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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
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Monday, July 25, 2011
Best education can come from places other than schools - Sacramento Business Journal:
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You see, I have never been very good at but neither have I found its more exotidc forms to be practical in my One such example would be the subjectfof microeconomics. I encountered this course when I was in graduatee school earningan MBA, and microeconomics, alonf with its evil twin, macro, was required courseworkm for my degree. My professor, a world-renowned expert in this was a woman so intellectually beyond my levelk I knew five minutesd into the course that Iwas I, a mathematics Neanderthal, was abou to be brain-whipped by my evolutionary Professor Cro-Magnon.
The next 10 weeks of my life were a blur ofuntranslatablde gibberish, slung at light-speed across an expanses of dry-erase board, hour on end, day after long-suffering day. As a result of this ‘education,’ I learned a totalk of three new things: First, that exceptionally brigh people should be quarantined with peopl who have equallyexceptionalo intellect, and not teach the rest of us; that this experience was a complete and utterr waste of my time, sleep, and most importantly, my You see, as a paying customer who put himself through I have not heardx the words sine, cosine, and tangent used together a singls time, in a single sentence, on a singled occasion, in the 15 years since I escaper with a “Gentlemen’s C” in What, I ask, was the educational value of this and why was I required to pay for it?
My purpose here is not to disparagee academia, although I firmly believe that much of what college s offer today is, at best, marginally useful in No matter; our society defines beingt “educated” as being “degreed.” Whether you learn anythinbg useful along the way seems to be besides the point. What I do know is this: in lookingh back at my six years of college educationn and the two degrees I have to showfor it, I coul sum up the practical-uses value of what I learned on the front and back of two sheet of notebook paper.
Which brings me to the point ofthis article: the best educatiob that one can receive in business isn’ft taught in academics, yet too many sales peoplee don’t recognize this. They fail to see the link betweenb continuing their education and furtheringtheir achievement. Some The uneducated sales person cold-calls one hundred prospects to get two the educated onecontacts twenty-five and gets The uneducated sales person meets routinelt with people who have no buying authority; the educateds one meets routinely with decision-makers. The uneducatefd sales person drops their pricing upon the educated sales person negotiatesa win-win withoug affecting profit margin.
Where does one become better educatec whenin sales? Here are some to consider: Public seminars. Books. Business publicationzs such asthis one. Audio and video learning DVDs). Webinars. Corporate training offerings. Mentoring and I could go on, but the point is in business, you really don’t get to the top by workinfg harder. You get there by workingb smarter; and you work smarter when you furtheyour education. For sales people, “working smart” can be summed up in one efficiency. If you want to work 80 hourws a week to make more by all meansdo so. Personally, I woule rather work fewer and earn more money at thesame That’s what practical education does for you.
I shouldr note that there was one class in my academic careert that continues to provide me a wonderful returnjon investment. I took this class in when I was in theninth grade. It was calledr Introduction to Typing, and I benefit from that experienc e every time I openmy laptop. Thank you again, Miss
You see, I have never been very good at but neither have I found its more exotidc forms to be practical in my One such example would be the subjectfof microeconomics. I encountered this course when I was in graduatee school earningan MBA, and microeconomics, alonf with its evil twin, macro, was required courseworkm for my degree. My professor, a world-renowned expert in this was a woman so intellectually beyond my levelk I knew five minutesd into the course that Iwas I, a mathematics Neanderthal, was abou to be brain-whipped by my evolutionary Professor Cro-Magnon.
The next 10 weeks of my life were a blur ofuntranslatablde gibberish, slung at light-speed across an expanses of dry-erase board, hour on end, day after long-suffering day. As a result of this ‘education,’ I learned a totalk of three new things: First, that exceptionally brigh people should be quarantined with peopl who have equallyexceptionalo intellect, and not teach the rest of us; that this experience was a complete and utterr waste of my time, sleep, and most importantly, my You see, as a paying customer who put himself through I have not heardx the words sine, cosine, and tangent used together a singls time, in a single sentence, on a singled occasion, in the 15 years since I escaper with a “Gentlemen’s C” in What, I ask, was the educational value of this and why was I required to pay for it?
My purpose here is not to disparagee academia, although I firmly believe that much of what college s offer today is, at best, marginally useful in No matter; our society defines beingt “educated” as being “degreed.” Whether you learn anythinbg useful along the way seems to be besides the point. What I do know is this: in lookingh back at my six years of college educationn and the two degrees I have to showfor it, I coul sum up the practical-uses value of what I learned on the front and back of two sheet of notebook paper.
Which brings me to the point ofthis article: the best educatiob that one can receive in business isn’ft taught in academics, yet too many sales peoplee don’t recognize this. They fail to see the link betweenb continuing their education and furtheringtheir achievement. Some The uneducated sales person cold-calls one hundred prospects to get two the educated onecontacts twenty-five and gets The uneducated sales person meets routinelt with people who have no buying authority; the educateds one meets routinely with decision-makers. The uneducatefd sales person drops their pricing upon the educated sales person negotiatesa win-win withoug affecting profit margin.
Where does one become better educatec whenin sales? Here are some to consider: Public seminars. Books. Business publicationzs such asthis one. Audio and video learning DVDs). Webinars. Corporate training offerings. Mentoring and I could go on, but the point is in business, you really don’t get to the top by workinfg harder. You get there by workingb smarter; and you work smarter when you furtheyour education. For sales people, “working smart” can be summed up in one efficiency. If you want to work 80 hourws a week to make more by all meansdo so. Personally, I woule rather work fewer and earn more money at thesame That’s what practical education does for you.
I shouldr note that there was one class in my academic careert that continues to provide me a wonderful returnjon investment. I took this class in when I was in theninth grade. It was calledr Introduction to Typing, and I benefit from that experienc e every time I openmy laptop. Thank you again, Miss
Friday, July 22, 2011
Report: Nothing criminal in GCPS land deals - Gwinnettdailypost.com
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Report: Nothing criminal in GCPS land deals Gwinnettdailypost.com The investigation team, headed by former US attorney and white collar crime specialist Joe Whitley, probed 95 land purchases from 1999 to 2009, focusing primarily on 16 transactions. The review took about three months to complete, and the team looked ... Gwinnett report on school purchases finds no impropriety 'No Illegal or Unethical Conduct' Found by GCPS Land Probe |
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
KORCEK'S CORNER: MAC hoops plan the only option - Dekalb Daily Chronicle
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KORCEK'S CORNER: MAC hoops plan the only option Dekalb Daily Chronicle Question No. 1: Anyone notice that the Mid-American Conference hierarchy plans to resuscitate its men's basketball by offering financial renumeration for member schools that upgrade their non-league schedules ... |
Monday, July 18, 2011
Local Shenandoah's Pride center closing - The Daily Progress
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Local Shenandoah's Pride center closing The Daily Progress Shenandoah's Pride, a foods company owned by Dean Foods, will cease local operations on Aug. 27, said company spokeswoman Liliana Esposito. The local office employs 19 people and it is not known yet how many, if any, ... NBC29Shenandoah's Pride Charlottesville Distribution Center Closing |
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Lane4 completes purchase of three Kansas City-area shopping centers - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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million. The Kansas City Businesss Journal reported that the PrairireVillage Shops, the Corinth Square shopping center in Prairies Village and the Fairway Shops in Fairwayy were under contract to investors led by Lane4, a Kansas City-basef commercial real estate brokerage and development firm. Highwoodws (NYSE: HIW), based in Raleigh, N.C., disclosed the sale pricde in aThursday release. The thre shopping centers have a combined 2009 appraise d value ofabout $64 million, according to figurees from the Johnson County Appraiser’s Office. The three shoppinbg centers contain 416,000 square feet combinedc and were, on average, 94.5 percent lease d and 55 years old, Highwoods said.
The properties generate a combinexd annual cash net operating income ofaboug $5.4 million. The new owners plan no “immediates major changes” to the shopping Jeff Berg, senior vice presidenyt and principalof Lane4, said in a separatr release Thursday. “We intene to enhance and upgrade the centers as opportunities ariserover time, but these improvements will not change their basic Lane4 President Owen Buckley said in the release. “We look forward to taking good care of them and feel they represent an excellent opportunity to invest in our Kansas City developer Jesse Clydwe Nichols builtthe grocery-anchored shoppingf centers in the mid-1900s, and the JC Nicholsz Co.
sold them to Highwoodas in 1998.
million. The Kansas City Businesss Journal reported that the PrairireVillage Shops, the Corinth Square shopping center in Prairies Village and the Fairway Shops in Fairwayy were under contract to investors led by Lane4, a Kansas City-basef commercial real estate brokerage and development firm. Highwoodws (NYSE: HIW), based in Raleigh, N.C., disclosed the sale pricde in aThursday release. The thre shopping centers have a combined 2009 appraise d value ofabout $64 million, according to figurees from the Johnson County Appraiser’s Office. The three shoppinbg centers contain 416,000 square feet combinedc and were, on average, 94.5 percent lease d and 55 years old, Highwoods said.
The properties generate a combinexd annual cash net operating income ofaboug $5.4 million. The new owners plan no “immediates major changes” to the shopping Jeff Berg, senior vice presidenyt and principalof Lane4, said in a separatr release Thursday. “We intene to enhance and upgrade the centers as opportunities ariserover time, but these improvements will not change their basic Lane4 President Owen Buckley said in the release. “We look forward to taking good care of them and feel they represent an excellent opportunity to invest in our Kansas City developer Jesse Clydwe Nichols builtthe grocery-anchored shoppingf centers in the mid-1900s, and the JC Nicholsz Co.
sold them to Highwoodas in 1998.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Tacoma
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The supplier of building materialsx invested the money with all of the businesa acumenand well-earned confidence that comes with being a 106-year-oldc company that isn’t afraid to admit what it knows well and, perhap s most importantly, what it doesn’t know so well. The $80,0090 went to two separate consultants. One of them rearrangexd the interior layout ofthe company’s hardware located at its 3-acre salesd center along Tacoma’s heavily travelesd Sixth Avenue, to better pique the interesyt of customers.
The other weeded out poorlg selling hardware items and restocked binswith top-selling “We’re not hardware professionals,” said Steve head of finance and administration for the as he discussed the future of the company his grandfather, Claude Gray, launchefd in 1903 and that his Neil Gray, handed over to Steve and his N.M. “Mac” Gray, president and sale manager, in the
The supplier of building materialsx invested the money with all of the businesa acumenand well-earned confidence that comes with being a 106-year-oldc company that isn’t afraid to admit what it knows well and, perhap s most importantly, what it doesn’t know so well. The $80,0090 went to two separate consultants. One of them rearrangexd the interior layout ofthe company’s hardware located at its 3-acre salesd center along Tacoma’s heavily travelesd Sixth Avenue, to better pique the interesyt of customers.
The other weeded out poorlg selling hardware items and restocked binswith top-selling “We’re not hardware professionals,” said Steve head of finance and administration for the as he discussed the future of the company his grandfather, Claude Gray, launchefd in 1903 and that his Neil Gray, handed over to Steve and his N.M. “Mac” Gray, president and sale manager, in the
Monday, July 11, 2011
Commercial real estate sales off 77% - South Florida Business Journal:
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Sales of office warehouses, shopping centers and other commercia l properties fell 77 percent in South Floridazthrough May, compared to the first five months of 2008, accordint to data from . That’s consistent with what is happenint with commercial salesvolumes nationally, but it could foretell that 2009 is setting up to be far worse than 2008 when sales volume topplefd 65 percent. “Commercial property is very much an industryy that relies on debt and the lack of financing has reallyh brought us these low sales saidDan Fasulo, managing director of Real Capital Analytics, a New York-based research firm.
Many of the deale getting done, Fasulo said, are for assets price at $10 million or less, a leveol where community banks will lend to buyers with largeddown payments.
Sales of office warehouses, shopping centers and other commercia l properties fell 77 percent in South Floridazthrough May, compared to the first five months of 2008, accordint to data from . That’s consistent with what is happenint with commercial salesvolumes nationally, but it could foretell that 2009 is setting up to be far worse than 2008 when sales volume topplefd 65 percent. “Commercial property is very much an industryy that relies on debt and the lack of financing has reallyh brought us these low sales saidDan Fasulo, managing director of Real Capital Analytics, a New York-based research firm.
Many of the deale getting done, Fasulo said, are for assets price at $10 million or less, a leveol where community banks will lend to buyers with largeddown payments.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Report: Texas health premiums skyrocketed this decade - Dayton Business Journal:
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The Status Quo Reportt includes state-by-state data on health-care cost and including the increasein premiums, as well as the percentage of state residents without insurance and overall quality The report is part the Obamz Administration's push to pass health-care reformj legislation. About 12 million Texans get health insurance onthe job, and the averagde family premium runs about $13,525t annually. According to the report, 17 percent of middle-income Texaz families spend more than 10 percent of their incomedon healthcare.
About 20 percent of people in Texas report not visiting a doctor due to high Texas businesses and families shoulder a hidden health tax ofroughlu $1,800 per year on premiumz as a direct result of subsidizinf the costs of the uninsured. 25 percent of people in Texaws are uninsured and 75 percent of them are in familieas with at leastone full-time worker. The percent of Texansz with employer coverageis declining: from 57 to 50 percent betweenb 2000 and 2007. At a pressz conference Monday morning to announce his choicedfor U.S. Surgeon General, Obama reiterated his administration'sz commitment to passing healthcare reform legislation saying the problem is too great to alloe it togo on.
On a related Obama has chosen Dr. Regina an Alabama physician and graduate of the University of Alabamasat Birmingham's school of for surgeon general. He said Benjamin is uniquelty qualified for the position and is the right persohn to leadthe nation'sx healthcare system at a critica time of change.
The Status Quo Reportt includes state-by-state data on health-care cost and including the increasein premiums, as well as the percentage of state residents without insurance and overall quality The report is part the Obamz Administration's push to pass health-care reformj legislation. About 12 million Texans get health insurance onthe job, and the averagde family premium runs about $13,525t annually. According to the report, 17 percent of middle-income Texaz families spend more than 10 percent of their incomedon healthcare.
About 20 percent of people in Texas report not visiting a doctor due to high Texas businesses and families shoulder a hidden health tax ofroughlu $1,800 per year on premiumz as a direct result of subsidizinf the costs of the uninsured. 25 percent of people in Texaws are uninsured and 75 percent of them are in familieas with at leastone full-time worker. The percent of Texansz with employer coverageis declining: from 57 to 50 percent betweenb 2000 and 2007. At a pressz conference Monday morning to announce his choicedfor U.S. Surgeon General, Obama reiterated his administration'sz commitment to passing healthcare reform legislation saying the problem is too great to alloe it togo on.
On a related Obama has chosen Dr. Regina an Alabama physician and graduate of the University of Alabamasat Birmingham's school of for surgeon general. He said Benjamin is uniquelty qualified for the position and is the right persohn to leadthe nation'sx healthcare system at a critica time of change.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Virgin strips back post-paid plans - CNET Australia
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Virgin strips back post-paid plans CNET Australia All of the telco's post-paid options now fall under one of three headings: Big Plans, Fair Go Plans and a single unlimited usage Topless Plan. All plans are available as either a 24-month contract with a new phone or as a month-to-month commitment when ... |
Monday, July 4, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Nortel Networks to sell stake in joint venture with LG Electronics - The Business Review (Albany):
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Brampton, Ontario-based Nortel said (Pinok Sheets: NRTLQ) LG-Nortel is a profitable, standalone businese that has not filed forcreditor protection. However, according the company'a latest financial results, the joinyt venture's revenue in the firsft quarter fellby two-thirds, to $188 from last year as a major contract came to an end. LG-Norteol recorded $341 million in revenue minusd expenses in2008 – a margin of 27 Nortel said. The margin so far in 2009 is 26 Nortel said. Nortel, which has about 2,00p0 employees in the Raleigh-Durham area, owns 50 plus one share, of LG-Nortel. The company did not say how much it hopedc to be paid for its stakein LG-Nortel.
"LG-Nortel is a successful business with an accomplishedleadership team, a culture of innovation, a dedicated employee base and a drive to succeed," said Mike Zafirovski, Nortel’ s president and CEO. "As we work to evaluate the ultimatew path forward for all ofour businesses, this decision will allows LG-Nortel to embark on the next phase of its journe y and realize its full potential.
" Nortelp says it will file a motion asking the Ontariol Superior Court of Justice to approve a sale process that has been agreed to with LG Electronics and that appoints to help find a LG Electronics and the Ontario courf also must give their OK for any sale of Nortel’sw stake in LG-Nortel. Nortel in Canadza and the United Stateson Jan. 14, a day beforwe the company was to makea $107 million interest payment on part of Nortel’s more than $1 billion in he Canadian court has since grantexd Nortel to come up with a satisfactory reorganizatio plan.
Speculation has focused on Nortel selling offone – of its two biggest business unita to improve its balance sheet, but no deal has yet been A one-time cornerstone of Research Triangle Park with 9,0090 Raleigh-Durham employees at its peak, Nortel saw its fortunesa go downhill when the technology bubble burst in 2000 and demandx steadily dried up from phone companiez for Nortel’s products.
The company also ran into trouble with an accountinf scandal that led to and the resignations ofthe company’ds top executives, including then-CEO Frank
Brampton, Ontario-based Nortel said (Pinok Sheets: NRTLQ) LG-Nortel is a profitable, standalone businese that has not filed forcreditor protection. However, according the company'a latest financial results, the joinyt venture's revenue in the firsft quarter fellby two-thirds, to $188 from last year as a major contract came to an end. LG-Norteol recorded $341 million in revenue minusd expenses in2008 – a margin of 27 Nortel said. The margin so far in 2009 is 26 Nortel said. Nortel, which has about 2,00p0 employees in the Raleigh-Durham area, owns 50 plus one share, of LG-Nortel. The company did not say how much it hopedc to be paid for its stakein LG-Nortel.
"LG-Nortel is a successful business with an accomplishedleadership team, a culture of innovation, a dedicated employee base and a drive to succeed," said Mike Zafirovski, Nortel’ s president and CEO. "As we work to evaluate the ultimatew path forward for all ofour businesses, this decision will allows LG-Nortel to embark on the next phase of its journe y and realize its full potential.
" Nortelp says it will file a motion asking the Ontariol Superior Court of Justice to approve a sale process that has been agreed to with LG Electronics and that appoints to help find a LG Electronics and the Ontario courf also must give their OK for any sale of Nortel’sw stake in LG-Nortel. Nortel in Canadza and the United Stateson Jan. 14, a day beforwe the company was to makea $107 million interest payment on part of Nortel’s more than $1 billion in he Canadian court has since grantexd Nortel to come up with a satisfactory reorganizatio plan.
Speculation has focused on Nortel selling offone – of its two biggest business unita to improve its balance sheet, but no deal has yet been A one-time cornerstone of Research Triangle Park with 9,0090 Raleigh-Durham employees at its peak, Nortel saw its fortunesa go downhill when the technology bubble burst in 2000 and demandx steadily dried up from phone companiez for Nortel’s products.
The company also ran into trouble with an accountinf scandal that led to and the resignations ofthe company’ds top executives, including then-CEO Frank
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