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Learn the Lingo

(HR and Management)

If your future business travel plans include France, China or Japan, you might consider picking up a pack of Lingolook Flashcards on the way to the airport. The cards, which we read about on Daily Candy, were created with the English-speaking traveler in mind, featuring foreign-language basics like "Do you speak English?" and help finding lodging, food and various modes of transportation. Each pack comes with more than 75 essential words and phrases presented in a unique fan design, allowing travelers to quickly find the word or phrase they need. The Lingolook Flashcards for Foreign Travel can also be purchased in three other formats, including an E-version for your pocket PC, one for your iPhone and a PDF version for any computer. So far, French, Chinese and Japanese are the only editions available.

New Brand Targets Gamers

(Business Trends, E-Commerce, Tech)

Sports fans of all ages have plenty of team memorabilia to help them root on their favorite players. But what about the increasing number of grown-up gamers? How can they show off their gaming pride? Before G8 Brand, there weren't too many options. But now, this lifestyle brand hopes to change the public's perception of gamers and their sense of style. "I always wondered why nobody had ever done an apparel brand for gamers," said Tony Crisp, owner of G8 Brand. "What Quiksilver has given to surfers and what Volcom has given to skaters is what I want G8 Brand to give to gamers … a brand to call their own."

The first collection of t-shirts consists of high-fashion prints inspired by gaming designs and classic video game imagery. As for the future, the brand plans to launch a special artist series of tees, in addition to a signature series with some of the world's top pro gamers.

Business Elite Hungry for Biz News

(Business News)

The average American business leader is male, 51 years old, earns $408,000 per year and has a personal net worth of $1.7 million. And they're also very media savvy. According to a recent survey by Ipsos Media, America's senior executives and CEOs are highly educated and motivated, and are turning to a variety of media sources for information. Magazines, journals, the internet, and digital and satellite TV were some of the top ways the business elite consume information. Not surprisingly, more and more business leaders are turning to the internet, with more than two-thirds spending more time reading business information there than in the past. But, these business leaders say they still rely on newspapers and magazines for news and information.

Check out the rest of this press release for more key findings about today's business leaders.