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Unmanned Risk
Rise of the Drones
An unmanned aircraft flies over a raging forest fire, alerting firefighters to where the blaze is most dangerous; another hovers over a construction site conducting a building inspection; and a third sweeps through a neighborhood taking photographs that showcase the exterior and interior of a home listed for sale.
While this may sound like some sci-fi movie scene set in the future — it's not. The use of flying robotics in the form of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as drones, is not only happening now, its commercial growth is predicted to significantly increase over the next 10 years.
However, in implementing these new UAS-related business opportunities, a multitude of insurance liability and coverage issues must be addressed, ranging from personal injury and invasion of privacy to aerial surveillance and data collection.
An Expanding Market
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has determined that small UAS are "currently the most dynamic growth sector within the aviation industry." By 2020, it is estimated that about 30,000 small unmanned aircrafts will be used for all types of business purposes. Currently, the FAA has allocated $63.4 billion for the modernization of the country's air traffic control systems as well as an expansion of airspace to accommodate the commercial use of UAS.
Total spending for small unmanned aircraft systems worldwide is expected to reach $89.1 billion over the next 10 years.
For added perspective on the growth of this industry, the Teal Group's 2012 market study forecasts that total spending for UAS worldwide is expected to reach $89.1 billion over the next 10 years, including strong military and commercial demand. The FAA also asserts that civil UAS markets will continue to grow even with the current regulatory constraints. However, once these constraints are modified, commercial markets will quickly develop, and demand for additional UAS and ancillary services will be created. The FAA estimates that this will translate into approximately 7,500 commercial UAS being viable at the end of five years.
An Overview
For commercial operations, the FAA has approved two flying robotics models; both of which weigh less than 55 pounds and measure four and half feet long. Prior to this, the only way the commercial/private sector could fly an unmanned aircraft in U.S. airspace was with an experimental airworthiness certification.
These small crafts enjoy two distinct features not shared with the aviation marketplace: (1) they are unmanned, having no human pilot/operator onboard, and (2) they are remotely operated by a pilot using data link transmissions.
In addition, these UAS have the ability to house high-powered cameras, infrared sensors, facial recognition technology, and license plate readers. For example, Halstead Property located in Darien, Conn., has been using aerial robotic cameras in its real estate business for almost four years to showcase home listings. The first in the state to use this technology, the company was recently featured on the "Today" show in a demonstration of how images can be captured remotely and then posted on the Internet, showing a home from both inside and out. The use of the technology has increased Halstead's online listings views by more than three times and clients are impressed by the company's progressive marketing efforts and use of cutting-edge technology.
Integration By Late 2015
Congress has tasked the FAA with integrating UAS into the national airspace system by late 2015. This accelerated time frame requires the FAA to quickly develop a comprehensive plan focused on the safety of UAS technology as well as operator certification. To meet these objectives, the FAA, in March 2012, created a new UAS integration office which brings together specialists from the aviation safety and air traffic organizations.
In attempting to integrate this new generation of commercial flying robotics, it is clear that the FAA is facing a variety of complex operational, procedural and technological challenges. Specifically, the FAA must develop effective policies and standards addressing the following issues: increasing UAS capacity, efficiency and predictability while enhancing safety; operating globally; creating a flexible paradigm for airspace uses; and mitigating congestion with a concern for protecting both safety and the environment.
Additionally, there are a host of related legal issues that will arise with the introduction of UAS in the skies. Such concerns include whether a property owner may protect his property from a trespassing drone; stalking, harassment, and other criminal laws that could be related to drone use; the applicability of airspace ownership laws; concerns over invasion of privacy and spying; and the extent to which federal aviation law trumps state law.
In 2013, the Drone Aircraft Privacy & Transparency Act was introduced to create a regulatory scheme for the private use of drones, including privacy protection, data collection and enforcement.
Carriers are developing policies to cover exposures, but there is little clarity or guidance in this area.
A Myriad of Challenges
In addition to regulatory and legal challenges, there are a myriad of complex liability and coverage issues related to insuring the use of commercial UAS. Surely, the operation of flying robotics will not be as orderly as presented in "The Jetsons" with all kinds of new and serious problems arising over such things as airspace procedures, types of accidents, and inadvertent eavesdropping.
Carriers are currently in the process of developing policies to cover insurance exposures presented by these small unmanned aircrafts, yet there is little clarity or guidance in this area.
However, even with the current lack of UAS insurance "experts" or private UAS claims, it is clear that two particular issues are going to raise huge red flags to the insurance industry — personal injury and invasion of privacy. As far as insuring these aircraft, carriers will want to know such things as its function or intent, its takeoff and landing location, whether it will be operating over a populated area, and its flying altitude.
In addition, with the ability to collect massive amounts of unsolicited data, UAS present an enormous threat to individual privacy and a significant challenge for insurance carriers. In drafting policies, it is crucial for carriers to know how such information will be used.
Coverage Range
Given the inherently conservative nature of the insurance industry, carriers might require even stricter guidelines than what the FAA may mandate. Regardless, the following general types of coverage will be needed for the use of UAS and ancillary business activities: liability, personal injury, invasion of privacy, property and workers' compensation.
Liability coverage typically includes protection for personal injury, which therefore also covers invasion of privacy. The scope of coverage will really depend on exactly what the aircraft is meant to do.
Property coverage broadly applies to the production, assembly and wholesaling process, which not only protects the parts being assembled and the finished product sitting in a warehouse, but the machinery as well.
In addition, while whole coverage will definitely be needed, aircraft underwriters are currently exploring how to write such policies as UAS are going to be significantly smaller than standard aircraft, with some even being perceived as little model kit types. At this stage, it's difficult to predict what they will or will not do.
Workers' compensation coverage is necessary to protect the people who are working for and in the facilities of UAS-related businesses.
Also, since many of these UAS businesses are going to be entrepreneurial startups funded by investors, there is a risk of financial loss due to operational mismanagement. Therefore, exploring directors' and officers' liability insurance might be a prudent option under the circumstances.
Simple strategies
Given that the use of UAS is completely new ground for the insurance industry, it is incumbent upon the broker to ask all the right questions and "go deep" in flushing out all the details. For example, brokers should inquire about data collection, storage and usage policies as well as a drone's particular purpose and other physical specifications as it is information that must be presented to an underwriter. Nothing should be left to the imagination.
Currently, there are about 21 insurance companies that write aircraft products liability policies, whereas in previous years, there were only about nine.
As carriers become increasingly more comfortable with this unfamiliar territory, just as they did with insuring certain employment practices or cyber liability, the capacity to underwrite such policies will also increase.
However, bear in mind that insurance is about the collective, so if carriers get one or two deaths or serious injury claims, they will inevitably start to pull back, which results in less available coverage and higher prices.
While insurance coverage for commercial drones is currently "up in the air," there is no question that the UAS market is a key growth area for the aerospace sector as well as other commercial businesses. For those insurance professionals who are willing to step in, learn, and not take a passive "wait and see approach," there are tremendous opportunities in the rapidly expanding field of commercial UAS.
Workers' Comp
Making the Grade
Taking the time to match a tough job with a worker who can actually do it reduces the potential for costly workplace injuries, employers are now finding.
That concept is leading more employers to study their essential job functions and test the ability of job candidates, particularly when a job requires a new hire to perform functions known to cause injuries.
Increased nationwide hiring, the rising cost of treating workplace injuries and a less physically fit job applicant pool are driving more employers to employ the practice known as post-offer employment testing.
Post-offer employment testing, or POET, involves simulating the lifting, pushing, pulling and other physical activities that make up a job's essential functions. Employers are increasingly making employment offers conditional upon a job applicant's physical ability to perform those activities.
And in another recent trend, employers are expanding the strategy to help determine when to return an established employee to their duties following a workplace injury or a non-occupational disability leave.
"Pre-work screens are not a good strategy if your injuries are coming three years into employment."
–Drew Bossen, founder, Atlas Ergonomics
At Cooper Standard, the Novi, Mich.-based automobile parts manufacturer, for example, workers desiring a strenuous job first participate in "simulated work." That helps determine whether they are physically capable of performing the real job, said Patricia Hostine, the company's global manager of workers' compensation.
A job requiring continual force to press rubber hose into a mold that forms radiator hoses is desirable because it is one of the better paying tasks the auto parts manufacturer offers, Hostine added.
But it's also one of the company's most physically demanding roles.
"It's very hard work," Hostine said. "That is where a lot of our injuries are found."
After performing the simulated work, more applicants decide against taking the job than the company disqualifies. That's because the testing showed them they couldn't do the job anyway.
Cooper Standard also requires a functional evaluation, conducted by physical therapists, for any worker who has been away from work either because of a workplace injury or a non-occupational disability.
That requires employees who normally form radiator hoses to show that they are once again physically capable of performing the work after returning from an absence.
Employers that have benefited from conducting POET evaluations for newly hired employees are increasingly adopting a similar worker evaluation as part of their return-to-work programs, several experts said.
"Historically, these [physical evaluations] have been used at the point of offer, at the point of employment," said Drew Bossen, a physical therapist and founder of Atlas Ergonomics. "But in the last 12 months, we have clients formulating methodologies to use them for return to work as well."
Data from an initial POET exam can also provide a measured baseline of an employee's abilities that can be reviewed post injury to help determine when the worker has regained their ability to return to their original job, or whether they should take up other duties.
Using data that way can reduce return-to-work durations by providing support for a doctor's determination to release their patient.
Most employers using a POET system, however, still use it only to test newly hired workers.
Evaluating whether potential new hires have the physical ability to perform certain tasks can substantially reduce a company's injury rate because newer workers typically account for a greater number of injuries than their more-experienced counterparts, POET advocates said.
Data compiled by the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. showed that workers on the job less than a year in 2007 accounted for nearly 34 percent of injuries although they made up only 23 percent of the labor force.
"Pre-work screens are not a good strategy if your injuries are coming three years into employment," Bossen said.
Now, as the U.S. Labor Department reports increased hiring across the country, vendors that provide physical ability testing programs said they are seeing increased demand, which had dropped off during the recession.
"We have seen a big uptick in companies interested in doing this across all industries," including transportation, mining and health care, said Connie Vaughn-Miller, vice president of business development for BTE Technologies.
The testing may be more beneficial for the most strenuous types of work.
Hostine at Cooper Standard said, for example, that she does not see a cost/benefit advantage for testing workers engaged in light production jobs.
Most employers adopting a POET strategy do so for certain positions and many start with a pilot program, experts said. It's best to decide which job categories to include in a pilot program by reviewing the company's claims history to pinpoint where injury frequency and severity are problems. Or, they recommend starting with the company's most physically demanding jobs, then add others if the pilot results warrant doing so.
"We can't be a better place to work if we're hiring people that are not able to perform the job. That's bad for the company and the associate."
–Libby Christman, vice president of risk management, Ahold USA.
Making Work Safer
"One of our company promises is to be a better place to work," said Libby Christman, vice president of risk management at Ahold USA.
"We can't be a better place to work if we're hiring people that are not able to perform the job. That's bad for the company and the associate."
Ahold is a retailer with about 120,000 employees operating stores under the names of Stop & Shop, Giant Food Stores, Martin's Food Markets, and Peapod, an online grocery ordering unit.
Late last year, Ahold launched a pilot program for Peapod delivery drivers and for certain strenuous jobs in two warehouses, Christman said. The warehouse jobs require pushing, pulling, bending and lifting.
Since September, Christman has found that about 25 percent of job applicants could not pass its physical demands test. Screening for an employee capable of doing the job, though, not only reduces injuries, but improves productivity.
"We know that obtaining an accurate assessment of an applicant's physical abilities can help us place him or her in a suitable job, potentially eliminate injuries and ensure efficiency and performance on the job," Christman said.
Stepped-up hiring is not the only factor driving employer demand for POET services, observers said.
Employers — continually pushing for more sophisticated safety measures in the face of an aging, more obese, and less physically fit U.S. workforce — are also driving the demand, BTE Technologies' Vaughn-Miller said.
The Discrimination Question
Employers cannot discriminate when hiring, but they can legally ask a worker to demonstrate that they can meet the physical demands of a job's essential functions, experts said.
That requires careful analysis, however, to clearly understand a job's essential functions, so the designed test measures just those functions and does not go beyond evaluating a worker's ability to perform those specific tasks.
Employers have run afoul of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission when implementing POET programs that evaluated for abilities beyond those required by the job.
If employees must lift 75 pounds only once a year, and can use a mechanical lift assist to help them when they do so, then testing to see whether a worker can lift 75 pounds is not a fair test, advised Colleen M. Britz, managing director and ergonomics practice leader for Marsh Risk Consulting.
Employers may also face discrimination complaints if they do not require a POET evaluation of everyone seeking a specific job, experts warned.
The tests themselves, however, vary substantially, depending on the vendor or employer providing them.
Some resemble gym equipment with electronic systems for measuring a worker's strength and agility. Those results can then be compared to computerized measurements of a task. Other tests may be as simple as requiring a worker to lift bags of sand.
"I do consider it a best practice to have a well-designed post-offer employment test that truly is measuring an employee's capacity to meet physical demands," Britz said. "It's a matter, from my perspective, of whether some of the methodologies are truly testing that."
The wide variation in testing methodology has hampered the collection of data on POET's impact on overall employee injury rates across industries or multiple employers, experts said.
But individual employers have experienced success, Britz said.
"I don't know of any company that has stopped doing POET after starting — because they are seeing a positive return on investment," she added.
A physical abilities test helped Prince William County in Virginia mitigate a double loss driven by candidates seeking to become firefighters.
The county was losing tens of thousands of dollars on hiring and training costs each time a job candidate washed out of a 26-week training course simply because they could not perform the physical challenges firefighters face in the line of duty, said Tim Keen, assistant chief for the county's Department of Fire and Rescue.
Because firefighting is a tough job, a lack of physical capability also contributed to recruit training injuries.
"Not only is it a hard job, but when you add all the gear they wear, their air packs, as well as the functional movements that it takes to accomplish certain tasks, it puts strains on the body," Keen said.
Those strains became costly workers' compensation claims when recruits could not return to an existing job as would occur after an established firefighter suffered an injury, added Lori Gray, the county's risk management division chief. That forced the county to continue paying workers' compensation benefits to recruits who did not have a job to return to.
So in 2003, the risk management and fire department helped the county establish its own facility where applicants wanting to become firefighters must first participate in a standardized Candidate Physical Ability Test.
The International Association of Fire Fighters and the International Association of Fire Chiefs developed the CPAT test the county licenses.
The test used by fire departments across the country requires candidates to climb stairs while wearing weight vests, drag hoses and simulated bodies, simulate forcing their way into a building, and conduct other physical feats within a certain time period.
"There are a variety of firefighting tasks they must go through in this course," Keen said. The course tests their aerobic capabilities, their flexibility, core strength, and upper and lower body fitness.
The test's standardization ensures it is true to the firefighter's actual work role and that is legal and fair to all candidates, he added.
"Regardless of age or gender the course is the same for everybody," he said.
"The test is appropriate so you are not losing people due to injuries, especially early in their careers, Keen said. "It's the right thing to do, making sure they are physically capable of doing the job."
The screenings have resulted in fewer recruits lost due to a lack of physical ability.
"We have also seen a huge reduction in the number of injuries that were occurring because recruits are coming in more physically fit to do the job," Keen said.
POET advocates said the screening results have other applications as well.
In some cases, post-offer physical test results provide employers with a defense in permanent disability cases, Britz said.
In states allowing employers to apportion responsibility for permanent disability claims, for example, the baseline results from the initial post-offer exam can limit an employer's liability by showing that a worker lost only a certain portion of their functional ability during their employment tenure.
Britz added that she expects to see more large, sophisticated employers counter rising claims severity driven by factors such as aging and obesity by integrating their ergonomics, wellness intervention and physical ability testing programs.
For example, an employee returning from a leave might undergo a fitness for duty exam to evaluate their ability to perform the job without injuring themselves.
Simultaneously, the employee could be referred to the employer's wellness program to address health-related issues such as high body mass index or to learn exercises that would strengthen certain body parts, such as their shoulders, if frequently used in their daily work routines.
"That is the evolution of post-offer employment testing into fitness-for-duty programs," she said.
"Not so they lose the job, but to recognize that this person needs to work on shoulder strength. So we create an opportunity to increase shoulder strength. I think that is going to be the wave of the future."
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Six Best Practices For Effective WC Management
It's no secret that the professionals responsible for managing workers compensation programs need to be constantly vigilant.
Rising health care costs, complex state regulation, opioid-based prescription drug use and other scary trends tend to keep workers comp managers awake at night.
"Risk managers can never be comfortable because it's the nature of the beast," said Debbie Michel, president of Helmsman Management Services LLC, a third-party claims administrator (and a subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Insurance). "To manage comp requires a laser-like, constant focus on following best practices across the continuum."
Michel pointed to two notable industry trends — rises in loss severity and overall medical spending — that will combine to drive comp costs higher. For example, loss severity is predicted to increase in 2014-2015, mainly due to those rising medical costs.
Debbie discusses the top workers' comp challenge facing buyers and brokers.
The nation's annual medical spending, for its part, is expected to grow 6.1 percent in 2014 and 6.2 percent on average from 2015 through 2022, according to the Federal Government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This increase is expected to be driven partially by increased medical services demand among the nation's aging population – many of whom are baby boomers who have remained in the workplace longer.
Other emerging trends also can have a potential negative impact on comp costs. For example, the recent classification of obesity as a disease (and the corresponding rise of obesity in the U.S.) may increase both workers comp claim frequency and severity.
"The true goal here is to think about injured employees. Everyone needs to focus on helping them get well, back to work and functioning at their best. At the same time, following a best practices approach can reduce overall comp costs, and help risk managers get a much better night's sleep."
– Debbie Michel, President, Helmsman Management Services LLC (a subsidiary of Liberty Mutual)
"These are just some factors affecting the workers compensation loss dollar," she added. "Risk managers, working with their TPAs and carriers, must focus on constant improvement. The good news is there are proven best practices to make it happen."
Michel outlined some of those best practices risk managers can take to ensure they get the most value from their workers comp spending and help their employees receive the best possible medical outcomes:
1. Workplace Partnering
Risk managers should look to partner with workplace wellness/health programs. While typically managed by different departments, there is an obvious need for risk management and health and wellness programs to be aligned in understanding workforce demographics, health patterns and other claim red flags. These are the factors that often drive claims or impede recovery.
"A workforce might have a higher percentage of smokers or diabetics than the norm, something you can learn from health and wellness programs. Comp managers can collaborate with health and wellness programs to help mitigate the potential impact," Michel said, adding that there needs to be a direct line between the workers compensation goals and overall employee health and wellness goals.
Debbie discusses the second biggest challenge facing buyers and brokers.
2. Financing Alternatives
Risk managers must constantly re-evaluate how they finance workers compensation insurance programs. For example, there could be an opportunity to reduce costs by moving to higher retention or deductible levels, or creating a captive. Taking on a larger financial, more direct stake in a workers comp program can drive positive changes in safety and related areas.
"We saw this trend grow in 2012-2013 during comp rate increases," Michel said. "When you have something to lose, you naturally are more focused on safety and other pre-loss issues."
3. TPA Training, Tenure and Resources
Businesses need to look for a tailored relationship with their TPA or carrier, where they work together to identify and build positive, strategic workers compensation programs. Also, they must exercise due diligence when choosing a TPA by taking a hard look at its training, experience and tools, which ultimately drive program performance.
For instance, Michel said, does the TPA hold regular monthly or quarterly meetings with clients and brokers to gauge progress or address issues? Or, does the TPA help create specific initiatives in a quest to take the workers compensation program to a higher level?
4. Analytics to Drive Positive Outcomes, Lower Loss Costs
Michel explained that best practices for an effective comp claims management process involve taking advantage of today's powerful analytics tools, especially sophisticated predictive modeling. When woven into an overall claims management strategy, analytics can pinpoint where to focus resources on a high-cost claim, or they can capture the best data to be used for future safety and accident prevention efforts.
"Big data and advanced analytics drive a better understanding of the claims process to bring down the total cost of risk," Michel added.
5. Provider Network Reach, Collaboration
Risk managers must pay close attention to provider networks and specifically work with outcome-based networks – in those states that allow employers to direct the care of injured workers. Such providers understand workers compensation and how to achieve optimal outcomes.
Risk managers should also understand if and how the TPA interacts with treating physicians. For example, Helmsman offers a peer-to-peer process with its 10 regional medical directors (one in each claims office). While the medical directors work closely with claims case professionals, they also interact directly, "peer-to-peer," with treatment providers to create effective care paths or considerations.
"We have seen a lot of value here for our clients," Michel said. "It's a true differentiator."
6. Strategic Outlook
Most of all, Michel said, it's important for risk managers, brokers and TPAs to think strategically – from pre-loss and prevention to a claims process that delivers the best possible outcome for injured workers.
Debbie explains the value of working with Helmsman Management Services.
Helmsman, which provides claims management, managed care and risk control solutions for businesses with 50 employees or more, offers clients what it calls the Account Management Stewardship Program. The program coordinates the "right" resources within an organization and brings together all critical players – risk manager, safety and claims professionals, broker, account manager, etc. The program also frequently utilizes subject matter experts (pharma, networks, nurses, etc.) to help increase knowledge levels for risk and safety managers.
"The true goal here is to think about injured employees," Michel said. "Everyone needs to focus on helping them get well, back to work and functioning at their best.
"At the same time, following a best practices approach can reduce overall comp costs, and help risk managers get a much better night's sleep," she said.
To learn more about how a third-party administrator like Helmsman Management Services LLC (a subsidiary of Liberty Mutual) can help manage your workers compensation costs, contact your broker.
Additional Insights
Debbie discusses how Helmsman drives outcomes for risk managers.
Debbie explains how to manage medical outcomes.
Debbie discusses considerations when selecting a TPA.
This article was produced by the R&I Brand Studio, a unit of the advertising department of Risk & Insurance, in collaboration with Helmsman Management Services. The editorial staff of Risk & Insurance had no role in its preparation.


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You will be responsible for finding equipment to add to our massive inventory that puts Sellers and Buyers from across the globe together and working with ...
Oct 16 -
Houston - Sales & biz dev
Territory Sales Representative
Territory Sales Representative
My Client is looking for a qualified and aggressive Territory Sales Representative. Their geographical markets have bountiful opportunities for the right candidate.
They are currently looking to hire a high-energy B2B sales ...
Lucrative B2B Territory Manager
compensation: comm+residuals+bonuses
Here's what we offer:
#1 in growth in our industry
#1 in Customer Satisfaction
#1 in ALL industries in our home state
Monday -- Friday work week
Complete industry training ...
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Dayton - Sales & biz dev
Territory Business Manager - J/O 361
~~Outstanding opportunity to join a Home Healthcare company as a Territory Business Manager - Today it is a global leader in the worldwide market for medical products and services used in the home. This company manufactures and distributes an extensive line of innovative ...
Oct 15 -
Houston - Medical & healthcare
Leading HVAC Company Seeks Commercial Territory Manager
Under general supervision, develops new prospects and interacts with existing customers to increase sales of products and services. As a leading innovator of home and commercial, heating, cooling, refrigeration, air-quality, and related services (HVAC). We are committed to ...
Oct 15 -
Houston - Construction & trades
Outside Sales / Territory Manager
The Territory Sales Manager is responsible for managing HVAC residential and contractor sales, including support products, for one of our established wholesale HVAC distributorship that carries multiple brands of equipment, parts and supplies. The ultimate ...
Oct 15 -
Houston - Sales & biz dev
Sales Engineer - Southwest USA Territory - Japan/USA Mnfg Firm
Electronics firm seeks a Sales Engineer for their Houston Office. This candidate will be responsible for the Southwest USA territory.
Frequent visit to customers, travel both domestically and international.
Work closely with manufacturing and R&D departments in US and ...
Oct 3 -
Houston - Sales & biz dev
Dental Territory Outside Sales Rep
Outside Sales Representative needed for Major Dental Manufacturer.
2 to 10 years of Outside Sales Experience in the healthcare industry (Dental, Medical, Biotech, Pharmaceutical) PLUS B2B Outside Sales (i.e. ADP, Paychex, Cintas, Aramark, Yellowbook, Xerox, ect).
Territory Leader (Real Estate)
RealEstateAuctions.com is Seeking Superstar Territory Leaders!
Superstars Only, Commission Only $50K to $250K!
Average will earn $50K Commissions, Stars will earn $250K or More Commissions!
Burning desire to succeed, are extremely client oriented, highly motivated ...
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Houston - Real estate
Territory Outside Sales Position
Smart Choice Payments is a nationwide provider of credit card processing services and e-commerce solutions to small and mid-sized businesses. We are seeking career minded Sales Representatives to join our sales team in a recession-proof industry.
We are a full service ...
Sep 29 -
El Campo - Sales & biz dev
Territory Event Manager/Representative
Seeking individual to build and manage a team that sample Chef Shamy Gourmet Butter Products in the Houston Sam's Clubs.
Qualified candidate will possess:
*Outgoing, energetic and great interaction skills
*Food demonstration experience and culinary interests
*Sam's Club ...
Sep 27 -
Houston - Marketing & PR
Territory Manager
Eclipse Aesthetics Territory Manager
Key Responsibilities:
Achieve territory sales objectives.
Identify and qualify prospective customers, provide technical information, demonstrate company products and quote prices to customers.
Responsible for account development and ...
Sep 23 -
Houston - Sales & biz dev
Territory Account Executive - Merchant Services!! (Full/Part Time)
As a Territory Account Executive, you have the opportunity for big upfront commission checks, lifetime residuals, and monthly sales bonuses!! With such a wide breadth of products and services, EMV Payment Systems offers numerous ways for our Account Executives to ...
Sep 20 -
Conroe - Sales & biz dev
Territory Sales Manager
~~Are you an experienced Sales Manager and ready to build a team in the Houston and surrounding market?
If so, this is your opportunity to build a team and work with one of the best companies to sell for in the United States. Heartland Payment Systems is hiring Sales ...
Sep 17 -
Houston - Sales & biz dev
Territory Sales Position with Great Commissions
Join the Winning Team
We are a premiere Merchant Services/POS Equipment Leasing company with over 14 years in the industry. We're looking for top Outside Sales Reps who can sell in their local market and also travel regionally to expand our customer base in major ...
Sep 10 -
Danbury - Sales & biz dev
Licensed Insurance Sales/Territory Manager - Houston 9/10
Licensed Insurance Sales/Territory Manager
IPA Family, LLC
Take control of your future! IPA Family is looking for enthusiastic, entrepreneurial individuals to join its Insurance Sales Manager Program. This is your sales opportunity to go into business for yourself and make ...
Sep 10 -
Houston - Sales & biz dev
Territory Sales Representatives
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Columbus - Sales & biz dev
Sep 5 -
College Station - Sales & biz dev
Sales Representative for Houston Territory
About the Position
If you're looking for a great sales job in Houston, TX with uncapped earnings and growth potential, join the sales team at SecureNet Partners. We are seeking a confident, highly motivated, and entrepreneurial Sales Representative to market our credit card ...
Sep 5 -
Houston - Accounting & finance
Do you want a lucrative career opportunity with an award winning Merchant Processing Company? Smart Choice Payments is that company! We are looking for career minded sales professionals, nationwide, to join our growing team.
This is a 1099 Independent contracting ...
Sep 3 -
Channelview - Sales & biz dev
Territory Sales Representative 60k to 75k plus 10-15% bonus plus company car
Would you like the ability to work out of your own home office? Would you like an Outside Sales position where you only travel overnight 2 nights per month? Company is a profitable organization ...
Aug 26 -
Houston - Sales & biz dev
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Chicago Bulls defeat Indiana Pacers 112-106Story | Mar 29, 2009Vinny Del Negro doesn't do Scott Skiles-style fist pumps. Tyrus Thomas isn't quite as demonstrative as Tyson Chandler. And Derrick Rose is — how to put this nicely? — a tad quicker than Chris Duhon. Save for holdovers Kirk Hinrich, Ben Gordon...
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Chicago Bulls disappoint president in loss to Washington WizardsStory | Feb 28, 2009WASHINGTON — For the country's sake, let's hope President Barack Obama's stimulus package is more effective than his pep talk to the Bulls. For the Bulls' sake, Friday night had better serve as the nadir if the playoffs and progress are goals. One...
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Bulls put things together in 110-88 victory over WarriorsStory | Mar 5, 2009The team chairman can call the season "a disaster" and "embarrassing," as Jerry Reinsdorf did as recently as five weeks ago. The first-year coach can sit the star rookie for fourth-quarter stretches, drawing a rebuke from the general manager. That...
Dis and make up: Vinny enjoys a good argumentStory | Jan 24, 2009So eager to see some sign of life in his listless team, Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said Friday morning that he actually appreciated Ben Gordon's apparent show of disrespect the day before. "[It was like] a conversation at the table, a little Sunday...
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How it stacks up with other phones, I only know from experience that they're nicer than iPhones.
They work with rear-projection screens as long as it refreshes well below 100hz. Might work with a straight projector.
Light guns work by detecting the nanosecond flicker on the screen as it refreshes.
They don't work on LCD screens because they don't have an off state in their refresh.
To assure it works, you need a CRT.
Or limit yourself to Wii-style shooting systems.
The guys who made it started it for a different company, that company took them to court and got an injunction against the game, they released it anyway.


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Stripteaser (1994)
SKU: stripteaser
Zippers Clown Palace is a nightclub where every mans fantasy becomes a reality. But for exotic dancer Christina (Maria Ford), tonights reality turns deadly when a blind vagrant enters the bar at last call, pulls out a gun, and holds Christina hostage. DVD
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Zombie Jamboree 1993
SKU: dvdzombiejamboree
Although its been done to death on the convention circuit since, 1993 marked the 25th anniversary of George Romeros cult classic, Night of the Living Dead, and the cast held an anniversary convention in Pittsburgh to celebrate it and heres a nice DVD that highlites that weekend. By 2008, the 40th anniversary was pretty much no big deal to most fans, but the first one will always be a fond memory for fans like me who were there. DVD
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Zombie Holocaust (1980) Blu-ray/DVD Combo
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Blu-Ray and DVD Combo Pack - Its the original title of what we know in the US as Doctor Butcher, M.D.. Crazy doctor Obrero set up shop on the isolated island of Keto so he can conduct his zombie experiments in relative peace. After a gruesome flesh-eating cult does some nasty deeds in NYC, a couple of nosy do-gooders head out in search of Obrero and get caught up in his gruesome experiments. Widescreen print with trailer, photo and still gallery, interviews, and scenes added to the beginning of the US Dr. Butcher version. You get both the blu-ray disc, as well as the regular DVD in this two disc set.
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Zombie Holocaust (1980)
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Its the original title of what we know in the US as DOCTOR BUTCHER, M.D.. Crazy doctor Obrero set up shop on the isolated island of Keto so he can conduct his zombie experiments in relative peace. After a gruesome flesh-eating cult does some nasty deeds in NYC, a couple of nosy do-gooders head out in search of Obrero and get caught up in his gruesome experiments. Widescreen print with trailer, photo and still gallery, interviews, and scenes added to the beginning of the US Dr. Butcher version. Out of print DVD.
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Zombiegeddon (2003)
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Low budget zombie film (Well, the zombies are created by Satan, so are they really zombies?) finds a couple of dirty cops caught in the middle of the undead mess looking for a way to stop the madness. The movie is best known for a gazillion cameo appearances by a whos who of familiar faces from classic, as well as not so classic horror and exploitation films.
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Zombie Classics: 4 Movie Collection
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Here we have four zombie classics (or not so classics as the case may be) on two DVDs that come packaged in a cool tin box. You get George Romeros classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) along with REVENGE OF THE ZOMBIES (1943) with John Carradine as a Nazi scientist creating zombies in the swamps of Louisiana on one disc; and Jess Francos story of Nazis protecting their hidden old in OASIS OF THE ZOMBIES (1981), along with the Bela Lugosi classic, WHITE ZOMBIE (1932), on the second disc. Like most of the DVDs we sell, this collection is now out of print.
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Zombie 4: Afterdeath (1988)
SKU: dvdzombie4
Actually titled After Death and retitled as a Zombie with a number after it title to be included as one of the Italian zombie series, this gore-filled romp through flesh-eating territory is actually pretty good. Voodoo creates an island of the living dead and a boat load of stranded passers-by get caught in a rampage against the living. A couple twists and turns along the way help. Written and directed by Claudio Fragasso, a screenwriter who wrote plenty of decent Italian splatter films (including Zombie 3 and Nightmare City.) Widescreen print with trailers and interview with the director. Out of print DVD.
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Zombie (1979)
SKU: dvdzombie
Lucio Fulcis zombie classic is a must for every DVD collection! Beautiful uncut remastered print, includes trailers, TV spots, radio spots, a poster and still gallery and a bio for director Lucio Fulci. DVD
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Young Hannah Queen of the Vampires (1972)
SKU: dvdyoundhannahq
aka Crypt of the Living Dead. Two archaeologists on a scientific dig in a place known as Vampire Island, uncover and release Hannah, a 13th century vampire, who now plans on making the islands residence a nice tasty snack. A Spanish American co-production with Andrew Prine, Mark Damon, Patty Sheppard, and Teresa Gimpera as our toothy tiara wearing vampire. This is the uncut, widescreen version of this cult horror film. DVD
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Werewolves on Wheels (1971)
SKU: dvdwwonwheels
Outlaw motorcycle gang, The Devils Advocates, travel the dusty American highways in search of their next kick. After running roughshod through a red neck gas station, they encounter a Satanic sect and wind up cursed to become Werewolves on Wheels! Cult drive-in fun stars Stephen Oliver from Russ Meyers Motor Psycho, Billy Gray from TVs Father Knows Best, and pop singer Barry McGuire. Includes commentary, photo gallery, radio spots and trailer. DVD
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Wrestler (2008) , The
SKU: dvdwrestler
Blu-ray DVD - Mickey Rourke stars as washed up 80s wrestler Randy The Ram Robinson, a former in ring superstar who is now paying the price of 20+ years of grueling punishment in and out of the ring. Batter and beaten down, hes ready to prove hes got what it takes to headline a main event against his old foe, The Ayatollah, even if it kills him. Includes a one-on-one with the actual wrestlers who costar in the film, digital copy of the film, and more. Blu-ray Disc.
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Worst Horror Movie Ever Made (2008) , The
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A maniac in the bathroom. Death by playing card. Budget wolf-women... Just what do these things have to do with gays in the military, giant nude chicks, jesus jokes, killer crap, scantly clad chicks, lesbians, weird experiments, New Jersey rednecks, zombie insects, relationships and mental illness? Youll have to check it out to find out. From Bill Zebub. DVD (18+ to Order)
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Dario Argento's World of Horror (1986)
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Director Michele Soavis (Dellamorte Dellamorte, The Church, Stagefright etc) documentary on Dario Argento and his films remains one of the best essays on Argento to this day. Highlighting his early films, and running through Demons, the film he produced with Lamberto Bava as director, this disc contains some wonderful interviews and cool behind-the-scenes footage to take a fascinating look at one of todays most talented horror directors. DVD
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Women's Superstars Uncensored! (2011)
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Heres a best of hardcore female wrestling DVD that features ten matches, including: Amy Lee vs Awesome Kong, Amber oNeal and Nikki Rox vs Angel Orsini and Jazz, Mercades taking on Rain in an I Quit match, Jessica Havock vs ODB, Mercedes vs Alica, Britney Savage vs Sassy Stephanie, Jana vs Cindy Rogers, Kristin Astara vs Niya, and uncensored rumble, and a bonus Iron Woman match thats sure to please! DVD
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Women's Prison Massacre (1983)
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aka Blade Violent, and Emanuelle Escapes From Hell. This film followed director Bruno Mattis 1982 exploitation classic, Caged Women. Laura Gemser is investigative reporter, Emanuelle. Shes set up by a corrupt politician and sent to a savage womens prison where she endures all the classic torture and violence one expects from a quality WIP film. Now out of print DVD.
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Wicker Man (1973) , The
SKU: dvdwickerman
Edward Woodward travels to a remote Scottish island community led by Christopher Lee in search of a missing teenager. There he discovers a secret society and the secret of The Wicker Man first hand. This is the uncut, widescreen print of the American theatrical version of the film. Also features interviews, trailer, TV and radio spots, and more. Now out-of-print DVD.
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Wicked Lake (2008) 2-Disc Edition
SKU: dvdwickedlake
2-Disc Edition - Four girls head out on a road trip to a secluded lakeside cabin. Unbeknownst to them, not one, but two clans of deranged male misfits follow them. The girls seem like easy prey Until the stroke of midnight that is. Thats when all hell breaks loose as things are not what they seem to be! With Carlee Baker, Angella Bettis, and Tim Tomerson. Includes commentary from the cast and crew, bloopers and deleted scenes, trailers, and a second disc CD featuring the movies soundtrack by Ministrys Al Jourgensen with four previously unreleased tracks. Now out of print DVD.
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Warlock Moon (1973)
SKU: dvdwarlockmoon
aka Bloody Spa. Joe Spano (Hill Street Blues) and Laurie Walters (Eight is Enough) are a young couple on a nice country drive when they happen across the remains of an old abandoned health spa. While exploring, they come across an elderly couple still living in the ruins. They tell the youngsters the story of the place; how it was the headquarters to a Satanic cult who preformed cannibalistic rituals on unsuspecting visitors. Then they invite them to stay for dinner The DVD includes an introduction and commentary by Joe Bob Briggs, original trailer, and alternate opening sequence. Out of print DVD.
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Ward (2010) , The
SKU: dvdward
John Carpenters latest horror outing tells the tale of the North Bend Psychiatric Hospital; a isolation ward for disturbed women that also houses a savage ghostly figure. Amber Heard is a young woman being held against her will at the asylum. As inmates begin to disappear, Ambers only chance of survival rests on her uncovering the secret of The Ward before its too late. DVD
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Violence in a Woman's Prison (1982)
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Bruno Mattei directed exploitation fun stars Laura Gemser as reporter Emanuelle; out to expose the corrupt practices of a womens prison. When her cover is blown, she finds herself on the receiving end of even worse tortures! A true W.I.P. classic if ever there was one. Anamorphic widescreen print, trailer, interviews and more. Now out of print DVD.
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Village of the Damned (1995)
SKU: dvdvillagedamned
John Carpenter remakes the British cult sci-fi classic. Something is terribly wrong in the tiny village of Midwish. After an unseen force invades the costal town, ten women mysteriously find themselves pregnant. After all ten women simultaneously give birth, the reign of terror begins, and its up to a local physician and a government scientist to link the clues together and put a stop to the mysterious children before they take down not just the Village of the Damned, but perhaps the entire world! Includes trailer, bios, and film highlights. DVD
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Video Vixens (1975)
SKU: dvdvideovixens
A network TV executive decides to teach the powers that be a lesson when he produces an erotic awards show that no one will ever forget! Explore a world you never thought youd see through a series of lust-filled sketches and sexy television commercials that throb with sex, sex, and more sex. Directed by porn director Henri Pachard (under the name Ronald Sullivan), this soft sex spoof of network TV is a must see and features Angela Carnon (Booby Hatch), Robyn Hilton (Blazing Saddles), and Terri Johnson (Flesh Gordon) at their best. DVD
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Vicious Vixens: 3 Film Collection
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3 cool classic Vampire Flicks in one handy collection! In director Freddie Francis THE VAMPIRE HAPPENING (1971), Ferdy Mayne, the vampire in The Fearless Vampire Killers, plays another comic bloodsucker. In Mel Welles cult classic LADY FRANKENSTEIN (1972), Rosalba Neri is the daughter of Doctor Frankenstein, and she creates a handsome new creature just for her sexual pleasure, while an ugly ol monster grabs the spot light. Lastly, a starving artist is stalked by an emotionally unstable widow in VICIOUS KISS (1995). A low budget exploitation clunker from Donald Farmer. DVD
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Veil: Volume Two (1958) , The
SKU: dvdveil2
The Veil was a short lived television series devoted to the paranormal and all things creepy that aired in 1958. It was hosted by horror icon Boris Karloff years before he hosted the more well known series, Thriller, in the 1960s. It originally consisted of eleven episodes and lasted one season, but apparently one of the episodes is lost, so only ten remain. Volume Two includes five of those original episodes, including: Vision of Crime (originally written and aired as episode 1 in the series), Girl on the Road (originally written and aired as episode 2 in the series), Jack the Ripper (originally written and aired as episode 10 in the series), Summer Heat (originally written and aired as episode 8 in the series), and Return of Madam Vernoy (originally written and aired as episode 9 in the series). DVD
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Vampires (2003)
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High rez Superbit DVD. John Carpenter's Vampires. After a group of vampire hunters is decimated by a master vampire, the sole survivor teams up with the groups leader (James Woods) to do everything humanly possible to keep the vampires from gaining the one thing that would put them at the top of the food chain: the ability to walk in the daylight. Enjoyable horror stuff from John Carpenter, whos do up for another decent film if you ask us. High rez widescreen transfer. Out of print DVD.
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Until Death (1987)
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Linda and her lover Carlo committed a horrible crime a few years earlier when they murdered Lindas husband while she was pregnant with his son. They hid the corpse and opened a small hotel near a lake. One rainy night, a stranger named Marco arrives to the hotel and seems to know an awful lot of details he shouldnt know concerning Lindas dead husband. This Lamberto Bava directed thriller was part of four made for TV films he did in the 1980s but dont let that stop you from enjoying it. Its actually a pretty good film. DVD
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Two Orphan Vampires (1995)
SKU: dvdtwoorphanvampires
By night, the two blind orphan girls see just fine; their vision acute and senses heightened. You see, the two young beauties are vampires and by night they hunt the streets of Paris and New York in search of victims to satisfy their perverse desires. Their only refuge are the cemeteries they find along the way. Cemeteries that provide comfort and solitude as the piece together fragmented memories of past lives. Jean Rollin returned after a few inactive years of film making with this surreal and sexy erotic horror tale based on his own five novel series. Widescreen print with interviews, trailers, poster and still gallery and more. Out of print DVD.
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Two Headed Shark Attack (2012)
SKU: dvdtwoheadedshark
Camp horror from Chris Olen Ray. After a mutated two-headed shark sinks a ship full of coed stereotypes, the survivors make their way to a small island. When the island starts to sink, its a scramble to keep away from the two-headed monster shark. With the stellar acting talents of Carmen Electra and Brooke Hogan. Includes a making f featurette and bloopers.
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Two Evil Eyes (1990)
SKU: dvdtwoevileyesbr
Blu-ray DVD - A double dose of Edgar Allan Poe horror from Dario Argento and George Romero. Romero handles The Strange Case of Mr. Valdemar, which is, well, typical Romero and on par with any of the 60s Roger Corman A.I.P. Poe stuff.
Argentos Black Cat adaptation with Harvey Keitel as a crime photographer who murders his girlfriend and hides her behind the wall. Its a nice high spot in Argentos slowly declining film output of the last ten or fifteen years. Also includes interviews with Romero, Argento and more, behind the scenes effects footage and more! Blu-ray
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Argentos Black Cat adaptation with Harvey Keitel as a crime photographer who murders his girlfriend and hides her behind the wall. Its a nice high spot in Argentos slowly declining film output of the last ten or fifteen years. Also includes interviews with Romero, Argento and more, behind the scenes effects footage and more! Blu-ray
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Twins of Evil (1971) Blu-ray/DVD Combo
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Blu-ray and DVD Combo Pack - One of the better Hammer films of the early 70s has Maria and Freda, two orphaned identical twins, moving to live with their uncle Gustav (Peter Cushing) in the small village of Karnstein. Uncle Gustav is a fanatical puritan and the leader of the local witch hunting brotherhood. The village Count is an evil man who practices Satanism, uses black magic, and transforms into a vampire. Unhappy with her life, Freda seeks escape and falls in with the Count who promptly transforms her into a vampire. Includes a brand new feature length documentary, featurette, trailer, and more! Blu-ray and DVD Combo
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Candidate List Kolhapur South Assembly Seat Maharashtra Election 2014 .Maharashtra Kolhapur South Assembly Constituency seat Elections will held on October 15, 2014. Maharashtra election become interesting after all the Major Political party BJP ,Shiv Sena , Congress and NCP are decided to fight alone on all the 288 seats of Vidhan Sabha . Kolhapur South Vidhan Sabha( MLA) Seat. For Kolhapur South Assembly Contituency candidate name Congress ,NCP alliance , BJP & Shiv Sena. As there is spilt in alliance between Shiv sena, BJP , NCP ,Congress 4 .
In 2009, Kolhapur South Assembly seat(Vidhan Sabha) Election the Patil Satej Alias Bunty D. of INC party had won the Kolhapur South seats.
Political parties of MAHARASHTRA has declared the name for the Kolhapur South Assembly seat , Below are the candidate name for Kolhapur South Seat assembly Election 2014 of NCP-Nationalist Congress Party ,BJP, INC-Congress , Shiv Sena, MNS-Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
|Kolhapur South Assembly Constituency Candidate Name MAHA Assembly Poll 2014
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|Shiv Sena(SS)
|Satej Bunty Patil
|Amal Mahadik
Voting will held on 15th Ocotber 2014 and result will ot on 19th Ocotber 2014. Live Vote counting , winner name and result of Kolhapur South assembly seat will ; updated here. download voter list of Kolhapur South Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) seat at CEO Maharashtra official website https://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in


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Six teenagers on trial for Mandurah man Tauri Litchfield's murder
Six teenagers assaulted and then chased a drunk man, causing him to trip and fall from a wall and die from severe head injuries, a Perth murder trial has heard.
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How would you visit 171 Starbucks in one day?
It's a sure sign that I've been spending a lot of time interviewing that when I saw the story about the guy who bought something at all 171 Starbucks in Manhattan in one day I turned it into an interview … Continue reading
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Measuring the Facebook traffic tsunami
Upstart traffic measurement company Quantcast has released some impressive data on the effect of the Facebook platform on audience growth. The company measured pre- and post-Facebook platform usage on three popular companies: Slide, HOTorNOT and RockYou. All three have seen … Continue reading
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TEA & TWO SLICES | On Getting Denied At Diner En Blanc And Pipeline Sentimentalism
August 12, 2014
by Sean Orr | A guest writer in The Province is anti-anti-everything: B.C.'s anti-everything movement needs to end. He needs to be reminded that the people who are against the pipelines aren't anti-resource. They are merely against the unsustainable and destructive practices of fracking and the tar sands. Moreso, they're against wholesale extraction that only benefits crony corporations with no benefit to the public. "You only have to consider the facts", he writes, offering anecdotes about mother, his friends, and a $900 mountain bike.
But then again, 'Responsible capitalism' is nonsense.
Kevin O'Leary leaves CBC's The Lang & O'Leary Exchange. Awesome, now all that's left is for him to leave Canada.
Low-hanging fruit: Rob Ford says threatening email has given him 12 hours to resign or City Hall will be blown up.
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Very cool of @bryanadams to come out supporting Gaza. Historical perspective: Israeli occupation began exactly 2 years before Summer of 69.
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Schadenfreude level 10: Sold-out Diner en Blanc leaves thousands of Vancouverites seeing red. Aw, let's all feel bad for the poor elitists who didn't make the cut.
Did you hear the one about the mother who moved into the DTES and was surprised to find the DTES?
Related: Let's work to radically change Vancouver.
Man without tattoo found living in East Van. Sigh. Judging by the comments below the piece I think we might need a local version of Literally Unbelievable.
Craigslist of the Day: 10 / hr to sit in a car.
Bonus: Lewis Found.
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July 22, 2014
The Vancouver Lexicon – our A-Z dictionary of local slang, myths, legends, and such – might appear to be complete, but we mean to keep adding to it every week. Today we included a further six new localisms that everyone should know about. They are Pho Bich Nga, Chocolate Fuck Ups, Skypig, Granville Shitshow, Diner En Blanc, and Lumberjoke.
VANCOUVER LEXICON | Diner En Blanc
July 1, 2014
Diner En Blanc | Event/Phenomenon/Spectacle | Literally, "Dinner In White". An annual al fresco summer supper that sees thousands of serial Instagram abusers paying money so they can dress exactly alike in order to best physically express their collective disdain for the individual. The evening ends with a mass synchronized ejaculation of short-lived sparklers that symbolizes everyone's empty return to flawed personal realities. A performance study on irony. An Orwellian warning. A farce.
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September 2, 2012
The greatest thing about the American election cycle? It's the return of Get Your War On! Press play on the video above for a fantastical taste of two lovers theoretically entwined at the Republican National Convention.
And what a god awful sham it was, Clint Eastwood's bizarre antics notwithstanding.
These three buttoned-up dudes explaining the dangers of masturbation to deaf Jehovah's Witnesses are really feelin' it. What's missing is a sexy soundtrack, not to mention a woman.
Cute as fuck: when skateboarding first arrived in New York City in the 1960′s.
Venice is sinking: Terrence Malick's new film To The Wonder booed by critics at Venice Film Festival.
A comedic history of internet spam.
The latest marketing initiative from Absolut is a limited edition vodka bottle (a run of 4 million). The new
product packaging will become available at airport bars (and other shit holes) around the world this October.
Covers of Where magazine subtly reveal the publication's ethos.
In Singapore, the Diner en Blanc mass secret supper organisers went too far with their control-freakiness by disinviting local bloggers and telling people what they could and couldn't bring to eat. Still, from a business perspective and as a social experiment in population control, it remains a wonderful idea: let's make it ridiculously exclusive, host it in a sterile environment, have everyone dress up head-to-toe in white, subject their enjoyment to a bunch of stupid restrictions, have them pay good money to bring their own food (seriously), and get them to ejaculate in unison with sparklers at the end of it all to celebrate their participation in a masturbatory spectacle that has no meaning. Ka-ching! Pure genius, and we (together with our media) fell for it hard.
Unrelated: the why of not wearing white after Labour Day:
By the 1880s, in order to tell who was acceptable and who wasn't, the women who were already "in" felt it necessary to create dozens of fashion rules that everyone in the know had to follow. That way, if a woman showed up at the opera in a dress that cost more than most Americans made in a year, but it had the wrong sleeve length, other women would know not to give her the time of day.
Ever been stirred by Jack Kerouac's reading of Old Angel Midnight? His collected poems have just been published by the Library of America.
Barack Obama becomes the first President to make alcohol in The White House. His kitchen crew releases its beer brewing secrets and recipes.
Bonus: new JPL panorama images put you in driver's seat on Mars.


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Consider a PHP application which inserts about 200-800 records in a loop via prepared queries and parametrized values. The PHP application is on Amazon Web Services, and the database server is in Amazon Relational Database Service.
$sql = "INSERT INTO phone_list(added, name, address, city, state, zip, country, phone, email, website, full_output, source, client, campaign, search_term, search_location, is_valid) ";
$sql.= "VALUES(now(),:name, :address, :city, :state, :zip, :country, :phone, :email, :website, :full_output, :source, :client, :campaign, :search_term, :search_location, :is_valid)";
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Note that this application does not need precision in the 'added' datetimes, even an error of a day would be fine. I stress that this will be running in a very tight loop (approaching 1000 rows per run) so each little bit matters. Neither the application server nor the database server seem starved of either CPU nor memory. The table in question is an InnoDB table.
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