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About Sugar Software
Since its creation in 2004, SugarCRM software has been one of the primary innovators in the open source software community. The brainchild of John Roberts, the goal of this software was to create a CRM platform that was free and adaptable. Sugar attracted both businesses and programmers, and eventually, the SugarCRM community forged it into a premium CRM product. In just 3 months after it's first release, it was named the "Project of the Month" on SourceForge, with an astounding 25,000 downloads.
Sugar CRM also revolutionized the way that the programming and software community viewed open source modeled software, as it was one of the first open–sourced softwares to raise venture capital. In fact, it raised over $46 million dollars from backers such as Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Walden International, and New Enterprise Associates. In 2012, the Ministry of Education in New Zealand adopted a SugarCRM contact management solution with the help of Daylight Consulting as the integration team.
The open–source community has set SugarCRM software apart from many other platform. Because it has been available freely, it has readily gained popularity, and its flexibility has allowed it to adapt to new social and communication softwares from companies like Twitter, LinkedIn, and GoToMeeting. In a major change to the business structure, the most recent version, Sugar 7, was released in 2013, but without the open source option.
Sugar-CRM Comparison Table
Prophet CRM by Avidian
|Mobile is the ability to access data from the CRM on a mobile device. The most common devices used are iPhone and Android Tablets and Phones.
|Sugar CRM is available for Apple iOS and Google Android devices.
|Prophet CRM is available for Apple iOS and Google Android devices.
Analytics and Dashboards
|Analytics and Dashboards contains the features required to monitor Campaign Metrics, Sales Reports, and Dashboards from right inside Microsoft Outlook. The best Outlook CRM software and plugin will enable a real–time view into sales, marketing without having to open a second window or application, saving your sales team an extra step.
|The Sugar Outlook plugin does not provide Sugar's analytics features, which are only available through the Sugar website.
|Analytics and opportunity tracking are available right inside Outlook. Management and others with access permissions can also use Outlook to instantly roll up team data in meaningful ways, facilitating analysis of campaign metrics and enabling quick adjustments.
Learning Curve
|CRM software isn't always software that you can just get up and running on in hours – it can often take days, and sometimes even weeks to fully learn. It requires a certain level of setup and practice to fully take advantage of all the features a CRM software has to offer. CRM Companies that offer training materials and online guides for Microsoft Outlook implementation can help reduce this learning time.
|Sugar CRM's online platform can be set up easily, and most users become familiar with it soon after creating an account. The Sugar CRM Outlook plugin, while free, requires additional downloads and is not part of the standard Sugar package.
|Prophet works within Microsoft Outlook, where many users already do much of their work. Most users can get up and running with Prophet CRM quickly, as they do not need to change to another system. Outlook integration forms the core of Prophet.
Marketing Automation
|Marketing Automation contains a set of features used to automate the marketing process from inside Microsoft Outlook like pre–built email templates, mass emailing, and auto response rules. These features generally come with most CRM Software but are often not accessible in Outlook, requiring users to open another window an log into the online portal
|Marketing automation for Sugar CRM typically involves integration with a third-party system to which Sugar provides the hooks. Systems like Marketo or HubSpot add to the total cost and create a more difficult learning curve for staff.
|Marketing automation can be set up within Prophet, furnishing prospects with carefully timed newsletters or outreach without manual intervention.
|Reporting contains the essential features required to report on key performance indicators from inside Microsoft Outlook CRM. The best Outlook CRM software and plugins will come with a real–time view into sales performance and metrics. Most top CRM products will enable easy custom reporting from inside Outlook
|Several reports can be found through the web-based interface, but cannot be accessed through Sugar's Outlook plugin.
|Prophet puts reports and data right on your desktop in your Outlook software, making information easily accessible.
Sales Force Automation
|Sales Force Automation (SFA) are features used to streamline the sales process and allow the user to focus on sales and customer service, not updating the CRM. This includes automation of tasks like contact management, lead tracking, escalation rules, and even lead routing from right inside Outlook. The top CRM software products help drive sales performance by to reducing redundant steps, improved efficiencies from automation, and allowing users to work unhindered inside Outlook.
|The Sugar Outlook plugin offers no sales automation features.
|Each Prophet user can set up automated emails in Outlook to maintain a presence with prospects. These emails can be personalized based on developments with a particular prospect. New leads are automatically sent to the right users through Outlook, eliminating incorrect assignments, lag, and wasted marketing efforts. Sales force automation is available in the standard Prophet package.
|CRM Support encompasses the various ways to contact the CRM vendor with technical support issues. This can include the traditional channels of support like phone, email, and chat. The most helpful ones often offer on premise assistance with training, setup and data migration.
|Support is available five days a week, eight hours a day for the Professional Edition. Professional Edition users can increase this to 12 hours at additional cost, while Corporate and Enterprise Editions include this functionality at no further cost. Professional Edition high-priority responses come within four hours, while lower-priority responses can take two business days. Enterprise & Corporate Editions get the same four hour high-priority responses, but wait only a day for low-priority responses. Enterprise Edition customers receive telephone support standard, while other Editions can purchase it for an additional cost.
|Avidian's award winning support ranges from self–help FAQs and videos to classroom style training. All Prophet users can access support Monday through Friday, from 6:00am to 5:00pm. Most editions offer support online or by phone within four hours, and Gold Edition users can receive support within half that time. Gold Edition users also get access to a Priority Support telephone line and the next available support representative.
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What is SugarCRM?
Even though SugarCRM contact management software is a valuable asset to the CRM development community, there are a few reasons why many users are choosing Prophet CRM instead. The business model of Sugar has been innovative, but that innovation has also impacted key areas like customer service, security, and organizational stability. This has made Prophet a more attractive and reliable choice for organizations who are looking for a long–term CRM solution.
3 Reasons to Try Prophet over Sugar
Even though SugarCRM contact management software is a valuable asset to the CRM development community, there are a few reasons why many users are choosing Prophet CRM instead. The business model of Sugar has been innovative, but that innovation has also impacted key areas like customer service, security, and organizational stability. This has made Prophet a more attractive and reliable choice for organizations who are looking for a long–term CRM solution.
1. Customer Service
Despite the fact that there are many fantastic "wizard" applications embedded into the SugarCRM software itself, the sheer number of options within the program itself can lead to technical confusion. Unfortunately, this means that users must request the help of Sugar Customer Service, which guarantees response times in relation to the cost of the system purchased. In one SugarCRM review, a customer stated that an Enterprise–level customer waits as little as an hour for help with a broken system, while a lower–paying Professional user must wait an average of four hours before getting their website or internal communication device back online.
Many a SugarCRM review shows that customers are moving to Prophet. Customer service agents are available 24 hours a day, directly from the platform, on social media communities, or by telephone. Most technical issues are resolved within an hour, which means that communication doesn't stall and cause loss of business for customers from organizations of any size.
2. High Up–Front Cost
In a simple Prophet and SugarCRM comparison, price makes a big difference. The annual online User Subscription License (USL) is reported at between $360 and $1200 per person, with a minimum investment of five licenses and a full year contract. This can be incredibly cost–prohibitive for small companies and startups.
On the other hand, Prophet CRM has a cost of $25 per user, per month, single user license. This low price makes Prophet much better choice for companies looking to try a CRM and then scale to the needs of in–house and remote workers, as needed.
3. Integration with Microsoft Products
While it is possible to integrate Microsoft Office, Excel, and Outlook with SugarCRM software, it is not easy. Plug–ins are required to do simple tasks like word processing and email merging, which can disrupt the data flow and sometimes lead to mismanagement and lost information. Several Sugar software reviews also state that it doesn't integrate well with Exchange or allow the modification of simple .pdf reports in any way, making it less flexible than it seems.
On the other hand, in a Prophet/Sugar CRM comparison, Prophet earns notoriety for its ability to integrate with Microsoft Outlook. With Prophet, administrators can set up seamless mail merges, workflow management processes, and document sharing conversations, incorporating any type of Microsoft product (the most popular information platform in the world) with no data lost.


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DECATUR, GA. — Al Moore, a PCT Service Technician-of-the-Year in 2007, has died. He was 59.
A 30-year veteran of the pest control industry, Moore was a popular service manager at Massey Services' Alpharetta, Ga., office. Noted for his exemplary customer service, Moore had a long and distinguished pest control career, serving as a technician for Orkin Pest Control in New Orleans and technical director with Sears Pest Control in Atlanta before opening his own business — Guideline Pest Control — in 1990. He joined Massey Services in 2005, receiving the prestigious Harvey L. Massey Award at the company's 2010 Eagle Circle Awards Banquet.
"Al unfailingly went above and beyond to not only support customers, but also his fellow team members," said Tony Massey, president and chief operating officer of Massey Services, Orlando, Fla. "Al was loved and respected by the Massey Services family and the pest management industry and he will be sincerely missed."
After graduating from Tuskegee University in 1972, Moore joined the Peace Corps, teaching science and physical education classes in West Africa for three years. In recent years he worked as a community volunteer, organizing and supervising local food drives. Moore also was active in his church, serving as a deacon and overseeing a mentoring program for young men.
In addition, he was Region 7 Director of the Georgia Pest Control Association (GPCA) and he chaired the GPCA Forms Committee.
Moore is survived by his wife, Connie; sons Malcolm and Marcus; daughter Liva; and five grandchildren.


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David FitzSimmons
Website: http://fitzforhouse.com
Age: 34
Family: Father of one son, who is a Freshman at St. Michael – Albertville High School. I come from a family of three sisters and two brothers.
Occupation: Own my own business, FitzSimmons Family Farms. Work extensively with my family business that my dad and his brothers own and operate.
Previous civic and community involvement: Have volunteered at nursing homes, church activities, and school activities. Served as volunteer chairman for the Wright County Republican Party for the past 4 years and as volunteer chairman for the 6th Congressional District Republican Party for the past 3 years.
1. Why are you running for office?
I believe Minnesota can better position itself in a economy that is more competitive than ever. A recent study placed Minnesota in the bottom 10 states for business climate. A growing state economy will help all of our citizens. Good jobs here in Minnesota will keep our best and brightest graduates staying and returning to Minnesota to start their adult lives.
2. Current state budget projections, when inflation is factored in, foresee an upcoming state budget deficit. If a deficit occurs, should that be remedied solely through budget cuts? If not, what revenue generators would you support?
The best way to generate more revenue is to increase economic activity. More private sector businesses and employees means more tax revenue. This will not happen by increasing the already heavy tax burden on Minnesotans.
3. Do you favor expanding Northstar Commuter Rail to St. Cloud, assuming ridership improves? Was the decision to establish a commuter rail line in the transportation corridor a good decision or bad one?
First of all there is no reason to assume ridership will improve. I believe we would have been far better served by an additional lane from Elk River to Minneapolis which could have been done with less initial expense and continued to pay for its own upkeep through the gas tax rather than tax money from the general fund.
4. In general, are public schools adequately funded in Minnesota? If not, where should additional money come from?
I believe the State of Minnesota rightly places a high priority on education. I believe there are changes that can be made in the funding mechanisms to take out some of the disparity. School districts like Elk River and St. Michael – Albertville receive far less in state dollars than those in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
5. Do you support so-called Last In, First Out (LIFO) legislation that could allow school boards to call back a laid-off teacher with less seniority over another with more, if the teacher is deemed a more skillful teacher?
I believe that decisions are best left to those closet to the students. Our school boards are elected by our communities and I believe they should be empowered to make the hiring policies they see as best in serving the students and the community.
6. Do you support passage of the two proposed constitutional amendments, Photo ID and the same-sex marriage ban, currently on the ballot?
I do support both constitutional amendments.
7. Can lawmakers do anything to help improve the state's economy?
Yes. Keep the tax burden as low as possible. Make sure regulation is reasonable and efficient. Effective transportation spending, we need to make sure we use our transportation dollars go to the most useful projects. Expansion on HWY 10, HWY 101, and I-94 in the Elk River – Otsego area should be top priorities for the state, the facts support the economic benefits.
8. If you could sign three laws into effect today, what would they be?
1) Eliminate the Minnesota Commercial Property Tax.
2) Eliminate the requirement to contribute to workman's comp for LLCs without employees, who can not receive benefits.
3) Complete restructuring of the public school funding formula to bring equity in education.
9. What legislation would you support to reduce the number of abortions?
As a pro-life candidate, I would support various initiatives that seek to reduce the number of abortions and support women, especially those that the majority of Minnesotans support such as ending taxpayer funded abortions, prohibiting abortions on babies that are capable of feeling pain, and providing support to women who are pregnant.
10. The Elk River Area School District is seeking an operating levy renewal and an additional levy to in part provide for all day, every day kindergarten. Is that appropriate, or should the state provide the funding for this endeavor.
I believe this is a decision local school districts have made and are making and so it is appropriate that the funding come from local levies.
11. What energy policies are needed in the state of Minnesota?
Utility costs are one of the main cost drivers for business and we need to do what we can to keep those low. I believe we need to make sure we make use of all energy options, including clean coal, natural gas, and nuclear power.
12. What changes in health care reform would you push if elected?
I believe there are huge problems with the planned implementation of Obamacare. I believe we need to continue to work to repeal that legislation by pressuring congress. The medical device tax component alone will result in job loss in that sector, which employs many people in this area.
Elk River Area Chamber of Commerce Questions
Would you describe yourself as "Pro-Business" and if yes, what makes you Pro-Business?
Yes. I would describe myself as pro-business. I have always worked in the private sector with my families business and owning my own business. Everything that slows businesses from open, expanding, and hiring more people should be examined and eliminated if the purpose it serves doesn't out weigh the cost.
What proposal do you have to ensure effective teachers in every classroom in the State of Minnesota?
The state's school funding formula needs to be completely reworked, we need to assure that Minneapolis and St. Paul don't continue to get more than they should at the expense of districts like Elk River, St. Michael-Albertville, and Buffalo-Montrose-Hanover. I also believe school boards should be able to determine hiring based on merit and performance.
What policy changes would you support in higher education that will lead to an emphasis in producing people ready for work in the jobs available while also closing the skills gap?
Eliminate the mandate to spend a certain percentage of new buildings to art. The schools should be free to dedicate buildings that do the most to help educate in the skills needed. Encourage more cooperation between high schools and trade and tech schools.
What changes to the state's property tax system do you believe are necessary to improve its competitiveness, understandability and administration?
We should eliminate state commercial property tax. Restructuring the school funding formula will lighten the burden on most local property tax payers.
Should energy rates be set to reflect the actual costs of serving a group of customers in a specific class instead of having one class of customers subsidize another?
Is funding for Highway 10 improvements a priority? Why or why not?
Yes. Highway 10 and I-94 are the major highways that serve commuters to the twin cities, tourist travel, and commercial traffic from Minneapolis to booming North Dakota. I can not think of a higher priority corridor in Minnesota.


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Leaders must review King's lost message
WASHINGTON – Some people need to have a conversation with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A half century ago, he made his great speech here about discrimination and freedom and jobs and character and even about God.
President John F. Kennedy and the all-white male power structure didn't want King to make any speech or lead a march. King lived only another five years. But he saw passage of the brace of civil rights laws that helped unwind centuries of slavery and Jim Crow.
King would have been thrilled to see his friend Thurgood Marshall elevated to the Supreme Court, probably even Clarence Thomas; and watching 58 black men and women elected to this House of Representatives from the Old Confederacy.
One of them, Democrat Bennie Thompson, lives close to Philadelphia, Miss., where three civil rights workers' murders were chronicled in the film "Mississippi Burning," and where presidential candidate Ronald Reagan in 1980 made his infamous speech about restoring "states rights," signaling plans for a South run by white folk.
Part of King's message of the 1960s is that one needs to reform himself. Back then, a disciple, Jesse Jackson Sr., said you had "to take the slum out of the man as well as take the man out of the slum."
King, of course, would have been proud to see Barack Obama as president, Eric Holder as attorney general and John B. King Jr. as state education commissioner.
Commissioner King won degrees in education and law from Yale, Harvard and Columbia. His father was the first black school principal in Brooklyn. The commissioner has worked his way up the ladder, running charter schools and school systems.
The education commissioner, who is justifiably fed up with the collapsing Buffalo Public Schools, called the city's new black school superintendent, Pamela C. Brown, to a showdown in Albany that was scheduled for last Thursday.
It is more than a symbol of Rev. King's lost message that Brown stiffed the commissioner in order to sit through a meeting with President Obama during his visit to Buffalo. What would the civil rights leader have said to Brown about her responsibilities to the children?
What is the lesson to the community? On such occasions turn a culture. These days, no blacks of my acquaintance want to talk for the record about Buffalo's schools, much less about the killings in black Chicago, or the corruption in Detroit that led to its bankruptcy. Silence.
Another leader, who stood with Rev. King at the Lincoln Memorial, is worried. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., then chairman of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, said the other day:
"I'm deeply concerned that the present generation failed to grasp what happened. That's why I feel that it is so important for young people – and people not so young – to know there's a role for them to play. I have a feeling that people are just too quiet."
One issue they should make noise about was the massive withdrawal of federal money from the central cities under Presidents Reagan, George W. Bush and, yes, Bill Clinton.
New York State alone lost billions a year in general revenue sharing, and direct grants for neighborhood development, job training, housing and community policing. The money was squandered on wars and tax cuts for the wealthy.
What would Rev. King say to Obama about his opportunity to turn things around for the millions of young black Americans who have been left behind? Obama had the right idea. One his first acts after winning the 2008 election was to create an Urban Affairs Office. Very little has come out of it.
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KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has defended his band against criticism that the group's current lineup — featuring Simmons and frontman Paul Stanley as the sole remaining original members — is nothing more than a glorified cover band masquerading as the real thing."We're still KISS. If you want to talk about original members, you can't talk about THE BEATLES," Simmons told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, pointing out that Ringo Starr was not an original member of the Fab Four. "You can't talk about the STONES, because they only have three of their original members. You can't talk about AC/DC. They've had different singers. You can't talk about VAN HALEN. You can go right down the line. "I used to think the rule was you had to have original members to make the band, but now I think the opposite is true. The only ones that survive are the ones that don't have original members." Simmons says he doesn't even think fans care about the changes. "I don't see signs held up (for original members Peter Criss or Ace Frehley)," he says. "I don't see anything but people." According to Simmons, Criss frequently complained about being on tour. During the band's trek with AEROSMITH last year, "The entire tour he kept saying, 'I've had enough of this, I have enough money and I want to go home.' And I respected that." Simmons was thus surprised at Criss' alleged shock at not being invited back to tour. "I'm not going to play that game," Simmons said. "You better be careful what you wish for. The truth is, Peter and Ace are sweethearts who helped make the band what it is. But not everybody should be on the road. The road is not kind to everybody. "The band [right now] is what it always should have been," he said. "I can't say the original lineup always delivered." "With Ace and Peter, we never did 'Unholy', 'War Machine', 'God Gave Rock and Roll to You', a lot of stuff, because they didn't have the musical muscle to do it," he said.
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Used one chimney on lump to get started then added some sticks.
Tried low temps at first.
Smoke was good. Can't even see it here
Added the wings.
As the wood burned down I added more sticks. No more lump.
Had to keep the fb door open some to keep the smoke clean.
Bad pic here.
I bumped the temp to about 300 when they was bout done. Burning all wood it like to run 275.
I was scared to taste them when they looked like this.
But they tasted awesome. Nice smoke and skin.
I need to try a butt for a long cook.
How do you stick burners run your fb? You use all wood like I did or add lump as needed?


text: The The Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition wiki last edited by reverendhunt on 01/31/14 07:28AM View full history Nintendo announced The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition at E3 2011 as part of the Legend of Zelda twenty-fifth anniversary. It was released on September 28, 2011 on DSiWare and was available for free for a limited time. It was developed by Grezzo, the company also responsible for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.GameplayThe Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition is a multiplayer take on the traditional Zelda formula. Each player controls a Link with a different colored tunic and work to complete randomly generated levels while competing for rupees.ChangesIt is largely the same multiplayer mode originally included in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords, but certain changes had to be made to adapt it to a new platform and account for the absence of A Link to the Past in this version. The most noticeable change is that the game can now be played single-player, where the original was multiplayer-only. Changes have been made to the game to make this possible. Additionally, the Master Sword and Hurrican Spin are now obtained by beating the Realm of Memories and Hero's Trial, rather than unlocking them in A Link to the Past.New ContentFour Swords Anniversary Edition also includes three new levels available after the game is beaten. These Realm of Memories levels reproduce areas from the original Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past, and Link's Awakening, including their visual styles. There is also a Hero's Trial.


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JIM LEHRER: Wall Street hit a comeback milestone today. The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 10000 for the first time in a year. Stocks rose in part on upbeat earnings reports. The Dow gained more than 144 points, to finish near 10016. The Nasdaq rose 32 points, to close at 2172.
And oil topped $75 dollars a barrel for the first time this year. It's been rising on hopes for a recovery and on weakness in the dollar.
Ray Suarez has more of our lead story coverage.
RAY SUAREZ: And, for that, we turn to Frank Ahrens. He covers the markets and the economy for The Washington Post. And he joins me from the Post newsroom.
Frank, you and I were talking earlier about what was behind the Dow's return to 10000 from its trough earlier this year.
What can you tell us?
FRANK AHRENS: Right. The market bottom really began in March 9, and it's been the financials, the big banks, the Goldman Sachs, the J.P. Morgan Chase, which reported third-quarter earnings today that really gave the Dow that last sort of bump up above 10000 it needed today.
RAY SUAREZ: So, this is really about the financial industry, and not a broader look at the American economy?
FRANK AHRENS: Yes, that's certainly what has led it.
And think of it this way. The financials were down so far, I mean, we were on the edge of a financial abyss this time last year. And these financials, the stock, A, was so low, so they had a long way to come back up. But, B, they're a big beneficiary of the government bailout, billions and billions of dollars.
So, in many ways, this has been a taxpayer-fueled rally, which is interesting, because a lot of individual investors have stayed on the sidelines, because they're wary of it, for good reason.
RAY SUAREZ: The Dow is a closely watched index, but it's only a snapshot of a small number of stocks. What about the other ones that look at the market more broadly? Are they way up as well?
FRANK AHRENS: Since the early March bottom, both the Dow — all three, the Dow Jones, which is the 30 blue chip stocks, the S&P 500, 500 very big companies, and the Nasdaq, which is very tech-heavy, they have all had a good rise.
The tech stocks have actually sort of been among the stronger companies that have led this surge. All three are up over 50 percent since March. Now, that's starting to level off a bit. I mean, you had the big surge from March until about September. Then it's starting to level off.
Now we have to look and see what third-quarter company earnings are going to show us, whether this can be a self-sustaining recovery or if it's only really kind of a Red Bull, sort of caffeinated recovery.
RAY SUAREZ: Do these index rises tell us that investors have come to a different conclusion about the market's near future than employers have, for instance?
Wall Street v. Main Street
FRANK AHRENS: Right. Well, that's -- that's really the disconnect here, the Main Street-Wall Street disconnect.
We always know that unemployment, which is near 10 percent now and probably will crest somewhat higher than 10 percent -- and, also, don't think it's going to start diving right back down. It will probably stay high for a number of months -- we know that's what's called a lagging indicator, meaning the stock market comes back first.
Companies feel a little bit better about things, they start hiring people, unemployment goes down. That has been the same cycle we have seen for each of the past recessions and recoveries. What's different about this one, this is the one that has been -- had a massive infusion of federal money, taxpayer money, through the government.
And the key thing now is going to be managing the transition from sort of a government-stimulated economy to a self-sustaining economy. So, in many ways, this rally has been more of a traders rally than an investors rally. It's, traders are playing price differences.
RAY SUAREZ: So, this is often called a psychological milestone. Well, what's the psychological impact? Does it bring money into the market with a sort of reassurance that it's OK to be back there again?
FRANK AHRENS: Part of the psychological impact is, hey, if you can -- if you're one of the people who can peek at your 401(k) from time to time, it's got more money in it now than it had in it in March.
So if you thought of the Dow 14000 as being the height, in March, it was down to 6000, at 10000, we're about halfway back. So, if your stocks track the market, your retirement savings are about halfway back.
What it also does is, it helped move what Keynes called the animal spirits of the market. Markets move higher because they want to. Maybe it will bring some other investors into the market.
RAY SUAREZ: Now, at the same time as the market is -- the Dow index is hitting 10000 again, the dollar is way down. As you mentioned, unemployment is set to lag for some time.
And, just today, retail sales figures came out that showed a drop of 1.5 percent in September. So, the economy's still in pretty perilous shape, isn't it?
FRANK AHRENS: It's certainly wobbly. You need to go inside the numbers a little bit. What's interesting about the September retail sales is, if you take out autos from that, September retail sales actually bumped up a little bit. And that's exactly the government's stimulus economy I'm talking about.
September retails, no cash for clunkers. That was over. And, so, auto sales fell right back off the table. So, that's what we talk about moving from a government-fueled economy into more of a self-sustaining, organic economy.
RAY SUAREZ: And it's still a pretty long march back to investors feeling whole, isn't it, from where the market tumble began?
FRANK AHRENS: Absolutely.
I mean, if you have most of your -- say, your 401(k) in stocks, you're not going to feel whole again until the Dow hits 14000 again. And when that will be -- I was talking to one market strategist today, and I said, when are we going to see Dow 14000? And, on the other side of the phone, he just went phew.
And I said, years?
He said, years.
RAY SUAREZ: Frank Ahrens of The Washington Post, thanks for joining us.
FRANK AHRENS: Sure thing.


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Hire a proper mix engineer
This is topic that I've been dealing with for my entire career as mix engineer. I implore every band and every recording engineer working with a band to encourage them to budget time and money for mixing and mastering. Even with the guidance of a producer, time and money has a habit of disappearing quickly. This may seem to be self-serving, and I guess that it is. But being a mix engineer, I constantly hear from bands wanting me to mix their records (not demos) for free because they spent their entire budget recording their record. While there have been occasions that I actually have mixed for free, I submit that it would be a bit nuts to go out and buy everything you need to build a house but didn't allow for the actual construction or the painting of it. I've never met a contractor who would build/paint for free. Hiring a proper mix engineer is crucial to making a great record. One that possess' real talent can take a decent recording and turn it into a masterpiece. The likelihood of finding one to do it for little money or for free greatly diminishes your choices. There are plenty of really talented mixers who can take your project from OK to amazing, for a price. Inquire in advance the fees of a few mix engineers that you would like to work with and budget accordingly. Don't get sloppy and cut corners while recording, just record smart. If the proper amount of time is spent in pre-production an awesome record can be made on a tight budget.


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April 16, 2002
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.-Laetitia La Follette, associate professor of art history at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, will give the 12th Annual Lehmann Lecture, titled "Spolia and Memory: Ancient Fragments in Roman Architecture," at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 20, in Stoddard Hall Auditorium, Smith College. The event is free, open to the public and wheelchair accessible.
In her talk, La Follette will explore the phenomenon of "spolia," pieces of earlier public buildings which were showcased in new construction by the Romans starting in the third century, C.E. La Follette will discuss what this architectural practice reveals about Roman imperial attitudes towards the shaping of memory and history as expressed in public monuments.
Established by the Western Massachusetts Society of the Archeological Institute of America, the Lehman Lecture honors one of the organization's founding members, Haydenville resident Phyllis Williams Lehmann, Emeritus Professor of Art at Smith College. Lehmann taught at Smith from 1946 until her retirement in 1978.
For more information, call Diana Larkin at (413) 586-6799.


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Responding to continued business growth and the need for increased capacity and additional capabilities, Okay Industries Inc has announced a major expansion in the United States and its entry into the Latin America market. The announcements are being made in conjunction with Okay's 100th anniversary celebration. Okay is the successor company to B. Jahn Manufacturing Company.
The company is developing a 63,000-sq-ft medical engineering and manufacturing facility to consolidate and grow its medical components business in Berlin, CT. The new facility will complement Okay's 100,000-sq-ft operation in New Britain, CT. According to the company, the new facility will focus on developing industry-changing innovations to speed the development and manufacture of components used in life-saving medical products.
"The medical market's reliance on innovation and its unique need for repeatable quality make it a great match for the engineers and manufacturing professionals at Okay," says company president
Jason Howey. "By adding a stand-alone medical facility to our capabilities, we'll have the focus and resources to develop the applications that help our medical customers redefine how they treat patients."
Okay is provides stamping and machining of a wide range of metals, including stainless steels, implantable titanium, and nitinol. The company's Accu-Blade surgical blades and scissors are known for their precise, uniform edge, and reduced cutting forces.
This company has also opened a 14,000-sq-ft facility in Alajuela, Costa Rica. "Working closely with customers so that we understand both their manufacturing needs and their business needs is one of the keys to Okay's superior output," says Mario Chaves, a local manufacturing veteran who will serve as general manager of Okay Industries Costa Rica, S.R.L. "Our Costa Rica operation will keep Okay engineering and expertise close to our customers who are growing there."
According to the company, the challenging economic realities of recent years have not stopped its growth. Despite an overall manufacturing slowdown, Okay has experienced double-digit sales increases over the past several years.
"We listen to our customers and we listen to our employees to help guide our decisions. That keeps us focused on market needs and the best ways to use our skills to meet those needs," notes Donna Lasher, Okay's vice president. "As we continue to grow in the US and into Costa Rica, we're building an infrastructure for flexibility and performance that will lay the foundation for our next hundred years of success."


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Tim Gunn - Mentor
Tim Gunn once again will act as mentor to the designers of "Project Runway" in season four. Gunn also hosts Bravo's "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style," where he leads fashion-challenged women on an emotional journey to unearth their personal style.
Gunn is Chief Creative Officer at Liz Claiborne Inc., taking the post on March 5, 2007. Gunn joined Liz Claiborne Inc. in an effort to show the world that the company is serious about returning to their roots focusing on product and design. As CCO, Gunn leads an ongoing campaign to restore a culture that welcomes the creative process, helps to shape a more competitive, consistent and compelling product and attracts and retains the best design and merchandising talent.
Formerly, Gunn served as Chair of the Department of Fashion Design at Parsons The New School for Design and was a vital part of the Parsons community for more than 23 years. Appointed to the position in August 2000, he was charged with retooling and invigorating the curriculum for the 21st century. Under Gunn's direction, the department strengthened its position as the indisputable leader in fashion design education in America and as one of only a handful of leading programs in the world.
Prior to his appointment as chair of the fashion design program, Gunn spent most of his career at Parsons as Associate Dean of the school. In that capacity, he worked closely with the academic departments and helped develop programs and relationships abroad, including the international spectrum of Parsons affiliates in Paris, Korea, Japan and the Dominican Republic.
Readers can benefit from Tim's considerable fashion wisdom in Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style (published in May 2007 by Abrams Image, an imprint of Harry N. Abrams, Inc. www.abramsimage.com). He discusses every aspect of creating and maintaining your personal style: how to dress for various occasions, how to shop (from designer to chain to vintage stores), how to pick a fashion mentor, how to improve your posture, find the perfect fit, and more. He'll challenge every reader-whether a seasoned fashionista or a style neophyte-to "make it work".
The Advocate magazine labeled Gunn "The sanest man in reality television" in a March 2006 article and Entertainment Weekly called him called "a major arbiter of style" in June 2006.
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ERIE, Pa. (AP) -- A horse that was badly burned after someone set fire to it in northwestern Pennsylvania is headed for veterinary care in Ohio.
The Erie Times-News reports (http://bit.ly/UsjWb8 ) the animal named Northstar is leaving Wednesday on a 210-mile trip to Ohio State University in Columbus.
State police say the 6-year-old quarterhorse was doused in fuel and set aflame in Athens Township over the weekend of Aug. 25. No arrests have been made.
Owner Bob Woodworth says Northstar doesn't seem like he's ready to give up.
Erie resident Jayne May has created the website www.helpnorthstar.com to solicit donations for his care.
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Belfast Telegraph Championship Player of the Month - February
After a quiet December and January the Belfast Telegraph Championship picked up the pace in February as we start to look towards the business end of the season.
It's been a month of ups and downs, with both Ards and Warrenpoint Town losing games, while Institute, Dundela and Carrick Rangers continue apply pressure at the top of the table. At the bottom of the Championship One table Bangor appear to be running out of time in their fight to avoid the drop.
While there were many players who excelled in February we've been forced to pick out just five for our Player of the Month Poll. You can vote for your favourite by clicking on the player's name below and sending us an email. The poll closes on Friday at midday with the winner announced in next week's edition of The Park.
Jason Blackburn – Limavady United
Limavady United have had an up and down season but in recent weeks they have recorded some positive results including progressing to the semi-finals of the Coca-Cola Intermediate Cup.
In the league they drew 3-3 away to Coagh United before beating Bangor 3-1 at The Limavady Showgrounds on Saturday. Jason Blackburn notched an important goal in both games.
Paul Dickson – Harland & Wolff Welders
Former Ards midfielder Paul Dickson returned to Tillysburn in January where he has re-established himself as a first team players.
Dickson helped Harland & Wolff Welders towards a 1-1 draw against Warrenpoint Town earlier in the month before scoring twice on Saturday to give his side a 2-1 win over Larne at Inver Park.
Stephen Hughes – Warrenpoint Town
Warrenpoint Town's unbeaten run may have been brought to an end by Carrick Rangers on Saturday but Town have still performed well in February, with the likes of goalkeeper Johnny Parr and defender John Boyle impressing, but the pick of the bunch has to be forward Stephen Hughes.
Hughes scored three goals in the month, hitting the target against Larne, Harland & Wolff Welders and Ards.
Nathan McConnell – Carrick Rangers
Big striker Nathan McConnell has found his goalscoring boots again since he moved from Harland & Wolff Welders to Carrick Rangers in January.
The former Cliftonville forward scored twice in Carrick's 3-2 win over Coagh United at Hagan Park before netting a late winner for Rangers at Taylor's Avenue in Saturday's impressive 2-1 win over Warrenpoint Town. This is McConnell's second spell at Carrick
Institute's Michael McCrudden has established himself as one of the Belfast Telegraph Championship's most exciting prospects this season.
The former Derry City forward has already won this award this season and could lift it again thanks to his impressive hat-trick against Colin Malone's Loughgall at Lakeview earlier in the month.
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Today, BAS F has opened a new facility in the Ghent region, one of the leading centers for European plant biotechnology research. BASFs subsidiary CropDesign has moved into a new wing of the Bio-Accelerator building in Technologiepark Ghent. The facility comprises 4,000 square meters for labs and offices and a state-of-the-art rooftop greenhouse.
BASF benefits from the close proximity to excellent world renowned institutions like VIB the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, said Peter Eckes, President of BASF Plant Science. The move helps strengthen our research collaborations with local partners and demonstrates BASFs commitment to modern agricultural solutions.
Daniël Termont, mayor of the City of Ghent, and other guests from politics, business and academia took part at the opening ceremony. Ghent is a birth place of plant biotechnology and provides some of its best innovations. We are glad that CropDesign is part of this important science hub, said Daniël Termont.
The new facility in the recently constructed wing two of the Bio-Accelerator building includes four floors with labs and offices, one technical floor plus a rooftop greenhouse of 600 square meters for rice research and product development. Altogether the new facility comprises 4,000 square meters.
Since the acquisition by BASF in 2006, CropDesign has doubled its workforce and outgrown its facility. Now we have more space for interaction between scientists and for testing our new technologies, said Wim van Camp, Managing Director of CropDesign. With our technology platform TraitMillTM, we test more than 140,000 rice plants per year and identify yield enhancing traits for our global projects.
Currently BASF Plant Science employs approximately 145 employees in the Ghent region working at two facilities located in the Technologiepark in Ghents borough Zwijnaarde and in Nevele. Earlier investments by BASF in the Ghent region were in 2008 the construction of a processing building of 730 square meters, and a new greenhouse in 2011 of 800 square meters to increase throughput and improve quality of the TraitMillTM platform.
BASF Plant Sciences global headquarters is located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and focusses on main markets for plant biotechnology solutions in the Americas and Asia. BASF Plant Science conducts industry leading research at two sites in North America and at three European sites in Ghent, Berlin and Limburgerhof, Germany. Last month BASF inaugurated a $33 million facility expansion in Research Triangle Park to enable further innovation in crop protection and plant biotechnology research.
About BASF Plant Science
BASF Plant Science (basf.com/plantscience) a BASF group company is one of the worlds leading companies providing innovative plant biotechnology solutions for agriculture and helping farmers meet the growing demand for improved agricultural productivity and healthier nutrition. BASF Plant Science is where Innovation Yields Results and has developed an unparalleled gene discovery platform focusing on yield and quality traits in crops such as corn, soybean and rice. Jointly with leading partners in the seed industry BASF Plant Science is commercializing its products. Current projects include higher yielding row crops and higher content of specific omega-3s (EPA/DHA) in oil crops for preventing cardiovascular diseases.
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Faye - Great deal posts today!!! Thanks ;-)
To everyone on the blog - Wishing you all a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving holiday....enjoy !!!!
Faye, Thanks for the heads up on the double SB and for the info on possible super doubles at Harris Teeter in January. That would be a fantastic way to start the new year!
Here are the details on the Double SB:
Earn Double SB from now until 7pm ET on Yowgo Apps: EnteraiNOW TV, Lifestylz.tv, MovieCli.ps, Sportly.tv, and Indymusic.tv
Double SB on Yowgo apps for Swagbucks right now. My Movieclips app is not working, though. Now sure how long it lasts. The message on my phone disappeared before I read it all.
Jdouglas - that was a good deal on walnuts!
I just got 40 SB from Swagbucks for coupon redemptions! Love it when that happens. And that helped me make my first goal for the day!
In case you did not know, you get 10 SB points from Swagbucks for every manufacturer's coupon you print from their website and redeem. They are the same coupons as you find on coupons.com and they are in the Shop section and then click on Coupons and then Printable coupons.
Thanks for the early notice on the possible HT SD. At the moment, the thought of it exhausts me, but I'll be excited about it once I have some time to go through coupons, etc. Here's hoping there will be lots of good coupons in December that last into the new year!
If anyone wanted to take advantage of the crazy good deal on walnuts at WF, I think the sale goes through today.
Get $5 loaded on your DD Card when you sign up for DD Perks. Use promo code PERKS now through tomorrow on DDPerks.com!
Guess what rumor I heard today???? POSSIBLE Harris Teeter Super Doubles for January 6 - 12! My source has been very reliable in the past, but it is definitely not confirmed this early. HT usually does a super doubles promo in early January, so this is in line with past promotions. Let's hope they follow through with this one!


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The Minnesota Supreme Court has thrown out a first-degree murder conviction for a St. Paul man allegedly involved a drug-related shooting.
Twenty-eight-year-old Jabaris Boldman was sentenced him to life in prison after being convicted of shooting 43-year-old Vernon Cafle in St. Paul in January 2009.
According to a grand jury indictment, Boldman was charged with first-degree murder for causing the death of someone while committing or attempting to commit the unlawful sale of marijuana.
In an opinion issued Wednesday, the Supreme Court noted "the evidence was not sufficient to support the first-degree murder conviction." The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that's because no marijuana was recovered from Boldman after the shooting.
His case will go back to Ramsey County District Court for sentencing on the second-degree murder charge.
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Behold the power of folk. The Juno soundtrack, which heavily features songs by sometimes-Moldy Peach and world-class mommy Kimya Dawson, has officially knocked Alicia Keys' As I Am out of the #1 spot in the Billboard Top 200. Let me take a moment here to tell you about the time Kimya Dawson played a show to 30 kids in my friend's basement. This was, oh, I dunno, six months ago? My friends hung out with her babydaddy Angelo Spencer and fed her daughter Panda vegan snacks. Good times were had.
Girl is now mostly responsible for record label Rhino's first #1 on the Billboard charts. Ever. It's also the first time an Academy Award-nominated movie's soundtrack has topped the Billboard charts since Titanic in 1998. I don't think I'm alone in suggesting that the quality of music on the Juno soundtrack just might be a step up. A smidge, anyway. And even if people aren't buying it for the Dawson tunes, it does mean that they're interested in hearing Mott the Hoople, The Kinks, Sonic Youth, and Belle and Sebastian, as they are also featured. I can live with that. God damn, can I live with that!


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A number of Isle of Wight Conservatives have triggered an internal process to have Andrew Turner de-selected as the Conservative candidate for the Isle of Wight's at the next election, OnTheWight has learned.
Now officially started, it brings about a series of events that will lead to the members of the Island Conservative Association being asked to either back or reject the Island's current MP, who has represented the Island since 2001.
Wheels already in motion
OnTheWight understands that the Chair of the Isle of Wight Conservatives, Alan Wells, has written to Andrew Turner asking him to 'state his intention' if he plans to stand for election as the Island's candidate in the May 2015 elections.
Andrew's response will be taken to the IW Cons Executive Committee on 18th October. They will either accept his response or put it to the membership of the Island's Tories to vote on.
Only if Turner is rejected would the process of selecting the alternative Conservative candidate start, with a non-public National pool accredited candidates being informed on the opportunity.
Who's behind it?
The two names that party-insiders have told OnTheWight about are ex-council leader David Pugh and another. OnTheWight has contacted David Pugh to ask if what we have been told is correct, but as yet he hasn't responded.
It's widely-known that there are considerable differences between the sitting MP and David Pugh, matters not helped by the 'PughTube' incident on Valentine's Day in 2010.
OnTheWight has been told that it's not just this that has led to the recent action, but Andrew Turner's vocal opposition at Conservative head office-level to the changes to the Isle of Wight school system that David Pugh spearheaded, to which it's been said that David was furious about.
"Determined to bury Turner"
Such offence was taken at this that it's been described to OnTheWight as strongly as, those involved are, "Determined to bury Turner".
Why now?
With the 2015 National elections getting ever more close – witness the increased political posturing of all parties at their recent round of conferences – it's felt that time is running out and if it's not done now, it'll be too late.
We've tried to get in touch with Andrew Turner's office and are awaiting a response. We've also contacted David Pugh for a response.
Naturally, we'll update this article once we hear back from them.
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By Simon Perry
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Washington, Jan 12 (PTI) Indian American Namrata''Nikki'' Randhawa Haley, a daughter of Sikh immigrants fromPunjab, is all set to be sworn in as the South CarolinaGovernor at a simple-but-impressive ceremony in Columbia,despite heavy snowfall and forecasts of deteriorating weather.
A State of Emergency has been declared in SouthCarolina as many as nine inches of snow has dropped in partsof the state and more that 2,000 car crashes were reportedtoday.
Because of the prevailing situation and massive powercuts, Haley postponed Tuesday night''s planned "Family FunNight" for Saturday.
The inaugural ceremony, to be held Wednesday morning(local time) would be attended by several Congressmen.
It would be the first major function in the Stateafter the weekend''s assassination bid at CongresswomanGabrielle Giffords, who is in a critical condition at anArizona hospital.
Haley would not only be the first non-white, but alsothe first woman governor of South Carolina.
Further, she would be only the second Indian Americanand the first Indian American woman to be sworn in as thegovernor of an American State. Republican Bobby Jindal, thecurrent Governor of Louisiana, is the first Indian American tooccupy the position.
Local police authorities said the security at theinauguration event would be tighter than usual.
Hundreds of people from all over the State includinga number of Indian Americans from various parts of the countryare scheduled to attend the inaugural to be held on the southside State House steps.
Local newspapers and television channels today showedpictures of the inaugural venue wherein the chairs werecovered with snow, as the region was hit by a massivesnowfall.
Authorities were working round the clock to clear thevenue of the snow.
"Tomorrow everything is going on as planned... Thechurch service will start early in the morning," saidInaugural Committee Co-Chair Katon Dawson.
The inauguration begins with a prayer service atTrinity Episcopal Cathedral in Downtown Columbia in themorning, followed by the State House ceremony at 11 am (localtime).
Thereafter, they have a First Family Open House at theGovernor''s Mansion. Finally, from 7:30 pm to 11 pm, aninaugural gala is scheduled.
When she enters the South Carolina Governor''s mansion,the 38-year-old politician would replace Jindal to be theyoungest current governor in the United States. .


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text: I'm late replying -- had trouble with my mail server -- so I'm moving all my replies to Bill Nottingham's post, as I think he can fix the wiki pages most authoritatively to not say that Athlons will not work, if that is indeed the proper thing to do, given that so many packages depend on packages that are only built for SSE2. <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/F12X86Support> <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Talk:Features/F12X86Support> If necessary, I can install Rawhide and see if it boots, and then edit the above wiki page and the Alpha release notes, but I'd prefer if someone who already uses an Athlon-core processor on Rawhide did it. On 09-08-13 10:34:58, Peter Robinson wrote: > Tony Nelson wrote: ... > > Is there a simple way for ordinary users to know if their CPU is > > expected to work on F12 (as an "i686" according to GCC)? Is there > > a tool to run that doesn't require downloading F12? > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/F12X86Support > > Its outlined in the link above. An athlon should be fine. Basically > if its i586 + cmov it should work. You can tell if you have cmov by > looking at /proc/cpuinfo. According to that link, an Athlon is specifically excluded. According to the Talk:Features/F12X86Support link <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Talk:Features/F12X86Support>, SSE2 is required. > Originally it wasn't planned to support them but there was enough > discussion to change peoples minds :-) If that has changed, then those wiki pages need updating, as well as the Release Notes and release announcements. Thanks. On 09-08-13 10:35:29, Jon Ciesla wrote: > Quoting Bill Nottingham: > > Given the loud feedback, I've updated the proposal at: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/F12X86Support > > The revised proposal: > > - Build all packages for i686 (this requires cmov) > - Optimize for Atom > > Why? ... That doesn't actually quite say about SSE2, but at <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Talk:Features/F12X86Support>: > _Bill Nottingham_ Once a set has been decided on, this should be > pretty trivial. With respect to the proposal, 'grep sse2 /proc/ > cpuinfo' should work. Bill? -- ____________________________________________________________________ TonyN.:' <mailto:tonynelson georgeanelson com> ' <http://www.georgeanelson.com/>


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A non-compete agreement will only be enforced against a former employee if the agreement meets all three prongs of the test laid out by the courts. The law requires that for a non-compete clause to be enforceable, an employer must show reasonableness, in that (1) it has a legitimate business interest sufficient to justify enforcement of the non-compete clause; (2) that the clause does not cause the former employee undue hardship; and (3) that enforcement of the clause will not be harmful to the public.
Under this three part test, courts consider several factors when determining whether a non-compete agreement is reasonable, including: (i) how long the restriction lasts and the geographic area that the restriction covers, (ii) whether the employee was the sole contact with customers, (iii) whether the employee possesses confidential information or trade secrets, (iv) whether the covenant operates to bar the employee's sole means of support, (v) whether the covenant seeks to stifle the inherent skill and experience of the employee, (vi) the likelihood that the employee can find other employment if the restriction is enforced and (vii) whether the benefit to the employer is disproportional to the detriment of the employee.
The underscored factors above support that the agreement should be voided. Specifically, the employer terminated you, which leads to the the finding that the employer really didn't value the employer doesn't really need a non-compete...otherwise they wouldn't be letting employees go. The geographic restriction is probably too wide. It is also inherently unfair to terminate someone then attempt to take away their earning potential by enforcing a non-compete. These factors would all support not enforcing the agreement
However, unless you are willing to take the matter to court to have the contract ruled invalid, you'll not truly know if the employer can enforce its agreement. In short, only a court can definitively tell you whether the non-compete is enforceable, but these are the factors that would be considered by a court, and you'd have I believe a good chance to have the non-compete ruled unenforceable.
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What are the best forms of transportation to use in Maui, Hawaii? Why?
If you're going to lie on the beach the entire time you're in Maui, you really don't need any kind of transportation. But if your goal is to see the island, you need to establish some good way to get around on the island. Here are the best ways for you to get around on the island and some ideas to consider that you may not have thought of.
• If you truly want to see the island, the best way to do that is to rent a car. There are plenty of places for you to do this, too. It's fairly inexpensive to rent a car here. That's mainly because there are more than 30 different rental car companies around and they all want your business. You can even get better deals if you travel to Hawaii during the late spring, summer and fall months. That's the off season in Maui and it can mean you can save you money.
• Public Buses. There are plenty of companies that can take you from place to place on the island for a nominal fee. There are several companies that can take you from the airport to the various sights and all the hotels and condos. The limitations are that they only operate during certain hours and you need to pay close attention to the time when you're using public transportation.
• Taxis. There are plenty of taxi companies on Maui, too. But they can cost you some serious money to get from one end of the island to another. It's not a huge island, but it's not a small island, either. The different cab companies are Red and White cab (661-3684), Mita Taxi (871-4622), Wailea Taxi (879-1059), Kihei Taxi (879-3000), Kahului Taxi (242-6404), and Kahaina Taxi (661-4147).
• Try hitchhiking. Yes, it may seem scary on the surface, but in reality hitchhiking on Maui is not that big of deal safety wise. Keep in mind that it is illegal! But if you get caught, you'll be arrested. If you stand along the side of the road facing traffic, smile and just stand there. Don't put your thumb out to get a ride; natives know what you need. You'd be surprised how easy it is to get a ride.
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With victory meaning a coveted berth in the Stanley Cup Final, we take a look at how the eastern combatants stack up against one another.
(3) BOSTON BRUINS vs. (5) TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Bos. def. Flyers 4-0 | TB def. Capitals 4-0
It's quite possible that one hit decided the outcome of this series before it started. Claude Giroux's semi-late hit on Patrice Bergeron in the Bruins' fourth and deciding game against Philadelphia has put Boston's best all-around forward — and leading scorer with 12 points — out for at least the beginning of the series against Tampa, and quite possibly the rest of the playoffs. David Krejci (10 points) will have to pick up even more slack, because lord knows Tyler Seguin, who has not yet appeared in the playoffs, won't make a huge difference. Tampa's Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis have put on vintage performances in the post-season, and the Lightning have gotten solid contributions from all of their top three lines — notably from winger Sean Bergenheim, who has seven goals in just 11 games.
Edge: Lightning
Zdeno Chara has not exactly contributed much on offence — three of his four playoff points came in Game 3 against the Flyers — but his defensive presence is irreplaceable. He is a plus-11 in 10 games and a near-unbeatable force on the penalty kill. Dennis Seidenberg and Johnny Boychuk have also been studs on the Bruins' blue line, which makes up for the fact that Tomas Kaberle has been the exact opposite. Much has been made of Eric Brewer's resurgence with the Lightning this spring, and for good reason. He has taken a lot of pressure off 20-year-old Victor Hedman and given the Lightning an experienced blue-liner for any situation.
Edge: Bruins
Boston, as we have pointed out throughout the playoffs, has the prohibitive favourite for the Vezina Trophy in Tim Thomas. Tampa has Dwayne Roloson, who will turn 42 in October. That said, check out their numbers through two rounds: Roloson's has a 2.01 goals-against average and a .941 save percentage; Thomas is at 2.03 and .940.
Edge: Dead even
Guy Boucher's trap-esque 1-3-1 system has has been the talk of the playoffs since the Lightning shut down the Capitals' offence in four games. Both he and Boston's Claude Julien are making their conference final debuts. Julien can be credited with not letting a 3-0 series lead slip away against the Flyers … this year.
Edge: Lightning
It's hard to imagine how the Bruins will manufacture enough goals to win the series with one playmaking centre. Then again, it's similarly difficult to imagine how the Lightning will generate as much offence against Chara as they did against, say, Mike Green and Jeff Schultz.
Lightning win 4-3
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Bought this as Costco in the concealer & power set. Not a bad foundation for days that you want to go natural, just feels like a tinted moisterizer with just a bit more coverage than most. I wish Costco handed out samples of the foundations like they do the food because I bought the medium and felt that it was a bit warmer hue in contrast against my light/medium olive skin. I think it does fine without the powder that comes with the set. But I love the concealer which seems heavy, but if you blend it out and give it time to set up it covers well with out the creasing. If you have oily skin you may not like this product to well, but those with dry skin may like it. It a good deal and it's okay. I don't see myself rushing to get more though.
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Linda DeWeese had been happily chatting with another woman at a table at Arboledas Mexican Grill one Saturday in Rockwall until someone across the room brought up Sen. Ted Cruz's possible presidential run.
"Oh, God," she said with a groan and a shake of her head.
The feeling was mutual among the other women in the room. DeWeese, a Plano resident, had traveled to Rockwall for the Liberal Ladies Who Lunch meeting. The gathering brings like-minded liberals together each month for food and conversation in a Republican-free space.
"All my close friends are Republican, and so I don't really have the chance to voice my opinions on anything and remain friends," DeWeese said.
The Liberal Ladies Who Lunch group started meeting in January and quickly spread through the Meetup.com website, other Democratic groups in the area and word-of-mouth. The group is one of six independent chapters of the Liberal Ladies Who Lunch in Texas, drawing residents from Rockwall County and a few from neighboring Collin County.
Rockwall resident and Democrat Erin Cibrone moved to the area from Pittsburgh and said she didn't realize she would be living in such a conservative area. The lunch group is a necessity, she said, because she's gotten into political arguments at the gym, her apartment and her child's school.
"I tend to be a debater," she said.
Finding Democrats in Rockwall County can be difficult. The majority of voters have repeatedly voted for conservative candidates, electing only Republicans to local, state and federal offices in non-partisan races since 2002. In the 2012 presidential election, 72.66 percent of county voters preferred Republican Mitt Romney. President Barack Obama received 22.75 percent of the vote in 2012, a result typical for the county based on historical data from the Texas Secretary of State's office. Republicans have taken the majority of votes in the county in every presidential election since 1992.
Rockwall County Republican Chair Tony Fiske says the conservative trend is all about demographics.
"With the suburbs, you kind of find a more conservative group," he said, noting that urban places such as Dallas County tend to have a larger population of Democrats while suburbs and rural areas such as Rockwall and Collin counties are more Republican. Fiske also says the turning point came when U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party in 2004.
"There was just kind of a whole switch where traditional southern conservative Democrats switched to the party where their values were most aligned," Fiske said.
Half of the liberal group at the August lunch meeting said they felt like they were the only liberals in Rockwall before they joined.
Rockwall resident Susie Stansel first discovered the Liberal Ladies Who Lunch group in Dallas and decided to open her own Rockwall chapter in January. The group has grown to 22 women in the first meeting to 47 women ranging in age from 20 to 94.
Stansel says the group mainly helps like-minded women socialize and works to get out the vote. The women also hope to do some community service projects, bringing some visibility to the Democratic minority in Rockwall County. Several members also have been involved in activism, traveling down to Austin during state Sen. Wendy Davis' (D-Fort Worth) filibuster of an abortion bill at the end of the State Legislature's first special session in June.
An analysis of recent statewide elections shows Rockwall to be one of the most conservative counties in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In the 2012 race for Kay Bailey Hutchison's seat in the U.S. Senate, 74 percent of voters in Rockwall County cast a ballot for Cruz. That percentage was dwarfed only by Parker, Wise and Johnson counties.
In the 2010 governor's race, 72 percent of voters in Rockwall cast a ballot to re-elect Gov. Rick Perry, according to the Texas Secretary of State's office. When it comes to the percentage of Republican votes cast, Rockwall came in second after nearly tying with Parker County for the top slot.
Rockwall resident and Liberal Lady Dixie Johnson says the conservative majority means she doesn't always say what she's thinking.
"You tend to filter what you say," she said. "This is our outlet."
Rockwall County had one of the highest voter turnouts in recent elections. The county topped the list for the percentage of voters who came to the polls when Cruz won his Senate seat. It saw the third-highest turnout when Perry ran in 2010.
The Rockwall County Republican Women club and the Rockwall County Men's club meet monthly. Other clubs include the Young Republicans and the two-month old Rockwall County Hispanic Republicans.
The Rockwall County Democratic Party hosts breakfast meetings every third Saturday. The party's executive committee meets quarterly, with notification emails sent to active Democrats. The Liberal Ladies Who Lunch and Dem Dames are two independent women's groups hosting unofficial meetings each month.
County Democratic Chair Judith Matherne doesn't harbor notions of turning Rockwall County blue, but she hopes she and other Democrats in Rockwall County can move the margins, getting people who may be on the fence or are liberal-leaning to vote Democrat.
"We were kind of depleted as a party," said Matherne, who was elected in March and says clubs like the lunch group help inspire fellow Democrats. "There's energy here, and that translates to the party. It's going to be an uphill battle."
Rockwall/Rowlett neighborsgo editor Meredith Shamburger can be reached at 914-277-8292.
To learn more about Democratic clubs in Rockwall County, such as the Liberal Ladies Who Lunch or Dem Dames, visit rockwalldems.com. To learn more about Republican clubs in Rockwall County, such as the Young Republicans or the Men's Club, visit rockwallgop.com.


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I don't know what it is. Maybe I'm old or cranky. It used to be that if I were sitting in a Judd Apatow-produced comedy, I was laughing—and laughing hard. Those were the Talladega Nights and Anchorman years. Since then, though, it has just been a stream of movies filled with sophomoric toilet humor and tired drug references. Was that chubby kid smoking the joint in Superbad or Pineapple Express or Funny People? Oh wait, it was all three. Now we have Wanderlust. It has an interesting premise, a strong cast and a reputable director. It also has a script so painfully bad, the mind reels at how this movie even got made.
George (Paul Rudd) and Linda (Jennifer Aniston) are a couple of New York City dinks (dual-income, no kids). When George loses his job and HBO passes on Linda's documentary, they find themselves up a creek. On their way to relocate, they stop off at a bed and breakfast that turns out to be a commune. There, they encounter the group's confident leader Seth (Justin Theroux) and a colorful cast of characters leading George and Linda to wonder if this could be the life for them.
I will admit I laughed out loud three or four times. Paul Rudd is always a pleasure to watch and Justin Theroux—largely only known for being Aniston's real-life boyfriend—has impeccable comic timing. The few comedy gems, however, are lost in a sea of misfires. If you do go see this movie, be sure to stay for the outtakes at the end—that's by far the funniest part.
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It has taken awhile, but the county is slowly but surely moving into the 21st century. In 2007, the county board of supervisors got the ball rolling by passing a resolution to move a paperless system of document management.
Since then, Contra Costa County has made a conscious effort to reduce the amount of paper used. Before this initiative, hundreds of trees would be felled to supply the county with the paper to keep and store import documents and records that include births, marriages and deaths, business permits, building inspections and health histories.
Through this transition, tons of paper used for anything, from staff reports, agendas, minutes. Fliers to the countless reams used in the scores of copiers used throughout the county's offices to make duplicates and triplicates of every possible record.
My Board of Supervisors' meeting packet, which used to be eight inches thick in multiple binders could sometimes be as large as 1,500 pages, is now contained in a single iPad.
On the supervisor's meeting packet alone, the county saves about $35,000 going electronic.
Document management systems are replacing the row upon row of file cabinets. County records have been scanned and now are stored in hard drives, flash cardsthe the ever ubiquitous cloud, our hospitals are in the midst of switching medical histories into electronic records.
Reducing paper and files not only save money, but it also increases the efficiency of our employees:
For example, the Clerk of the Board staff members don't have to spend hours duplicating and putting together the meeting binders for the supervisors and various department officials. This gives them more time to concentrate on more important things, such as accuracy.
Additionally, going paperless is a sustainability concept that is easy to grasp and implement. It is also rewarding because employees and management learn sustainable processes and see results.
Private businesses have long ago gone all electronic. Government entities such as Contra Costa County and the state of California, have lagged in eliminating paperwork.
My office is in the midst of turning our paper files into electronic documents. With our limited staff, this is a huge project that will take some time to be completed.
Another long-term benefit is that by taking steps to incorporate sustainable business practices of going paperless, it opens up new doors and makes us see things in a fresh way to see if going electronic can be incorporated elsewhere.
Building inspectors can now take pictures of violations and file reports from the field, Sheriff's deputies can file reports from field offices without having to travel to headquarters to use a desk computer; photographs of code infractions are instantly recorded and stored; and downloaded applications means the customer — meaning the public — can pay their bills online, apply for jobs, permits or ask questions.
Our health services department, has gone electronic in a big way, too. Patient records can now be accessed anywhere in our health delivery system, in clinics, hospitals or elsewhere.
The public can also take pictures or video code infractions, misbehavior or criminal activity and email it to the corresponding agency to get faster responses. The adage: "A picture is worth a thousand words" has never been truer.
The conversion is being made easier and we are progressing faster because mobile devices have become more commonplace in our society. Smart phones, social media, have become an integral part of our lives. Since many of our employees use these devices in their private lives, it was easier to obtain their buy-in and speed their familiarity to the new systems.
As everyone knows, the advances in mobile devices have improved to such a degree that a smart phone can perform the functions that many years ago, was done by computers that used to occupy a basketball-court-sized room.
Google glasses are just a symbol of what's to come. I hear that a Dick Tracy-like watch/phone/computer will soon be marketed and computer chip implants are not far-fetched.
As a result of these devices that was only science fiction a few years ago, the county is becoming more efficient and we're saving thousands and thousands of dollars in terms of floor space, materials and employee work hours.
Federal Glover is the county supervisor for District 5 in Contra Costa County.


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Jorrik records two great sounding and looking Aston Martins. In my opinion the Aston Martin DBS is one of the best sounding cars, the red DBS is totally stock and the black DBS has a Quicksilver exhaust installed! You can clearly hear the difference, the Quicksilver sounds much deeper and lower! Which one do you prefer? Please leave a comment and enjoy watching :) Jorrik
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