Aging boomers don’t want to move out of their homes as they head into retirement, according to the results of a new poll.

The most appealing option for a majority of ancadians aged people is to stay in thei homes and pay for health care.

In my opinion, there are several reasons why they want to stay in homes.

1.REMAINING IN FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS. The old may be living in their homes more than decades so they are familiar with their own houses ,current neighbourhood and their friends who live nearby.Somtimes its harder for old people to adjust to changes so they prefer to be unchanged.Also,they still want to take care of their family members.

2.NOWHERE TO GO . Leaving the family home is never gonna be an easy decison to make.Many old people only have one house in their own hometown.They dont have elsewhere to go for a vacation and their children aren’t willing to pay for another new and more comfortable house for them.

3.HEALTH CONDITION . Old people don’t have enough courage to move to a totaly different environment.On the other hand,their poor health condition doesn’t allow them to take such a great move.

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EasyJet will serve a new destination from the airport today to Catania in Sicily, Italy’s largest island. The inaugural flight of the new thrice weekly service will take off from London Luton Airport on 30 March 2014.

EasyJet experienced a stable increase on average load factor from 83.7% to 87.3%

between 2007 and 2011. The 5 year witnessed that easyJet slowly exceed Ryanair

which originally had a higher load factor. The high load factor ensures easyJet not

only could spread fixed cost over more passengers and lowered unit costs, but also

may remit the problem of overcapacity. Fewer empty seats existing imply easyJet

has great competences to attract passengers. The high load factor also means

easyJet has a high possibility to earn ancillary revenue, since both total revenue

and ancillary revenue have significantly risen accompanied with the increase of

load factor.

Another core competence is that easyJet achieves a comparably high level of

customer satisfaction. According to company’ survey, about 80% passengers satisfy

with the services and. Moreover, the early time holiday survey in 2001 also showed

that easyJet had above than average services.

(image from : http://www.theguardian.com/money/2009/oct/16/easyjet-bereavement-travel-insurance )

In business field , happiness is often considered as a result of profits, not a driver.However the truth is that every customer and employee want to  be happy.Tony  Hsieh, CEO and founder,who keeps that in mind fueled his success.

There are seveal ways to get customers happy :

1.provide good quality products with a low price

2.provide a great service to satisfy the customers

Most companies fail to reach the second criterion.You want your customers happy,you should let your employees happy in the first place.Only if you provide them with a pleasant and comfortable working environment and fair wages,they could be productive.As I know, Zappos’ attributes are as following:

• They believe in a personal and emotional connection with customers. And the people handling customer service do not use a script for as they say “you can’t script a conversation!” This was my favorite communication take-away.
• All products are photographed on a humans, not mannequins. That way the consumer can truly see how the shoes look like as a true size 8.
• Every order received is packaged and sent within two hours if the items are in the warehouse which is located in Kentucky, right next to UPS’ main hub.
• Staff are encouraged daily to send thank you’s to customers that they want to acknowledge in some way. They can send a card, a cookie basket or flowers to any customer of their choosing. They also can tape a video singing Happy Birthday to a Zappos consumer. Everyone loves that special attention.
• The company offers food in the cafeteria and drinks non-stop.  Also, if you get a bit sleepy and can’t drive home, there’s a room where you can take a nap.
• Even though as you walk the floor it appears that people are just having fun and chatting with other workers, but there is work being done. This fun atmosphere motivates others to do the best they can for they love their company.

I was surprized when I first saw the viedo in Commerce class.Tony ,the CEO , is sitting among all other employees with a small messy desk.The working atmosphere is harmoneous and happy. Every worker is  very courteous, polite and respectful.Creating a wonderful organizational culture is the key to success.

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The Google Nexus 5 is an alternative, offering cutting-edge features at a price of around $350 for the phone alone through Google’s Play Store.The Nexus phone 3 , 4 were even more inexpensive.

Nexus 5 is a nearly 5-inch slate that looks very understated, sleek and a modesty that works in its favour.Its body is super light because of its hard plactic housing.Even though some may say plastic is not good looking and has poor quality,Nexus 5 is crafted nicely.If you break it accidently, it remains same because the screen is made of the latest tough materials.

I can tell that its the best version of Android so far. Its lighter with floating user interface and a more graceful look. The icons , the fonts and the phone’s dialer is much improved.

With such a well-dressed appearance,lets talk about the price.The price offer is enticing : an unlocked, off-contract price of $350. This is where consumers should think about the value proposition. You are never going to find a new smartphone of this quality at such a low price.

More sales at a low price is Google’s strategy.The best way to appeal buyers is the low price.  Also,I need to mention that the great thing about Google’s Nexus phones is you’re guaranteed to always get  the best Android offered.

Its inexpensive.Its cheap.Its unassuming.Its a perfect device if you want to have a wonderful experience with Android system.If you sure you want to use Android ,then call it whatever you want.

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(sourc from : http://www.businessinsider.com/nexus-5-review-2013-11)

McDonald’s Corp. said Thursday it plans to spend about $3 billion next year to open 1,500 to 1,600 new restaurants and remodel about 1,000 others.

There are two incredible changes of the world’s largest hamburger chain store.One is that McDonald’s decieded to open 1,500 to 1,600 new restaurants and remodel around 1,000 others,in other words, its an market expansion,which meaningfully expand sales at established restaurants after years of outpacing its rivals. Last month it trimmed its 2013 capital expense outlook by $100 million to $3 billion and delayed some new restaurant openings until next year due to softness in China and some other burgeoning markets.On the other hand,it will add another window to speed up its drive-thru service.

McDonald’s says it’s testing a “Fast Forward Drive-Thru,” which will be featured in new and renovated restaurants starting next year.In current situation,customers give their orders and drive up to a window where they can pick up their food without getting out of the cars.What McDonald’s is trying to do is to open a new window which allows customers drive to a third stop if their orders aren’t ready.

McDonald’s gets about 70 percent of its sales from the drive-thru, according to Richard Adams, who now runs a consulting firm for franchisees.

Almost everyone eats Macdonald’s.The market is quite large extending to China,India,European countries. The company known for Big Mac burgers and crispy french fries,

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The average selling price of a Canadian home was $391,820 in October,which is up 8.5 percent,comparing to last year.But a closer look at the numbers indicates a split between hot markets in the Westtern part, and cooler ones in Eastern Canada.

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) said the number of homes sold in October was 8.3 per cent higher in 2013 than it was in the same month a year earlier.Howevr, the increase is almost coming from Western Canada.Speaking of the total sales,Calgary,Edmonton and Vancouver are the hottest markets in 2013.

When i first got here, in vancouver,lookng for a house where I can stay,that would be five years ago,the average house price was like around $ 300,000.It wasn’t that hard to find a comfortable and price-fair house.Take a look at Vancouver now, the average house price is incredibly mountaining to a almost unreachable level and then remain unchanged.I felt lucky that my family bought a house five years ago which was much cheaper than they already are.  Anyone who didn’t already possess a home before the bubble began to grow ends up giving up much more of their income only to pay for a place to stay.

House prices increase much faster than wages, meaning that houses become less and less affordable.And not only house buyers who are influenced: pretty soon rents rise up as well, including in social housing.

This increase in prices incur a great increase in the amount of money that buyers spent on mortgage repayments in the first place. For example, while in 1996 the amount of take home salary that a person on an average salary buying an average house would spend on their mortgage was 17.5%, by 2008 this had risen to 49.3%. In London the figures are even more shocking, rising from 22.2% of take home pay spent on their mortgage in 1997 to 66.6% in 2008.

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