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TRG Customer Solutions, Inc. d/b/a IBEX Global, and its operating groups, subsidiaries and divisions within the European Union, (the "Company") are committed to protecting the privacy and security of Personal Data and/or personal data ("Personal Data") of prospective, current and former employees ("Employees"). The Company collects, processes, and transfers Personal Data of Employees in connection with its human resources activities. The Company is s committed to complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation , effective May 25, 2018; and all data protection laws, labor laws, and collective agreements in the countries in which it employs employees and does business regarding Employees' Personal Data . All questions, concerns, or complaints should be directed to the Company's Director of Security and Compliance by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
"Personal data," means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person, but only to the extent such personal data pertain residents of the European Economic Area (EEA) or are otherwise subject to the GDPR.
"Personal data breach,", means any breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to Personal Data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed.
"Process" or "processing" means any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Data or on sets of Personal Data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
"Special personal data," includes, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning health, data concerning sex life or sexual orientation of an individual, and data relating to criminal convictions and offenses.
"Criminal records data" means information about an individual's criminal convictions and offences, and information relating to criminal allegations and proceedings.
Data Privacy Principles
The Company complies with the following data privacy principles with respect to personal data:
The Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
The Company processes the following personal dta regarding Employees for the following purposes and based upon the following legal bases in furtherance of its human resources activities.
Recipients of Personal Data
Personal Data may be disclosed as follows:
Employee Data Subject Rights
Employees, as a data subjects, have the following rights regarding their Personal Data:
Data Security
The Company takes the security of HR-related personal data seriously. The Company has internal policies and technical measures in place to protect personal data against loss, accidental destruction, misuse or disclosure. Such internal policies and technical measures include:
Impact Assessments
Some of the Processing that the Company carries out may result in risks to privacy. Where Processing would result in a high risk to individual's rights and freedoms, the Company will carry out a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) to determine the necessity and proportionality of processing. The DPIA will consider the purposes for which the activity is carried out, the risks for individuals and the measures that can be put in place to mitigate those risks.
Data Breach Notification
If the Company discovers that there has been a breach of HR-related Personal Data that poses a risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals, it will report such breach to the appropriate data protection authority within 72 hours of discovery. The Company will record all data breaches regardless of their effect.
If the breach is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals, the Company will notify affected individuals that there has been a breach and provide them with information about its likely consequences and the mitigation measures it has taken.
International data transfers
The Company has certified that it complies with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks (Privacy Shield) as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of Personal Data transferred to the U.S. from the EU and Switzerland, respectively. This certification covers the following Company entities:
Individual responsibilities
Individuals are responsible for helping the organisation keep their personal data up to date. Individuals should let the organisation know if data provided to the organisation changes, for example if an individual moves house or changes his/her bank details. Individuals may have access to the personal data of other individuals [and of our customers and clients] in the course of their [employment, contract, volunteer period, internship or apprenticeship]. Where this is the case, the organisation relies on individuals to help meet its data protection obligations to staff [and to customers and clients].
Individuals who have access to personal data are required:
The Company will provide training to all individuals about their data protection responsibilities as part of the induction process and at regular intervals thereafter. Individuals whose roles require regular access to personal data, or who are responsible for implementing this policy or responding to subject access requests under this policy, will receive additional training to help them understand their duties and how to comply with them.
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Questions or complaints regarding the processing of your Personal Data should be directed to your local HR representative. Additionally, complaints may be submitted pursuant to grievance procedures under applicable trade union contracts. If the inquiry cannot be answered or the complaint is not resolved locally, please direct the matter to our Director of Security and Compliance by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com
EU employees also have the right to lodge a complaint with the local or national data protection authority in the jurisdiction where you work. A listing of the EU Data Protection Authorities ("DPAs") is located at: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/article-29/structure/data-protection-authorities/index_en.htm
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What Personal Data We Collect and Process
The Company collects business contact and financial information from our business customers and vendors. We collect personal contact information, purchase information, and customer experience information from individuals who purchase products and services from our business customers.
How and Why We Process Personal Data
The Company processes personal information for the following purposes:
Interaction with Children
We do not collect personal data of and our websites do not target or provide content to children under the age of 16.
Cookies are small files that web servers place on a user's hard drive. The Company does not use "persistent cookies" or any other persistent tracking methods to collect personal information about visitors to its websites. Cookies serve several functions:
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Data Subject Rights of EU Residents
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International data transfers
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Mystic downtown snow removal in parking areas criticized
Mystic - As the snow fell on Friday, Jan. 3, a member of the Downtown Mystic Merchants association called the Groton Town Public Works Department to find out when the snow plowed into the parking spots along West Main Street would be removed.
"Not until Monday" was the response of the woman who answered the phone, according to Judy Hartley, the president of the merchants group.
Customers and tourists alike were unable to find parking over the weekend because of the snow-filled parking spots, a problem that did not exist in downtown Westerly and New London, said Hartley, who visited those two locations.
So on Jan. 8 she fired off a sharply worded letter to all members of the newly elected Groton Town Council looking for answers about who made the decision and why. The merchants also asked for the councilors' help so it does not happen again.
"It is a sad statement to our residents and visitors that Downtown Mystic which receives the most amount of visitors in the whole state can not clear snow from their parking spaces until several days after the snow stopped falling. This should be an embarrassment the Town quickly remedies," Hartley wrote.
A week after she emailed the letter, Hartley said several councilors have called and emailed her offering their assistance and willingness to meet with the merchants to discuss the snow removal issue and any other concerns they have. One even offered to help shovel. Hartley said she will invite them to an upcoming merchants meeting.
"The response from the new council has been a great," she said Tuesday. "As soon as they received the letter, they were rapid to respond."
She added in her letter that merchants are seeking help from the newly elected council "because our efforts with Town Administration and past Councils have been futile."
Hartley said while merchants are vigilant about clearing snow from their sidewalks, they do not believe they should have to shovel snow from parking spots on the street. "There's lot of people who are trying to get to the bottom of this issue to make sure it doesn't happen again," she said.
Town Manager Mark Oefinger could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
In her letter, Hartley explained that while the state Department of Transportation does an acceptable job clearing West Main Street, a state road, it does not clear the snow from the parking spaces. That job, she said, is handled by the town's public works department.
"As has happened with every snow storm since the creation of the Downtown Streetscape, this removal of snow to clear the parking spaces did not take place until three days after the storm passed. That resulted with a weekend of no availability for anyone to park downtown on the street. Although this is our slow season we still have to pay rent. Since almost all of our business is conducted on weekends this time of year, we were once again compromised by the Town's inability to clear snow from downtown Mystic," she wrote.
She then asked several questions she said the council needs to address.
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" We are all still fighting to regain what we had prior to the streetscape project. The current problem with uncleared parking spaces continues our plight," she wrote. "Must the Downtown Mystic Merchants always pay the price for poor planning and execution of Town projects and their subsequent inability to maintain what other communities handle efficiently?"
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Retirement plan sponsors and consultants up on the latest ideas about best practices in defined contribution (DC) plans may have support for plan design reform from an unexpected source: plan participants themselves.
The notion that the two groups are not far apart on some innovative retirement plan changes is borne out in a new survey of 1,000 current or past participants in a 401(k) plan carried out by Greenwich Associates on behalf of Northern Trust, which administers some $222 billion in DC assets.
The study, "The Path Forward: The Ideal DC Plan May Be Closer Than You Think," is part of an annual research series that normally takes account of expert opinion — the views of plan sponsors or consultants. The current study, however, looks at plan design from the public's perspective.
"This year, we hit the pause key on soliciting plan sponsor feedback, to find out where participants concur — and differ — with those who are responsible for designing and overseeing their DC retirement programs," said Jim Danaher, managing director of defined contribution solutions at Northern Trust, in a news release.
"The results are encouraging, because they indicate that participants would accept limits on longstanding DC plan features such as daily liquidity or taking loans if the reforms could lead to improved savings rates, investment returns and retirement outcomes," Danaher continued.
Indeed, best practices that might foster greater focus on the long term may not be an area of disagreement between plan sponsors and participants. The study says that plan participant behavior may belie the belief that plan participants want the ability to make daily portfolio changes.
The survey found that while a majority — 56% of participants — say the ability to change their investment mix is important, a far larger percentage, 91%, say they would be willing to sacrifice daily access to their account if doing so would offer greater return potential.
"What participants do supports what they say: many participants do not access their accounts regularly despite having daily access," the report states. It adds that 51% of those surveyed hadn't changed their investment mix for at least 2 months, "including many who haven't made a change in two or three years."
The Northern Trust report advocates that plan sponsors consider "premixed portfolios with less liquid investments that have greater long-term return potential," saying that since investment managers don't necessarily make daily changes in their investment mix, "why enable participants to change investments daily?"
Reached for clarification by ThinkAdvisor, Danaher had alternative investments in mind as examples of less liquid investments with increased return potential, specifying "strategies such as hedge funds or private equity that have typically been used in defined benefit plans."
A second significant plan design change involves the issue of leakage of retirement assets prior to retirement. Northern Trust says 91% of plan sponsors allow participants to take loans, assuming access to these funds is a condition of their participation in DC plans.
Yet the survey finds that 76% of participants have never taken a loan, 57% think only emergency expenses could justify such loans and only 13% consider taking a future loan. If, the report asks, participant borrowing has not dramatically increased even in hard economic times, why make 401(k) loans so easily available?
Northern Trust suggests that restricting such loans to financial hardship and limiting access to employee contributions alone (and not to employer contributions) will prevent leakage of assets needed for retirement and further narrow the distance between expert and mass opinion.
Other key areas where plan sponsors and participants are closer than one might have thought include investment selection and rollovers.
On the former, a majority of participants have no objection to being automatically re-enrolled (unless they opt-out) into a target-date fund from their current investment selection. Last year's survey showed that plan sponsors and consultants viewed premixed default options as a best practice for DC plans.
As to rollovers, the survey found that 51% of employees either rolled over their assets to a new employer's 401(k) plan or kept it in the old plan (vs. the 24% rolling over to an IRA, which may lack "fiduciary oversight and institutional pricing").
The willingness of plan participants to remain in 401(k)s, with some leakage of assets to IRAs, may mirror ambivalence among plan sponsors, who last year's survey showed have fiduciary liability concerns about keeping the assets after an employee leaves.
Northern Trust casts its lot with those favoring keeping the assets, and advocates counseling that would encourage "new hires to roll over their savings to, and participants who are leaving to keep their balances in, the plan."
The reason, Danaher says, is "the likelihood that participants will pay lower investment management fees through an institutional 401(k) than a retail-based rollover IRA."
Danaher says his firm's research is intended to aid clients of the Chicago-based firm:
"While Northern Trust does not administer defined contribution plans in the same sense as those firms who provide participant-level recordkeeping services, as a DC investment-only provider we continually advocate for plan design best-practice elements that we believe have the potential to produce better financial outcomes for participants at retirement," he says.
Check out 4 Big Changes to 401(k)s, IRAs in Obama's 2014 Budget on ThinkAdvisor.


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Developing a new and practical system to manage pig manure more efficiently, as a means to significantly reduce NH3 emissions and produce green energy.
Start-up courses designed specifically for new entrants to farming ensure a strong grounding in both agricultural and business principles in the Flanders region of Belgium.
The Flemish NSU organised a series of Learning Networks for LEADER meetings focussing on specific topics, in order to support the exchange of information, invite topic experts and improve LEADER and CLLD implementation.
An example of an initiative promoting energy efficiency that addresses climate change through targeted actions at grassroots level.
'Nos Oignons' is an association that supported the preparation and implementation of three RDP funded projects that promote social farming in Wallonia.
Construction of a new, versatile building consisting of a coworking space, a cultural hall and a tourist office, enhancing the services offered to the residents of a rural municipality.
Supporting vulnerable people and facilitating their re-integration into society through small volunteer jobs on local farms.
An educational peer-to-peer programme for farmers that are engaged into innovative practices, facilitated through participative techniques and scientific expertise.
A project offering training modules targeting bovine breeders to promote alternative methods to maintain healthy livestock and decrease the use of antibiotics


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Jolt Awards 2013: The Best Programmer Libraries, March 26, 2013 The best programmer libraries of the past year
Jolt Awards 2013: The Best Programmer Libraries
The world of add-on libraries is dominated by vendors of Windows controls, due in large part to the way that Microsoft has encouraged that market segment to grow. By encourage, I mean Microsoft has not directly competed with the vendors there. Unlike libraries in other ecosystems (notably Java), there is an expectation that developers will pay for this functionality, rather than rely on free, open-source alternatives. This dynamic has enabled some vendors to hire large contingents of developers to add new controls, expand the platforms they operate on, and refine their existing products. The results of their efforts show in the quality, but especially the breadth, of the offerings in this year's Jolt Awards for Libraries.
The judges evaluated the 30+ nominees and chose six finalists, which they then looked at in great depth. Their votes ranked these six products as follows: three finalists, two winners of the Productivity Award, and one winner of the Jolt Award. They are presented in that order here. It is important to note that in this category in particular, the offerings are so feature-laden and well-implemented that the competition was extremely close. Had any one judge changed his ballot even slightly, the winners would be in a very different order. Consequently, it's worth looking at all relevant products among these six when performing an evaluation.
The judges in this category were: Mike Riley, Gary Evans, Robert del Rossi, Scott Ambler, David Dossot, and me, Andrew Binstock.
Before we get to the winners, Dr. Dobb's would like to thank our Jolt sponsors: Rackspace for providing virtual machines for testing, and Safari Books Online for providing online access to innumerable texts and resources that helped us look up items we needed to check on.
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The conversion of DBF to SQL Express LocalDB database conversion using Full Convert is simple and has to do a few quick steps:
When we start Full Convert, you will notice a welcome panel with links for common tasks. Let"s start a new conversion.
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We will choose dBase and FoxPro (DBF) from the list of available database formats. Both dBase and FoxPro use DBF file format for their database table files.
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LEBANON, Maine — The two people arrested in connection to the 2nd Street shooting last week, which left a town man paralyzed from the waist down and fighting for his life, will be extradited to Maine following their arraignment in Dover, N.H. today.
LEBANON, Maine — The two people arrested in connection to the 2nd Street shooting last week, which left a town man paralyzed from the waist down and fighting for his life, will be extradited to Maine following their arraignment in Dover, N.H. today.
Ronald Bauer, 48, no confirmed address known, and Susan Gutierrez, 48, of Pine Street in Rochester, appeared in Dover Circuit Court this afternoon to answer to fugitive from justice charges, for allegedly fleeing from Maine to New Hampshire while knowing they have committed assault in Maine on Jan. 8.
Gutierrez, who was ordered $200,000 cash bail today, and Bauer, whose bail with Dover Circuit Court is pending, were each charged with elevated aggravated assault and hindering apprehension out of Maine, and will face those charges in Maine at a later date.
The two suspects were arrested Wednesday after a Maine State Police investigation into the shooting at 11 2nd Street in Lebanon on Jan. 8, in which 41-year-old Richard Potorski suffered from a bullet wound after returning home for lunch. Police allege that Bauer shot Potorski while committing a burglary, and that Gutierrez dropped Bauer off to the 2nd Street residence shortly before the shooting. After firing the weapon, the shooter used Potorski's Ford Explorer as a getaway car, which was later found abandoned at the Big Lots loading dock in Rochester, N.H., according to Maine State Police.
Strafford County Assistant Attorney Jennifer Chase said that inside the Lebanon home, Bauer demanded money from Potorski, who stated he didn't have any. Then, Bauer allegedly shot Potorski.
The bullet was fired from a close range, said Chase.
The single bullet is believed to have struck not only Potorski's shoulder and chest, but also his spine, said Chase. She said Potorski, who police say remains hospitalized at Maine Medical Center, is also struggling with pneumonia, and will be paraplegic for the rest of his life as a result of the bullet wound.
"Right now he's fighting for his life, they don't know if he's going to survive," said Chase after Bauer's arraignment.
Bauer and Gutierrez are also associated with a separate investigation by police involving a robbery. According to Chase, after the Jan. 8 shooting in Lebanon, Gutierrez is believed to have fled to Massachusetts with Bauer, who is being investigated in connection to a robbery of a pharmacy in Fall River, Mass. The robbery occurred after the Jan. 8 shooting. Chase said she could not provide further information on that investigation at this time, but said more details might be released to the public soon.
According to Maine State Police, Bauer and Gutierrez intended to burglarize Potorski's home "to feed their drug habit."
Chase said she had no information on whether Potorski knew the suspects, or what type of weapon was used. She could not comment on what, if anything, was taken from the 2nd Street home during the alleged burglary.
Bauer, said Chase, "has a significant New Hampshire (criminal) history," which dates back decades.
In 2009 in Strafford County, Bauer was convicted of felony possession of narcotic drugs, possession of a dangerous weapon, and possession of a controlled drug with intent to sell.
In 1992, he was convicted of burglary, two counts of witness tampering, and three counts of theft by unauthorized taking.
In 1984, Bauer was convicted of receiving stolen property and burglary.
Chase said Bauer had additional convictions for misdemeanor-level offenses.
Gutierrez, who moved to Rochester about a month ago, according to her statements during Thursday's arraignment, also has a history of drug-related charges.
In 2010, she was convicted in Rockingham County of unlawfully selling prescription drugs. In 2009, she was convicted of unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs in Maine.
During her arraignment, Gutierrez said she was disabled, and stated she could not remember the address of the Pine Street residence where she lives.
Gutierrez will appear in Dover Circuit Court again on Feb. 12, at 1 p.m., for a review of her case.
Bauer, who has $400,000 cash bail out of Maine, has a scheduled court date in Dover on Feb. 14, at 12:30 p.m.
Because Bauer was on probation or parole during the shooting incident on Jan. 8, he will likely be transferred to a state prison, either in New Hampshire or Maine, said Chase.


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NEW YORK (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez was speaking on a conference call.
"A huge debacle," he said. "Distasteful."
That was on Dec. 13, 2007, when he re-signed with the New York Yankees and was discussing his decision 1 1/2 months earlier to become a free agent.
Now those words describe how some in the team's front office feel about A-Rod's $275 million, 10-year contract.
Once considered a player who could shatter the career home run record, Rodriguez has transformed from All-Star to annoyance for some in the Yankees organization. He hasn't played a full season since he was voted his third AL MVP award in 2007, he's out for at least the first half of this year following hip surgery on Jan. 16 and now he's been accused of again receiving performance-enhancing drugs -- an allegation he denies.
Even before the charges were published Tuesday by the alternative weekly Miami New Times along with accusations against Melky Cabrera, Nelson Cruz, Gio Gonzalez, Bartolo Colon and Yasmani Grandal, some Yankees executives were wishing Rodriguez would just go away. Speaking on condition of anonymity because the team isn't publicly commenting on A-Rod's latest troubles, they revealed their frustration with the slugger.
And they have a big incentive for A-Rod to disappear. If he doesn't play again due to a career-ending injury, about 85 percent of the $114 million he's owed by the team would be covered by insurance, according to one of the executives who spoke on condition of anonymity.
New York also might be able to free itself from having the $27.5 million average annual value of Rodriguez's contract count in its luxury tax payroll in each of the next five seasons, a key factor as the Yankees try to get under the $189 million threshold in 2014.
If Rodriguez is on the disabled list, his contract is included. But if he's on the voluntary retired list, it would not be part of the total.
And if the Yankees fall under that $189 million benchmark, their luxury tax rate would drop from its current 50 percent to 17.5 percent for 2015. That would give them far more flexibility to pursue pitchers Clayton Kershaw, Felix Hernandez and Justin Verlander if they become free agents following the 2014 season.
New York is not likely to be able to void A-Rod's deal. Baseball's drug agreement between management and the players' association specifies the commissioner's office has all disciplinary authority for violations.
A-Rod's poor health, however, may provide the path to savings for the team.
While Rodriguez rebounded from right hip surgery in March 2009 to help the Yankees to their first World Series title since 2000, Dr. Bryan Kelly said recovery from his operation on A-Rod's left hip this month will be more complex if for no other reason than it receives more stress because Rodriguez hits right-handed.
Even before the latest kerfuffle, A-Rod seemed to have worn out his welcome.
Yankees management tired of spotting him on the gossip pages with Madonna, Kate Hudson, Cameron Diaz and Torrie Wilson. They bristled when he was seen with a stripper in Toronto, at a swingers' club in Dallas and at an illegal poker club in New York.
They made their displeasure public in 2010 when they said they never authorized Rodriguez to be treated by Dr. Anthony Galea, who said he prescribed anti-inflammatories to A-Rod following the first hip operation. Indicted in part for illegal possession of human growth hormone with intent to distribute, the Canadian doctor pleaded guilty in 2011 to one count of introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce with the intent to mislead a U.S. agency.
Then came last year's playoffs, when Rodriguez was benched in three of nine games and pinch hit for in three others. He flirted with girls in the stands after he was removed from the AL championship series opener against Detroit.
Rodriguez's 647 home runs are 115 shy of tying Barry Bonds' career record but he has totaled just 34 the last two seasons and his 38th birthday is in late July. He has averaged 119 games, 21 homers and 81 RBIs over the last three years.
Before and after most games, when media is allowed to enter the Yankees' clubhouse, Rodriguez spends little time at his locker in the back left of the oval room, not too far from the entrance to the inner sanctum that contains the players' lounge, steam room, sauna, rubdown room, weight room, trainer's room and swimming pool. He doesn't have one of the prestige locations flanking the back entrance, held by Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano, who took over the spot when Jorge Posada retired.
He has never been accepted by Yankees' fans the same way they adored Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada. And now, with his increasing tabloid notoriety and declining production, some of the team's executives have concluded he's more a handicap than a help as the team strives for World Series title No. 28.


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Lady Gaga postpones shows over injury that has left her immobile
NEW YORK -- Lady Gaga says she's "heartsick" to postpone four shows after sustaining an injury that's left her unable to walk.
A Tuesday news release says performances set for Feb. 13-14 in Chicago, Feb. 16 in Detroit and Feb. 17 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, have been postponed due to a case of synovitis, a severe joint inflammation.
Gaga took to Twitter to explain, saying she injured herself during a performance some time ago and her condition has worsened, leaving her immobile following Monday's concert in Montreal. She's been hiding the injury from her staff, but can no longer perform.
"I've been hiding a show injury and chronic pain for sometime now, over the last month it has worsened," she wrote. "I've been praying it would heal".
The remainder of the "Born This Way Ball" tour is expected to continue on schedule, beginning with a two-night stand in Philadelphia on Feb. 19-20. Makeup dates for the missed shows will be announced later.


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Let's get right to the bottom line: Technology costs money.
The cost plays a significant role in any new technology purchase that you may be considering. In many cases, it becomes the key criterion for selecting a technology solution. There are surveys conducted regularly that indicate what percentage of their revenue firms spend on technology, and advisors tend to compare themselves with the surveys to determine if their firm is spending the right amount. Perhaps you have heard other firms state that they are increasing their technology spending in the next year. Why would any firm commit to spending more money without defining their goals first? The reality is that so many variables can influence the technology expense line of a firm. So how should you evaluate the effectiveness of your firm's technology spending? How should you think about spending your next dollar on technology? The answers to both questions are straightforward—if you conduct your evaluation process properly.
The first place to start is with the technology solutions that your firm currently owns. How satisfied are you with the technology you have? Give your technology an overall satisfaction rating, then ask yourself if you are receiving the appropriate level of value with your current technology solutions. Rate your individual technology solutions on a scale of one to 10. The value rating is often the prime mover with new technology purchases.
Answering these two simple questions will give you a clear starting point and allow you to make sensible judgments about complex systems. For example, before you purchase an asset rebalancing solution, make sure you are satisfied with your current portfolio reporting solution, which will be a critical component in providing account data for the rebalancing process. The last thing that you want to do is pile new technology solutions on a product or platform that is not currently meeting your expectations. Be careful not to assume that the hottest new technology solution will make your existing technology products better. You may discover that your money is better spent on replacing a more essential solution before adding something new. Sometimes the best step for moving forward is to back up just a bit.
Another part of the evaluation takes into account how you view your overall technology expenses. Unlike your office rent, which is generally a consistent amount, your technology expenses should be analyzed in detail and on a regular basis. I often hear advisors make comments like: "I can't believe how much I'm now paying this technology company." The reality behind this comment is that the cost itself isn't really a surprise—most advisors know the terms of their contracts. Rather, it is the fact that they believe the cost is too high based on the current value they are getting out of their technology. Of course, the objective is to not let this happen. The best practice is to use the regular technology expense review process as the means to confirm you are continuing to receive the value you expect. No surprises and no buyer's remorse.
Getting the optimum value for your technology dollars also depends on how you execute your technology strategy. Advisors will often spend months and maybe even years evaluating their next technology purchase and then spend a small fraction of this time on the execution and rollout after they make the purchase. Then, unfortunately, this lack of attention and focus leads to disappointment, dissatisfaction and, ultimately, decreased return on the technology investment. Making a new technology purchase should be treated like signing up for running a marathon. Once you sign up, your training and preparation begins, but the actual race may be months away. Similarly, draft a well-defined technology implementation plan for any new technology purchase. In your plan, be sure to include items like training, testing and implementation goals, and retirement of your old technology if a system is being replaced. In the end, writing the check is perhaps the easiest part of the exercise.
Another important area to consider in evaluating your technology expenses is related to the employees of your firm. The actual dollars that you spend on technology might be low, but the true expense to your firm could be much higher due to the lower productivity of your staff. Too often, low productivity is easily overlooked and considered business-as-usual simply because advisors don't have a measurable starting point. For example, you might have avoided purchasing an industrial strength imaging system that offers productivity gains because you believed it was too expensive, but the time it takes for your employees to scan, file and retrieve documents may be significant compared to more efficient systems. The current productivity cost versus the potential productivity gains of your employees should always be included in any technology expense evaluation, for both existing and new technology considerations.
In reviewing the technology expense line of your firm, the most important question is not how much you are spending, but whether you are achieving the right level of satisfaction and value in return for your spending. Furthermore, as your technology expenses increase, the goal should be to ensure that you are seeing a similar or greater improvement in the scalability and productivity of your firm. Spending more money on technology does not necessarily yield a more efficient practice. However, with the right evaluation of your current solutions, you can deploy your additional spending in just the right places. So be very thoughtful, develop a strategic plan and remember to focus on execution for your technology expenses, no matter how much your firm plans to spend.


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Does anyone have the email address to send to these guys! I couldn't find it anywhere! Thanks!
Does anyone have the email address to send to these guys! I couldn't find it anywhere! Thanks!
"Better to live one year as a tiger, than a hundred as a sheep."
I emailed them months ago but never got a reply. I guess they still have read the message, though. I also mentioned that my friend would buy a Filmation soundtrack as well.
Hope this helps in the realisation of this project.
Awesome sticker included!
The way thing's are silent it looks like it wont be released...
Brings doom to MOTUC with cel accuracy.
Speaking about the music tracks I don't think we've ever discussed what the tunes in MOTU are called.
There are loads of great background tracks used throughout the series and here is my list of named tunes.
1 - Skeletor/ Evil villain theme - Used as introduction to villain or when villains attack. Usually this tune was played out to the full when seperate villains ie Jarvan, Hexon & Count Marzo made an appearance. used aswell for Skeletor&warriors
2 Snake mountain/Evil fortress theme. again Count Marzo and usually snake mountain we heard this dramatic powerfull sounding theme.
3 - Good Guys/Bad Guys attack - Used for chase scenes or palace attacks.
4 - Story or eerie place music - used when exploring woods,castles, plot scenes.
5 - Adventure Theme - used sometimes when exploring or helping escape from bad guys.
Do you have an idea as to what you would call the tunes or is there an offical title for them all?
Hope you can add some light on the subject.
Last edited by The Villain; March 24, 2009 at 03:51pm.
Count me in!
I'm Skeletor, master of evil! All of you should show respect for the awful one.
I am Grizzlor #1 fan!
It would be extremely great to get Filmation Soundtrack CD. I would definitely buy one, if ever released.
- Joni -
Well, we are waiting for a full soundtrack CD for more than 20 years now, I think they also should put he-man back on the air
So have they gave up?
Brings doom to MOTUC with cel accuracy.
I hope they put it on iTunes!
Is there still hope for "He-man and the masters of the universe" original cartoon soundtrack to be released?
No plans at this time
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I want one SO BAD!
My feedback: http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...=125066&page=2
Awesome Traders List: http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...d.php?t=135253
The Cradle Will Rock As I'm Drivin' Down Highway 40 In My Big Ol' Pick Up Truck.
The problem is that the only CD that was released didn´t have all the soundtracks, only the soft ones.
What about the action themes??
Now that would be awesome, the only way I can hear the music I like is seeing the cartoons, but I didn´t want to hear the character´s voices hehe
yeah some of the background "static" themes are easily found, but the main action songs are nowhere.
By the powet of thundara, Transform and kill cobra... or something.
I sent Classic Media the following email about a week ago:
And this was the email response I received:To whom this would concern at Classic Media:
I am a HUGE FAN of Shuki Levy's HE-MAN / SHE-RA COMPLETE SCORES from 1983 and 1985 series respectively.
And I would LOVE more than anything to acquire a copy of these COMPLETE SCORES/SOUNDTRACKS for my own personal enjoyment, but unfortunately, they are nowhere to be found... anywhere.
Now it seems that you, Classic Media, owns the rights to both of these series: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe; and She-Ra, Princess of Power.
Is there any possible way I would be able to gain a quality copy of these COMPLETE scores/soundtracks? Even if it were only for "educational purposes?" ...because I would love, love, love to be able to listen to each and all of them in their beautiful and magnificent entireties. It seems that any sort of "official" releases of these fabulous scores/soundtracks aren't anywhere on the horizon...or are they?
I am such a HUGE FAN of these wonderful compositions! PLEASE, please, please, can you help me acquire a copy of these soundtracks?
Any info you have to offer regarding these scores/soundtracks (originally created by Shuki Levy for both series) would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much for your time and consideration.
He-Man, She-Ra,
and Shuki Levy Fan
Just FYI. Pretty much a standard response, but maybe they will eventually take notice.We do not at this time have a soundtrack for the HeMan and SheRa shows, they
are however available on DVD.
Vincent Apollo
Classic Media
No comment.
A Filmation soundtrack is definitely my most wanted MOTU/POP item by far.
I would absolutely love it if it became available in any form.
It would cost very little to release them digitally. I know many of you would like a physical CD but i can't see that happening, i doubt it would be profitable enough.
You may have defeated us, but you'll never see this child again!
I LONG for a soundtrack. i think really the only way we'll get one is it some god of a man goes through each episode, and cuts out the sections where there is music playing, but no sound sfx/dialogue then over the course of the whole show try and price together a complete long from all the snippets.
If only ALL the fans came to this thread and express their opinion for it! We all want it!
COME ON!! MAKE IT LIMITED AGAIN! It WILL sell out like the previous one (the movie ost)
If I could get a good CD of the music, IF it was made, I would be ALL over this cd so quick it wouldn't even be funny. I wouldn't mind if someone sent a bunch of names of ALL of us that would want the CD and see where that takes us with the company. I know it won't work that much but its worth a try always.
By the Power of Grey Skull!


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You might have seen the Jan. 24 Forbes article: "Keep Employees Away from Cat Videos with Time Tracking Software" by J.J. Colao. My clients certainly did.
It's about a new computer "employee tracking" tool called DeskTime, which sits inside employees' computers, recording the time they spend on various applications and websites. DeskTime allows "users" (meaning firm owners or managers) to designate which apps are "productive" (think Excel or Centerpiece), unproductive (e.g., YouTube, Facebook and iTunes) or neutral. The program then produces daily charts with analytics showing what programs were running on each employee's computer, for how long, and the total time spent "productively" and not so much.
DeskTime was developed by the Draugiem Group of Latvia in 2011 for tracking its own employees. It now has 12,000 users in 90 countries, mostly "outsourcing" companies. The cost is $9 per user. There are competitors: Toggl with 350,000 users; and RescueTime, which markets itself as a "personal productivity tool" as opposed to an "employee tracking service." Forbes calls these watchdog programs "the gritty business of employee accountability," explaining that: "Overseers and floor managers don't make sense in the information age, so digital supervisors are taking their place. In some ways, it's a wonder it's taken so long." I'm not so sure.
Because my clients have been asking about DeskTime after the Forbes article came out, I decided to conduct a little 20-day "research project" with my own staff to gauge their reaction to the program. Only I didn't tell them it was just for research.
Here's what I did: I set up a DeskTime account, invited my staff by email to begin using it, asked them to login each morning and log out at the end of the work day.
After the email went out, nearly 10 minutes later I had one of my employees standing in my "nerdery" (the name they have given to my office) asking if I felt like she wasn't being productive. Twenty minutes later, I got a call from one of my virtual employees who wanted to inform me this software was "completely against our culture." Just sending the email caused such an uproar that I had to conduct a staff meeting just to explain why I thought it might be valuable. Based on my own employees' reaction, how do you think your employees are going to react? I guarantee they will respond with the same eye roll.
However, from my perspective as an owner the results were quite intriguing. It showed me where my employees were going on their computers in real time, what they were doing online, and how long they were hanging out there. I knew when they were on Facebook, LinkedIn, ESPN Sports and shopping on JCrew, oh, for my birthday present I am sure! For a micromanager, this software is a dream comes true! The only other potentially interesting use for it is tracking when employees come into work and when they left. One of my employees clocked 52 hours in one week, which I would have never noticed without the software. Other than that, you don't really get a very good picture of what they did during the work day.
Consequently, in my view, DeskTime is little more than New Age time clock where employees punch in when they turn on their computers, and punch out when they shut them down. It is a tool, albeit a digital one, for exactly the kind of micromanagement by advisory firm owners that creates low morale, high employee turnover and, not surprisingly (to everyone but these owners), low productivity and slow firm growth. When managers start clockwatching like sixth grade school teachers, they send the clear message that they don't trust their employees to get their jobs done on their own—like school children. How much of a team spirit or sense of firm ownership do you think that's likely to foster?
In our work with advisory firms, we've found that owner-advisors who take just the opposite approach have phenomenally more successful firms: spelling out exactly what each employee is responsible for, giving them all the training and the tools to enable them to do that job, and then standing back and letting them do their job, their way, in their own time. When owner-advisors let their employees know they are there for them, they discover that their employees will be there for their firm and their firm owner—day in and day out. Without time clocks.
At least the CEO of DeskTime's creator notes that their system draws the line at recording employee keystrokes or taking random screenshots, while some of its competitors do not. I tell my clients to ask themselves: Is this really the kind of firm you want to go to work for everyday?
In conclusion, I feel it only fair to publicly apologize to my employees.
Dear Angie Herbers Inc. Employees:
I apologize (somewhat) for using you as human test subjects without you knowing. I would like to remind you that my OCD tendencies to research everything is precisely why you ridiculously named my office "the nerdery." However, while I reserve the right to conduct research again on you, I promise I will never make you raise your hand to use the bathroom. Think of it this way: your pain and suffering may have saved a lot of employees from unnecessary torture.
With Love,
Your Boss
(I know, we are not allowed to use the word "Boss," but for writing purposes it just sounded better. And for more, I invite you to read my related 2012 blog, How to Communicate: Using the Wrong Words at the Right Time.)


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Cardinal Girl is back, and she's excited to be reporting on Cardinals Spring Training, live from Jupiter!
My vacation had a rocky start yesterday. My flight was delayed 2 hours, so I didn't arrive into Ft Lauderdale until 1:30am today! Thankfully, I had booked a hotel by the airport for the night, but I still had a bit of a late start today for the 60 mile drive to Jupiter. I got to Roger Dean Stadium around noon, got a hot dog and found my seat – 9th row behind home plate! This is one thing I really love about Spring Training, being able to get so close to the action. That seat was $30 – not bad at all.
The Cards played the Tigers today, and Jim Leland signed some autographs before the game started. I bet he's missing his old friend Tony LaRussa. Well…so am I. It definitely felt strange to be watching this team without LaRussa and Pujols. I saw a kid in a Cardinals Pujols jersey and considered calling child protective services – his parents really need to stop neglecting the kid and buy him a new jersey! But as today's high scoring game proved, we do have numerous other weapons. And our arsenal includes today's starting pitcher Adam Wainwright.
Adam didn't have his best stuff today, and the Tigers got out to a 3-0 lead in the 3rd. We made it 3-2, and then an error by Rafael Furcal gave the Tigers another run. Tyler Greene hit a towering homer, and the Cards eventually broke things open after Tiger reliever Phil Coke debuted with 7 straight balls, something I don't think I've seen since my grade school softball days. The Cards prevailed 9-5.
After the game, I picked up my 2012 Spring Training schwag at the team store and went to check in at the Homewood Suites in Palm Beach Gardens. The hotel is just a mile from the stadium, so I'm looking forward to walking back over there in the morning to catch some of the action on the practice fields.
For dinner, I checked out Little Moir's Food Shack, a tiny strip mall eatery that gets raves on Yelp and was mentioned in some Spring Training write-ups. The place doesn't take reservations and is crazy popular – I waited 30 minutes, and I was dining by myself at the bar. People who wanted tables had to wait more than an hour. The bar seats are great for those who are dining alone because you have a front row seat for the action in the kitchen. The place reminded me of a non-chain Margaritaville, with an adjoining bar with a live band and a caribbean-inspired menu. The menu changes daily. I had the sweet potato encrusted grouper, which was delicious. They had a bunch of local beers on draft. I tried the Tequesta Chancellor Ale which paired well with the fish. When in Florida, I can't resist key lime pie. It's different everywhere you get it, and the Food Shack had a raspberry key lime pie that was garnished with berries. Everything was delicious and totally worth the wait. I may just go back tomorrow! The restaurant is conveniently located near the Burt Reynolds and Friends Museum, which I visited a few years ago and highly recommend for pop culture vultures. Check out my full report on the museum and pics.
Expect some better photos tomorrow from my real camera. I only had my iPhone with me today because I failed to charge my camera. I'm looking forward to seeing the Cards take on the Marlins – a preview of opening day.


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The Yankees beat the Twins 6-4 during the day, so Boston and New York are tied yet again -- at 51-34 -- atop the AL East. The MFY head to Anaheim for the weekend.
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Since May 3, Penny has been remarkably consistent -- and quite productive for a 5th starter.
A 3.68 ERA in 12 starts. At least six innings pitched in eight of those 12 starts. He's allowed two runs or fewer in half of the starts -- and three runs or fewer in 10 of the 12 starts. He is allowing a lot of baserunners, however: 97 hits + walks in 71 innings.
Zack Greinke (2.12, 203 ERA+) pitched last night, so the Red Sox will not see him during this four-game series. Boston plays in Kansas City September 21-24.
The Yankees (1 GB) play this afternoon in Minnesota (Aceves/Liriano).
Julio Lugo left the team yesterday because of a family matter. There was no word on when he would return.
David Ortiz's home run last night was #299 of his career. He has 773 RBI with Boston, tied with Rico Petrocelli for 8th on the Red Sox All-Time List.
Jed Lowrie was activated and optioned to Lowell (A). He went 2-for-3 last night with two doubles, two walks, two runs and an RBI. The earliest the Red Sox could bring Lowrie back to Boston is July 18 -- the second game after the All-Star break.
Daisuke Matsuzaka is in Fort Myers doing spring training drills, though it's in the heat of July now and not the relative cool of February/March. Francona:
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SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois' minimum-wage increase amounts to an unfunded mandate in the no-growth budget passed by the House last month, said the representative of an advocacy agency for senior citizens.
The minimum wage will rise from $6.50 an hour to $7.50 an hour on July 1, giving many Illinois workers a boost in pay, but Jonathan Lavin worries about straining the budgets of social service agencies.
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Eleven wins in the last twelve games. Three sweeps and a series win. Moving ahead in the AL Wild Card race game by game by game. Back. To. Back. Sweeps!! The season's end results may still officially be one great big question mark but, oh my lord, is it ever fun to be an Angels fan right now!! The guys are just on fire. The games are exciting and hard fought on both sides…and they actually mean something. I mean, Friday's game against the Tigers alone was everything I think September baseball should be.
The best part of the whole thing is…well, let's be honest here. The best part from my perspective is the Angels. But almost as wonderful as that best part is the fact that, with both leagues' Wild Card races running hot and heavy, there are a lot of fan bases enjoying their September every bit as much as I am and there is a lot of great baseball out there for the enjoyment of all. I have to say, if this is what September's going to look like from here on out, my journey towards acceptance of the new playoffs format isn't going to be a very long one at all.
Soooooooo, long time no blog. And, thus, we have much to discuss…
Jered Weaver's Tendonitis
On the one hand, it's hard to lose Jered Weaver in the rotation at this point in the season and no injury news is ever welcome…except…well, I have to admit that I was actually quite relieved to hear about the tendonitis. It means that the trainers have identified a clear and fixable reason why Weaver's been having so many troubles in his last few starts. Because, seriously, I was starting to worry that somehow…you know what? Let's just not even go there, actually. Suffice to say, while I wasn't panicking or anything yet, I was starting to get a little worried. Now, I'm just hoping Weaver and the staff balance the team's needs appropriately with his body's needs so that, when he does return, he is as fit and well as any pitcher ever can be come September…and October because it's going to happen this year. I can feel it!
And, in the meantime, kudos to the rest of the rotation and to the bullpen for kicking ass and taking names! …even if it has involved occasional indulgences in fan torture. Hey, we're supposed to elevate our heart rates for at least a half hour a day, right? 😉
Albert Pujols and Kendrys Morales
I swear, as each season rolls to the end, the race to secure a playoff berth becomes as much a game of chicken with the lurking specter of player injuries as it is a competition with the other teams. Sadly, the Angels have flinched a few times already and a couple of players are fighting injuries. Albert Pujols' strained calf had as much potential for disaster as Weaver tendonitis but, thanks to all parties involved, the team is rolling with this punch as well. Even if running the bases looks painful, Pujols has gamely taken over the primary DH role for the time being and is just raking at the plate, and all with a huge smile on his face and plenty of encouragement for the whole team on his lips. I was always a fan, but now it's safe to say I'm a huge fan!
And as for the other half of this equation, Kendrys Morales temporarily resumed his old role at first base so Pujols could rehab the calf. At first I wondered how this was going to work. Kendrys has played first here and there throughout the season and it is clear that he can still move and make some pretty tricky plays. But day in and day out? On that ankle? Nearly two weeks later, Kendrys is still working out just fine at first and he also continues to absolutely pound the ball. Seriously, this weekend was as much the Kendrys show as it was the Trout show. Among his many contributions, on Friday the man hit a legit triple. Yes, on that ankle. 'Nuff said.
Except…if you want to read a little bit more about Kendrys, my latest LA Angels Insider piece is about the accident and his recovery season. Check it out if you get the chance. 🙂
Oh yeah, and Then There's that Trout Kid…
Mike Trout. Can anyone ever praise this young man enough? I know I can't, but that won't stop me from trying. He's actually going through a bit of a rough patch right now but that still means crucial hits, scoring important runs, back to back leadoff homeruns, leaping and diving plays in center, oh, and a walk off robbed homerun. Yeah, you read that right, a walk off robbed homerun. He began Saturday night's game by putting the Angels on the board with a leadoff homerun and finished it by robbing Prince Fielder of a home run for the final out, thus earning the Captain Morgan pose salute from Torii Hunter — I don't know when exactly the guys started this bit of fantastic silliness, but I sure hope it continues.
Watching Trout play baseball is like watching all of the stories I have heard about the Golden Age of baseball come alive before my eyes. And to think, he's still maturing as a player. I don't think I can fully wrap my brain around what that might mean for future seasons, but I am thrilled at thought of spending them in a more or less perpetual state of dropped jaw. (Some mother, somewhere: If you don't close your mouth and stop making that face, your face is going to freeze in that silly shocked expression forever! Angels Fan: As long as I get to keep watching Trouty play, Mom, I don't care!)
Suffice to say that right now the Angels destiny is firmly in their own hands and those hands – along with their bats, gloves, arms and legs — are looking strong, steady and capable of great things.