Ford plans to introduce five new electrified vehicles in the U.S. market within the next two years. These include the Ford Transit Connect Electric van already in production and the Focus Electric that will be available in late 2011.
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Salaried vs. Hourly Personnel Issues | Lobb and Cliff
Tim Plewe of Lobb and Cliff wrote this brief and to the point discussion of some problems that businesses face when classifying employees as salaried and hourly employees.
I advise many of my business clients on employment issues and have found over the years that many of the same issues keep coming up over and over with employers. I am seeing a wave of wage and hour claims, that start with threats of claims (often at termination), move on to Labor Commissioner complaints, and often even result in lawsuits. These claims generally revolve around two issues: 1) misclassification of employees as exempt or non-exempt, and 2) meal and rest break periods.
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Thiel’s Deals | Paul Thiel
Thiel’s Deals is a compilation of transactional and capital raising leads from throughout Southern California. Are you or your clients looking for funding? Trying to put capital to work? Have a personnel need? Want to let others know of a recent success?
The rules are simple: Send us a disguised note on what you need. Be sure to include enough detail to make it interesting and useful to our network of more than 1,200 professionals. When someone contacts us with an interest in your post, we connect him or her with you. The referral network stays intact, but you have access to a broad audience of attorneys, insurance professionals, accountants, consultants and other professional advisors.
DOE Asian/Pacific Islander Program Open For Public Comment | DOE
The Office of Economic Impact and Diversity would like to invite you to submit comments to the White House’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) agency plans.
A Million and Two Great Marketing Ideas (NEW POST)| Barry Davis
In my last article, “A Million Great Marketing Ideas-Here’s One”, I told you about the “bain” of every small business. Exactly how do you get your message out to the most number of people, without having to take out a second on your house? In today’s media savvy environment, we are getting hit with thousands of messages each day…how do customers pick your company to do business with….and just exactly how do you stand out?
I have a few new ideas that might just make you “different” than all of your competitors and won’t break the bank.
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Homemade Heating Pad | instructables.com
I often strain my neck after staring at a computer for many hours. A couple weeks ago I strained my neck really bad and couldn’t go into work for a couple days. Jason gave me the idea to make an at home heating pad.
How Currency Gets into Circulation | Federal Reserve Bank of New York
There is about $829 billion dollars of U.S. currency in circulation; the majority is held outside the United States.
Generation Y Consumers | Lydia Mehit
Gen X as a Target Customer was first in a series of articles aimed a helping you identify the habits and proclivities of a generation. This is to allow you gain insights into how to better approach them with your marketing message. This article will discuss Millennials and the unique circumstances of their generation.
Generation Y encompases a broad range of ages from teenagers (age 14) to home-owning adults. The older end of generation is believed to have the potential to attain the greatest spenfing power of any prevous generation. This means advertisers want to understand what drives the Gen Y consumer to purchase.
How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online?
Recently, the UK government passed The Digital Economy Act which included many, perhaps draconian, measures to combat online music piracy (including withdrawing broadband access for persistent pirates).
Much was proclaimed about how these new laws would protect musicians and artists revenue and livelihoods.
But how much money do musicians really get paid in this new digital marketplace?
“Flash Attacks” By Debit and Credit Card Scammers | ATM Marketplace
The latest ATM scam is so brilliantly simple, it’s hard to believe that it actually works.
Dispatches From The Front 