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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Tek Tips and Talk: Social Networking On and Off the Clock

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The Huffington Post recently published an article highlighting the most fascinating social media statistics from 2012[1]. Here?s a brief recap:

Facebook:

- Active users total nearly 850 million

- Mobile users are approximately 488 million

- More than one million websites have integrated with Facebook through sharing apps, streamlined logins, etc.

- 80 percent of social media users prefer to connect with brands through Facebook

- 77 percent of B2C companies and 43 percent of B2B companies reported that they acquired customers through Facebook in the last year

Twitter:

- 175 million tweets are sent every day

- In 2012, one million accounts were added to Twitter ? daily

- Twitter is projected to make $540 million in advertising revenue by 2014

- 32 percent of all Internet users are using Twitter

What does this mean for businesses? It means that social networking is important, very important. As a business owner, I understand the importance and value of social media, which is why Tekcetera has active social media accounts (www.facebook.com/tekceterainc and www.twitter.com/tekcetera). It also means that businesses are visible all the time. And it?s not just businesses, it is employees too. Employees often reference their place of employment in their social network profile. Guess what? That is searchable. Anything from Facebook and Twitter to LinkedIn, Pinterest and Instagram will show up in a simple online search. If you don?t have a social networking policy in place, now?s the time to establish it.

At Tekcetera, not only do we have a social networking policy, but so do many of our clients. While many make the argument that profiles and content can be hidden or only visible to friends, not all online information is secure. In June 2012, LinkedIn had more than 6.5 million passwords stolen by hackers[2].

While having your social network hacked is an extreme, it does highlight the need to ensure your business and your team members put their best social foot forward. So, how is that accomplished? For businesses, establish or update your company?s social media policy. As a leader, be aware of what your staff is doing on social media. Some companies watch employees like hawks; others have a more laxidasical approach. Whatever your take is, remember that your team members represent not only themselves, but your business.

For employees, remember these few things:

- Never post anything derogatory ? not only is it just bad manners, but it can cost you your job and you never know who is watching or who will see your comments. Plus, what future employer wants to hire someone who badmouthed their previous place of employment?

- Remember everything you post can be made public. I once heard a saying that you shouldn?t ever write down anything you didn?t want to see plastered on the front page of the New York Times. This is a good rule of thumb. Additionally, companies not only monitor employees, but also potential employees.

- Think before you hit send. If you have a gut feeling that what you?re posting might be controversial, weigh the pros and cons of posting.

Social media is a driving force in business. It is imperative that companies, big and small, understand its value and what it means to put their best social foot forward.

Does your company have a social media policy? Share your thoughts and comments below.

Posted By Tek Tips and Talk On 01/02/2013 9:08 am

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1 Indian gang rape suspect may be juvenile

NEW DELHI (AP) ? A bone test is being conducted to confirm the age of a young suspect in custody in the fatal assault and gang rape of a woman on a bus in India's capital, while prosecutors will seek the death penalty for five other men arrested with him, police said Tuesday.

The six will be formally charged in court on Thursday on accusations that they kidnapped, gang raped and murdered the 23-year-old woman in New Delhi on Dec. 16, police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said.

Media reports say some 30 witnesses have been gathered, and the charges have been detailed in a document running more than 1,000 pages.

Outraged Indians have been demanding the death penalty for the six men, holding demonstrations almost every day since the rape. Murder is punishable by death and rape by life imprisonment. But juveniles ? those below 18 years of age ? cannot be prosecuted for murder.

Another police officer said a bone test is being conducted to determine if the youngest suspect is indeed a juvenile. If the test determines he is 18 years or older he will be treated as an adult, said the officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to disclose sensitive information.

The brutality of the case has made Indians confront the reality that sexual violence is deeply entrenched in the society. Women face daily harassment, from catcalls on streets and groping in buses to rapes. Often police refuse to accept complaints by female victims and even accuse them of inviting unwanted male attention by dressing provocatively. Families also dissuade victims from coming forward in the belief that it will ruin their reputations.

Activists hope the savage assault on the woman, a physiotherapy student, will shake off the taboo and make authorities take such cases more seriously.

The woman and a male companion were attacked when they boarded an off-duty bus in southern New Delhi to go home. The six men, including the bus driver, allegedly took turns raping her and beat her with an iron bar which they also inserted in her body, causing severe injuries to her organs.

The woman, who has not been identified, was airlifted to Singapore for emergency treatment but died Saturday. She was cremated in New Delhi on Sunday, and the ashes were to be submerged in the holy river Ganges near her hometown in the northern Uttar Pradesh state in accordance with Hindu customs.

Protesters and politicians from across the spectrum called for a special session of Parliament to pass new laws to increase punishments for rapists ? including possible chemical castration ? and to set up fast-track courts to deal with rape cases within 90 days.

Thousands of Indians have lit candles and held prayer meetings and marches to express their grief and demand stronger protection for women and the death penalty for rape. The protests continued Tuesday.

On Monday, the Indian army and navy canceled their New Year's Eve celebrations, as did Sonia Gandhi, head of the ruling Congress party. Several hotels and clubs across the capital also did not hold their usual parties.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/1-indian-gang-rape-suspect-may-juvenile-162035526.html

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Nonpublic special education school graduates outpace their peers ...

While most children see dream jobs, spouses and freedom in their futures, Brian Bailey saw only death. The autistic boy, who stopped speaking at 18 months, grew up with anxiety about getting older, and his rocky educational track record early on didn?t allay his fears.

?I was obsessing from the beginning about his future, asking ?What am I going to do?? ? said his mother, Jennell Bailey, as she recalled his one week in a Baltimore public school general-education classroom, where she said he wasn?t flourishing.

But in 2014 when Brian Bailey graduates from the St. Elizabeth School in Baltimore ? a nonpublic institution that is part of a group called the Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities ? he will be eagerly anticipating the next stage of his life.

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MANSEF, which is made up of schools that take in special-education students who are referred from public schools that can?t meet their needs, recently commissioned a report that showed that their post-graduation results outpace national outcomes for students with disabilities who receive services in public schools.

The study found that students with disabilities who graduate from MANSEF?s nonpublic schools are more likely than their public school classmates to be employed, enrolled in a post-secondary school and living independently and are less likely to have been exposed to the juvenile justice system.

?It was critical for us to know and validate the heroic efforts of the staff working in our schools, and really make sure that the education we provide is really top-notch,? said Dorie Flynn, executive director of MANSEF.

Flynn said that while the system?s nonpublic schools follow the state?s curriculum and are subjected to intensive annual evaluations and regulations by the state Department of Education, the organization wanted a snapshot of its results.

?It?s really important to do outcome studies,? Flynn said. ?You don?t want to do something if it?s fruitless.?

The research was compiled by Deborah Curran, a researcher and professor at the Johns Hopkins University, who called the results encouraging.

The MANSEF graduates were compared to results found in a study done by the U.S. Department of Education called the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2, which tracks a sample population of special-needs students who receive services in public schools as they transition to adulthood. The MANSEF study represented students from 18 nonpublic institutions two years after they graduated in 2007 and 2008.

Curran said the longitudinal study, which served as a model for the MANSEF study, was the most comparable data available, though students in the national study often have more severe disabilities.

?It demonstrates that these students, with the proper supports in place, they can go on to be very engaged in their community, in the world,? Curran said. ?I was surprised at how engaged they were, how many were out there doing something.?

For example, the percentage of students who graduated from MANSEF schools and were employed within one year was 53 percent compared to 27 percent nationally.

The number enrolled in a four-year college was 11 percent, compared to 4 percent in the national sample; about 74 percent of MANSEF special-education students were living at home after one year, while 84 percent were nationally.

And about 16 percent in MANSEF schools had been involved in the criminal justice system, while 58 percent in the national study were.

An original MANSEF school, St. Elizabeth is one of 93 programs in Maryland that serve students in a setting that is small, well equipped and heavily staffed.

?We are able to collaborate and individualize to an intense degree,? said Lori Revitz, clinical coordinator at St. Elizabeth. ?Because we understand them so well, we can help them understand themselves.?

The debate around inclusive settings, in which special-education students are in general-education classrooms rather than being segregated, continues to be contentious. But parents and educators at St. Elizabeth ? which has extracurricular activities like proms, sports teams and a student council, and where students have jobs and can even take college courses ? say that young disabled adults are in a setting where they can flourish.

?The truth is [there is more] normalization here than in inclusion,? said Joshua Gervais, transition coordinator for St. Elizabeth. ?One of the biggest things that holds students back is socialization. Here, they?re good enough.?

For Mary Lee Richardson, that was key to choosing St. Elizabeth for her 16-year-old, autistic son, who was struggling in a Baltimore County high school. Soon after starting school, he fought going every day because few knew his name, let alone his frustrations.

Article source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bs-md-ci-nonpublic-schools-20121231,0,5410760.story

Source: http://backtoschool.newzogs.com/?p=426

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Pilot catches thief at his home during fly-by

Pilot David Zehntner was flying his personal plane from North Carolina to his Florida home when he decided to fly over his house and saw something unusual.

"He observed a silver truck with white camper in his driveway and lowered his altitude to get a closer look," the Charlotte County Sheriff's office said in a news release. "He saw a man looking into the windows of his home then attach his red trailer and pull out of his driveway."

Zehntner called the police and then began following the thief in his plane.

The runaway trailer was located by authorities who stopped the robber at a traffic stop. Gary Robert Haines, 59, of Stafford, Va., was arrested and charged with grand theft, police said. By then, Zehntner had landed his plane and came to the scene to get his trailer back.

Police found a loaded rifle and bullets inside of Haines' pickup truck, the report said.

Haines was taken to Charlotte County jail and released on Monday on $2,500 bond. Authorities are still investigating the theft and the weapons that were found in the pickup.

Zehntner did not respond to request for comment.

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Source: http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/pilot-catches-thief-home-during-fly-110048406--abc-news-topstories.html

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Personal Finance Daily: Cheaper in 2013 - Wall Street - eWallstreeter

From: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories - 2:43pm - December 31, 2013

Senior consumer reporter Kelli B. Grant reveals some items and expenses that may actually be cheaper in 2013. Also in today?s Personal Finance Daily, read about how fiscal-cliff negotiations are progressing.

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Source: http://ewallstreeter.com/personal-finance-daily-cheaper-in-3354/

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The Silent Reading Party: My Family, My First Book of 2013, a ...

Someone should do an infographic of the usual Slog commenters and their assumed on-line personalities and political leanings. It would be kind of a hoot to see the full spectrum of who posts here. And useful too, as I can't keep 'em all straight.

C'mon, someone must have some mad illustrator skillz and spare time to craft this (lotsa spare time, time to dredge through a year's worth of posts to get all the necessary background info).

"StrangersWorstNightmare" can be a tiny Santorum stain way down on one edge of the graphic.

Source: http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/01/01/the-silent-reading-party-my-family-my-best-books-of-2012

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Hiring Limousine Services for Your Business

Posted by aayana on 12/31/12 ? Categorized as Travel and Leisure

Limousine services can be for show but also for functionality. You may want to use a limo as a means of impressing those who work alongside you as well as the competition. The functionality of a limo depends to some degree on the amenities that are offered with it. That could mean having a wet bar, television, or other special equipment that will add convenience and comfort to those riding.

Looking good is important if you own a large company. This does not mean that there needs to be an unpleasant attitude. Someone can look good and leave a good impression without being rude to their fellow man. Using limousine services may seem showy, and in some ways it probably is. That is some of the enjoyment of it after all.

The functionality of a limo is great. They are good because you can bring several of your colleagues together and even have a meeting in the vehicle. You can enjoy refreshments and a quiet ride to your destination. The darkened windows of a limo provide the privacy you may want especially if you are high-profile or have riders who are high-profile.

Sometimes you may choose to use limousine services just for fun. If your business is small but growing, you might want to do something special for your close staff. Hiring a limo might be the perfect way to transport them to a fancy restaurant and pay for their evening. Doing special things for your employees goes a long way in having them be the productive workers you want them to be. It is also just a nice thing to do.

Whatever your reason for hiring limousine services, you will want to look for one that offers clean limos, trustworthy drivers, and amenities that make it more than a car ride. It might also be important for you to find out about the cost. It is most likely going to be a per hour charge for the limo, so you will need to budget that for your business.

If you have been considering what will be the best change to make for your business in the New Year, you might consider limousine services. Even if it is not something you do everyday, it still may benefit your business? image or the confidence of the employees you choose to treat with it periodically. If you are still thinking that the whole idea of improving your company image with a limo sounds snobbish, then consider ways to use it for good to help others as well.

Need to get to important functions and portray a sense of elite? Learn more about limousine services at: http://nolalimo.com.

Source: http://www.articlesrx.com/hiring-limousine-services-for-your-business/10283

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