Not every critic loved the 2009 film Duplicity , starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen. The British newspaper The Telegraph complained of a lack of “any sexual charge” between the stars, and a plot whose complexity is “sometimes overdone.” Slate called it muddled , and quibbled that a film should make “actual narrative sense.” But seemingly everyone who has seen Duplicity loves its opening sequence.

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Pseudo Competition

Here’s an idea for your next performance review: Do what the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies do for their annual evaluation by the board of directors — write a self-assessment that helps guide the conversation. What you write will be a valuable tool for the performance review and, even better, a custom guide for your own development. Ongoing self-assessment is one of the five zones of strength that leaders have and non-leader managers don’t, according to one of our ongoing workplace studies (pdf).

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For a Better Career Outlook, Look Inward

Five years from now, will we look back on the dismal unemployment that we’re suffering on Labor Day 2010 and see this year as the good old days? Within today’s official unemployment statistics hides the true cost of decades of economic mismanagement: Historically unprecedented levels of unemployment and underemployment. The Great Recession that officially ended in 2009 has left millions of Americans without jobs for longer than the worst economic period in modern history — the early 1980s

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Are These the Economy’s Good Old Days?

The Wall Street Journal reported on a study in Health Affairs entitled ” A Progress Report On Electronic Health Records In U.S. Hospitals ” by Harvard researcher Ashish Jha and colleagues.

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Similar Conclusions on Health IT Via Observation and Via Research: Is HIT ‘Mission Impossible’?

If you want to make more money, you need to manage your time very carefully and avoid anything which distracts you and takes you away from the primary focus.  It is important to develop a clear methodology. Here are some suggestions. Avoid the shiny objects syndrome.  Many people who want to make money online get distracted with all the ads they see for the next big deal which promises instant wealth with no work, etc

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Time Management to Make More Money

Guest Post: by Abigail of BuyTemplates People nowadays believe in fast money and easy earning techniques. Despite having a proper income source they want to have a side source for which they won’t have to invest any effort or time. This kind of income is recognized under the USA government as passive income.

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PPC: The Best Among Passive Income Ideas

Dear Jodee, I’ve been writing for magazines for a long time, but with the print media struggling to retain readers gigs are harder to get, so I thought I’d investigate writing for on-line sources. From reading e-books and “pro” Blogger sites it seemed that a reasonable income could be earned this way. Some of the professional writer sites (not just bloggers) decry the skill levels of most Blogger forums and state that participating in them will actually hurt a good writer’s ability to get assignments from more reputable publishers.

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Can I Make Money Blogging? – Does This Close the Door to More "Reputable" Writing Opportunities?

In executive compensation disputes, an executive can gain substantial leverage if the subject compensation, typically a bonus, can be classified as “wages” within the meaning of NY Labor Code section 190(1). If the bonus constitutes “wages,” then the bonus is protected against any meddling by the employer and must be paid in full pursuant to section 193 of the Labor Code. In New York, and most other states, wages are protected and must be paid promptly.

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When Bonus Payments are Protected by the NY Labor Code

I was interested to read that the German Government are considering the introduction of a new law which would  ban companies from using social networking sites such as Facebook to vet job applicants.

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Could we see an end to recruiters vetting candidates on Facebook?

Today, Governor David Patterson signed into law, the New York Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, which reflects the first sweeping domestic workers’ rights legislation in the nation.

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New York Governor David Patterson Signs Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.

I’m feeling motivational today.  You might think that motivation is for wimps and losers.  You might think that motivation is cheesy.  You might want to think again.  Affiliate Marketing can be a very isolated industry.  Communication is all done over wires and screens, and it’s every man for himself out there.  You don’t have a manager telling you what to do.  You don’t have anyone setting goals for you.  If you aren’t careful, you can slip into a downward spiral very quickly when things go wrong. I’m a firm believer in goals.  You have to set them, write them down on paper, and put them somewhere you can see them every day.  I have never missed a goal that I have written down this way.  Try it, you might surprise yourself.

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Getting Down To Business

When you began your career as a freelance writer, you probably did so knowing that you were giving up some level of job security (assuming you left a full-time job to pursue freelancing). But if we’ve learned anything in recent years it’s that very few “real jobs” are actually secure. That’s often a myth

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How to Make Freelance Writing the Most Secure Job Opportunity Around

Hard disk failure is possibly the worst thing that can happen to your computer and it often occurs without giving any warning signs. Test Your Hard Drive for Impending Problems You may however run certain tests on your computer beforehand to get an idea about the current condition of your hard disk

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How to Check the Health of your Hard Drive

Two recent stories from two different parts of the US continue the theme of ever increasing concentration of power in our health care system. Connecticut The Hartford Business Journal reported on growing interest in mergers among small Connecticut hospitals.

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More Examples of US Hospital Market Consolidation: Connecticut and Florida

Also available at: http://danielwrasmus.wordpress.com/ As America grasps for innovative ways to exit the recession, we have forgotten a fundamental business reality: measurement determines behavior. Ask any sales person if their bonus structure determines which products they lead with or not. The problem with America’s national investments is that they say green, but they shout industrial age thinking

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Strategic Measures–Toward New Measures for a Sustainable, Knowledge Economy

I’ve known Rae Hoffman , aka Sugarrae, for close to a decade. She’s a highly respected SEO and Super Affiliate, a successful consultant, and now the owner of both Outspoken Media and MFE Interactive .

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Candid Interview with Super Affiliate “Sugarrae” aka Rae Hoffman

Stacey Abler contacted me recently with a question about a new prospect. In her email she mentioned that she was considering offering a discount just because the contract could be a long-term regular one

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How To Give Clients More for Their Money Without Cutting Your Rates

Bow Wow WOW! (click the link to see inside the book at Barnes and Noble) Here is a giveaway for all you love to dress your pups in Halloween costumes ! Oct 31st will be here before we know it and the time to get stitching is soon. I’ll be giving away a few copies during September and October so if you don’t win the first time check back for future giveaways! How do you enter

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Bow Wow WOW! Giveaway!

In August, most of the businesses in Paris shut down while a vast number of people take their annual holiday vacations. And in case you think that’s a grammatical error, in French one says les vacances , in the plural.

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Farro Salad with Tomatoes, Mushrooms and Basil

The Los Angeles Times reported that an executive with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services twice put his semen in a woman’s water bottle at work. The first time it happened, the woman drank the semen laced water and felt ill

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Man Puts Semen in Female Co-workers Water Bottle – Is This Sexual Harassment?