Violence hits Yemen ahead of vote to launch reforms (Reuters)

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Reuters - A blast tore through a polling station and gunfire nearby killed a soldier in south Yemen Monday, the eve of a presidential election to replace Ali Abdullah Saleh and launch reforms after a year of mass protests and spreading anarchy.

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Why Your Next Board Member Should Be A Woman

Good questions have been asked lately of tech companies without gender diversity on their boards of directors. While women comprise 51% of the population, they make up only 15.7% of Fortune 500 boards of directors, less than 10% of California tech company boards, and 9.1% of Silicon Valley boards. Why should we care? For one, women are the power users of many products and it?s just smart business to have an understanding of key customers around the table. Could you imagine a game company without any gamers on the leadership team or board? If you?re not aware, studies also show companies with gender diversity at the top drive better financial performance on multiple measures.

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SA troops tackle rhino poachers

20 February 2012 Last updated at 06:48 ET

South Africa is to deploy hundreds of extra troops along its borders to help fight gangs smuggling rhino horns, the government has announced.

Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said four military companies would be sent to the borders with Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Lesotho.

Syndicates export the horns from Africa to parts of Asia and the Middle East.

In 2011, a record 450 rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa, the Department of Environment Affairs says.

Mr Radebe said about 600 soldiers would join the fight against rhino poaching.

"The deployment includes army engineers who are conducting repairs and maintenance on the Zimbabwe-Mozambique border fence, which is approximately 140 kilometres (85 miles)," Mr Radebe said.

Last year troops were deployed along the Mozambican border, many of them inside the world-famous Kruger National Park where more than 200 rhinos were killed last year.

"Effective border management is part of the government crime prevention strategy, which assists to deal with cross-border crime syndicates and curb poaching," said Mr Radebe.

The number of rhinos killed in South Africa has soared in recent years to meet the demand for their horns in Asian traditional medicine, especially in China and Vietnam, where they are thought to have powerful healing properties.

But scientists say rhino horns are made from the same material as fingernails and have no proven medicinal properties.

Still, the demand for them has surged over the years; the black market price of rhino horn is now in the region of ?35,000 ($55,000) per kg.

South Africa has become the focal point of the rhino trade because it has between 70 and 80% of the global population - about 20,000 animals.

The country's government has commissioned a study into whether legalising the trade in rhino horn could help reduce poaching.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17098612

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5 Magazines for Your Small Business

You may be asking yourself, why am I soliciting print advice from a digital marketing resource center? Well, we at Get Busy Media find value in content that helps small businesses solve problems and grow; regardless of how and in what format this content is packaged. Today we?re going to take you through our five favorite periodicals and why you, as a small business owner need to be consulting these resources.

Here are our top 5 magazines (and their tablet companions):

1. Inc.

Inc. is the veritable bible for small business owners. If you were stuck on a desert island selling widgets and had only one magazine to consult from, I would recommend Inc hands down. This magazine is chock-full of amazing statistics, case studies, interviews and reviews about small business owners and startups who have found success and why. Too many young readers today are inundated with stories of successful tech startups. Rest assured that Inc. will provide you with a wide variety of successful small business stories. They will provide you with stories of why learning to tell jokes is good for business to a who?s who of crowdfunding platforms and which ones small businesses should leverage depending on their specific needs.

Favorite columns:

-?Get Real by Jason Fried ? co-founder of 37 Signals (software company that created Basecamp) and author of Rework pens this column that normally appears between pages 35 and 40

-?Crunching the Numbers ? I love the charts and graphs that are included in this section. For instance, did you know that the cities that experienced the greatest increase in the number of jobs at companies with fewer than 100 employees were Orlando, Atlanta and Greensboro, North Carolina (who would have guessed those cities?)

-?Tech Trends?? ? John Brandon does a great job with this column. He reviews all the latest gadgets and new technology that makes your life as a small business owner easier.

iPad app: Appears that as of February, 2012 Inc. does not have an iPad app based on my extensive searches in the App. store that returned no results for this magazine.

2. Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur magazine is a must have for anyone looking to start a business. Entrepreneur?s target is more narrowly focused than Inc?s but that?s what makes it so great. Within this magazine you will find every pain point imaginable to starting and running a profitable business (economy, work/life balance issues, co-founder discord, death of a co-founder, production issues, supply chain problems, to name just a few). You will find articles ranging from how a 14-year old kid started his own candle company based on manly scents (fresh cut grass, steak and wood chips, to name a few) to how two guys pivoted and turned their failing lifestyle website into a flash deals site and made a profit in the first month.

Favorite Columns:

-?Lead Gen ?? Ann Handley, Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs.com and Co-Author of Content Rules authors this column that speaks to the power of great content and how to reach your customers through online content.

-?Linked ? Chris Brogan, Founder of Human Business Works and co-author of Trust Agents is one of the preeminent experts in relationship and digital marketing. If you have enough time to read only one column in this magazine each month, read his.

iPad app: This app needs some work. When you zoom in to read on the iPad, the text becomes difficult to read. The abundance of ads on this app is also bothersome and takes away from the overall experience.

Cost: Free (comes with Entrepreneur print subscription)

?3.?Fast Company

Of these three magazines we have reviewed thus far, Fast Company is certainly the edgiest and hippest. To be honest, there?s a reason why this publication is #3 on the list behind Inc and Entrepreneur. A salient example for those who like sports, is that Fast Company is to ESPN The Magazine what Inc. is to Sports Illustrated. SI is the preeminent resource in sports journalism in the United States, much as Inc. is widely regarded as the benchmark for publications for small businesses and startups. ESPN the Magazine on the other hand is flashy, heavy on images and graphics and appeals to a hipper, younger generation than Sports Illustrated. By no means is this a bad thing, but I felt that I should use this example to illustrate the difference between Fast Company and their approach versus Inc.?s approach.

One aspect of Fast Company that I enjoy much more than the previous two publications on this list is their long form feature stories. Fast Company?s featured stories tend to be much more content-rich and just plain longer in general than its counterparts. I love that I can sit down and read one of these stories and am captivated for 20 minutes.

Favorite Columns:

-?Tech Edge? ? authored by Farhad Manjoo, this column is very similar to Tech Trends in Inc. just with a little more irreverence.

iPad app: Appears that as of February, 2012 Fast Company does not have an iPad app based on my extensive searches in the App. store that returned no results for this magazine.

4. Wired

Wired is an incredible magazine. I don?t care who you are, this magazine is always, always visually stunning and filled with incredible content about science and technology. There is no doubt in my mind that Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of Wired, sits down with all departments within the company to ensure that design, content and layout all flow and play nice together. While this magazine tends to be very science and tech heavy, there are amazing pieces of information here that are applicable to small businesses, especially those who are progressive and technology-oriented.

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Favorite Columns:

-?Dear Mr. Know-it-all ? this is an awesome column where Mr. Know it All fields questions from those looking to navigate their issues in the 21^st century. Some questions may surprise you, but you?ll find the answers even more interesting.

-?Test ? they test everything from Universal remotes to solar charges to ultrabooks ? very neat column.

iPad app ? amazing layout (which is par for the course for Wired) but loading the iPad edition by my count takes between 6 and 8 minutes (depending on the length of the issue), which in my opinion is tired not wired.

Cost: Free (comes with Wired print subscription)

5. Bloomberg Businessweek

Bloomberg Businessweek is obviously a behemoth in the business and financial news sector. While this periodical isn?t tailored specifically for small businesses and startups, there?s a ton of information you can cull from Bloomberg. The great thing about Bloomberg is that it?s laid out in a format that is easy-to-read and digestible. A few sections I particularly enjoy are the Technology and Companies and Industries sections. Both contain information that is pertinent for small businesses.

iPad app ? I haven?t played around much with the app on my iPad but from my limited experience, this seems like another great app for the iPad

Cost: Free (comes with Bloomberg print subscription)

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What do you think of my list of top magazines for small businesses and startups? Who did I miss? Do you disagree with any of my choices? We would love to hear your thoughts. Please leave your thoughts in the Comments section below.

Source: http://www.getbusymedia.com/5-magazines-for-your-small-business/

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The Benefits Outsourcing IT Services Give Your Business | Corbie ...

Outsourcing is when a company shares work with another establishment to complete their work. IT outsourcing is commissioning the services of a business specializing in IT services. IT outsourcing corporations normally offer web designing and development, business application development, and software development.

The wisdom behind commissioning IT outsourcing firms all adds up to cost-effectiveness. Internationally, India has the major share of the pie when it comes to IT computer software outsourcing, providing low-cost workforce of IT specialists to international economies who find it doubly costly to set up their in-house IT group. The rising need for IT services at a less expensive rate gave birth to various outsourcing companies all over the world. The major increase in IT outsourcing firms worldwide means that more companies see the advantages of outsourcing IT services.

For establishments working under limited funds, IT outsourcing firms supply the better proposition over setting up in-house IT. The latter requires workforce, investment equipment, and expenses to maintain. Quite the opposite, outsourcing provides better infrastructure, qualified experts, and at a contract price tailor-suited to discrete business needs.

Enabling IT outsourcing companies see to IT operations and maintenance removes a big worry from the company, so that business owners can concentrate instead on growing their business and not fixing IT issues. The key to having success in employing the services of an IT outsourcing agency is planning. Both parties will then enter their plans and agreements into a binding contract.

A general critique on IT outsourcing is that outsourcing agencies further outsource the job to a third-party unknown to the clients. To have a positive IT outsourcing relationship, the IT outsourcing provider should particularly state in the agreement that they alone will handle the IT service and not delegate it to another company.

This presents added assurance to the establishment concerning the limited people privy to confidential records. Additionally, it offers information security. Both sides must define the conditions under which files will be securely stored, recovered, handled, and saved. With all these info into the agreement, IT outsourcing firms provide the protection and security to clients.

Click for further information on IT Maintenance or IT Oursourcing.. This article, The Benefits Outsourcing IT Services Give Your Business has free reprint rights.

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Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio: Neal Davis Homes and Edward ...

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This week?s episode of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio features Neal Davis from Neal Davis Homes and Andy Dimarzio of Edward Andrews Homes. Neal talks about building?Atlanta new homes and his work with the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association and Andy shares what homebuyers want in a new home.

Neal Davis is the president of Neal Davis Homes and the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association. Neal is a certified professional home builder who has been building homes in the Atlanta area for 15 years, specifically on the Southside of the city in areas including Peachtree City, Coweta County and Lagrange.

In addition to building homes, Neal has served on the board of directors for the Atlanta Home Builders Association for the past 8 years. He is currently the president of the association, and talks about the benefits of joining including the fantastic continuing education opportunities. He also talks about what it means for buyers to purchase a new home from an Atlanta Home Builders Association member.

To learn more about Neal?s work on the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, including his plans for 2012, listen to the full podcast! And to learn more about?Neal Davis Homes and the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, visit the websites.

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Today?s Deal of the Day is from Stonecrest. The builder is offering reduced prices and $4,000 off closing costs on three move-in ready homes at Heron Bay. Buyers will receive an additional $1,000 towards closing costs when using the builder?s preferred lender, Real Estate Mortgage Network.

Heron Bay is a master-planned community in Henry County with golf course views, an aquatic center with Junior Olympic pool and water slides, nature preservation with 5 miles of walking trails and a lakefront pavilion that overlooks the a reservoir.

For more information about this incentive, visit?the Stonecrest website or call 770-957-5633.

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Our next guest is Andy Dimarzio, vice president of sales and marketing for Edward Andrews Homes. Andy has been in the new home sales industry for about 10 years. He talks about Edward Andrews Homes? newest community, Stonemill Creek in Powder Springs. The builder just opened a new model home at this community that has already garnered a lot of interest with five houses selling within the last week. During his interview, Andy talks about the types of homes offered at Stonemill Creek. In addition to Stonemill Creek in Powder Springs, Edward Andrews Homes builds new homes in Cobb, Forsyth and North Fulton counties.

Andy discusses that buyers are looking for great locations and amazing amenities when shopping for new homes and Edward Andrews Homes? communities don?t disappoint. In the community, buyers want pools, tennis courts, nature trails and ponds. In the homes, home shoppers are searching for hardwoods, granite countertops, crown molding and side-entry garages when available.

To learn more, listen to the podcast and then visit the?Edward Andrews Homes website.

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Special thanks to this week?s show sponsor?Professional Warranty Service Corporation. Professional Warranty Service Corporation provides an insured warranty program to home builders that guarantees your new homes adheres to specific constructions standards for a full 10 years. To learn more about Professional Warranty Service Corporation, visit PWSC.com or call 800-850-2799.

For more information on how you can feature your Atlanta new homes news, communities, products and services on?Atlanta Real Estate Forum or Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio, call 770-383-3360.

You can download all of the?Atlanta Real Estate Forum radio podcasts from iTunes.

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