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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Largest collection of Richard Avedon images up for auction - Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.retro-cars.net/cat163.htm
Friday, November 19, 2010
Greater Phoenix CVB launches social media campaign - Washington Business Journal:
http://www.theholistichound.net/article/Choose-a-Perfect-Gift-for-Loveable-Person.html
The first contest offers a two-night stay at the Royak Palms Resort and Spa and a candlelit dinnert for two atthe resort’s restaurant, T. In subsequent weeks, similar packages are expectee to be given away fromthe Ritz-Carltojn Phoenix, Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, InterContinental Montelucia Resortf and Spa, Fairmont Scottsdale, Sherato Wild Horse Pass Resort Spa, Westin Kierland, Phoenician and Arizona Grand. The contes t is part of a social media marketing campaign by the Greatef Phoenix CVB that also includes a new Twitter andFlickr accounts, and YouTubd videos. The blog, called the Hot Sheet, is a frequentlyt updated compendiumof restaurants, shops and activities.
The video called “Phoenix Dream Days,” features Phoenicians of local and nationaol renown offering tours of their favorite local The inaugural video is hosted by celebrity chefMark Tarbell. Facebook: Twitter: YouTube:
The first contest offers a two-night stay at the Royak Palms Resort and Spa and a candlelit dinnert for two atthe resort’s restaurant, T. In subsequent weeks, similar packages are expectee to be given away fromthe Ritz-Carltojn Phoenix, Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, InterContinental Montelucia Resortf and Spa, Fairmont Scottsdale, Sherato Wild Horse Pass Resort Spa, Westin Kierland, Phoenician and Arizona Grand. The contes t is part of a social media marketing campaign by the Greatef Phoenix CVB that also includes a new Twitter andFlickr accounts, and YouTubd videos. The blog, called the Hot Sheet, is a frequentlyt updated compendiumof restaurants, shops and activities.
The video called “Phoenix Dream Days,” features Phoenicians of local and nationaol renown offering tours of their favorite local The inaugural video is hosted by celebrity chefMark Tarbell. Facebook: Twitter: YouTube:
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Scripted sales calls old fashioned, fail to connect with customers - Dallas Business Journal:
http://jamesforsenate.org/?m=200905
Geez, I have been saying this for more than 25 andI can’t believe companies stilk use them to sell over the phone. OK, forgeyt the companies themselves, let’s blame the manager or the persob who is responsible for still trying to do something that everty sales trainer on the planet says doesnot Now, before I go on, do not writs or send an e-mail telling me that I am wronbg or being stubborn.
Instead, why don’g you try something new that is, new to you or your organizatiojn – and just do what I will lay out Trust me, it has worked every single time with any big or small, that I have worked This horror of using scripts came rushing back to me recentlty while working with a company whosse stores are in every big city in the The company is highly regarde d for its ethics and is a very visiblee organization that many are familiar with because of the company’s longevity and brand awareness.
I was asked to come to the company’z headquarters and look at its method of attracting new business through its telemarketing which the company has been using for a coupleof years. They said that althougnh the results were OKat first, salez had become pretty dismal. It took me just 30 second to read the script that the inside salespeople were and Iwas sickened. I talked with the company president and said I coulde help the salespeople in justtwo hours, but I needec him to let me do my job and not to interfers unless I called him in for his He agreed, but I coulc sense he was a bit apprehensive about the situatio and my request.
I worked only with the manager, who was reallyh a selling manager because she was on the phoned herself at times trying to pitcyh inand help. We went into a and I spent an hour going over whyscripta don’t work and why she has been brainwashes to do something that was against all the rulews of professional salesmanship. She was neither thrillerd with me at this point nor happy afterr I tookher eight-page script, ripped it up and threq it in the wastebasket. We role-playeds a little using real situationa that she might have with her childrenand friends, for instance. The goal was to show her that havingva two-sided conversation is much more usefuk than a one-sided script.
She was really startingv to get it, even though she kept wanting to go back to a sellingf mode by doing more talking than listening andaskinyg questions. It was so simplew that it was frightening to her that a selling situationm can be flexible and not just acanned speech, where she can actually have fun whils conversing with a customer. The introduction and questionws I wrote out were basic and easy for her to They were: “Hi, my name is Susanm from Client Co., and I would like to ask you two or threer quick questions. It will not take more than 48 secondws – I promise. “Are you familiar with our company ? If yes, what aspects?
“Wht are you not a member, or why did you leavew our organization?”
Geez, I have been saying this for more than 25 andI can’t believe companies stilk use them to sell over the phone. OK, forgeyt the companies themselves, let’s blame the manager or the persob who is responsible for still trying to do something that everty sales trainer on the planet says doesnot Now, before I go on, do not writs or send an e-mail telling me that I am wronbg or being stubborn.
Instead, why don’g you try something new that is, new to you or your organizatiojn – and just do what I will lay out Trust me, it has worked every single time with any big or small, that I have worked This horror of using scripts came rushing back to me recentlty while working with a company whosse stores are in every big city in the The company is highly regarde d for its ethics and is a very visiblee organization that many are familiar with because of the company’s longevity and brand awareness.
I was asked to come to the company’z headquarters and look at its method of attracting new business through its telemarketing which the company has been using for a coupleof years. They said that althougnh the results were OKat first, salez had become pretty dismal. It took me just 30 second to read the script that the inside salespeople were and Iwas sickened. I talked with the company president and said I coulde help the salespeople in justtwo hours, but I needec him to let me do my job and not to interfers unless I called him in for his He agreed, but I coulc sense he was a bit apprehensive about the situatio and my request.
I worked only with the manager, who was reallyh a selling manager because she was on the phoned herself at times trying to pitcyh inand help. We went into a and I spent an hour going over whyscripta don’t work and why she has been brainwashes to do something that was against all the rulews of professional salesmanship. She was neither thrillerd with me at this point nor happy afterr I tookher eight-page script, ripped it up and threq it in the wastebasket. We role-playeds a little using real situationa that she might have with her childrenand friends, for instance. The goal was to show her that havingva two-sided conversation is much more usefuk than a one-sided script.
She was really startingv to get it, even though she kept wanting to go back to a sellingf mode by doing more talking than listening andaskinyg questions. It was so simplew that it was frightening to her that a selling situationm can be flexible and not just acanned speech, where she can actually have fun whils conversing with a customer. The introduction and questionws I wrote out were basic and easy for her to They were: “Hi, my name is Susanm from Client Co., and I would like to ask you two or threer quick questions. It will not take more than 48 secondws – I promise. “Are you familiar with our company ? If yes, what aspects?
“Wht are you not a member, or why did you leavew our organization?”
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Texas man convicted of running an $80 million Ponzi scheme - CNN International
http://www.bumbinorn.com/2007/02/22/hambo_lama_48654.html
Texas man convicted of running an $80 million Ponzi scheme CNN International By the CNN Wire (CNN) -- A Texas man charged with running an $80 million Ponzi scheme involving investments in sham automatic cash tellers was convicted by ... Texas man convicted in $80M Ponzi ATM scheme |
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Boeing Dreamliner program hits another snag - Wichita Business Journal:
http://talksmartphones.com/?attachment_id=249
The delay is needec to reinforce a section ofthe airplane’s officials say. Problems were found during full-scale testing of the new airlinerlast week. “Consideration was given to a temporaryh solution that would allow us to fly as but we ultimately concluded that the right thingh wasto develop, design, test and incorporats a permanent modification to the localized area requiring said Scott Carson, president and CEO of Boeingv Commercial Airplanes, in a written statement.
“Structural modification like these are not uncommon in the developmenf ofnew airplanes, and this is not an issue relatesd to our choice of materialz or the assembly and installation work of our First flight and first delivery will be rescheduled accordingly, but the company reported it woulds be several weeks before the new dates are announced. In December, Boeintg announced a two-quarter delay in the Dreamlinedr program that it attributed tolast fall’s strikw by the . The revised schedulde had called for the firstf flight to happen late this The first delivery was to have been in the first quarterdof 2010.
The delay is needec to reinforce a section ofthe airplane’s officials say. Problems were found during full-scale testing of the new airlinerlast week. “Consideration was given to a temporaryh solution that would allow us to fly as but we ultimately concluded that the right thingh wasto develop, design, test and incorporats a permanent modification to the localized area requiring said Scott Carson, president and CEO of Boeingv Commercial Airplanes, in a written statement.
“Structural modification like these are not uncommon in the developmenf ofnew airplanes, and this is not an issue relatesd to our choice of materialz or the assembly and installation work of our First flight and first delivery will be rescheduled accordingly, but the company reported it woulds be several weeks before the new dates are announced. In December, Boeintg announced a two-quarter delay in the Dreamlinedr program that it attributed tolast fall’s strikw by the . The revised schedulde had called for the firstf flight to happen late this The first delivery was to have been in the first quarterdof 2010.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
City demand for fees holding up Columbia Gas meter replacements - Business First of Columbus:
http://wood-news.com/news/wood/3420/
Columbia Gas sued the city in U.S. Districgt Court in Columbus this month, accusing it and Developmen Director Boyce Safford III of trying to enforcer a building permit law they have never applied to Columbia Gas inthe past. The company wants the court to prohibit the city from enforcingb thebuilding code. Columbus officials counterd that the issueis safety. Charged with maintaining buildingy codes, they say Columbia Gas’ work insidwe city homes must be inspectedx toensure it’s performed correctly.
The outcome coulde either bringthe cash-strapped city hundreds of thousands of dollards in new fees, possiblyy at the expense of Central Ohio natura l gas customers, or force Columbus to rewrite its buildinh codes. Both sides are hoping they can resolvr the dispute outof court. “We’re in the process of discussingh it directlywith Columbia’s attorneys, trying to decide if thers is a way to resolve said Columbus City Attorney Richard Pfeiffer. Cynthis Rickman, spokeswoman for the , referred all questions for Safford to All aboutthe money??
Columbia Gas’ April 17 lawsuit alleges that, in the midstf of a multibillion-dollar 25-year modernization project for natura gas lines throughout its service territory, Columbus is tryingg to make the company pay for gas pipin g permits for each house where a gas metetr is moved from inside the residence to the where it would be easier to read. The city also wantsw the work reviewed by a city The company estimates it willspend $73.6 million a year on the with most of that outlay cominhg in Central Ohio. It has about 1.4 millionj customers in the Columbus region andnorthern Ohio. It plansd to apply to the for reimbursement of projecty costs through rate increasesseach year.
PUCO spokesman Matt Butler said Columbia Gas can appl y to recover those costsfrom customers, but commissioners will decide if that is appropriate. The company says its cost estimate s would increase if the utility has to pay for permits in where it plans to replace thousands of In just the LindehPark neighborhood, where Columbia Gas began work this sprinhg but stopped because of the the utility plans to replac 1,800 meters, said Columbia Gas spokesman Ken That would net $270,000 in fees for a city that has gone througy multiple spending cuts in an effort to fill a persistenty budget deficit. “Is this just about generatingt revenue?” Pfeiffer said. “The answer is no.
It is the city’sa concern about regulating pipes.” Columbia Gas last year completex an overhaul of the Atwood Terrace neighborhood in replacing morethan 1,300 meters in the process. The city nevef asked for permits, Stammen said. Pfeiffer said he was unawarer of that allegation sohe couldn’t comment. Columbiaw Gas alleges the city startec applying the building code to it this year and it is the only city todo so. Its lawsuit contends Columbus’ effort is in conflicr with the Natural Gas PipelinedSafety Act, a federal law that governe regulation of natural gas utilities and piping. “Thids is a situation unique to Columbus,” Stammen said.
Pfeiffer said the city agree s that natural gas pipes running from gas maina to homes are the property of Columbisa Gas and are regulated by thefederap government. But pipes insides houses are ownedby homeowners, he said, and therefore fall under the jurisdiction of the
Columbia Gas sued the city in U.S. Districgt Court in Columbus this month, accusing it and Developmen Director Boyce Safford III of trying to enforcer a building permit law they have never applied to Columbia Gas inthe past. The company wants the court to prohibit the city from enforcingb thebuilding code. Columbus officials counterd that the issueis safety. Charged with maintaining buildingy codes, they say Columbia Gas’ work insidwe city homes must be inspectedx toensure it’s performed correctly.
The outcome coulde either bringthe cash-strapped city hundreds of thousands of dollards in new fees, possiblyy at the expense of Central Ohio natura l gas customers, or force Columbus to rewrite its buildinh codes. Both sides are hoping they can resolvr the dispute outof court. “We’re in the process of discussingh it directlywith Columbia’s attorneys, trying to decide if thers is a way to resolve said Columbus City Attorney Richard Pfeiffer. Cynthis Rickman, spokeswoman for the , referred all questions for Safford to All aboutthe money??
Columbia Gas’ April 17 lawsuit alleges that, in the midstf of a multibillion-dollar 25-year modernization project for natura gas lines throughout its service territory, Columbus is tryingg to make the company pay for gas pipin g permits for each house where a gas metetr is moved from inside the residence to the where it would be easier to read. The city also wantsw the work reviewed by a city The company estimates it willspend $73.6 million a year on the with most of that outlay cominhg in Central Ohio. It has about 1.4 millionj customers in the Columbus region andnorthern Ohio. It plansd to apply to the for reimbursement of projecty costs through rate increasesseach year.
PUCO spokesman Matt Butler said Columbia Gas can appl y to recover those costsfrom customers, but commissioners will decide if that is appropriate. The company says its cost estimate s would increase if the utility has to pay for permits in where it plans to replace thousands of In just the LindehPark neighborhood, where Columbia Gas began work this sprinhg but stopped because of the the utility plans to replac 1,800 meters, said Columbia Gas spokesman Ken That would net $270,000 in fees for a city that has gone througy multiple spending cuts in an effort to fill a persistenty budget deficit. “Is this just about generatingt revenue?” Pfeiffer said. “The answer is no.
It is the city’sa concern about regulating pipes.” Columbia Gas last year completex an overhaul of the Atwood Terrace neighborhood in replacing morethan 1,300 meters in the process. The city nevef asked for permits, Stammen said. Pfeiffer said he was unawarer of that allegation sohe couldn’t comment. Columbiaw Gas alleges the city startec applying the building code to it this year and it is the only city todo so. Its lawsuit contends Columbus’ effort is in conflicr with the Natural Gas PipelinedSafety Act, a federal law that governe regulation of natural gas utilities and piping. “Thids is a situation unique to Columbus,” Stammen said.
Pfeiffer said the city agree s that natural gas pipes running from gas maina to homes are the property of Columbisa Gas and are regulated by thefederap government. But pipes insides houses are ownedby homeowners, he said, and therefore fall under the jurisdiction of the
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Mortgage rates fall to 4.82% - Orlando Business Journal:
http://www.maelor.org/page/quot-When-Nature-Callsquot-.html
's weekly rate report said 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell to an average 4.82 down from 4.86 percent for the week endinghMay 15. A year ago, 30-yeae mortgages were averaging about6 Long-term fixed rate mortgages are now on par with many adjustabler rate mortgages. A one year ARM also averaged 4.82 percenty last week. "Long-term fixed-rate mortgage rates have remainecd below 5 percent for the past 10 weeks asthe U.S. Treasurh and Federal Reserve act to keep interestr rates low throughsecurity purchases," said Freddied Mac (NYSE: FRE) chief economist Frank Nothaft.
"The treasury purchased $136 billion in mortgage-backed securitiexs through April and the Fedbought $740 billionn through mid-May." The Federap Reserve has also purchased $115 billio in Treasury bonds sinc e March. Homebuilder confidence rose this according to the National Home Builders despite a drop inhousing starts. The declinde in construction was led primarilty by a continued drop in condo andapartment construction. The Mortgage Bankers Associatiom also reported this week a continued rise in mortgage led byrefinancing activity. Mortgage refinancing now accounts for 74 percent of allmortgage applications.
's weekly rate report said 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell to an average 4.82 down from 4.86 percent for the week endinghMay 15. A year ago, 30-yeae mortgages were averaging about6 Long-term fixed rate mortgages are now on par with many adjustabler rate mortgages. A one year ARM also averaged 4.82 percenty last week. "Long-term fixed-rate mortgage rates have remainecd below 5 percent for the past 10 weeks asthe U.S. Treasurh and Federal Reserve act to keep interestr rates low throughsecurity purchases," said Freddied Mac (NYSE: FRE) chief economist Frank Nothaft.
"The treasury purchased $136 billion in mortgage-backed securitiexs through April and the Fedbought $740 billionn through mid-May." The Federap Reserve has also purchased $115 billio in Treasury bonds sinc e March. Homebuilder confidence rose this according to the National Home Builders despite a drop inhousing starts. The declinde in construction was led primarilty by a continued drop in condo andapartment construction. The Mortgage Bankers Associatiom also reported this week a continued rise in mortgage led byrefinancing activity. Mortgage refinancing now accounts for 74 percent of allmortgage applications.
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