The following summarizes an Economist article from last December 10th.  The full article is titled “Talent on Tap:  The Fashion for Hiring Temps Has Reached the Executive Suite.” The piece addresses why many American companies are now adopting a practice that originated in Europe, and why so many top-notch execs are enjoying these temporary CEO [...]
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When optimizing your website for the search engines, nothing is more important than the right content.  Your content should include key-phrases that match your business’ core offering.  Each page should focus on a maximum of three key-phrases so the search engines know exactly what the page entails.  The search engines should not have to guess [...]
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We were asked to submit our entry from Free Green Who’s Next? design competition- of which we placed in the top 12 out over 400 entries from around the world- as I am sure we were only 1 of 7 people asked to submit our design, we felt obligated….. so we re-fomatted our design and [...]
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Menopause is usually an age related change in a woman’s established hormone cycle that results in the stopping of the menstrual period.  This of course signals the end of fertility.  Along with these changes comes an age related risk of degenerative diseases.  These are generally viewed as inevitable and we joke about memory loss (old-timers [...]
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Where: The Ruddy Duck Tavern, 509 Arendell St., Morehead City, NC GF Menu: No. What I ate: Blackened NC Cobia + Grilled Squash with Corn and Black Bean Salsa on Cheese Grits How to order it: Check with the server that the fish is not seasoned with any gluten, as some common seasonings may contain [...]
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-09: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-02: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-2… http://bit.ly/bbRbnl # Female Menopause asks Will fat Kill you? Not if we can help it! http://www.femalemenopausementors.com/ via @addthis # audioBoo: 6 Tips to improve your Epigenetics http://boo.fm/b126644 # 6 Tips for improved Nutrition and better Epigenetics during Menopause: Menopause is usually an [...]
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Epigenetics is a word that describes the way the genes in your DNA are expressed.  This expression can be influenced by multiple factors. On Blogtalkradio.com/bruce-bair today I discuss Epigenetics.  Prior to the show the PDF is available and after the show the mp3 will be available to our free subscribers to listen to or to download. To get a [...]
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While we have previously looked at direct contractor-to-contractor lawsuits and contractor-to-design professional lawsuits, I have said very little about the role of subcontractors in the multi-prime system. In the Bolton case addressed earlier, Bolton made a claim against another prime contractor on behalf of itself and its subcontractor.   However, in 2004 the Court of Appeals [...]
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As noted in my last post, the state multi-prime bidding statute provides for liability between separate contractors on state projects.    A specific case from the Middle District Court of North Carolina (federal court), interpreting state law, further extended this liability to architects and engineers on state multi-prime projects.  RPR & Associates v. O’Brien/Atkins Associates, P.A., [...]
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