teresa?? The last thing you want to do in a follow-up letter is guess and get it wrong.
Technique #2: Consider the culture.
Should you write a hand-written note or email your follow-up? In many instances, it doesn?t matter. But if the company has a strong culture, then you should consider it before making your decision.
For instance, if you?ve interviewed with a fourth generation, family owned business with a traditional culture, then a hand-written letter may be more appropriate. However, if you?re interviewing for a marketing position at a tech company, then email will position you in a better light.
Technique #3: Cover the basics.?
A follow-up letter needs to include a few basic essentials ? 1) a thank you to the interviewer, 2) a reiteration of why you?re the best fit for the position, and 3) stating you?re looking forward to the next step.
Also, be specific. For instance, if the interviewer told you they?d be making a decision in a week, then write something like ?I look forward to hearing from you next week? at the end of your letter.
Likewise, when reiterating why you?re the top candidate for the job, don?t offer vague statements like ?I?m a team player.? Instead, give a detailed example of why your background is a good fit for their needs ? e.g. ?As we discussed at the interview, I increased sales by over 10% at XYZ company last year alone. I?d welcome the opportunity to do the same at your company, helping you attain your sales goals in the process.?
Need More Help With Your Job Search Process??
Let Morgan Hunter know. As one of the top?recruiters in Kansas City, we?ve helped thousands of job seekers find their next great opportunity in their careers. How do we do it??We ask questions that go beyond experience to career aspirations and interests, enabling us to connect you with the jobs that are the best fit for you. Contact us today to learn more or search our jobs in Kansas City now.
Samsung continues to make good on its commitment to investing in more startups that will help it build out its portfolio of services beyond hardware. Today the company 
Racism played its part in Balotelli?s first spell in Milan ? the four seasons he spent at Internazionale from 2006 to 2010. Subjected to racial taunts from fans, Balotelli received a brief sojourn during his time at Manchester City. Now, eight days after returning to Milano, Balotelli?s back to the future moment comes courtesy of one his new club?s executives.