Design Agenda - The Best of ICFF 2013 | Sneak Peek - Boca Do Lobo

This m???onth the ICFF | International Contemporary Furniture Fair is in New York once again, presenting the latest and greatest interior design finds for every client and project here in Manhattan. From 18^th to 21^st May the ICFF will receive some of the best manufactures from all over the world, for one of the best design exhibitions. From the long list of exhibitors we highlight some brand and designers like Symbol Audio, Boca do Lobo, reGeneration Furniture, Inc., BRABBU, Serip, Brendan Ravenhill, Delightfull, Justin Donnely, Arti Fort/M2L, and KOKET.

Boca do Lobo

Boca Do Lobo?furniture is an exclusive emotional experience, a sense of belonging and a state of mind. Striving to encourage sensational experiences by creating beautiful pieces which are passionately inspired and handcrafted in Portugal by a staff that loves what they do; experiences which pass on the feeling of exclusivity will be presented in Booth 1552.

Arti Fort/M2L

Known as fresh, iconic, genuine and modern, the same qualities that define Arti Fort products and drive their unique approach to do business in the Booth 2204. It?s all about the process of design. Since our founding in 1992, M2L has had one mission: To provide fresh yet timeless modern design solutions to the design professional and the clients they serve

Symbol Audio

Symbol Audio handcraft modern audio HIFI consoles and vinyl LP storage cabinets in the tradition of fine furniture. The consoles bring together time honored analog electronics with digital technology to deliver audiophile sound enriching the connection between the listener and their music. So its time to listen the music at Booth 213

BRABBU

They say ?It is time to be BRABBU! The clock rings, it?s morning again! Another day, another run.? So we expect greatness from the Booth 1552.

BRABBU is a design brand that reflects an intense way of living, bringing fierceness, strenght and power into an urban lifestyle. The designers of BRABBU will be around and very pleased to meet everybody that pass by their Booth.

Serip

Establish in 1961, Serip finds inspiration in nature for innovation and design. The pieces of Serip collections are trees and flowers that are taken from nature and transformed into pieces of distinct and unique lighting. Its manufacturing is done by artisanal methods of work used noble materials such as bronze, glass, crystal. So that they can enter your home as an integral part of high decoration. From Portugal to? Booth 1066 in ICFF.

Delightfull

If your passion are the 40s, 50s, and 60s, for sure you?ll be amazed by the Heritage collection where inspiration will come by the forms of great musical names such as Aretha, Sinatra, Norah, Etta Clark, among many others, reinterpreted through design.

One of the most recent releases of the brand was Amy lamp, a tribute to the great British singer and songwriter, which has achieved great success worldwide and this time will be featured in Booth 1552.

KOKET

At last but not least at Booth 1552, KOKET, manufactured in Portugal by master artisans and jewelers who leave no detail or element forgotten. Its principal designers are a group of exceptionally artistic and well-rounded Portuguese product designers who are led by Janet Morais? creative eye. The KOKET brand is managed by an elite staff of highly skilled individuals who strive to create the ultimate consumer experience while seamlessly selling its products worldwide through a selective network of interior designers.

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U.S. companies' overseas earnings hit record $1.9 trillion - study

By Dena Aubin

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Large U.S. companies boosted their offshore earnings by 15 percent last year to a record $1.9 trillion, avoiding hefty tax bills by keeping the profits abroad, according to a new report.

The overseas earnings stockpile has climbed by 70 percent over the past five years, said research firm Audit Analytics. Data in its report covers the Russell 3000 index of the largest U.S. corporations.

U.S.-based multinationals do not have to pay U.S. corporate income tax on foreign earnings as long as the earnings do not enter the United States. Accounting rules also let the companies avoid recognizing a tax expense if management intends to keep the earnings indefinitely reinvested overseas.

"It would probably be nice to have this money in our country being used in our economy, but at the moment we see it growing elsewhere," said Don Whalen, general counsel and director of research at Audit Analytics.

Conglomerate General Electric Co , had the most indefinitely reinvested overseas earnings, at about $108 billion, while drugmaker Pfizer Inc was next with $73 billion, according to Audit Analytics.

Businesses have been lobbying Congress for a new law that would let them bring foreign profits home on a regular basis with little or no tax due, or for a one-time "tax holiday" on foreign earnings.

Most Democrats oppose a tax holiday on overseas profits, citing studies showing that a tax holiday enacted under former President George W. Bush did bring profits into the country, but that money was not widely used for hiring or capital investment.

Some tax activists have argued for repealing the tax deferral law that lets corporations park profits offshore tax-free, though this proposal has made little political headway.

Some companies have been borrowing money in the U.S. bond market rather bring their overseas earnings home.

Computer giant Apple Inc last week raised $17 billion in a record U.S. bond sale to help fund its plan to return money to its shareholders. The bond sale let Apple avoid taxes that would have been due if it had used some of its $102 billion in foreign cash instead.

Microsoft Corp , the world's largest software company, sold $2.7 billion in the bond market last month. It has about $74 billion of cash and short-term investments, but most of that is held outside the United States. (Additional reporting by Kim Dixon; Editing by Kevin Drawbaugh and Jackie Frank)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/u-companies-overseas-earnings-hit-record-1-9-190639243.html

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US futures again heading higher

In this Tuesday, April 16, 2013, photo, traders John Yaccarine, left, and James Dresch wortk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets were pushed higher Wednesday May 8, 2013 by an improvement in China's trade and yet another record-busting session on Wall Street. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

In this Tuesday, April 16, 2013, photo, traders John Yaccarine, left, and James Dresch wortk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets were pushed higher Wednesday May 8, 2013 by an improvement in China's trade and yet another record-busting session on Wall Street. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

This combination of Associated Press file photos, shows, right, Specialist Charles Boeddinghaus working at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, May 7, 2013 and Justin Timberlake performing at the MasterCard Priceless Premieres concert on Sunday, May 5, 2013 in New York. The Dow closed above 15,000 for the first time on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. On the same day, Justin Timberlake tops music lists with ?Mirrors? and ?Suit & Tie.? (AP Photo)

In this Monday, May 6, 2013, photo, a Wendy's single with cheese large combo meal is photographed at a Wendy's restaurant in Mt. Lebanon, Pa. The Wendy's Co. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

NEW YORK (AP) ? Stock futures are rising for the third consecutive day and markets at home and abroad appear to be heading for fresh record highs.

Dow Jones industrial futures are up 13 points to 14,996. The broader S&P futures have added 0.80 points to 1,621.40. Nasdaq futures are up 3.25 points to 2,949.75.

The Dow Jones industrials finished above 15,000 for the first time on Tuesday.

European markets rose Wednesday, with Spain saying that there will be no need for a financial bailout. Germany reported surprisingly strong industrial production figures.

Signs that Europe may have bottomed out come a day after the U.S. reported that Americans appear more optimistic about the economy and are more willing to take on debt.

Burger chain Wendy's met Wall Street expectations for first-quarter earnings and raised its full-year forecast Wednesday.

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Mothers Day 2013: How Mothers Can 'Lean Into ... - Go Banking Rates

Sheryl Sandberg?is no stranger to success; as a Vice President at Google from 2001 to 2008, and the COO of Facebook since 2008, she?s managed to accumulate a net worth of more than $1 billion. But she?s also a wife and the mother of two children, and with the March release of her book,?Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, she also became a household name.

Not every mother will agree with the advice and assertions Sandberg has set forth in her book and on her website,?LeanIn.org. After all, with a $1 billion net worth, she definitely has more resources at her disposal than most working moms.

But with?Mother?s Day 2013?approaching, we spoke with mothers to get their advice on how women can take control of their careers and mitigate the wage-zapping, bank account-draining effects of parenthood.

Secret Costs of Being a Mother: Loss of Earnings

It?s no secret that having and raising a child is pricey.?The USDA estimated that in 2011, the annual cost of raising a child ranged from $12,290 to $14,320, per child, for a two-child, middle income married couple. This means that by the time a child reaches adulthood, parents will have spent somewhere in the ballpark of a quarter of a million dollars on their offspring.

But while these costs are often shared by mothers and fathers alike, one cost in particular has a big and negative impact on mothers alone: loss of wages.

Gender Pay Disparity Is Widest Between Men & Women with Children

A look at?gender pay disparity worldwide, released in December 2012 by the?Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), found that the gap in pay for full-time workers to be the highest when comparing women and men with children. For childless workers of comparable ages, male wages were just 7 percent higher than their female counterparts; with children added into the equation, however, the gap more than tripled to 21 percent.

How does this?gender pay disparity?translate into actual dollars and cents for moms? A 2010 study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), ?How Childbearing Affects Women?s Wages,? found that for?low-skill mothers, who often earn less, the difference is less staggering: they experience a lifetime wage loss of $49,000 and a pay reduction of about 6 percent when they have a child. For high-skilled women, however, the numbers are much higher, with lost lifetime wages?estimated?at $230,000 and as much as a 24-percent reduction in pay a decade after their child?s birth.

Clearly, parenthood costs a lot ? and it costs mothers more.

How to ?Lean In? and Avoid Losing Out on Wages

Sandberg makes three main suggestion for women to follow to see greater professional success: to jump into a career at full speed before starting a family, let go of unattainable goals (i.e. ?having it all?), and speak up when men and women are held to different standards. The following suggestions from working mothers can also help women find a better balance between life and career, home and work ? without sacrificing money in their?savings account.

#1. ?Lean In? and Stay Visible in Your Workforce

When it comes to the workplace, there is a definite double standard when it comes to mothers and fathers. While a father?s devotion to his kids and family life is seen as admirable, the same traits in a woman can often be perceived as a lack of commitment or inability to handle more responsibility.

Liz O?Donnell, founder of?HelloLadies.com?and author of upcoming book?Mogul, Mom & Maid: The Balancing Act of the Modern Woman, shared her experience with this double standard:

?Several years ago I worked as the head of marketing for a company that was conducting a search for a VP of Sales. I was told by my boss, months after the position had been filled, that the executive team had mentioned me as a possible candidate but decided not to ask me about the job because I was a mother and the job required frequent travel. I have two children. Who did they hire? A man ? with three children.?

It?s times like these that it pays to take Sandberg?s advice to?lean in. If she could do it differently, O?Donnell says she would have expressed an?active interest?in the job, rather than thinking, ?If they think I?m qualified, they will let me know.? By putting themselves forward, women can make sure they are considered for opportunities and promotions, and stay on-pace with their male or childless colleagues.

#2. Work With Your Partner

Sheryl Sandberg cites choosing a partner as the most important choice a woman will ever make in her life. ?I don?t know of a single woman in a leadership position whose life partner is not fully?and I mean fully?supportive of her career. No exceptions,? Sandberg writes.

As Executive Director of The Adoption Consultancy, Nicole Witt talks to many women who are making the transition from a working woman to a working mom. Those first months and years after returning to work after becoming a mother can be especially crucial.

?Enlist your husband (or a key support person) to be available in case of morning setbacks, last minute daycare pickups, etc.,? Witt advises. ?They can get away with a little tardiness or?absence?from work much more than you can right now.?

The NEBR?s findings support this claim; while it?uncovered??some?evidence?of negative consequences of parenthood for men ? in nearly all cases the effects are not statistically significant.?

#3. Become Your Own Boss

Not every mother is interested in?pursuing?a career in corporate America. According to statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 66 percent mothers with children under 18 work, and the other 34 percent do not, while 90 percent of fathers work.

These numbers demonstrate what a lot of women know: being a working mother is not easy, and it?s not the right choice for everyone.

Karen Lee earned a Masters in Architecture, but soon noticed that mothers in her field either had to commit to working full time or leave their careers to stay home with their families; there was little middle ground or flexibility.

So she left architecture to go into?financial planning, where she said, ?I was told if I gave it five solid years to build my practice, I could write my own schedule after that.? The idea of being her own boss was appealing to Lee, and she built and maintained a business that allowed her to put in office hours only two days a week.

?Find and build a small business for yourself that you can start early in life and nurture over time while you have and raise children,? Lee advises. ?Don?t hold out hope that corporate America will support your choice to be a mother and work.

#4. Make the Best Choices ? and Accept Them

?If I had to embrace a definition of success, it would be that success is making the best choices we can ? and accepting them,? writes Sandberg.?When it comes to being a working mother, so often it?s all about compromises. But even with the sacrifices mothers make, they can still find success in knowing they?ve done the best with what they had and by?accepting what they?ve been able to achieve.

This is a lesson that marketer and mother of two teenagers, Theresa O?Neal, had to learn as she tried to balance motherhood and her career over the years. ?Looking back I may have momentarily felt the frustration of ?missing out,? but in the long run I never ?missed out? on a thing!?

Her advice for young women and mothers? ?Don?t become frustrated with temporary financial or career setbacks. Look at it as a longer journey where you will reap the benefit of having a more fulfilled life in the long run.?

Source: http://www.gobankingrates.com/savings-account/mothers-day-lean-in-sheryl-sandberg-grow-savings-account/

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Vatican, US Treasury agree to share financial data

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican signed an agreement with the U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday to exchange financial information as part of its efforts to comply with international anti-money laundering and anti-terror financing norms.

It's the fourth such agreement inked by the Holy See as it seeks to improve its reputation in global financial circles following a series of scandals at its bank and a money laundering investigation launched in 2010 by Rome prosecutors.

The agreement was signed Tuesday in Washington by Rene Bruelhart, director of the Vatican's financial watchdog agency, and Jennifer Shasky Calvery, head of the Treasury Department's financial crimes enforcement network, the Vatican said in a statement.

Pope Benedict XVI in 2010 created Bruelhart's agency, the Financial Intelligence Authority, and issued new laws to fight money laundering and terrorist financing in a bid to shed the Vatican bank's image as a tax haven that for decades had been mired in secrecy and scandal.

The Holy See also submitted itself to the Council of Europe's Moneyval evaluation process, which assesses countries' compliance with anti-money laundering and anti-terror financing norms established by the Financial Action Task Force, the Paris-based policymaking body.

The Vatican in July passed Moneyval's first evaluation, but received poor or failing grades for its financial watchdog agency and its bank.

In its report, Moneyval noted that the Vatican was limited in its ability to share financial information with other countries by requiring bilateral agreements to be in place beforehand such as the one signed Tuesday.

The Holy See insists on the requirement largely because it fears Italy would make unreasonable demands for financial information from the Vatican bank, where Vatican officials, dioceses and members of religious congregations hold accounts. The Bank of Italy suspects Italians are hiding taxable income in the bank.

The Holy See wanted to make sure that if it gave such information to Italy, a reciprocity agreement would require Italy to share similar information with the Holy See.

So far, the Vatican has entered into information-sharing agreements with Belgium, Spain, Slovenia and now the U.S. In a statement Tuesday, the Vatican said 20 more such agreements are in the pipeline.

In a statement, Bruelhart said the agreement was proof that the Vatican takes its responsibilities to fight money laundering seriously. "The Vatican has shown that it is a credible partner internationally and has made a clear commitment in the exchange of information in this fight," he said.

The Vatican in July must submit a progress report on its compliance with the Financial Action Task Force norms.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-us-treasury-agree-share-204814107.html

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Public release date: 7-May-2013
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Avril Lavigne Takes Fans To Prom In 'Never Growing Up' Video

Lavigne talks to MTV News about the clip for her new single, co-written by her fiancé, Nickelback's Chad Kroeger.
By Jocelyn Vena

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1706876/avril-lavigne-heres-to-never-growing-up-set-visit.jhtml

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