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By Haywood Dickerson

 Phil Lempert (The Supermarket Guru) test-drives the Stop & Shop’s “Shopping Buddy”, a grocery chain’s attempt to eliminate the annoying check-out line.

It’s a fact : most supermarket shoppers love going to the supermarket - finding new products, tasting free samples and finding bargains - spending money.

But then it comes time to check out….

Having enjoyed the displays and the picking-out of items, they are then faced with the task of taking their selections, putting them on a conveyor and then putting them back in their cart.

And, usually, of having to wait in line for such a dubious privilege.

Yes, dealing with the supermarket check-out line - including the horror of having kids screaming for the candy “conveniently” placed there by profit-hungry conglomerates - is among the least popular chores, according to many surveys. And while many supermarkets have installed “self-checkout” lanes, only a third of consumers, according to a ACNielsen Homescan (the global leader in market research, information and analysis.) consumer panel of over 61,000 Americans, believe this kind of help-yourself method is no way near a solution.

Plainly, supermarkets need to figure out better ways to check out. And many of them are trying to come up with an answer.

One chain in particular, Stop & Shop, a chain based in the Boston area, is seeking to change the whole way we shop for groceries - including the dreaded check-out lane.

To find out more, I traveled to Braintree, Mass., to, um, check out Stop & Shop’s Shopping Buddy. I also looked at IBM’s Everywhere Display, a new in-store tool for marketing products to consumers.

The Shopping Buddy

Shopping Buddy can help you organize your shopping trip and save money! The Shopping Buddy is a small tablet that you activate with your Stop & Shop card. Once activated, the Shopping Buddy displays your personal savings coupons and shopping history by aisle, based on your location. It’s easy to see the things that you normally buy that are on sale in each aisle. You can also use Buddy to:

* Keep a running total of today’s purchases

* Order deli without waiting in line

* Scan and bag your items as you shop for quick checkout

Shopping Buddy is only available in the Braintree, Quincy Southern Artery, Kingston and Plymouth Massachusetts stores.

The IBM Everywhere Display

This transforms any surface into a virtual interactive touch screen computer. Next to an item on the grocery store shelf the Everywhere Display can give you information about the item including videos and web based information. It can tell you if an item is in stock and if not you can then and there place a special order for it. Of course, promotional savings are attached to these displays as well.

So, when will every store in America be as easy and fun to shop?

The Shopping Buddy is available in 20 stores in New England now and we will see another 150 installations in both Stop & Shop and its sister chain Giant (Washington DC area) by the end of 2005.

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Bush’s Proposed Mortgage Package

By Haywood Dickerson

 The impact of the housing market and the tighter lending standards has put the homeowners into a dilemma. Lending crisis continues to shake out, it has affected homeowners particularly those who have used creative mortgages. Long-time homeowners who refinanced their properties based on increased value too could find themselves in tax trouble with foreclosures.

The increasing foreclosure rate in the country resulted from the collapse of the subprime loan market. These Subprime loans were sold forcefully to gullible borrowers. Today the real value has suffered and equity has taken a record beating. According to the recent data it exhibited that neighborhoods with home prices less than $250,000 are taking the worse beating, on the other hand, higher-prized communities remain relatively unscathed.

As debt cancelled by lenders is considered taxable income, taxpayers who lose their homes might be left with a higher than expected tax liability. It is reported that there might be some legislative relief from D.C.

President George W. Bush announced his support for a proposed amendment to provide relief from discharge of indebtedness income for taxpayers who lose their primary residences to foreclosure.

The President calls on congress to change a key housing provision of the Federal Tax Code so it does not punish families who are forced to sell their homes for less than their mortgage is worth. The current tax law counts cancelled mortgage debt on primary residences as taxable income. The President also proposes temporary relief to ensure that cancelled mortgage debt on a primary residence is not counted as income.

Bush’s proposals would make it easier for adjustable rate mortgage holders to refinance using the recourses of the Federal Housing Administration, a Depression-era agency created to help low and moderate income Americans to afford homes.

An estimated 60,000 homeowners are behind payments because their mortgages have reset. They can refinance with FHA-insured loans, as they do not insure refinanced loans from borrowers who are currently delinquent.

As part of the mortgage package, Bush said he would support legislation currently pending in Congress. This could temporarily change tax law to let homeowners avoid paying taxes on forgiven debts in loans restructured by financial institutions. He also urged the Congress to modernize and improve FHA so more homeowners could qualify for mortgage insurance. This programme will only benefit those with good credit who have lagged behind refinance for a Federal Housing Authority (FHA) secured loan.

This relief is proposed only to give homeowners a time-out from foreclosures. The scheme does not guarantee recovery to all consumers and community organizations that have been urging for a six-month foreclosure freeze. This scheme focuses more on rescue loans and the release of more funds for credit counseling agencies. The freeze will only provide suffering homeowners time to get their bearings.

The government tries every way it can to control the rise in foreclosure rate. Bush’s proposal is to help delinquent borrowers avoid foreclosures.

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UAE job Opportunities

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 Many job seekers hunters yet think that Dubai streets are paved with marvelous gold. This can be true to some degree, but no one will disagree with the thing that Dubai is a tax-free haven. In Dubai, net income is usually much higher as compared to other regions of globe. Even if this if true, it is not always easy to secure employment. Around 80 percent of the population in Dubai comprises not only foreigners but also great competition for preferred employment positions, which can be furious.

It is surely better option to have an offer from probable firm prior to traveling to Dubai. Definitely, it may not be frequently possible to go there and then seek for right kind of job. It can make you to waste money, time and efforts. There are many advantages to travel Dubai in for right kind of job. There are several firms, which can aid you to get the job in Dubai. If you have good educational background and great skills then you can go for jobs in Dubai.

You can save a lot of money there and this is the biggest advantage of jobs in Dubai. Once a job seeker secures a position, a contract is signed. Here onwards, employer acts as the sponsor. The contract may vary depending upon the company. However, it includes termination conditions, basic salary, job description, job title, period of contract, and many other things. It is essential that you negotiate in order to get a awesome salary package.

In addition, several times, many companies include accommodation facilities and school fees for children of the employee. Further more you can opt for allowances: transportation, medical, annual vacation and / or utilities. Many companies provide facility for 15 days after each two years, sponsored vacation with an airplane ticket to home country. It is obvious that each company has its own term and conditions and packages will vary. It is also necessary to keep in mind that the workweek also differs in each company. Many companies work in straight shift whereas some prefer to work in split shifts.

For those who are interested in finding jobs in Dubai. There are numerous options to choose from. There are various recruitment agencies that have years of experience and good reputations for providing assistance to find right kind of job in Dubai. Good thing is that recruitment agencies in the UAE must be licensed and regulated. Therefore, probabilities for scams in the UAE are greatly minimized.

For job seekers who wish to search online job, there are myriad of options. A number of information is available online. Some excellent resources like Save My Job can provide you with great job search assistance. We offer job hunt services in various countries including UAE, USA, UK, India, Pakistan and much more. If you want to find right kind of job in UAE, then you can our Save My Job search service site. So what is up? Get ready to make your dream come true and enjoy an excellent life.

Save My Job is a powerful job search engine, from which you can find a number of job vacancies worldwide. We also provide you with Dubai Job search services

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