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The Apple Store That Never Was
2025-05-05 08:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Wednesday April 2, 2025 1:52 pm PDT by Joe RossignolIn 2019, Apple canceled plans to open a flagship store at Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia, due to public opposition. Specifically, many local residents were upset about Apple's plan to demolish the existing Yarra Building on the site, in order to make room for the new store. The local heritage authority Heritage Victoria ultimately decided that the building could not be torn down due to its cultural significance.Six years later, graphic designer Filip Chudzinski has envisioned what Apple Federation Square could have looked like, based on a design proposal by architectural firm Foster + Partners. Given the proposal is now outdated, Chudzinski added in some modern touches, such as an Apple Pickup station for customers to collect online orders.Chudzinski created more than two dozen beautiful 3D renders of the Apple Federation Square store that never was, offering a closer look at its multi-level pavilion design. The impressive...
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Florida vs. California: How two states are facing the insurance crisis
2025-05-05 04:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
California and Florida have for years been the canary in the gold mine for a homeowner insurance crisis that experts warn might soon spread to many more states across the country.The two disaster-prone states, which face different challenges within their own markets, have seen homeowners insurance premiums skyrocket in recent years as carriers dealing with rising costs and growing catastrophe exposure either significantly hiked their rates or cut coverage in the most vulnerable areas, leaving homeowners with limited options.Despite facing similar challenges, the two states are experimenting with wildly different solutionsonce again becoming examples for the rest of the country of the dos and don'ts of a crisis that is expected to spread across the nation.Why It MattersThe homeowners insurance crises in California and Florida have drastically different causes, but they have one element in common: both coastal states are particularly vulnerable to natural disasters, with wildfires in Ca...
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Canadas auto sector weighs difficult new reality under Trumps tariffs - National | Globalnews.ca
2025-05-05 04:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Its been about one week since the tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on the North American auto sector took effect and those within the Canadian industry say so far, confusion is whats most prominent.The 25 per cent tariffs went into effect April 3, putting a duty on all foreign-made vehicles entering the U.S., though automakers compliant with the terms of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) can deduct the value of U.S. content.Canada also imposed its own duty of 25 per cent on U.S.-assembled vehicles, though it too will allow importers to deduct the value of Canadian and Mexican content under CUSMA.So what were seeing immediately in terms of reaction is companies are taking a moment to just try and understand what the lay of the land is, what exactly the rules are, and then figure out what the path forward is for future exports into the United States, said Brian Kingston, president and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association (CVMA).Story continues b...
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