Burpple, a mobile app that seeks to connect food lovers around the world, today announced that it has received $500,000 in seed funding from Neoteny Labs and QuestVC. The Singapore-based company was also named one of the top 10 startups in Asia at Open Web Asia 2012, held in Haikou, China.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/nK0fvwM237Q/
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Speaking about Hadid's acceptance of the Founding Member status, Tarek Ragheb, AfBAA Chairman commented, "We are delighted that Hadid has accepted our invitation to become a Founding Member. It is joining an exceptional line up of inaugural members and brings valuable experience and breadth of knowledge to the table."
The UAE-based Hadid International Services specialises in providing flight support services for executive jets and was invited to join due to its strong reputation for delivering exceptional services, the fact it has an existing presence in Africa and its ongoing commitment to developing business aviation in the region.
Hadid's Director of Business Development, Dr Adnan Branbo added, "We see tremendous growth and opportunities in Africa and recognise the need for a professional, thoughtfully structured and well-funded association that can support the development of the business aviation sector on the continent. Having the opportunity to be a Founding Member and contribute to shaping the future of economic development in Africa is a very exciting prospect for us."
The selection of Hadid International Services follows hard on the heels of AfBAA's NBAA announcement that it has launched three new membership categories which have been tailored to encourage membership applications from the full spectrum of aviation business.
Any commercial enterprise that owns or operates a General Aviation aircraft in Africa can join with "Operator Membership"; whilst the "Supplier Membership" is designed for those that provide goods and services to the industry. Both categories include voting rights at the Association's annual general meeting.
For those that do not fulfill either of the previous criteria the Affiliate Membership enables any entity with an abiding interest in Business Aviation within the region to join, but does not include voting rights.
Like other inaugural members Hadid International Services will retain membership until 2015 and will adhere to the guiding principles, which focus on advocacy, safety, security, integrity, service and training. Launch Members will also have a strong voice within the association and will be responsible for contributing to the future of the Association's activity.
Source: http://www.ameinfo.com/african-business-aviation-association-selects-hadid-322304
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NEW YORK (AP) ? The man charged with killing a 6-year-old New York City boy who was infamously abducted in 1979 pleaded not guilty Wednesday, while his lawyer insisted his confession to police was false.
Pedro Hernandez, 51, wore a gray sweatsuit and answered "not guilty" at the hearing in the case of Etan Patz, whose disappearance helped spawn the movement to publicize cases of missing children.
"My client had no motive and no history," defense attorney Harvey Fishbein said outside court.
"There is a serious question as to what happened in May 1979," Fishbein said. "There is no crime scene. There are no witnesses to a crime."
Fishbein also noted a body was never recovered.
He said that Hernandez confessed falsely after seven hours of questioning by police, and that he is still under medical and psychiatric care.
"My client is not happy that he is in jail," Fishbein said.
Fishbein said he would seek to dismiss the case because the only evidence is his client's false confession. Under state law, a confession can be enough to convict someone as long as authorities can establish a crime occurred and the confession is reliable.
But if the case does go forward, Fishbein said the defense will revolve around his client's mental state, though he isn't pursuing an insanity defense and Hernandez was found mentally fit to stand trial.
An insanity defense would mean acknowledging he committed the crime but arguing that he was too psychologically ill to know it was wrong. Hernandez didn't kill Etan and made a false confession because of his mental problems, among other factors, Fishbein said.
"The only part that mental disease plays in this case is its role in the confession," he said before the court date.
Psychiatric exams of the jailed Hernandez have found that he has an IQ in the borderline-to-mild mental retardation range, his lawyer has said. Hernandez also has been found to suffer from schizotypal personality disorder, which is characterized by hallucinations, according to his lawyer.
The defendant's wife and daughter attended the hearing but did not speak to reporters.
Etan's disappearance led to an intensive search and garnered huge publicity. His photo was among the first put on milk cartons, and his case turned May 25 into National Missing Children's Day.
Hernandez was a teenage stock clerk at a convenience store when Etan disappeared on his way to school on May 25, 1979. Hernandez was a married father with no criminal record and living in Maple Shade, N.J., when police approached him based on a tip this year. The tip came after federal authorities and police dug up a basement in the neighborhood hoping for clues, putting the cold case back into the limelight once again.
Investigators say Hernandez told them he lured the boy into the convenience store with the promise of a soda. According to police, he said he led the child to the basement, choked him and left his body in a bag of trash about a block away.
Etan's parents, Stan and Julie Patz, have been reluctant to move or even change their phone number in case their son tried to reach out. They have not commented.
Etan was declared legally dead by his father more than a decade ago so he could sue convicted child molester Jose Ramos in the boy's death. Ramos was found responsible ? a ruling made because he didn't entirely cooperate with questioning during the lawsuit ? and Fishbein could seek to make that a factor in Hernandez's defense.
Ramos, now 69, had been dating the boy's baby sitter in 1979 and was the prime suspect for years, but he was never charged. He repeatedly denies having anything to do with Etan's disappearance.
Ramos was later convicted of molesting two different children. He completed a 27-year sentence last month but was immediately arrested upon his release from a Pennsylvania prison, because authorities said he had given them a false address for where he'd be living.
Ramos is currently jailed in Pennsylvania on charges of failing to properly register as a sex offender under Megan's Law immediately after he was released earlier this year from prison.
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Associated Press writer Jennifer Peltz contributed to this report.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/nj-man-pleads-not-guilty-79-death-nyc-202332007.html
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DON?T keep a dog and bark too! Then again, if you can bark?why have a dog?
Bear with me?I?m not barking mad?we?re talking about outsourcing.
These days, it is common for people to follow the outsourcing trend ? which has led to a plethora of businesses dedicated to taking care of the most mundane domestic (or otherwise!) chores.
While ?outsourcing? may be a hot topic now, it really isn?t new news. Businesses have been outsourcing for almost as long as business has been around! Think about it?unless she?s very multi-skilled, even your cleaning lady will outsource at least her accounting.
The topic of outsourcing is today usually accompanied by a discussion of outsourcing overseas. Everyone has their story to tell of calling an overseas call centre and struggling with the fractured English and sometimes helpful advice or assistance on the other end of the line. While outsourcing overseas may achieve some cost savings, the real cost in terms of customer service shortfalls and damage to the business?s reputation needs to be factored in to the equation.
This shortfall gives outsourcing a bad name ? which it doesn?t necessarily deserve.
This leads me to the number one rule of outsourcing:
Make sure it fits your business model. If you are a ?bricks and mortar? business that relies heavily on face-to-face interaction with your customers, it is unlikely that those same customers will tolerate the outsourcing of your customer service function. However, I have seen many examples of online businesses that are able to offer 24 hour personal customer service by having three virtual assistants in time zones around the world! This works extremely well for them, as it fits the business model.
In comes rule number two: be prepared to acknowledge that you?re a poor barker.
The availability of professional assistance in a range of skills online is really quite remarkable. A great example of this is our exceler8 logo ? it was developed by a talented young designer who lives in the US?and we?ve never met her. We?re business consultants, not graphic designers ? so we acknowledged that we were ?poor barkers? in that area, and outsourced. The result is better than anything we would have ever come up with!
From a business perspective, the list of things you could outsource is nearly endless ? other than the core function of your business?which we recommend that you keep doing!
Here are just a few of the things you could outsource in your business:
Accounting, marketing, graphic design, administration work, manufacturing, copywriting, website design, human resource management, strategy and planning (though you should have some input into that!), financial control and administration, legal services, event planning, PR and promotions?the list goes on!
The key here is to realise that you?re not good at it, and then work out how you could outsource it.
Homework for this week ? carry a notebook (or iPhone) around, and just take note of the tasks that fill you with a sudden and deep sense of dread.
Source:http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/bear-me-im-talking-about-outsourcing/1655455/
Source: http://www.theoutsourceblog.com/2012/12/bear-with-me-im-talking-about-outsourcing/
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Manbites Dog Theater of Durham, NC is celebrating its 25th birthday by restaging ?Seventy Scenes of Halloween? by Jeffrey M. Jones on Nov. 29-Dec. 1 and Dec. 6-9, 12-13, and 15 (photo by Jon Haas)
Trick or treat? Manbites Dog Theater?s inaugural production, Seventy Scenes of Halloween by Jeffrey M. Jones has a little of both. First staged in December of 1987 and repeated on Nov. 29-Dec. 1 and Dec. 6-9, 12-13, and 15, 2012, under the new direction of Akiva Fox and Adam Sobsey, Seventy Scenes of Halloween mixes mirth with terror in a series numbered scenes, performed almost completely out of order. That?s the play?s principal gimmick, and it can be confusing as to what is real and what is a dream, etc.
During the play?s first three scenes, an otherwise nice normal suburban couple named Jeff and Joan (played by Dan VanHoozer and Emily K. Hill) bicker over whether they are ready for Halloween. (Jeff thinks they aren?t, because Joan forgot to buy some Kandy Korn.) Then the trick-or-treaters (portrayed by Carl Martin and Amber J. Wood as a Beast in a goat?s-head mask and a Witch in full witch regalia, pointy hat and all) start to arrive, some of them peering through Joan and Jeff?s picture window.
Ultimately, Seventy Scenes of Halloween becomes a surreal series of flash-forwards and flashbacks in which Jeff and Joan act like the Battling Bickersons and the trick-or-treaters become increasingly sinister, as if a Manson Family Halloween might be imminent. As Bob Dylan famously crooned, ?There is something happening here, and you don?t know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones??
In Seventy Scenes of Halloween, the humor ? and the horror ? is in the details, but it would be unfair to reveal more of them here. Suffice it to say that co-directors Akiva Fox and Adam Sobsey could have clarified some points by sharpening the actors? performances.
Scenic designer Torry Bend?s living room set provides a couple of doors for things that go bump in the night to hide behind, and lighting designer Liz Droessler?s lighting scheme magnifies the creepiness of the situation in which an unbilled fifth actor (assistant stage manager Karen Burns) contributes creepy cameos to this surreal spooktacular.
SECOND OPINION: Dec. 5th Raleigh, NC CVNC review by Kate Dobbs Ariail: http://cvnc.org/article.cfm?articleId=5891; Dec. 5th Durham, NC Independent Weekly review by Byron Woods (who awarded the show 2.5 of 5 stars): http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/form-follows-theme-in-manbites-dogs-seventy-scenes-of-halloween-revival/Content?oid=3208329 and Nov. 28th review by David Fellerath: http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/manbites-dog-celebrates-25-years-with-a-return-to-where-it-started/Content?oid=3201453; ; Dec. 5th Chapel Hill, NC WUNC 91.5/North Carolina Public Radio interview with Manbites Dog co-founder Ed Hunt, Seventy Scenes of Halloween co-director Akiva Fox, and actors Carl Martin and Emily Hill, conducted by Frank Stasio for ?The State of Things?: http://wunc.org/tsot/archive/Manbites_Dog_Turns_25.mp3/view; Dec. 4th Raleigh, NC News & Observer review by Roy C. Dicks: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/12/04/2524292/seventy-scenes-confusing-but-intriguing.html; and Nov. 28th Durham, NC Duke Chronicle preview by Danielle Muoio: http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/manbites-dog-celebrates-25-years-70-short-scenes; and Nov. 22nd Durham, NC Herald-Sun preview by Cliff Bellamy: http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/20909030/article-?Seventy-Scenes??Manbites-Dog-Theater-revisits-production-that-started-it-all-? (Note 1: You must register to read this article.) (Note 2: To read Triangle Arts & Entertainment?s online version of the Nov. 30th Triangle Theater Review preview by Robert W. McDowell, click http://triangleartsandentertainment.org/2012/11/manbites-dog-theater-is-reprising-its-first-show-jeffrey-m-jones-seventy-scenes-of-halloween/.)
Manbites Dog Theater presents SEVENTY SCENES OF HALLOWEEN at 3:15 p.m. Dec 9 and 8:15 p.m. Dec. 12-16 at Manbites Dog Theater, 703 Foster St., Durham, North Carolina 27701.
TICKETS: $12 weeknights and $17 Friday-Sunday, except $5 for students with ID and a $2 discount for seniors 62+ and active-duty military personnel.
BOX OFFICE: 919-682-3343 or http://manbitesdogtheater.tix.com/.
SHOW: http://www.manbitesdogtheater.org/403/.
VIDEO PREVIEW (by Jon Haas): http://vimeo.com/52903324.
SEASON: http://www.manbitesdogtheater.org/season/.
PRESENTER: http://www.manbitesdogtheater.org/.
BLOG: http://theupstager.wordpress.com/.
VENUE: http://www.manbitesdogtheater.org/.
DIRECTIONS/PARKING: http://www.manbitesdogtheater.org/find/.
OTHER LINKS:
The Play: http://www.broadwayplaypubl.com/ssh.htm (Broadway Play Publishing).
The Script: http://books.google.com/ (Google Books).
The Playwright: http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsJ/jones-jeffrey-m.html (Doollee.com).
EDITOR?S NOTE:
Robert W. McDowell is editor and publisher of Triangle Theater Review, a FREE weekly e-mail theatrical newsletter that provides more comprehensive, in-depth coverage of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill theater than all of the other news media combined. This review is reprinted with permission from Triangle Theater Review.
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The re-election of President Barack Obama signals full-speed ahead for the implementation of the health care reforms contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the creation of public health insurance exchanges. The act mandates that all states and territories establish and launch their own health insurance exchanges by Jan. 1, 2014, or default to a federal fallback program.
While the number keeps fluctuating, it is estimated that between 16 and 23 states, plus Washington, D.C., plan to launch their own exchanges. Another 15 intend to defer to the federal government, and the balance are still mulling over their options.
One year from now, 12 million Americans are expected to begin purchasing health insurance through exchange, and ultimately that number is likely to more than double, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Health insurance exchanges create an online, one-stop shopping mall where employers, consumers, insurance brokers and others can easily view competing health plans side by side, comparing benefits, costs, provider networks and other features.
That transparency and accessibility are designed to help consumers select the health plan, benefits structure and doctors that best meet their needs and budgets.
For many consumers, health insurance exchanges can have a positive effect in three key areas:
Choice: Through an exchange, employees of small businesses and other individuals will have multiple health plan carriers and multiple plan designs from which to choose. This could range from ?gold? or ?platinum? plans with wide-ranging benefits to, at the other end, a high-deductible plan with the lowest possible premium and a high personal accountability for how health care dollars are spent.
Cost: The government hopes exchanges will help reduce the number of Americans who are uninsured, currently more than 45 million, by driving down the cost of health insurance as companies compete for business on a level playing field. An individual participating in an exchange will be able to select the health plan that best fits his or her budget. In addition, many consumers will be eligible for government assistance to pay premiums.
Flexibility:? Through an exchange, consumers will have the flexibility to move from one plan design to another as their personal situations change (marriage, birth of a child, etc.). This provides peace of mind, security and the same kind of overall health insurance options that have been available to members of Congress for years.
Perhaps the best news of all is that experience has shown that health insurance exchanges can work well. Some public exchanges are already up and running, while the country?s most successful private exchange, CaliforniaChoice, has effectively served the small to medium market for 16 years, currently providing coverage for 10,000 employers and 150,000 individuals.
And while public exchanges are grabbing all of today?s headlines, private exchanges ? unbound by public exchange requirements ? will continue to compete, innovate through program design, and in all likelihood lead the way in the quality of customer experience.
Health insurance exchanges move America toward a more rational approach to purchasing health care. They also represent the largest expansion of health coverage since the creation of Medicare in 1965.
As a result, many believe that these exchanges will be the yardstick by which health care reform is judged for years to come. Consumers should learn all they can about health insurance exchanges and see if this option is right for them.
Ron Goldstein, is president and chief executive officer of CHOICE Administrators, the nation?s leading developer and administrator of health insurance exchanges.
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