USPTO weighs options for work at home (FCW.com)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officials, who expect to hire about 900 new people as patent examiners this year, are analyzing their office space options, which include expanding the agency’s work-at-home program.
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Blogging Baby Playdate: The week in review (Blogging Baby)
With more than a half-dozen bloggers and over 20 posts every weekday on our blog, even the most diligent Blogging Baby reader can miss some of the gems. Blogging Baby Playdate recaps some of the week’s best stories, along with intriguing reader comments. Sunday : Kim Voynar asks if you’ve checked your child car seats lately . And Sarah Gilbert was quite pleased by a recent Mythbusters
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Classroom teaching (Financial Express)
The present system of education encourages students to do a great deal of work at home. This makes them vulnerable and increases their dependence on private teaching.
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Protect against viruses (River Valley Business Report)
Your business receives dozens, or hundreds, or thousands, of e-mails each day. Any of them could contain a virus capable of crippling your computer network, perhaps causing delays and confusion for your customers, and maybe even lost business for your company.
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Caregivers help aging seniors remain in their own homes (Detroit News)
NEW YORK -- Like many of today's seniors, Catherine Lewis wants to stay in her own home as long as possible. But a fall several years ago almost ended that dream.
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Online resumes turn risky (Detroit News)
The big benefit of posting your resume on the Internet is that anyone, anywhere can access it and offer you a job.
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Upfront fee on job calls for caution (The State)
Work-at-home offers carry a stigma from years of scams that fail to live up to promises of boss-size salaries for movie-length workweeks in exchange for a few bucks upfront.
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Expertise exits when retirees walk out door (Palm Beach Post)
ATLANTA — Shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks, Delta Air Lines conducted a fire drill. It wasn't your typical fire drill but a safety measure nonetheless.
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CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Columnists - Fidlin: Weir's game goes AWOL (Slam! Sports)
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- Mike Weir looked and sounded like a man completely lost. From a golf standpoint, that's probably not far from the truth. Weir crashed out of the British Open yesterday after rounds of 76 and 75 the first two days, missing the cut by six shots.
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Tips to bolster the camping experience (Arkansas News Bureau)
A few tips and some planning at home can increase camping enjoyment. This scene is at Daisy State Park on Lake Greeson in Southwest Arkansas. Camping goes hand in hand with leisure time and outdoor recreation for many Arkansans.
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High-speed Internet Connection Price Wars (BellaOnline)
If you ve been thinking about getting high-speed internet for your small or home-based business, now may be the time. Telephone companies and cable television companies are in a price war right now, and you can get high-speed broadband connections for as little as $15 a month.
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Moms' family crafts become home-based business venture (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - (KRT) - Two moms in south St. Louis County, Mo., have combined folk art and family pride in a small business that creates likenesses of people out of wire and tin.
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Network Marketing Master Launches Message Board (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
(PRWEB) July 14, 2005 -- Network marketing master Doran Andry has launched a wealth building message board on YahooGroups. Andry intends to build a community that includes both his huge network marketing downline and others who are interested in building a home-based business.
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Work begins on hardware building (River Valley Business Report)
Construction is about to begin on a new home for Holmen Hardware Hank and Rental and for three tenants.
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BALANCING ACT: Cindy Krischer Goodman | Kids complicate home businesses (The State)
Aimee Zadak considers her office well positioned at the back of her Davie home. From her desk, she can see both her computer screen and her children in the swimming pool. On occasion, she still ducks into the closet to keep a corporate client from hearing chattering children.
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Local company makes wrapper in honor of first flight since Columbia (The Steubenville Herald-Star)
BLOOMINGDALE - A local, well-know, premier candy bar company has produced a commemorative candy bar wrapper in honor of NASA's first flight into space since the Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003.
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Thursday, July 14, 2005 (The Gilroy Dispatch)
Provides the tools, services and support to educate those who are looking to become self-reliant. Helps define and clarify their career and lifestyle goals as well as find the right business to achieve those goals.
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Network Marketing Master Launches Message Board (PR Web)
Network marketing master Doran Andry has launched a wealth building message board on YahooGroups. [PRWEB Jul 14, 2005]
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Online classes begin next week at UCC (The News-Review)
ROSEBURG: Umpqua Community College's Small Business Development Center is offering online, non-credit courses beginning July 20.
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Paterson catalogued (NorthJersey.com)
PATERSON - Anybody can now log on for a close-up look at Paterson's workers - long the heart and soul of the city that became the country's first industrial center.
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Network Marketing Master Launches Message Board (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
(PRWEB) July 14, 2005 -- Network marketing master Doran Andry has launched a wealth building message board on YahooGroups. Andry intends to build a community that includes both his huge network marketing downline and others who are interested in building a home-based business.
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Network Marketing Master Launches Message Board (PR Web)
Network marketing master Doran Andry has launched a wealth building message board on YahooGroups. [PRWEB Jul 14, 2005]
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Estes buys G.I Trucking (BizJournals)
G.I Trucking has been acquired by Estes Express Lines, expanding the transportation provider's territory to 46 states, the company said in a release.
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Mannatech Launches Business Operations in Taiwan (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Mannatech, Incorporated announced that Mannatech Taiwan recently held their "Opening Celebration and Seminar" with over 600 international sponsors, Taiwanese Associates and invited guests.
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Mannatech Awarded Patent in the Philippines (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Mannatech, Incorporated today announced that it has been granted Philippine Patent No. 1-1997-57533 by the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of the Philippines for its proprietary Ambrotose® blend.
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The business - Patrick Hosking marvels at gullibility (The New Statesman)
With his £2m home, his Ferrari and his exotic pets, Foster clearly prospered. His clients, now likely to get back only 7p for every pound they invested, did not.
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Sports Alumni Inc. Launches Website and Begins Operations (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
HENDERSON, Nev., July 11, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sports Alumni Inc. (Pink Sheets:SPNI), dba American Football Alumni Inc., (AFA) a Nevada membership based "for profit" corporation whose membership is composed of former high school varsity, collegiate and professional football players and coaches and all others who actively support the sport, officially launched their website
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Herbalife Announces Four Year Sponsorship of Top Triathlete Olly Freeman (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Herbalife Ltd. today announced a four year sponsorship of UK-based Under 20 European Junior Triathlon Champion and World Junior Duathlon Champion Olly Freeman.
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New Line Cinema's Gordon Paddison and Showtime's Hit Series "Fat Actress" Walk Home With the 2005 "Integrated (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
iMedia Communications and Variety, the leading industry publication for entertainment business news, proudly announce New Line Cinema's Senior VP of Worldwide Interactive Marketing and Development, Gordon Paddison and Showtime Network's "Fat Actress" as the winners of the "Integrated Entertainment Marketing Awards." The awards presentation was given recently at the first "Integrate '05:
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Herbalife Appoints Michele Crocker as Vice President of Organizational Development (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Herbalife Ltd. announces the appointment of Michele Crocker to the newly-created post of vice president of organizational development.
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Hiring a Copywriter for Your Small Business
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Tips for Working with a PR Firm
When you retain a public relations firm to help present your business to the public, you're forming an important strategic alliance. How much you get in return will depend on how much you put into the ...
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Get Results from Your Yellow Pages Ad
The Yellow Pages represents the first foray into advertising for many small businesses. And for good reason: a Yellow Pages ad is accessible all day, every day, to people who are ready to buy.If you'r ...
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How to Tell If Your Ad Campaign Is Working
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Get More Bang for Your Advertising Buck
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Should You Store Files Only on the Net?
No. For truly important documents and files, it's a good idea to back them up and store them in at least two different locations. You could back up vital documents to an online service, for example, a ...
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How Often Do You Need to Back Up Your Files?
Computer professionals always perform regular, scheduled backups. They may back up essential records once or even twice a day, and back up less important files on a weekly or biweekly basis. They may ...
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Curious about Linux?
I've heard a lot about Linux lately. How can I tell if it's a serious alternative to Windows for my company? Linux is a Unix-like operating system that's grabbed a lot of media attention recently, du ...
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Is Premium PC Support a Good Idea?
I'm about to buy a new PC, and I'd like to know more about service and support options. Should I pay for a "premium" support package, or take my chances with standard support? Most support packages s ...
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Time for a Web Site Redesign?
My company has just launched its first e-commerce Web site. It's doing well, but there are already some things I'd like to change. How often should we redesign our site? The easy answer is, "more oft ...
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