This segment provides the viewer / reader with news they might have missed and focuses on key issues related to current and past events. These articles are provided courtesy of our many contributing sources. We ask that you enjoy these stories and continue your support of beenetworknews.com, our contributing sources and publishers.
ASSIGNMENTS / APPOINTMENTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS
SOURCE: Department of Defense
Flag Officer Announcement
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced that the president has made the following nomination:
Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr. for reappointment to the rank of admiral and for assignment as commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Honolulu, Hawaii. Harris is currently serving as commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Not Tech-Savvy? New Platform Helps Entrepreneurs Start Up Their Own Online Business
SOURCE: Cision / Dakota Digital Ltd
Following a successful launch last month, Peakium Spaces is making it easy, fun and affordable for anyone to commence their own online business using the revolutionary platform. The great advantage is that no technical skills are required to create a successful, eye-catching landing page ensuring that those with and without web know-how have the opportunity to start-up their new online business. Having caught the eye of the Mexican division’s founder of business incubator 500
Photo Courtesy: Cision / Dakota Digital Ltd
Startups, Peakium Spaces is set to radically change the way new business ventures are born.
The web app’s features are completely free to use, and entrepreneurs only pay a percentage of sales once they are pulling in profits. Eliminating technical hassle by providing a focused dashboard, users can set up physical and digital delivery, recurring payment methods, custom automation for every process and integration of a multitude of payment methods, whether it be credit card, PayPal, bank transfer or the new currency gaining momentum: bitcoin.
Dan Schultzer, Co-Founder of Peakium Spaces said, “When you’ve just started a new business, you’re all ready and raring to go, fired up with so much motivation. Then you have to create your page and all the technicalities can really dampen your spirit. We designed the platform so that entrepreneurs with big ideas can just get going with no hassle whatsoever. We wanted to keep the whole process light and fun and yet wholly effective so that bright business minds can focus on what really matters.”
Operating as a fun and effective launch pad to test out ideas and receive critical feedback, businesses can find out what works well and what doesn’t in the daunting world of e-commerce. With a flexible payments system allowing single or subscription payments, automation of payment and shipping flow, as well as integrating useful marketing services such as MailChimp, Peakium Spaces makes building an online business easy.
The company’s vision is to help fledgling start-ups live their dreams and succeed in business, making a strong statement from the get-go to invite in potential clients. Absolutely free to get started, numerous businesses have utilized the Spaces platform including sites focusing on monthly mystery T-Shirt subscriptions, Mexican candy subscriptions, business mentoring platforms and an online store selling mountain socks.
The easy-to-use app simplifies processes so that companies needn’t deal with the hassle, stress or confusion of doing it themselves. By building a landing page with Spaces, users are able to focus on the creative side of the business without being bogged down by technical limitations and jargon. Peakium Spaces also handles all functionalities including payments, which can be a time-consuming task.
As more and more people turn to entrepreneurial activities, Peakium Spaces is useful for those looking to start a main business or simply earn a little extra income from home. Chais Meyer, one of the first users of Peakium Spaces says, “It’s great how fast you can launch a business with Spaces. They have such an easy and beautiful interface, and their support is amazing. It was a joy to start my monthly t-shirt business with it. To anyone who is looking to start a new online business, go check out Spaces.”
Mr Schultzer adds, “The businesses that have launched with us so far have already garnered a lot of success and we’re set to see that continue. We’re excited for more entrepreneurs to get on board with us to see how they can make the app work for them.”
ARMED WITH SCIENCE
SOURCE: Department of Defense
Whether using the GPS, calling people on your cell phone, or even watching TV, satellites play an important part in our daily lives. But did you know how big of a role the military plays (and has always played) in securing our skies? Satellites are critical to the support and defense of our country, especially for military forces. By operating around the globe, they provide the best vantage point to provide everything from global communications, to sensors on orbit, to ship monitoring, and even weather and oceanographic conditions.
But what happens when you need to work on a crucial machine like a satellite when you can’t get close to it in space? With space robotics, of course.
PHOTO(s) OF THE DAY
SOURCE: Department of Defense /Defense News Lead Photo
A soldier from the 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard observes a section of the Rio Grande River at sunset in support of Operation Strong Safety. The photo was taken using the reflection off the windshield of a M114 “Humvee” at the Texas-Mexico border. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Randall Stillinger)
Marine infantrymen with the III Marine Expeditionary Force make their way to a compound held by the Guam Army National Guard who are acting as an opposing force Sept. 20, 2014, during the island seizure portion of Exercise Valiant Shield 2014 at Tinian’s North Field. The Marines were transported from Okinawa to Guam and from there to Tinian. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only exercise integrating Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps assets, offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities that provide a full range of options to defend U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. D. A. Walters/ Released)
A U.S. Army Soldier Sgt. Jacob Baker of 2nd Platoon Apache Troop 1/75th Cavalry Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) uses high ground to overlook Parwan province, Afghanistan, for possible threats.
beenetworknews 
September 23, 2014
Business, Education, Feature, Government