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Authorize.Net merchant Caruh Salon Spa in Seattle, Washington has been voted one of America's Top 200 Salons for 10 years in a row by Salon Today Magazine. We asked Chief Beauty Officer and Owner Cyndi DeSoto to share her small business advice.
"Our secret? Focus on developing great humans and the business takes care of itself," says DeSoto. "As a business owner, parent, mentor and a woman with big dreams of my own, I find over and over again that the barrier to success is our own self-worth. While our revenue comes from salon and spa services and product sales, the real work is exploring who we are, what we do and why it matters."
That work, according to DeSoto, includes several core principles.
"We start each shift with a team huddle to set intentions for the day, identify opportunities for guests and discover what support is needed for each person to show up ready to give their best. We have quarterly personal development retreats and we organize our work flow to require 'all hands at all times' so everyone is busy participating as a team and not left alone."
DeSoto's commitment to excellence begins with herself: "To lead a business rooted in people and the art of self-expression, I have to be committed to my own personal development path. Never easy, but always worth it," she explains.
In addition to serving as chief beauty officer and owner of Caruh Salon Spa, Cyndi DeSoto makes regular appearances at industry events speaking about her innovative leadership style and beliefs about beauty. To learn more, visit www.caruhsalon.com
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Today we celebrate America's favorite summer food, best enjoyed at the ball park or on the grill on a hot summer day. Authorize.Net merchant, NorthStar Bison, makers of high quality, 100% grass-fed beef and bison hot dogs shares its story and business advice.
We spoke with Sean Graese about his family's ranch.
How did NorthStar Bison get its start?
NorthStar Bison is family owned and operated and was birthed in September 1994 with the purchase of two young bison to fulfill a life-long dream of both of my parents. Shortly after, in January of 1995, we added six bred cows which contributed to the growth of the herd reaching 14. During that time, the decision to market the meat directly was made. In pursuit of learning how to raise and produce the highest quality of meat, we realized that 100% grass-fed bison was the best all around; good for land, good for the animals and good for people. This became our motto. We were determined to make quality products and excellent customer service our primary commitment to our customers.
The meat offerings have expanded to include bison, beef, lamb, pastured poultry and pork, elk, ostrich and venison. Our market includes retail and wholesale customers ranging from restaurants to grocery outlets and ranch stores.
How has NorthStar Bison achieved success?
Authorize.Net enables us to accept payments on our website www.northstarbison.com so we can offer our high quality meat and products to customers around the country. But the website offers even more than online ordering. Our family is passionate about health. My parents were both power lifters and my mom was a dietician before starting the ranch. They wanted to consume and offer high-quality, red meat protein, so healthy, even trained professional athletes could enjoy its health benefits. Our website, social media and newsletter offer education, articles, interviews and even recipes for a healthy lifestyle, from the health benefits of nutrient-rich, grass-fed meat to the benefits of CLA and Omega 3. We believe in taking the best care of our animals to produce nutrient enriched food to sustain a healthy lifestyle.
What would be your advice to other small businesses out there?
We truly believe in the quote, "Worry about being better, bigger will take care of itself. Think one customer at a time and take care of each one the best way you can." – Gary Comer, founder of Land's End.
Satisfying our customers' requests is our number one priority. Because of this, the growth of our business has been through the word of mouth of our happy customers.
To learn more visit: www.northstarbison.com
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Happy National Ice Cream Day!
July 17 and all month long, we celebrate a favorite cold and creamy treat perfect for those hot summer days. Authorize.Net merchant Yuengling's Ice Cream shares its story of how America's oldest brewery started making award-winning ice cream and gives their business advice.
We spoke with David Yuengling about what makes Yuengling's Ice Cream so special.
How did Yuengling's Ice Cream get its start?
My family has a long history of making quality products in Pennsylvania.
We first began making ice cream back in 1920 when my great grandfather, Frank Yuengling, started a dairy business during Prohibition to help support the family brewery. Yuengling Dairy Products made incredible ice cream for more than 65 years before closing its doors. Then in 2014, after 29 years, my partner Rob Bohorad and I decided to bring back the great tradition of Yuengling's Ice Cream.
What makes Yuengling's Ice Cream award winning?
We have taken the utmost care to create a product that we believe customers will love and will stand up to my family's tradition of quality and value. Our product is all natural, starting with local milk and cream that has no added hormones. We produce all of our ice cream in a small dairy in central Pennsylvania and, whenever possible, source our ingredients from local suppliers. We were recently honored to take home a Gold Medal at the Los Angeles International Dairy Competition in the "Premium Vanilla Ice Cream" category for our Madagascar Vanilla. We believe it is one of the best products you can buy anywhere.
What would be your advice to other small businesses out there?
Put 110% into everything you do. Listen to your customers and your employees. When you are successful, give back to your community. They are the ones who helped you get there.
What is the secret to the company's success?
We focus on quality and taste at a reasonable price.
We believe we provide one of the highest quality ice creams on the market. Using very select high-quality ingredients with low overrun makes our product creamier, richer and smoother. We also provide new and unique flavors that set us apart from our competition.
To find locations where you can try Yuengling's Ice Cream or to purchase Yuengling's Ice Cream merchandise online, visit http://www.yuenglingsicecream.com/
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Specializing in signs and labels that prevent accidents and save lives, Authorize.Net merchant HCL Labels shares its business advice.
"Our business is safety. Keeping workplace safety in mind in all that we do, we care about each client and each order whether big or small," says Ben Nell, VP. "It's a great feeling knowing the products we sell can prevent an accident, so we don't focus on selling more, we focus on informing better."
How does HCL Labels prevent accidents and save lives in the workplace?
HCL Labels Inc. has been helping companies comply with federal environmental and workplace safety regulations for over 20 years. Knowing that the health and safety of our customers, employees, and the safety of general public is of the utmost importance, we adopted the phrase "Preventing Accidents, Saving Lives" and use it as a daily reminder as to why we're in business. We help companies keep their teams safe and stay compliant with the latest OSHA/GHS requirements. Over the years we've created highly visible labels. This has allowed first responders quick reference to the information they need to ensure they are following proper procedures and able to provide the quickest treatment. Of course, we don't like to hear about accidents in the workplace, and hope that our products prevent them, but we're happy to know that they minimize injury as well.
Tell us a little bit about the safety products you have.
As the frontrunner for GHS labeling, and with the largest selection of GHS secondary container labels, we carry an extensive inventory of health and safety signs, labels, and placards, safety products including software and publications and drug testing kits — all ready for rapid delivery to our customers. In addition we have the capability to produce custom-made signs, labels and safety products with a fast turnaround time. Foreign language labels are also available.
All health and safety signs, labels and placards are carefully researched to ensure the information is current and accurate, and complies with OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and ANSI (American National Standards Institute) standards.
How have you stayed current in the market?
Over the years, HCL has endeavored to meet our customers' needs in every way possible. We add new health and safety products and services as necessary to keep apace of those needs. HCL also offers Environmental Health and Safety, and Hazard Communication Training and Consulting by employing experienced and knowledgeable professionals who are available to assist companies on-site with compliance challenges. Our instructors are equipped with the most up-to-date information available to ensure employees receive the best and most complete training in all areas of environmental health and safety.
Our goal is to provide customers with knowledgeable and courteous customer service before, during and after the sale. We work hard to ensure complete customer satisfaction.
How has HCL grown over the years?
In 2012, we launched the new website, www.hclco.com which allowed us to easily sell our health and safety products to companies across the country. We're excited that Authorize.Net enables us to quickly and easily take orders online. Their low fees and easy integration with our website helps to maintain a professional presence, with the ability to accept all major credit cards in a secure location.
To learn more about HCL Labels visit www.hclco.com.
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June is National Candy Month!
Authorize.Net Merchant Amy's Candy Kitchen named "BEST CARAMEL APPLE" by the Wall Street Journal and featured on the Food Network, tells us how their small chocolate shop in Cedarburg, Wisconsin achieved their success.
We spoke with Paula Heupel, VP of Sales, about their journey that began 20 years ago with a goal to perfect the art of the caramel apple.
What makes Amy's award winning?
It comes down to our passion for quality, that's the Amy's difference. We use extra fancy jumbo granny smith apples in every luxurious caramel batch we make. Our caramel is always freshly made by hand in small batches. Our toppings are hand packed and garnished on every single apple we produce by our chocolatiers. We use only velvety, world-class Belgian Chocolate from Brussels as our base chocolate in everything we make. This uncommon attention to detail gives you a gourmet apple beyond compare.
How did Amy's go from being a small chocolate shop to such a big success?
We started by making Amy's Candy Kitchen a destination for locals and tourists. People walking through downtown Cedarburg couldn't resist the heavenly aroma of our caramel that fills our store. Our award winning caramel is hand made from premium quality natural ingredients in old world copper kettles which cooks our caramel at a slow consistency to provide a gourmet, buttery flavor that no one can match.
In 2002, our owner expanded the business and launched www.AmysGourmetApples.com making our best-selling apples available everywhere in the US and Canada. It's a favorite treat for so many people, so we're excited that Authorize.Net enables us to quickly and easily take orders online so we can offer our award winning caramel apples to customers even outside our Cedarburg community.
How has the word about your amazing apples spread?
Our gourmet apples have been featured in many different media outlets including winning the "BEST OVERALL" by the Wall Street Journal. We have also been featured on the Food Network as well as Roker on the Road, Martha Stewart, Epicurious magazine and local news media.
What would be your business advice to other small businesses out there?
Focus on one thing and do it well. Once you've achieved success give back to the community that supported you and helped made you successful. Amy's Candy Kitchen / Amy's Gourmet Apples takes pride in being a stronghold in the local Cedarburg community. We donate to the local Festivals, Chamber of Commerce, Santa's Workshop, the local food pantry and rescue farms. By donating products and providing discounts to the local schools, churches, the Humane Society, among other county programs, we help to make Cedarburg a great place to live, work, and visit.
Amy's Candy Kitchen/Amy's Gourmet Apples would like to thank our customers, as well as the local community of Cedarburg for supporting our business for the past 20 years! Try Amy's Gourmet Apples for yourself. www.AmysGourmetApples.com
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Marketing is often an intimidating prospect for small business owners. How do you know which marketing strategies will be the most successful for your product or service? While some marketing campaigns are complex, there are plenty of simple, easily implemented strategies that entrepreneurs can do themselves. The possibilities include:
Offer Free Samples
When it comes to convincing a potential customer that your product or service is exactly what they want, there's nothing quite like firsthand experience. Identify places where your customers are likely to be, and then find a way to put a sample of your product in their hands or wow them with a demonstration. Fairs, conventions and community events are all worth considering.
Send Regular E-mails to Stay in Touch
Whether it's once a week or once a month, a friendly, helpful e-mail from you can help keep your business's name in front of your customers and other interested parties. Sending humorous messages, clever trivia or handy tips on a regular basis can be an awesome way to nurture your rapport with your customers who have signed up to get messages.
Sponsor a Community Event or Organization
Participating in your community is a fantastic way to forge relationships and spread the word about your business. Sponsoring a sports team or a special event builds goodwill and allows you to network with both your fellow business owners and potential customers.
Use Promotional Giveaways to Keep Your Brand in Front of Your Target Audience's Eyes
Why do so many businesses give away ball caps, tee shirts, key rings, ink pens and other promotional items with their name or logo on them? It's because these gifts are instant advertising. They put your business's name in front of both the person who receives the item and anyone who encounters them while they are using it. As a reliable method for building and maintaining name recognition, these promotional items can be smart marketing. They can be even more effective if you can come up with an item that ties into the product or service you offer. For example, a branded fly swatter can be a clever way for pest control companies to put their name in front of people who might need their services.
Run a Summer Sale or Offer a Coupon Deal for New or Existing Customers
Summer sales and promotions are a great way to generate more traffic. People will be on the lookout for hot sales as the summer heats up and as holidays like the Fourth of July and Labor Day roll around. It's a good idea to discount items that make sense for the summer season. When there's a scorcher in the forecast, celebrate the summer heat with a promotion. Just keep it simple. You don't need tons of preparation… flyers, e-mail blasts or even text messages to customers are a great and inexpensive way to increase awareness and revenue.
Show Support for a Cause
Supporting a cause you care about can be both charitable and savvy. Donating to a charity event, raffling off your product or service, or serving as a drop-off location for a community drive allows you to assist with something you care about, encourage goodwill, and get your business's name out there among both your community's movers and shakers and the general population.
Maintain an Active Social Media Presence
In today's world, social media is a must. Using Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Instagram and other social media networks can be an inexpensive and highly effective way to generate more visibility for your brand. However, it only works if you use it wisely. Make sure that you are providing fresh, reliable content that generates both interest and trust. Think of social media like a conversation with your customers. If you want to keep your audience listening, you need to stay engaged yourself.
When it comes to marketing, the bottom line is that you don't have to be a marketing professional to get the word out about your business. Utilizing a combination of these do-it-yourself tips is a great way to increase visibility and build your customer base.
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By George Anderson / 216digital
Since 2002, Mobile Home Parts Store has offered the largest online selection of products for all types of mobile home improvement projects. Based in Laurinburg, North Carolina, its founder, Pate Peele, turned his experience in selling mobile homes and his valuable relationships with mobile home parts distributors into a thriving retail business.
Initially, Mobile Home Parts Store sold out of a small brick-and-mortar establishment in Laurinburg. But Pate had a vision. As his son, Tim Peele, puts it, "My dad knew that the Internet was the future of business." Pate decided to take his business online, knowing he could reach a larger market. It was 2002, and e-commerce was still a relatively new field. But Pate bought web development software and taught himself HTML to get the site up and running. Tim remembers the dedication that his father showed in launching his e-commerce store. "My dad would stay up until four in the morning working on the site," Tim says. "It was pretty wild."
Pate brought Tim into the business early on, working side-by-side for many years before Tim took the reins as head of the company. Under his leadership, Mobile Home Parts Store has continued to adapt to a changing economy and a changing e-commerce landscape.
Mobile Home Parts Store was already using Authorize.Net for seamless and secure payment processing. But as the business continued to grow, it needed a new, mobile-responsive, e-commerce website. And it also needed something else: a secure way to store sensitive customer information with Authorize.Net. As Tim remembers, "Customers had to re-enter their credit card every time they wanted to make a purchase. It was pretty annoying."
Tim knew that storing customer information would provide a quicker checkout process, but providing that experience to customers would require significant updates to their e-commerce site. Mobile Home Parts Store had worked for years with 216digital, Inc., a digital marketing, design, and development agency in Cleveland, OH. 216digital had helped Tim with competitive marketing, website design, and custom e-commerce functionality so it was the first place Tim turned to for help.
Though Mobile Home Parts Store had used Authorize.Net since 2002, it needed to integrate the Authorize.Net Customer Information Manager (CIM) into its e-commerce store to begin storing customer information. "The site was using the Miva shopping cart platform with a pre-built module to handle a standard Authorize.Net integration," said Greg McNeil, CEO and Founder of 216digital. "We leveraged our expertise developing for the Miva shopping cart to design a custom CIM integration for the new e-commerce store."
"They really nailed it," says Tim of the new site design from 216digital. After the new site with CIM launched, returning customers could easily store their credit cards on file. As Tim put it, "I have quite a few repeat customers who buy monthly or even weekly. It's just easier for them to pop on the computer, buy what they need, and be done. It's a huge help and a huge convenience. If I was a repeat buyer, I would want that feature."
With the launch of the new site, Mobile Home Parts Store saw an immediate increase in their e-commerce conversion rate. Repeat customers could now store their credit card information securely, and checkout became a breeze. In the first five days of the new site, Mobile Home Parts Store saw a huge rise in its e-commerce conversion rate: 66.39% for desktop, 56.08% for mobile, and an incredible 133.48% for tablets.
Authorize.Net's CIM has become a critical piece of the e-commerce puzzle for Mobile Home Parts Store, and 216digital's integration of this custom functionality is an invaluable asset. Combined with a mobile-responsive redesign, the CIM integration has produced an intelligent, secure e-commerce experience for Mobile Home Parts Store's customers – an investment that offers tangible returns.
For custom Authorize.Net integrations and ecommerce development services, email the 216digital team email@example.com or call (216) 505-4400.
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Cashflow is important to any business, but it's especially crucial for small businesses that typically have less working capital to run their business with.
All too often, small business owners focus so much on sales that they let things slide in regards to getting paid on time. Increase the odds of being paid promptly with these simple tips.
1. Invoice Promptly and Effectively
Generate and send invoices immediately after goods or services are rendered. Use courteous language in your invoices, and make sure that they are formatted to your clients' liking. For example, do they require purchase order numbers, EINs or other information to remit payment promptly?
2. Follow Up
If possible, set it up so that late payment reminders are sent automatically. Otherwise, set up a system to ensure that late invoices are followed up on consistently. At the absolute minimum, monthly or bi-monthly statements should be mailed to all accounts that owe money to your business.
3. Consider Contracts
Depending on the nature of your business, you might consider having clients sign contracts before providing any goods or services. Use the contract to specify your expectations regarding payments, including when they are expected and how much should be remitted.
4. Accept Electronic Payments
It may cost money to set up, but having the ability to accept electronic payments is a terrific way to encourage prompt remittance. Also, if your business requires recurring payments from customers, setting up Automated Recurring Billing using Authorize.Net is a great way to ensure prompt bi-weekly or monthly payments. Plus it's free with your Authorize.Net account.
5. Offer Early Payment Incentives
Incentivize clients to pay invoices early by offering discounts. For example, you can permit a client to reduce their payment by an agreed-upon percentage as long as it is received within 20 days instead of 30.
6. Small business funding
At Authorize.Net we know how important it is for you to have the capital that you need to grow your business. That's why we have partnered with Kabbage, a leader in funding for businesses. If you're an Authorize.Net merchant, you may qualify for up to $100,000 in funds*. To learn more, simply visit Kabbage and complete the one-page online application. Your funds can be available in minutes.
Using these tips, you can receive payments quicker and increase your working cash flow to help run your business more successfully.
Portland, Maine business owner Leigh Kellis of The Holy Donut shares her small business advice and how in only three years she went from selling one dozen donuts a day to one million donuts a year!
How did you come up with the idea for your amazing tasting, yet healthier donut?
The idea for The Holy Donut grew organically out of a craving I had for some deeply satisfying yet healthy comfort food – specifically, a donut. I wanted a donut made with fresh ingredients that I could feel good about eating. Since I couldn't find what I was looking for, I decided to create it myself. The (not-so) secret ingredient: fresh Maine potatoes gives the donuts a delicious moist texture that makes them just melt in your mouth.
How did you break into the market and start selling your new product?
Once I realized I had a product I felt confident that other people would enjoy as well, I contacted Coffee by Design and they immediately agreed to buy a dozen each day to resell.
How did you grow the business from there?
It was all about perseverance. I continued to pound the pavement with my samples and within a year I had a wholesale donut business on my hands! I was soon producing 40 dozen donuts a week. I was so busy making donuts that my father jumped in to help. For five months he would arrive every day at 6 a.m. to pick up that day's deliveries. I made every donut by hand, cooking them four at a time in a small fryolator. My wholesale business grew to 100 dozen donuts a week working out of a small shared commercial kitchen space.
Did you always see your business as a wholesale business or did you have the goal
of opening up your own donut shop?
I definitely wanted to move beyond wholesale and open a real donut shop– that was my dream.
We were lucky to find a great space in Portland, Maine, and The Holy Donut officially opened for business in March 2012. In the beginning it was just me, my father and one employee. Our customers loved us and our donuts and we grew so quickly that we had to learn how to upscale in a massive way while keeping the same homemade product. We opened a second location in October 2013. In just over three years we have grown to 35 employees, and now make one million donuts a year.
What would your business advice be based on what you have learned along the way?
It's all about treating customers well, using the best quality ingredients and most importantly making a product that I love and feel good about eating and offering to our customers! Donuts and life are meant to be enjoyed!
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Authorize.Net merchant, Mike Engberson of UtahMountainBiking.com, not only fixes and sells bikes, he shares a passion with his customers—he's an avid mountain biker who races most Saturdays on the epic trails of Utah.
What's Mike's small business advice? "It's all about our customers. When I fix a bike for a customer, I have to ensure the job is done right. I personally work on every bike that enters my shop. It's all about personal care and safety."
"We also feel it's important to support the community, so we're not just a bike shop. UtahMountainBiking.com is Utah's #1 source for mountain biking, offering race info, trail reviews, bike news and even tips on how to care for and repair your own bike, so customers are prepared if they break down on a trail."
"Authorize.Net helps us so we can accept credit cards from everywhere—in the shop, online and even at bike races and events with a mobile app and card reader. The service is an integral part of our business."
Check out Utah Mountain Biking at UtahMountainBiking.com.


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Who would have thought a simple bean could do so much? Heirloom bean expert Steve Sando provides descriptions of the many varieties now available, from Scarlet Runners to the spotted Eye of the Tiger beans. Nearly 90 recipes in the book will entice readers to cook up bowls of heartwarming Risotto and Cranberry Beans with Pancetta, or Caribbean Black Bean Soup. Close-up photos of the beans make them easy to identify. Packed with protein, fiber, and vitamins, these little treasures are the perfect addition to any meal.
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- Genre: Cooking + Food + Wine
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- Pages: 180
- Language: English
- Release Date: September 1, 2008
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Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases / Edition 12by Fred R. David
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Pub. Date: 03/13/2008
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Fred R. David's revision of his popular text gives students of all levels a thorough and interesting introduction to strategic management one that will show you the value and the excitement of the field. Now with a greater emphasis on the use of technology and international strategic management, this eighth edition includes fascinating new cases, a useful model, handy matrices, and much more:
- A new box on e-commerce appears in every chapter
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FRIDAY FUNNY: This Is Unacceptable! | Facility Executive - Creating Intelligent Buildings
A survey conducted by OfficeTeam reveals some interesting reasons people have left their jobs.
FRIDAY FUNNY: This Is Unacceptable!
A recent survey conducted by OfficeTeam, a staffing service specializing in skilled administrative workers, reveals some wacky reasons managers have been given by former employees handing in their notice. From unacceptable building conditions to following a dream to attending to short-term desires, some of the motivations for having left a job indicate not everyone is worried about holding onto employment in this challenging economy.
Developed by OfficeTeam, the survey was conducted by an independent research firm and is based on telephone interviews with more than 1,300 senior managers at companies with 20 or more employees in the U.S. and Canada.
Have you ever had an employee at your organization leave due to any of the following conditions?
- "A person quit because he hated the carpet."
- "One worker did not like the colors of the walls."
- "The employee quit because the office building was unattractive."
- "Someone felt the lobby area was too small."
- "She hated the lighting in the building."
Meanwhile, other respondents had suffered from sensory overload:
- "He quit because he didn't like the way the office smelled."
- "One employee didn't enjoy the cafeteria food."
- "An individual did not like the sound of file cabinets being slammed."
Other reasons given by survey respondents include:
- "Someone left because her boss lost the dog she had given him."
- "Our employee said he was joining the circus."
- "One person left because she lost her cell phone too many times at work."
- "We had someone quit to participate in a reality show."
- "An employee said it was his routine to change jobs every six months."
Some individuals simply had to follow their true calling:
- "One worker left to become an apple farmer."
- "A staff member quit to climb Mount Everest."
- "There was an individual who left to play the trombone."
- "An employee wanted to enter a beauty contest."
- "One worker quit to join a rock band."
Other reasons the employers surveyed had heard from former employees include:
- "A guy said he was making too much money and didn't feel he was worth it."
- "One person left because she didn't want to work so hard."
- "An individual said he was bored."
- "Someone quit because she was going to live off her trust fund."
- "An employee said work was getting in the way of having fun."
- "A person quit because informal dress was not allowed."
- "The worker told us he just couldn't get up in the morning."
And finally, these shortsighted workers gave notice when a day off might have sufficed:
- "One person quit to watch a soccer tournament."
- "We had someone leave because he had to stay home to feed his dog."
- "An employee left because he wanted to watch a movie with his girlfriend during work hours."
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This time last year, I was wrapping up my book Edible Paradise. Being in the company of a cornucopia of black and white fruits and vegetables all day was no easy feat. When the ladybugs I was drawing started to converse among themselves, the countdown to happy hour couldn't go by quickly enough. But I look back fondly at those months of pure dedication and inspiration although I couldn't walk down the produce isle without cringing just a little bit.
One year later, my love of the edible plant world has grown stronger than ever. But by making this book, I can now identify a fruit tree just by its leaves and can also point out edible weeds in the wild. But the most exciting thing of all is that Edible Paradise has been edited into 7 languages and counting!
So if you haven't picked it up already, it's a perfect way to ease into the lazy Summer days ahead. And please leave an Amazon review to feed the algorithm and help spread the word. And if the ladybugs start to talk among themselves, you've been coloring too hard.
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The game starts off with a similar structure to Onimusha 3 -- fitting, considering both games come from the same man in charge, Keiji Inafune -- as you swap back and forth between two main characters, showing two different angles of the story. In Shadow of Rome's case, that split is between Agrippa, the beefy soldier who can pound through walls of enemies, and Octavius, Agrippa's dainty, stealthy friend.
You start out as Agrippa, and the game eases you into the action by placing you in an arena with plenty of weapons around, teaching you to do things like block and avoid long-range attacks from arrows before you get into heated battles. As you make your way through a few different locations, you'll travel through forests where you have to learn to chop down trees in the middle of your path and throw your weapons to attack bow-and-arrow-firing enemies from above. Because of Agrippa's size and strength, the majority of his time over the first couple hours is spent using melee attacks with different swords and axes. Due to the slow speed of attack for certain weapons, you have to be careful where you attack enemies from, as you may miss if you're not careful, and then you'll have a long waiting period in front of you before you recover and can attack again. So it's important to pick your weapons and attacks wisely.
A short distance into Agrippa's adventure, you'll come across the first boss fight in the game against Barca, a giant beast of a man who's hard to tell is even human before you defeat him. While not a terribly difficult fight if you keep moving around, it's more entertaining than a standard hit, run away, hit, run away fight because your allies will help you out as they fight alongside you. Even if they die, a new soldier will be sent in to help, so you'll never be alone in the battle for more than a few seconds.
Octavius' segments in the first two hours are a bit more solitary, as his quest seems to be focused on a combination of stealth and adventure game elements. At first, you have to find your way around by asking people questions and figuring out what's going on. Once you get deeper into the adventure, though, you'll come across a guard standing in front of a building who you have to trick into leaving so you can enter the building. This involves selecting from various text options, and while the options stay the same no matter how many times you walk up to the guard, the game does a good job of giving you sensible choices so you can make your way through without too much guesswork.
In the first significant test of Octavius' stealth abilities, he has to sneak past a large number of guards in a building with narrow hallways. Given the time period, there are no gadgets or radar to help him out, but the free roaming camera and easy to use crouching controls help from making it too difficult. We have yet to see what the main gameplay mechanic will be for these types of situations; right now, it seems to be hugging the walls and look carefully around corners, which can be fun, but we hope Octavius learns a few additional techniques as well.
While it's too early to call Shadow of Rome based on the time we've spent with it (we haven't seen enough of the stealth missions to see if those will work to the game's benefit), the graphics look extremely nice -- again, much in the style of Onimusha 3 -- and the story seems to be headed in the right direction. We'll be back with more on the game soon.
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In U.S. patent application No. 451,505, filed Dec. 20, 1982 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,487,574, and assigned to the assignee of the present invention, there is described a photoflash lamp unit utilizing a radiant energy responsive switching device which operates in the same general manner as herein described. The chemical composition for said switching device is also generally similar to that for the present switching device which represents an improvement therein.
Flashlamp units employing solid state switching devices to fire a plurality of flashlamps individually and in sequence are well-known. In U.S. Pat. No. 3,458,270 there is disclosed such a switching arrangement having switch devices of silver oxide adhesively bonded to the substrate of an electrical circuit with an organic polymer binder. The particular flashlamps employed are further depicted to be of the low voltage type which upon battery ignition convert the switch devices in the electrical circuit to a "low ohmic" condition. The organic binder in the switch material composition is said to produce a chain of reduction and oxidation reactions with the silver oxide which occurs simultaneously and exothermally in converting to a metallic silver state.
The conversion of silver oxide to metallic silver as a switching device in a photoflash unit is also well-known for use in the same manner with high voltage type flashlamps. For example, in a more recently issued U.S. Pat. No. 3,990,833, assigned to the assignee of the present invention, there is disclosed a switch material composition having silver oxide mixed with a carbon containing silver salt and a humidity resistant organic polymer binder which is converted by the radiant energy provided when a joining flashlamp is fired to metallic silver having a relatively low electrical resistance. The use of silver oxide as the sole silver source in the switching material composition is said to be objectionable for said type photoflash unit as being overly sensitive and proves to react too vigorously during conversion. That is, the silver oxide converts too vigorously and damages the circuitboard or the electrical circuit. Since the continuity of the electrical circuit to the next unfired flashlamp is also likely to be destroyed by such action, a carbon containing silver salt is mixed in the switch material composition to reduce this overall problem. In so doing, the electrical resistance of the converted switch is said to be in the range 0.1-10 ohms.
In the above referenced Ser. No. 451,505 application there is described a radiant energy responsive switch composition adapted for use in a low voltage firing circuit by exhibiting an electrical resistance not exceeding about 0.3 ohms after conversion. Said switch composition employs in weight percent approximately 51-72% silver oxide, approximately 20-36% powdered metal exhibiting thermal and electrical conductivity which does not react exothermally with silver oxide and approximately 8-13% organic polymer binder. In the preferred material composition, a composite organic polymer binder is employed wherein 3-6 weight percent of a first organic polymer binder, such as ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, serves as a fuel undergoing combustion for chemical reduction of the silver oxide component while a second organic polymer, such as black phenolic resin, makes up the remaining 5-7 weight percent to maintain continued adhesion of the converted switch to the circuitboard member. The preferred powdered metal in said switch composition is copper metal which is said to retain sufficient electrical resistance in the switching device before conversion to the electrically conductive state. The preferred method of applying said switch composition to the circuitboard is said to be silk screening from an organic liquid suspension whereby the material is deposited across a pair of spaced apart terminals in the electrical circuit.
Certain reliability problems have been experienced with the above described preferred switch composition due to some lack of operational sensitivity and storage stability of the liquid suspension during product manufacture. Only partial switch conversions have been experienced as the result of variable amounts of radiation being emitted from the associated flashlamps and which has further limited the product design by requiring close physical proximity of each switch to the actuating flashlamp. Moreover, a partially converted switch can produce higher circuit resistance leading to out of sequence flashing or failure of the flashlamps to flash. While increasing the proportion of copper metal powder in the switch composition was found to increase sensitivity of the switching device to a more complete conversion, such change also undesirably lowered the electrical resistance in the unconverted device below the minimum 1,000 volt level. Storage stability of the liquid switch suspension was found to be caused by partial solubility of the phenolic resin component in the organic solvent which produced viscosity variation leading to non-uniform switching devices being deposited therefrom as well as further loss in conversion sensitivity by coating the silver oxide particulates with a barrier layer.
A need still remains therefore for these switches to exhibit higher sensitivity in operation along with greater reliability in manufacture. Any modification of the switch material composition to accomplish these results must further remain stable under conditions of elevated temperature and high humidity by reason of experiencing such conditions during storage and use.
It is, therefore, an important object of the present invention to provide an improved photoflash unit using this type switching arrangement which is both converted more reliably and remains stable under conditions of manufacture as well as thereafter when the product is exposed to high temperature and high humidity. It has now been discovered that all of the foregoing objectives are achieved by modifying the previous switch material composition in a particular manner which further promotes chemical conversion of the silver oxide component. To promote said more complete conversion, the ratio of organic polymer binder serving as a fuel to the siler oxide does not exceed about 5:100 which precludes any quenching effect upon the thermochemical reaction. The level of the second organic polymer binder in said switch material composition is also reduced for the same purpose and a soluble thermoplastic polyhydroxyether substituted for the phenolic resin previously employed to avoid the other problems mentioned above which are caused with said binder. A still further critical change made in the presently improved switch material composition is replacement of the powdered copper metal component with a particular oxidized form of copper metal particulate. A useful oxidation treatment can be carried out with a simple air bake of said metal particulates at conditions producing an approximate six percent weight gain, such as by heating at 200� C. for about thirty minutes. This treatment increases the electrical resistance of the switching device before conversion to acceptable levels of 1000 ohms or greater while further enhancing switch sensitivity through lower electrical resistance after the switch has been converted to the conductive state. This latter surprising result can be achieved with oxidation of copper flake metal which further improves heat conduction within the switch device as compared with even oxidized copper metal powder in order to help propogate the thermochemical conversion of silver oxide.
A suitable radiant energy responsive switch material composition satisfying all of the foregoing objectives comprises in weight percent approximately 55-65% silver oxide, approximately 20-30% oxidized copper metal particulates, approximately 1-3% of an organic polymer binder serving as a fuel during conversion of the silver oxide, and approximately 1-3% of a soluble thermoplastic polyhydroxyether polymer binder. Up to about 2% by weight of a conversion inhibitor for the silver oxide such as benzotriazole or a commercial waterproofing agent such as Reomet #38 is also added optionally to the switch material composition for improved humidity resistance after the switching devices have been deposited on the circuitboard. In applying switches to the circuitboard between the electrical terminals, conventional coating techniques may be used which require the presence of an organic diluent or solvent. A particularly useful solvent commercially available is butyl cellosolve acetate which entirely dissolves the preferred polyhydroxyether binder component being used and which is sold by Union Carbide as PKHC phenoxy resin. The material for deposition is formed by mixing the switch material components together with the solvent to form a slurry. This may be applied across the terminals for each switch by conventional means such as a thin coating preferably by silk screening techniques.
FIG. 1 is an elevation view of a prior art photoflash lamp of the all-glass type which can be used in a photoflash unit according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an electrical schematic diagram of a preferred firing circuit embodying improved switching devices of the present invention; and
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view through a single switch device and the connecting terminals for a circuitboard member utilizing the schematic circuit depicted in FIG. 2.
Referring now to FIG. 1, there is shown a representative all-glass type flashlamp of the prior art such as more fully disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,982,119; 3,188,162; or 3,304,750, all assigned to the assignee of the present invention. The lamp comprises a tubular glass wall indicated at 1 with said wall forming part of the hermetically sealed envelope enclosing the operating parts of the lamp. The stem press base, indicated at 2, seals one end of the lamp and provides electrical contact means and handling means while an exhaust tip 3 has been provided and closed at the other end of the lamp. The inlead wires 6 pass through the stem press base 2 and are preferably joined by a glass bead 7 within the lamp envelope which holds them rigidly. The inner ends of the inleads are coated with a photoflash primer 8 and have an electrical filament 9 connecting them to provide the ignition means for said lamp. A filling of filamentary combustible material 10 is provided within the lamp envelope along with a combustion supporting atmosphere, such as oxygen, at above atmospheric pressure to provide the source of lamp illumination when actuated with an electrical firing pulse, from a low voltage firing circuit, of about 4 volts intensity.
In FIG. 2, a plurality of said electrically fired photoflash lamps 12a, 12b, 12c and 12d are provided in a flashlamp unit which is provided with a pair of electrical terminals 11a and 11b for connection respectively to a conventional source of low voltage such as a battery (not shown). The circuit terminal 11b is connected electrically to a lead-in wire of each of the flashlamps 12a through 12d. The circuit terminal 11a is connected electrically to the other lead-in wire of lamp 12a. Normally open radiation switches 13a, 13b and 13c are respectively connected in electrical series between the other lead-in wires of lamps 12b, 12c and 12d and the circuit terminal 11a, and are respectively positioned sufficiently near the lamps 12a, 12b and 12c to receive sufficient light and/or heat radiation therefrom when flashed so as to become converted to the low resistance or on condition thereby connecting the array terminal 11a to the next lamp to be flashed. The lamps are open circuits or have a high impedance across their lead-in wires after flashing.
FIG. 3 shows an enlarged cross-section of a typical switch device which can be employed in the above described lamp firing circuit. More particularly, a switch terminal pair 14 and 15 are mounted on circuitboard member 16. Said radiation switch 17 is applied to the circuitboard 16 as a coating in electrical contact with the terminals 14 and 15. Accordingly, each radiation switch upon receiving heat and/or light radiation from the adjacent lamp when it is flashed, changes from an open circuit of high resistance to a closed circuit of low resistance, thereby electrically connecting the switch terminals embedded therein so as to enable flashing of the next lamp in the sequence.
The present improvement resides in discovery that a suitable material for preparing said radiation switches has the above defined switch material composition in order to more reliably convert when exposed to the heat radiated from the lamp to a low electrical resistance in the approximate range 0.03-0.3 ohms and which does not convert spuriously or with such vigorous action to produce a discontinuity in the associated electrical circuit. Accordingly, it is required that no "blow-off" of the switch device takes place during its thermochemical conversion and that the converted mass of silver metal remains adhesively bonded to the support member for the electrical circuit. An especially preferred switch material composition exhibiting all the foregoing desired characteristics comprises in weight percent 65% silver oxide, 29% oxidized copper flake, 2.6 ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, 2.9% polyhydroxyether resin, and 0.5% conversion inhibitor. For added humidity resistance of the deposited switch device, it is also preferred to rinse the silver oxide used in said switch material with a liquid solution of the selected conversion inhibitor.
To still further demonstrate the nature and extent of the present improvement with respect to the desired sensitivity of switch operation, circuitboard members utilizing the general electrical circuit and switch device pattern described above in connection with FIGS. 2-3 were tested. The test evaluation compared the incidence of lamp failure to flash in the desired sequence between the above described preferred switch composition and the commercial embodiment of a switch composition made in accordance with the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 4,487,574. The particular photoflash lamp units tested in this manner each included paired low voltage type flashlamps, an electrical circuit into which said lamps are arranged to fire individually and in sequence, with the switching devices being located external of the lamps and forming part of the electrical circuit, said switching devices being located adjacent said lamps and disposed to receive radiant energy emitted from said adjacent lamps, and said photoflash lamp unit being further characterized by the flashlamps being actuated with a 4 volt firing pulse. An average 0.55% defect rate was experienced whereby the commercial switch devices only partially converted as compared with no defects attributable to partial conversion being experienced for the presently improved switch composition. Still further tests were conducted demonstrating the increased conversion sensitivity realized in accordance with the present invention. Specifically, when the test switches were actuated with approximately 50% of the radiant energy being removed from the actuating flashlamps by optical filtering means, it was found that the electrical resistance across the present switching devices after conversion was considerably lower than measured upon the converted commercial switching devices.
It will be apparent from the foregoing description that various modifications may be made in the above disclosed photoflash unit embodiments without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention. For example it is not essential that the switch devices be deposited directly on the printed circuitboard or operated only in conjunction with the number or type of flashlamps specifically disclosed. It is intended to limit the present invention, therefore, only by the scope of the following claims.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Feb 23, 1968
|Apr 14, 1970
|Gen Electric
|Photoflash lamp
|Sep 29, 1975
|Nov 9, 1976
|General Electric Company
|Switching devices for photoflash unit
|Mar 15, 1976
|Aug 30, 1977
|General Electric Company
|Voltage responsive switches and methods of making
|Jul 6, 1976
|Dec 20, 1977
|General Electric Company
|Last-flash indicator for photoflash array
|May 21, 1979
|Nov 10, 1981
|General Electric Company
|Switching devices for photoflash unit
|Jun 6, 1980
|Apr 13, 1982
|Gte Products Corporation
|Photoflash array with selective pairing of lamps and switching of common circuit
|Aug 13, 1981
|Apr 12, 1983
|Gte Products Corporation
|Photoflash switching array and fabrication utilizing silver-oxide coated solids
|Apr 13, 1981
|Jun 14, 1983
|Gte Products Corporation
|Sequential photoflash array and fabrication employing radiation-activated switches
|Dec 20, 1982
|Dec 11, 1984
|General Electric Company
|Switching device for photoflash unit
|U.S. Classification
|431/359, 252/512, 338/15, 338/215, 252/519.33, 252/519.32, 362/6, 362/15, 252/514
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Feb 25, 1983
Owner name: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY A CORP OF N.Y.
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Effective date: 19830221
|Jun 20, 1989
|Maintenance fee reminder mailed
|Nov 19, 1989
|Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
|Feb 6, 1990
|Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee
Effective date: 19891119


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