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AMAZON – Retail's 800-Pound Gorilla…or Crafty Coyote?
An odd digital disease has run rampant among mass retailers for the last couple of decades – let's call it "Amazon Panic". (Professor Mark Ritson calls advertising's version of this digital disease "morbus digitalis".)
Amazon Panic involves falling prey to digital theories because we're told "physical things like stores will go away and be replaced by digital". These theories are given extra momentum because of popular mythology around disruption. And for retail, Amazon becomes the panic point because they are the biggest mostly pureplay digital retailer. (Most other pureplay eCommerce has already failed due to bad economics or morphed into something else.)
Amazon.com is such a powerful distraction that a Time Magazine article recently called it the "800 pound gorilla".
A Challenging Data Point. Last year, we mounted an advertising campaign for a product that drove consumers to Amazon as well as a traditional retailer. These were tagged commercials that directed consumers to either website. Surprisingly, given the media weight and the tags, sales at the retailer website were roughly 8x the sales on Amazon. In the stores far, far more were sold than on either.
So that started my team at Atomic studying the numbers – looking back at 20 years of Amazon Panic. What we find is both fascinating and quite clear: Amazon Panic is out of proportion.
Amazon's True Size: We're told that Amazon is a $107b retailer. They're not. Amazon pushes that idea (and even such respected firms as Forrester have been sucked into it).
Yet only a portion of Amazon's revenue can be considered revenue they "took away" from retailers. So we need a new term to get to Amazon's true retail size: Retail Equivalent Revenue.
Let's breakdown Amazon's total revenue to get at their Retail Equivalent Revenue.
- Selling digital content (for Kindles and other devices): $22.47b
- Cloud services (AVS): $8.0b
- Fire and other devices: $9.0b – $20.0b (estimated)
- Miscellaneous other: $5.0b (estimated)
- Retail Equivalent Revenue: $50.0b – $65.0b (estimated)
Amazon is, then, a $50.0b to $65.0b worldwide retailer.
How Does This Fit the Bigger Retail Market? Of course, Amazon's revenue is still a big chunk of change. But it's critical to ignore the emotional impression numbers make. How does Amazon fit into the retail world?
Here are some worldwide numbers for perspective (from the most recently reported fiscal year):
- $486 billion: Walmart revenue.
- $234 billion: Apple Computer Revenue.
- $170 billion: Combined revenue of Sam's Club and Costco.
- $103 billion: Walgreens revenue.
- $88 billion: Home Depot revenue.
- $50-$65 billion: Estimated Amazon Retail Equivalent Revenue.
- $53 billion: Apple Computer profit.
And here are some domestic US numbers from 2014/15 for more perspective:
- More than $4 Trillion: US retail market (excluding automotive) per US Census Bureau.
- $360 billion: Reported US market digital revenues (per US Census Bureau).
- $25-$35 billion: Estimated Amazon US Retail Equivalent Revenue.
But Didn't Amazon Just Become Profitable? Each of the retailers I noted above is profitable on those revenues. And they have been for years. Only recently has Amazon started to post profits. But these profits aren't coming from their retail business.
- Amazon buys retail revenue and "customer loyalty" at a loss today. They do this by expanding selection, attempting to increase convenience (like their buttons), or pursuing what is fundamentally a discount strategy. Even Amazon Prime is -so far- a money losing attempt to buy loyalty.
- Amazon is a category killer in books and music but can't even leverage their natural advantage in book and music sales to make much of a difference.
- Amazon's rare profit comes from non-retail services. In Q2 of FY 2016, cloud services, for example, which are less than 10% of their business revenue accounted for 67% of Amazon's profit.
Amazon is Publicly Searching for a Better Model. Think about recent news from Amazon and you'll detect a search for profits (I might call it a desperate search – but that could be taking it too far).
- Amazon is going brick & mortar. Amazon has one apparently successful book store and is opening others. One will be at Washington Square – my local mall in Tigard, Oregon. It will be interesting to see what they learn. But their choice to move offline matches what's happening in other digital efforts. Pure online digital plays like VistaPrint are beginning to use off-line advertising to build their businesses. Why? Because they've tapped out what they can do digitally.
- Amazon Prime. My guess is the massive sign ups of Prime are being pitched to investors as "buying customers" that will monetize…some day. Personally, I doubt if they will ever monetize because of the fundamental economics of eCommerce costs.
- Amazon Product Order Buttons. I can't really sort these out. Some articles place these as entire money losers for Amazon. In many ways, I think they're a PR ploy. And to keep themselves in the headlines, Amazon announced more buttons recently.
So What's the Final Answer? Coyote or Gorilla? In reality, this isn't even a competition. Walmart is retail's Gorilla. Amazon's a crafty coyote.
- Amazon does not dominate retail – except to the extent retailers choose to lose their way and focus too much on Amazon. Amazon has built solid revenues but has done so without a profitable business model. They have been selling the promise of the future to their investors and the industry for two decades. But, I believe the future is finally upon them – the future is now – so the heat is on to generate profit, (we're seeing it in tactics like eliminating list prices which seem targeted to increase margins).
- Entrenching their coyote role, Amazon scavenges some of their revenue using an online loophole – not charging state sales tax in order to keep their prices to consumers lower. This loophole won't exist forever. In fact, states like Colorado have already begun closing it.
- Like most scavengers, Amazon is chasing a corner of the market and feeds quite well from it. But data is clear that digital sales are stuck below 10% of retail. Even Forrester, digital's biggest cheerleader, can't envision US online retail exceeding $500b total for 5 more years.
- Like a Coyote, Amazon has a positive role to play in the retail eco-system. In fact, one positive Amazon role is as a combination "shopping search engine" and "shopper Yelp!". Many people look up products and reviews on Amazon then go buy in a store. Far fewer will walk away from a product that's in front of them at retail in order to save 5% purchasing it at Amazon – even with free Prime delivery.
The Key to Mass Retail Strategy: Don't Focus on Amazon.
Truth is that I like the Amazon coyote and buy plenty through Amazon (my wife is an Amazon Prime customer). But they don't replace retail nor do they diminish what I buy at retail by very much. My sense is they co-exist quite well right alongside retail. And manufacturers need their product carried both at retail and on Amazon.
Amazon wants more than that – and, like a coyote, Amazon's disrupting howls are more distracting than is warranted by the numbers. Watching Amazon sort out their way forward is interesting to watch. But Amazon doesn't have a strong, profitable retail model. So retailers need to stop chasing Amazon (let Amazon be Amazon) and get their focus back to making their stores places consumers want to shop.
The distraction Amazon has provided has been damaging. Many retailers wasted years of strategic advancement by chasing Amazon. During that time they let languish the place where they can make the most money – stores. I think this problem ignoring stores may be the reason behind a recent retail traffic decline.
Here's what I recommend (in broad terms):
- Consumers go to stores to shop. And they go to stores to buy products. The retailer's job is to make their stores more effective at this.
- That means stores need to deliver an interesting mix of products, well displayed, well advertised, and with some deals to be discovered as a reward for the hunt.
- It also means that retailers need to attract consumers with innovative products along with the staples needed to draw regular visitors.
- Even better, when retailers build good store experiences, digital sales will follow naturally.
- And retailers should consider digital and online tech to be like an iceberg. Most of retail tech's value doesn't come where consumers see it in showy applications. It's most useful behind the scenes – in areas like supply chain management, logistics, communication with store personnel, managing the store, etc…
And there's tremendous news. Those retailers who stay focused and avoid distractions to build stronger stores also create the strongest long term strategic advantages.
UPDATE with AMAZON Q2 2016 RESULTS. Amazon recently released it's Q2 results. As is typical of Amazon press releases, they touted amazing results without clear attribution of the details. The resulting headlines mostly wove a story that profit came from their electronic retail business. But the actual results don't show that.
Half of their profit once again came from that 10% of revenues that are cloud services. The other half of their profit was lumped from a total category that includes retail but more importantly content sales and device sales. It is reasonable to assume content delivered most (or all) of that profit.
These latest results confirm again that Amazon has yet to create a profitable retail model.
Copyright 2016 – Doug Garnett – All Rights Reserved
Categories: Business and Strategy, Retail, Uncategorized
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Brooklyn-bound N train, Thursday evening.
Leaving Ditmars Boulevard,
End of the line,
He slouches through the doors from the next car
Like a gunslinger into a quiet saloon.
Angry and blond under a straw fedora,
Jaunty beach towel around the shoulders
Of his Cuban shirt,
Belligerent hips thrust forward,
Hand jammed down the front of his
Oversized blue swim trunks
Like he's just waiting
To unload on the first cocksucker
Who looks at him funny.
No one gives him the satisfaction.
Where's he coming from, this Lord of Flatbush,
This Warrior coming out to play?
There's no beach at Ditmars,
Not unless you just swam over from Rikers.
It's ninety minutes to Coney Island
And dusk will soon be falling.
A hundred minutes, let's say, since humiliation
Sent him fleeing the sand and cotton candy
To the farthest corner of the earth:
Astoria, Queens.
But the gravity of betrayal on an otherwise
Perfect afternoon draws him back,
Back to an abandoned beach blanket for two
In the shadow of a graffiti-tagged lifeguard tower.
Flopped in a plastic seat, legs splayed,
Glaring and helpless,
He burns to curse the heavens,
But all the God was prayed out of him as a child.
Or is he still a child,
Hand down his pants
Fondling his balls like worry beads,
Like a long-dormant rosary?
Hail Mary full of grace.
Spectacles, testicles, wallet, watch me,
No, don't watch me,
What're you lookin' at anyway?
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The never-agains are starting to come thick and fast. I realized already that I may have eaten at our favorite Greek restaurant, Aliada, for the last time. But just now I realized that I will never again buy a 30-day MetroCard.
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He's highstepping up the subway stairs ahead of metall, soda-straw thin, hair cut Ivy League style and slicked back on top, long sideburns curving to points near the corners of his mouthback rigid, knees rising and falling in a bizarrely quick clockwork rhythm. Tight black denim jacket, pegleg jeans with the cuffs rolled up, black sock, Converse hightops.
As he pulls away up the ramp at the top of stairs, twisting the throttle, I think to myself, Now that must be the Stray Cat Strut.
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A sign at my local subway stop warns me that the station is managed by one Crythen Langhorne.
Every time I see this sign, I feel as if I have somehow wandered into New Crobuzon. And I check the track bed for nasties, just in case.
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Speaking of which, I have a subway-tracks story of my own, though I was no hero, believe me.
I had lived in New York only about two years when I let someone do something stupid. It was late at night and I was waiting for the train on a thinly populated but by no means deserted D platform at Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. Near me, a girl who couldn't have been more than 20 was digging for something in the front pocket of her jeans. The jeans were so tight that she couldn't get her hand into the pocket very easily. When she finally latched onto whatever it was she was after and pulled it out, a few folded-up $20 bills popped out of her pocket along with her hand and went sailing out over the edge of the platform. They landed right in the rail bed.
The girl, who was slender and less than medium height, stared down at the bills in chagrin. "Shit," she said, "that's sixty bucks." She noticed me and came over. "Hey, mister, if I climb down there, will you help me up again?"
I should have said no way, but it was very late, the girl looked desperate, and who knows how long it would have taken to find an MTA employee and report the loss. (That's what you're supposed to dothere are signs on the trains telling you never to climb down onto the tracks if you lose something.)
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This brief article from the New York Times begins by asking who hasn't thought about what you'd do if you fell onto the subway tracks. I've certainly wondered, and more to the point I've wondered what it would be like to press myself flat in the bed between the rails while the train thunders inches overhead. Now Wesley Autrey, who jumped onto the tracks to save another man, knows exactly what that's like. Holy shit.
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My subway reading the past couple of days has been the Bruce Sterling collection Globalhead. This morning I was sailing right throughuntil I decided to change things up and take a different route to work. When I hopped onto the 6 train downtown, I entered the flow of a voice that made continuing to read impossible.
The owner of the voice wore a strip of newspaper pinned in her hair. She sat looking at nothing and no one, and her first rant was about how Bush should be impeached. Fair enough. Her next rant was a long, vulgar, and virtuoso screed against Condi Rice, which I wish I could reproduce in full but which ended with the phrase "got-damn bitch-ass skank."
I sort of lost the thread when Bill Gates became her next targetdon't you know that AIDS isn't the problem, Microsoft is the problem?but it occurred to me to wonder if anyone had bothered to tell her that the Democrats won Congress last week.
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No power until next week? So says Gothamist. Jesus!
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When you call ConEd today, they'll report an 8% voltage reduction in northwestern Queens. In our bit of Astoria, though, it's more like 8% voltage period.
For a couple of days now, throughout the heat wave, our power has flickered from time to time. We had pared our electricity usage down to bare essentials, like air conditioning and some lights. But last night, sometime between 11:00 and 11:30, the voltage fell drastically. Some appliances still ran, like the cheap digital clocks and the fan in the bedroom and the fluorescent light over the kitchen sink. But throughout most of our floor, there was not even enough power to run the lights. (The circuit breakers were all fineI checked them.)
We sweated through the night with the windows open, though at least the thunderstorm last night had cooled things down. But there were lots of sirens.
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Wolf Connection is truly blessed to have attracted the most amazing team of people one can wish for. These are the people that make Wolf Connection possible. Please take a moment to meet them.
CEO and Founder
Originally from Argentina, Teo moved to California in 1999. He comes from a family lineage of educators and legislators who have supported youth development in his native country. Embracing those values, and in line with his own caring nature, Teo developed a passion to reach out to young people in need of mentoring and guidance.
After three years in the army, Teo became a rock climber and adventurer. As such, it was natural that his first mentoring experiences involved young people joining him on mountaineering and outdoor exercises. The goal of these programs was to offer a rite of passage experience that would help kids and families gain a sense of confidence and accomplishment.
Once in California, Teo simultaneously spent 10 years under the tutelage of senior instructors at Cleargreen, Inc., and 4 years with Mind Works, Inc. under the mentorship of its founder Master Business and Personal Coach Larry Pinci, PhD. Teo is part of the Cleargreen, Inc. team conducting self-discovery seminars around the world. He is the visionary of various youth and education programs designed to support teens and young adults in their mid and long term goals, creating a community of inspired young men and women… a new generation of leaders. Over the years, he has been a court advocate with the CASA program, a registered foster father, a trainer for the Safe School Ambassadors program, a mentor and a life coach for adolescents and young adults.
In his private coaching practice, Teo has specialized in working with boys from various social backgrounds, guiding them into a constructive dialogue in order to express themselves and find ways to deal with their personal life challenges.
Teo has been working with young men and women, and their families, since 1996, and with captive exotic animals since 2002.
Lead of Programs
Giulia started out with Wolf Connection by coming to the monthly community hikes. When she learned that the organization's mission was primarily centered on nurturing the development of youth/adults while integrating the animal and nature experience, she knew that she had found her heart's desire. Finding her heart and her soul through her connection with nature, the wolves and giving to the clients in need, Giulia is privileged to bring her MFT training to lead the Program Department and Human Services Department.
Lead of Foundation and Donor Relations
Cate came to Wolf Connection through her search for community and family in her new home of Los Angeles. After spending a majority of her adult life traveling and moving from place to place, Wolf Connection was the anchor that Cate was looking for and she's been part of the pack ever since. Wolf Connection gives Cate the opportunity to combine her passions of promoting healthy child development, safe communities for children and families to prosper, and teaching through adventure education. Her background includes practice as a behavior modification specialist with at-risk youth in group home settings, as a juvenile justice advocate in the legal field, winning the Philadelphia Bar Association's Law Student Outstanding Award, and as a civil rights instructor at Camden High School in Camden, New Jersey, the most dangerous city in America.
Lead of Business Development and Partnerships
I found Wolf Connection through a friend that was already volunteering. When I first saw a picture of her with one of the pack I believe my exact words were "Where is this and why am I not there?" I love animals and helping people so as I learned more about Wolf Connection's mission I was hooked. You can now find me there almost every weekend spending time with our amazing wolf and human pack. When I'm not there I'm typically working, hanging with friends or explaining to someone why hanging with wolves isn't crazy but is one of the most incredible experiences you'll find in life.
Lead of Events and Special Projects; Program Assistant
One thing you should know about me — I truly believe animals make our lives better and when I first arrived at Wolf Connection, I knew my life was about to change.
A life-long animal lover, I have always been the type of person who will talk to any dog, cat, lizard or four legged creature I pass on the street. Ever since I was young, my parents envisioned me working with animals; however, life took me in a different direction. After graduating college, I worked in entertainment and media for 10 years, enjoying the experience but always knowing that "something" was missing. In 2013, I was ready to find that "something" and reconnect with my passion for animals. So it seemed fated that while looking into graduate school to pursue a career in animal assisted therapy, I stumbled across an ad for Wolf Connection. As soon as I saw Maya, the alpha of the Wolf Connection Pack, staring back at me from the page, I knew I wanted to be involved.
I visited the ranch, thinking that volunteering would serve as a casual hobby — but after my first day, I was hooked! What these animals have overcome and what they are able to share with others is truly inspiring and Wolf Connection has since become the passion I had been searching for. It not only allows me to spend time with an amazing pack, but also gives me the opportunity share my belief in the healing power of animals with others.
Animal Behavior Specialist
When Renee met Teo, she was blessed with the opportunity to work one-on-one with wolves and wolfdogs. They met by coincidence when he came to have lunch at a local cafe with some of the members of the Wolf Connection pack.
What she likes about Wolf Connection most is being given the opportunity to connect with people through the wolves and through nature, and educating the public. As Animal Behavior Specialist, Renee oversees the animals' socialization, training and safety. Renee brings her training from the Exotic Animal Training and Management Program at Moorpark College as well as her many years of working with canines and horses to the Pack Care Services Department.
Lead of Volunteer Orientation and Training
In 2009, Natasha realized she wasn't living the life she wanted. Always having had a profound connection with animals and previously working with exotics, this was a component that she deeply missed. Finding Wolf Connection was the perfect fit because she had developed a love for wolves over the years and really wanted to connect to them. Building relationships with the pack (human and four-legged) has become one of the highlights of her life.
Ranch Operations Coordinator
My wife Brenda and I have been wolf advocates in Alaska for years so when we arrived in Acton and heard the distant howling of a wolf-pack we knew we had to find them. After searching, we found Wolf Connection and have been there ever since.
Not a day goes by that we don't count our blessings for being able to work with these amazing animals, care for them and learn from them.
It is wonderful to be a part of the pack (both human and wolf!)
Human Services Coordinator; Program Assistant
Amanda established bonds with large canines early in life and she has been engaged in advocacy for many types of animals. As a licensed psychologist, she also has extensive experience working with the human species. Amanda discovered Wolf Connection by following a trail that started with an advertisement for "wolf therapy" in a psychology magazine. She was immediately drawn to Wolf Connection's mission and coincidentally learned about the organization just as she was preparing to move to the Los Angeles area. She immediately reached out to Wolf Connection and similar to so many visitors and clients, her first encounter with the pack was transformational. Amanda is grateful for the opportunity to witness and support the human-animal connection and healing that is integral to Wolf Connection's mission.
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Temple of Apollo - Jesus of Jerusalem
The most important religious and political center of ancient Kalymnos, the sanctuary of Apollo Dalios. On top of the ruins of the temple of Apollo and using parts of it, the Christian church of CHRISTOS (Christ - Jesus of Jerusalem ) was built. A great number of offerings were found in two votive deposits. Part of the of findings are exhibited at the Archaeological Museum of Kalymnos Island.
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The church operates in a festive celebration of Christ on August 6 in the morning and the previous evening. On August 6th most restaurants serve fish, because fish may eaten even though we are in the middle of fasting Assumption.
The site is one of the few Archaeological sites in Greece that are open during the full moon night of August. Usually a concert takes place during this night.
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Individuals in Adult Services are encouraged to join groups to advocate for themselves. Several advocacy options are available:
Facility-Based Advocacy Council
Each facility-based Advocacy Council meets monthly to talk about:
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- Work wages
- Trainee/employee concerns
- Safety and welfare concerns
- Short and long-range planning
- Suggestions to improve the facility and services
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The council membership is voluntary at each facility. The council, management and staff representatives work as a team to solve problems, use resources efficiently, and answer questions. If you have interest in joining a facility-based advocacy council, please contact your Habilitation Specialist.
Peer-elected officers from each building advocacy council attends quarterly Listening Sessions with the MCBDDS Superintendent to provide feedback and discuss agency-wide, local, state and federal issues.
Montgomery County Advocacy Council
The Montgomery County Advocacy Council, also known as MCAC, is comprised of self-advocate officers who are elected by their peers throughout all of the adult programs operated by MCBDDS. This group promotes and advances awareness and changes for people with disabilities. Membership is voluntary. This group meets every other month and focuses on combining resources to promote awareness on a county and state level, beyond what the facility-based council does within each building. This group has hosted and attended local and state conferences/trainings to improve their advocacy skills.
Family Support Groups
Family Support Groups, also referenced as Parent Advocate Groups, are comprised of active members who have loved ones enrolled in the Adult Services programs at MCBDDS. These groups hold regular meetings; however, MCBDDS does not oversee or organize these support groups. For those interested in more information about these groups should contact a building Division Manager, who will connect you directly with a group member to get you meeting and group information.
MCBDDS does, however, sponsor a Parents & Advocates Advisory Council (PAAC) that meets on a monthly basis. For information about this group, along with meeting locations, dates and times, please visit the PAAC page.


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Health Benefits of Playing Soccer
Since 2014, Brian Petruzzi has served as the founder and CEO of 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria in Galloway, New Jersey, where he is involved in overseeing all aspects of the restaurant's operations. In his time away from work, Brian Petruzzi enjoys coaching soccer.
Soccer is one of the most physically demanding sports in which one can participate. From youth leagues all the way to the professional level, the total use of the body that soccer demands translates into a number of health benefits for those who play. Here are a few ways that soccer can improve a player's physical health.
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Atlantic City Rescue Mission Looking for Help Purchasing New Ovens
Holding a bachelor of arts in marketing and business administration from Richard Stockton University of New Jersey, Brian Petruzzi has served as the CEO and founder of 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria in Galloway, New Jersey, for the past three years. Outside of his work as an entrepreneur and business owner, Brian Petruzzi supports the efforts of the Atlantic City Rescue Mission.
During the spring and summer months of 2017, the Atlantic City Rescue Mission called upon its supporters to help the organization with the purchase of new ovens and other updates to its kitchen facilities, something officials say they desperately need to keep up with the demand of providing meals to people in the area who are homeless and less fortunate. According to the director of development, Howard Hirsch, the mission helps provide food to more than 500 people each day.
The estimated cost of the new ovens and the renovation comes in at around half a million dollars, according to Hirsch. Only two of the mission's eight ovens are currently operational, and even those don't work when they are set below 400 degrees. The mission hopes it can bring in enough money over the year through fundraising activities to cover the cost, but Hirsch says any donation will be helpful.
Seeking a Scuba Mask
In his role as founder and CEO of Galloway, New Jersey-based 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria, Brian Petruzzi maintains direct responsibility for managing the restaurant's culinary and marketing operations. A fan of outdoor recreation, Brian Petruzzi enjoys scuba diving at various marine locations throughout New Jersey.
Perhaps the most important piece of equipment for a scuba diver is the mask. They come in various shapes and sizes and there are several factors that determine whether or not a certain mask is best for your scuba setup. Here are some ways you can test a mask to see if it's right for you.
Most importantly, the seal on the mask should be watertight. Tilt your head so that you are looking straight up and put the mask on. It should fit evenly against the skin without the strap. Then add the regulator and reassess if gaps are present.
With the regulator in place, put your head in a normal, forward-looking posture and take a gentle nose breath. A good-fitting mask will form a seal against the face when this happens. If all these tests have gone positively and you still have access to the nose pocket–used to equalize the ears–then it's the right mask.
Social Media Marketing Trends Shaping 2017
Over the past 20 years, Brian Petruzzi has successfully launched numerous New Jersey-based business ventures. As part of his entrepreneurial efforts in the Garden State, Brian Petruzzi keeps up with current trends in digital marketing and social media.
Live video continues to grow as a means of social media marketing. Data collected by Wyzowl shows that 43% of marketers plan to implement live video in their 2017 campaigns. Platforms such as Facebook Live and Periscope are growing in popularity, with Facebook even taking recent steps to integrate Snapchat-like features into its mobile apps.
Conversely, social media marketers are starting to sour on Twitter. A new phenomenon called "Twitter Fatigue" has emerged. The platform made its name as a way to put out small, concise statements and updates.
While novel at first, social media consumers have begun to gravitate toward platforms where one can see an entire day's worth of activity at a glance. Instagram Stories is one such example of this trend. While experts aren't necessarily predicting the death of Twitter in 2017, things aren't looking so great either.
1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza – Making Pizza in Just Two Minutes
A graduate of Stockton University in New Jersey, Brian Petruzzi holds BA degrees in both biochemistry and marketing and business administration. Brian Petruzzi leverages his training to serve as CEO of the 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza franchise, which he founded in 2014.
The 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza company stands out as a pizza restaurant that cooks a wide variety of pizzas in a 1,000-degree oven in just two minutes. The franchise's proprietary gas-fired ovens feature rotating decks that allow chefs to make custom pizzas for large crowds during lunch or dinner. The restaurants have the only ovens in the world that make authentic Neapolitan pizza in just two minutes without using wood or coal.
The franchise offers a diverse menu of pizzas, including the Classic Margherita, Hawaiian Fire, Trenton Tomato Pie, Johnny the Meatball, Tony Pepperoni, and Buffalo Chicken. To learn more about 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza, visit www.1000degreespizza.com.
World Wildlife Fund Offers Snorkeling Tips
Since 2014, Brian Petruzzi has served as chief executive officer and president of 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria Franchise in Galloway, New Jersey, a business that he also founded. In this role, he oversees the daily operations and handles the marketing efforts for the company. When he's not working, Brian Petruzzi enjoys spending time in the water, where he snorkels.
Snorkeling is similar to scuba diving in that divers get a chance to view the seascapes, but unlike scuba diving, snorkeling does not require special training or a high price tag. To get the most out of a snorkeling experience, the World Wildlife Fund provides a few tips.
* Suit up. Think about using a wetsuit, even if swimming in warm waters. Wetsuits can ward off sunburn, give buoyancy, and protect the skin from prickly ocean particles.
* Maintain a distance. It may be tempting to touch marine life, but give the creatures some space. Keep in mind that some coral are toxic and can cause infection.
* Stay hydrated. For those who snorkel in warmer waters, the sun can zap energy and cause dehydration. Salt water can also deplete the skin of needed moisture. Make sure to hydrate with juice, bottled water, or other non-alcoholic beverages.
The Work Readiness Program at the Atlantic City Rescue Mission
With a bachelor of arts in marketing and business administration, Brian Petruzzi became the CEO and founder of 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria in Galloway, New Jersey in 2014. In this capacity, he oversees the daily operations of the business and implements social media marketing for corporate and franchise locations. In spite of his busy schedule, Brian Petruzzi also finds time to support charitable ventures, including the Atlantic City Rescue Mission.
The Atlantic City Rescue Mission strives to meet the needs of the disadvantaged in the community by providing food, shelter, clothing, and counseling. The organization also offers programs to help homeless people and those recovering from addiction to get back on their feet. One such program is the Work Readiness Program. Those who have been unemployed for a long period of time often have more difficulty finding work, so the Work Readiness Program was instituted to allow them to work for 120 days in the Mission doing various jobs such as cooking, cleaning, or office work.
There are also daily classes set up for Bible study, learning life skills, and managing money. After completing the program, graduates may move on to transitional housing and other employment or other programs offered by the Mission.


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Medical Problem Solving with Fiona Adam
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Pattern recognition is one of the stalwarts of clinical practice- a combination of book-learning and experience helps us all to know that the pot-bellied, panting, polyphagic, polydipsic dog is very likely to be Cushingoid. But when the situation is less clear-cut, or there are conflicting clinical findings, it is easy to lose confidence with your work up and decision making. In these situations, a problem-based approach becomes imperative. This series will explore some challenging medical cases using this problem-based approach. The cases examined are a range of endocrine, respiratory, GI, urogenital and beyond and look critically at clinical pathology, imaging and histopathology results in the quest to make diagnoses and plan treatments for these patients- this is a whistle-stop tour of advanced internal medicine! The objective of this series is to improve confidence and promote a logical approach when dealing with more challenging medical cases.
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Spyware Removers – So You Think You Are Safe From Trojans And Worms
Did you know that you have an 80% chance of being infected with multiple pieces of malicious code?
Did you also know that free anti spyware programs lend a significant hand in the spreading of these malignant Trojans, Worms and Spyware?
Follow the story and watch a video now.
I am almost fanatical about keeping my PC as virally clean as possible. I know we have backups but if you get a bad infection that hasn't been caught by your anti virus program it is not exactly a "Hit The Restore Button" type of operation to get back to fighting strength in a few minutes is it?
So when your broadband Internet connection suddenly becomes sluggish to the point of stopping, apart from making the obvious checks like has the dog pulled out a connection somewhere, we have to run a thorough virus and spyware scan.
People seem to have a total belief that a free anti virus or anti spyware program is the answer to all their potential infection problems. The harsh reality is it's a bit like the King's New Set Of Clothes – the program is telling you what you want to hear.
Have you noticed that these programs pick up a cookie and make a huge deal of it. "Malware Detected – Danger Will Robinson, Danger Danger!" To the unknowing this is a big deal but cookies are for the most part totally harmless and sometimes useful. We can rid ourselves of them very simply at anytime from our browser Options panel. The worst part about cookies, generally, is that if you don't keep them under control they can take up a lot of disk space. They are no big deal.
What is a big deal is letting known malicious code have access to our PC when we are led to believe we are safe by using a free program.
Not all spyware is inherently evil. Sometimes we agree to let a company track our online habits or place advertisements within a program. This is how we "pay" for the program. As long as we know the extent of the intrusion and agree to it then there is no problem – a fair deal is no robbery as they say…
The evil stuff changes your computer settings without you being aware of its existence. It can record your personal information through keystrokes, document your browsing habits and all the data it has collected on you it can secretly email to its black hatted master. Additionally there are programs which just sap your PC resources until you grind to a halt.
How Does Spyware Invade My Privacy?
One of the easiest ways is for you to download it as a piggy back with another free program. Free music and video files are notorious for this.
TIP: Close any popups using the X in the top right hand corner. Clicking on any close buttons such as OK, Agree, Cancel, No Thanks or whatever is a perfect way for the hacker to start a program installing itself in the background.
It is wise to always assume that a PC is infected. I have had this mind set ever since I found a keylogger that had been residing on my PC's system for a long time. Norton, Mcaffee and Trend PC-Cillin as paid programs and a host of free anti spyware programs had all missed this. The final straw for me was when I discovered a Trojan lurking which, again, had been missed by my present Firewall (paid) /AV (paid) /AS (free) programs.
I NEVER type a username or password or any sensitive information if I can possible avoid it. Using a program like RoboForm greatly minimizes the risk as you only have to enter your information once and it is securely stored until it's needed and RoboForm fills in online forms at the click of a button. Passwords are generated on the fly. You Can Check Out RoboForm Here (Yup, it's a free version but it is a fully functioning program limited only to the amount of passwords you can store).
There are abundant hard facts proving that nobody is 100% secure from threats and we must consider the following facts:
Free programs simply do not work as effectively as their paid counterparts. This may seem an obvious statement but it needs stating as quite obviously people are happy to ignore this fact as is apparent by the amount of free installations.
It's all very well to have a free version of a product like a text editor where the upgrade has more features, but why use free AV and AS knowing that it definitely lets Trojans, Worms and malicious code infect a PC?
As stated earlier, even with the paid versions we are not fully protected all the time, so a free version must be less effective. If it was just as effective there would be little point in spending cash therefore there would be no business for the AV guys.
So if we accept the logic that free anti virus and anti spyware are not secure programs and we continue to use them we actively participate in the global spread of PC infections.
The shocker to all this was when I decided to test out a recommended Anti Virus program and it discovered in excess of 100 infected items.
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A Sophisticated Cyber-Attack
The so-called 'Operation Aurora' - was a sophisticated cyber-attack allegedly carried out from China, targeting email accounts held by Human Rights Activists. The attacks, carried out between December 2009 and January 2010 were publicly disclosed by Google on January 12 in its official blog. The hackers used a trojan horse to gain remote access to the affected computers. Google stated in its blog that some of its intellectual property had been stolen.
Internet Explorer, You Are The Weakest Link !
The weak link and perhaps the biggest victim in the whole matter turned out to be Internet Explorer after Microsoft admitted that the attackers had exploited a vulnerability within the Internet Explorer web browser in order to carry out the attacks.
"Internet Explorer users currently face a real and present danger due to the public disclosure of the vulnerability and release of attack code, increasing the possibility of widespread attacks," said George Kurtz, chief technology officer of McAfee, in the McAfee Security Insights blog on the 17th January.
Microsoft admitted that they had known about the vulnerability since September 2009 and that a security update had been scheduled for February 2009.
With pressure mounting and panic spreading, the Australian, German and French governments decided to advise people to remove Internet Explorer from their computers and change browsers to either Firefox or Chrome, at least until Microsoft fix the security issue with Internet Explorer.
The fix came on the 21st January. The Microsoft security bulletin indicated that the vulnerability affected all versions of Internet Explorer with a severity level of 'critical' on more-or-less all versions of Windows. The update also covered seven other privately reported vulnerabilities but Microsoft did not state whether these had already been exploited or not.
Step Forth Firefox 3.6
With Internet Explorer firmly fastened in the stocks during the incident, Microsoft's biggest rival in the browser market, Mozilla, took full advantage of the public climate with the release of Firefox 3.6.
Internet Explorer Versus Firefox
Being open-source software, Firefox enjoys rapid development between releases as well as a huge library of plug-ins and other contributions from the open-source community.
Many of the key features of Internet Explorer that we take for granted, like opening new pages in tabs rather than a new window, were originally implemented by Mozilla Firefox (as well as other browsers) and later adopted by Internet Explorer. For those who like to have the latest browser features Firefox is the software of choice. Web developers and heavy users also tend to prefer Firefox for its performance levels.
Perhaps the most important question to pose when comparing the two browsers is which one is the most secure. After-all the humble web browser has become a kind of mirror or interface between our private life and the outside world. We regularly type in our credit card numbers, telephone numbers and home address, we use our web browser to access our bank accounts, pay our bills and remember our secret passwords. Web browsers know the keywords we search for, the email messages we send and receive, the products we buy, when and where we are going on holiday, which websites we visit. We place an awful lot of trust in our web browser of choice and and it's quite scary to think that it can be exploited by someone, criminal or otherwise.
Security Statistics
Internet Explorer is the worlds most widely used web browser with over 60% of the market share compared to Firefox with just 25%, therefore a successful exploitation of Internet Explorer also gets you a 60% share of the market compared to just 25% if you exploit Firefox. The point I am trying to make it that logically, Internet Explorer is bound to attract more interest from cyber criminals resulting in more security vulnerabilities becoming publicly known than with other web browsers. This logic would suggest that using a lesser popular browser like Firefox could be a more secure option.
Vulnerabilities are regularly found in all browsers, in most cases they are never made public, they just get fixed and no one gets hurt. However when vulnerabilities are disclosed publicly and attack-code made known the most important factor to the public is the speed at which the vulnerability gets patched or fixed. As you can see from the pie charts below (courtesy of Secunia) Microsoft left 33% of advised vulnerabilities found in the latest version of Internet Explorer unpatched in 2009 while Mozilla Firefox patched 100% of advised vulnerabilities.
So far this year (2010) Secunia has not issued any advisories to Mozilla Firefox, while it has issued two for Internet Explorer 8, of which only one has been patched.
According to Secunia's annual security report
research shows that Microsoft do not respond as quickly as their competitors in fixing security vulnerabilities and making patches available.
These facts strongly support the claim that Firefox could be a more secure web browser than Internet Explorer.
The very nature of open-source software like Firefox might suggest that vulnerabilities could be found with greater ease, but the speed at which the vast team of open-source developers are able to respond to security threats might make Mozilla Firefox a serious alternative to consider.


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The curriculum vitae, traditionally used in academic job applications, has become standard in other job fields, such as research, management or teaching. Also called a "CV" or "vita," a curriculum vitae is usually longer than a resume. A resume can be two to three pages, while a curriculum vitae can be as long as 20 pages. Latin for "the course of one's life or career," the curriculum vitae provides more detail than a traditional resume. A CV for a librarian can be used to attain a job in an academic setting like a college or in a specialized library. Applications for public, school and corporate libraries usually require a resume.
At the top center of the page place the title "Curriculum Vitae." Write your personal information underneath. Include your current title, position and contact information.
List your educational experience with the newest degree listed first. Just like a resume, list your major, the date you received your degree, the school, city and state. You can also list course work if you deem a course important enough. For example, if you are a reference librarian but have taken courses in young adult or children's literature, include the title of each of these classes.
List your library work and related experience. This may include teaching positions at library schools or specific duties such as reference work, database and internet searching and bibliographic instruction.
List any special library skills such as cataloging, grant writing or website design.
List anything you've published that is related to library work. This can include articles, books, presentations and projects. You can also list any committees on which you have served. Since librarians are accustomed to citations, make sure to list your publications according to one style book, such as Chicago, Turabian or the Modern Language Association (MLA).
List any library organizations to which you belong such as the American Library Association (ALA).
Tips & Warnings
- Although there are many different structures to a CV, it is best to highlight your accomplishments. For example, if you have written many articles or book reviews for a publication such as "Library Journal," make sure to put these on the first page before your educational experience.
- Once you write your curriculum vitae, update it at least every six months and always have it on hand in case a job offer comes up. You can also place it on the Web so anyone can view it at any time.
- Because CVs generally run several pages, make sure to put your name on the top of each page and a page number at either the top or bottom of the page.
- Although most CVs don't include an objective, it's suggested that you include one if you're changing careers, according to Susan Ireland in "The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume."
Related Searches
- "How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae;" Acy L. Jackson and C. Kathleen Geckeis; 1998.
- "Library Journal;" Finding a Library Job—Updated; Rachel Singer Gordon; September 2009
- "The Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume;" Susan Ireland; 2003.
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My MP3 seems to go through batteries like crazy. is this normal? how many hours should i be able to listen before i have to change them? b/c now it is not very many
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Welcome to Working Girl with Style, a place to share your work style whether you work from home, in a school or at an office. Following a dress code can sometimes be challenging because lets face it not all fashion is appropriate for the work place. Join me every Thursday to share your work style and meet some other stylish gals! We can all use some inspiration from time to time.
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There is no better color than black to make a neon shade pop. I will be honest turtlenecks have not made an appearance in my wardrobe in quite some time. I have a love hate relationship with them. Since we are having an unbelievably cold winter this year, I decided to try and find a turtleneck I felt comfortable in. Zara nailed it once again. The back zipper detail of this sweater is what made me commit to the purchase. I actually love this sweater so much, I also decided to purchase it in gray. Versatility is extremely important to me these days when purchasing new items to add to my wardrobe. I am all about finding pieces that are work appropriate but can be transformed on the weekend into a whole new look. Both this skirt and sweater do just that. There is no doubt that this look is feminine chic. Today marks the first day of NYFW, how excited are you!! So much to look forward to.
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Since 2003, the Publishers Association of Los Angeles (PALA) has provided monthly educational meetings covering a wide range of subjects related to publishing, as well as teleseminars and webinars. In addition, PALA provides networking and a variety of resources that support publishers, authors, and related industry professionals.
Click here to see a list of past meeting topics and recordings.
AUDIOBOOKS: How to Make and Sell Them
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According to the Wall Street Journal, audiobooks are the fastest growing format in publishing today. With smartphones and digital downloads, audiobooks offer book buyers easy access and convenience.
This month's panel will walk you through the steps of publishing an audiobook today. A narrator, an audiobook publisher, and an author/recording studio cofounder will share their insider insights and tips for making quality products.
Join us and consider how your books could be adapted for this hot market. Our speakers will address the following topics and more:
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– Where and how audiobooks are distributed
– How to promote audiobooks
APRIL SUGARMAN is a professional narrator/audiobook producer with Amazon's Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX). Her projects include the Adult Romance Renaissance of the Heart. An accomplished SAG actress, April decided to channel her creative energies into audiobooks after taking time off to raise her two children. She is also involved with Learning Ally, a nonprofit organization that provides dyslexia support via audiobooks. www.acx.com/narrator?p=ADQYJWS2ANJAW
ANDRE STOJKA has enjoyed a full-time career as a voiceover actor for over 35 years. He can currently be heard as the voice of the Owl in much of the Winnie the Pooh franchise. Six years ago, Andre and his wife, Leslie, decided to combine their interest in history with his acting, writing, and production abilities and form an audiobook company, Listen2Read. Their first series, The American Adventure Library, now consists of 16 audiobooks of American history available for download at Audible, iTunes, Barnes and Noble, Listen2read.com, and more. http://listen2read.com/
TONY PERESLETE is cofounder of Runkee Productions, an audio recording studio in Culver City. Under the name William Anthony, he is also the author of the Young Adult Sci-Fi Adventure trilogy I Am Fire and Air, Shadows and Crosswinds, and Anthems. Currently in the works is his forthcoming series, The Case Files of Belliver Holmes, to be released first as a radio serial and later in book form. http://runkeeproductions.com/
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The Children's Museum of the Treasure Coast celebrated their 2nd year anniversary on August 1st and we were honored to be part of it by providing a birthday cake and cupcakes for the celebration. For more information about this interactive museum located in the Indian River Park, please visit their website at http://www.childrensmuseumtc.org/.
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I designed this cake for Greg's special 48th birthday celebration. His wife wanted to incorporate some of the most memorable things he likes or enjoys doing. He is of course a big fan of the Miami Dolphins, loves playing golf and fishing, likes Jimmy Buffet and Barenaked Ladies, and loves his job at Seacoast National Bank. Oh yeah, and enjoys drinking Michelob Ultra! This was my Almond Joy cake; a coconut cake filled with almond buttercream, a thin layer of chocolate ganache and toasted almonds.
One of my favorite cakes this week! Unusual but so unique and, of course, like many of my cakes, it tells a story. I just love cakes that have a story behind them and that are so unique for the special celebration. This cake was an engagement cake and made to honor the grooms heritage. The boat knot reflects the fact they will soon tie the knot! This was a moist and fragrant vanilla rum cake filled with alternating layers of strawberry buttercream and vanilla buttercream. Crabs handcrafted using sugar paste.
A very popular design for anniversary celebrations. I created this vanilla/vanilla cake for Shellie's parent's 50th Wedding Anniversary, held at The Shrimp House in Jensen Beach.
Kyle was very surprised and happy with this cake, which was a surprise for him. This was a chocolate cake filled with chocolate gananche and chocolate buttercram.
I can't get over how cute this baby was! I wanted to keep him so bad! I designed this cake to match the baby shower invitation. This was a moist vanilla cake filled with strawberry buttercream.
Another buttercream cake with bright colors and fun polk-a-dots and flowers. The bow is also edible and airbrushed to add dimension. This was a flavorful vanilla rum cake filled with alternating layers of raspberry and passion fruit buttercream. Laurel was very happy with it and said she could not get over how good the passion fruit buttercream is! Looking forward to making your wedding cake Laurel!
A Disney Princess themed cake for a special girl. Happy Birthday Baylie! I hope you had a wonderful birthday celebration. Your mommy already told me that the cake was amazing and that everyone enjoyed it! I'm so happy to hear that, I made it with love and confident that it was very yummy. Vanilla cake filled with raspberry preserves and raspberry buttercream. Cake also covered in buttercream with fondant and gumpaste accents. The princesses were provided by mom.
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