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Samsung/Apple infringement ruling delayed
If an earlier decision is upheld, the sales of some Apple products will be banned in the US.
Samsung's new Galaxy S4 is seen during its unveiling on March 14, 2013 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. PictureL AFP
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Apple sues Samsung
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Apple seeks ban on eight Samsung phones
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WASHINGTON - The US International Trade Commission said on Thursday it would delay a decision on whether some mobile phones and tablets made by Samsung infringe on Apple's patents.
The decision had been expected on Thursday but was put off until 9 August.
No reason was given for the delay.
The ITC is a popular venue for patent infringement lawsuits since it has the power to ban the importation of devices that infringe on patents.
The delay comes as the same companies - which are waging legal battles in some 10 countries - await a decision from the Obama administration on whether to stick with an ITC decision finding that some Apple devices infringe a Samsung patent. That decision is now due.
The ITC ruled on June 4 that some older iPad and iPhone models made to use service provider AT&T's network infringed on a Samsung patent that allows the ability of devices to transmit multiple services simultaneously and correctly through 3G wireless technologies.
If the decision is upheld, the import or sale of the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 3G and iPad 2 3G distributed by AT&T would be banned in the United States.
E-BOOK PRICE-FIXING
Meanwhile, the US has proposed a remedy for Apple e-book price-fixing, citing that Apple deserves a five-year ban from entering anti-competitive e-book distribution contracts, and should also end its business arrangements with five major publishers with which it conspired to raise e-book prices, federal and state regulators said on Friday.
The US Department of Justice and 33 US states and territories proposed those changes and others after a federal judge last month found in a civil antitrust case that Apple conspired with the publishers to raise e-book prices.
Regulators accused Apple of conspiring to undercut Amazon's e-book dominance, causing some e-book prices to rise.
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Gee, They're Not Hiding Anything, Not At All...
Submitted by A. Magnus on Wed, 2016-06-08 00:07
Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Bread & Circuses
"The State Department said it would take 75 years for the release of emails from top aides to Hillary Clinton from during her time as secretary of State. Lawyers said it would take that long to compile the 450,000 pages of records from former Clinton aides Cheryl Mills, Jacob Sullivan and Patrick Kennedy, according to a court filing from last week, which was first reported by CNN."
Had Enough Government 'Regulation' Yet?
Free Roman Polanski
Time for Government to Finally Ban Itself
Day 2,557
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Q: How to use np.random.randint() to roll n dice, noting that each has a potentially different number of faces denoted by a vector f I am trying to simulate the single roll of n dice, where each of the die can potentially have f faces. For example, if  =[2,5,7], then three dice with 2, 5 and 7 faces are rolled. Thank you!

A: You can do that without an explicit loop.  In this example, I'll use the "new" numpy random API that was introduced in numpy 1.17.  In the new API, random integers are generated with the integers method of the generator; it corresponds to the old randint method:
In [22]: rng = np.random.default_rng()

In [23]: f = np.array([2, 5, 7])

In [24]: rng.integers(1, f + 1)
Out[24]: array([2, 4, 6])

To repeat the process n times in one call, use the size argument:
In [30]: n = 8

In [31]: rng.integers(1, f + 1, size=(n, 3))
Out[31]:
array([[1, 3, 4],
       [1, 1, 5],
       [1, 3, 1],
       [2, 3, 1],
       [2, 2, 4],
       [2, 4, 2],
       [1, 1, 3],
       [2, 1, 7]])

A: I got it to work with this:
    f=[3,4,5]
    outcomes= []
    for i in f:
        out = 1 + np.random.randint(i, size = len(f) )
        outcomes.append(out)

Thank you!

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New Blue Jays
Brief history of the Blue Jay class
The Blue Jay continues to be one of the leading one-design, sloop-rigged sailboats in existence today. Fathered by Drake H. Sparkman, head of the New York designing firm of Sparkman and Stephens, Inc. after his tenure as chairman of a yacht club junior sailing program, the Blue Jay was pencil drawn in 1947. Designed as a " baby Lightning" it became an all-around junior training boat and now has numbers over 7,200. It is used not only in novice programs in yacht clubs from Florida to Maine, but also in teen's, men's, and women's events. Originally constructed of wood, the IBJCA voted in the early 1960s to allow fiberglass, however, wooden boats are still being made today. It is interesting to note that when a friend of Drake Sparkman suggested that he name the boat "Blue Bird" he decided on the "Blue Jay" which could effectively be marked by a blue "J" on the sail. (Perhaps he thought noting the junior aspect).
The International Blue Jay Class Association was formed in 1954 by Allegra Knapp Mertz. President for 35 years, she built the class with active board members. Among those, Bob Sparkman, Drake's son, who was treasurer for 20 years. James Rousmaniere was President in 1960 and 1961; Ed Hoffman, President in 1971. In 1984, at American Yacht Club's Blue Jay Nationals, Leggie turned the gavel over to Bill Dunbar who had been an active board member for ten years. He continues in this position today.
The Association (IBJCA) is made up of voluntary officers and executive board members from different sailing areas on the East Coast. They continue to maintain a strict one-design class, publish a yearbook and newsletter, coordinate regional regattas and clinics, offer a National regatta ( Championship winner may apply for Champion of Champions ) and Master's regatta plus have added a website www.sailbluejay.org.
Boat building ranged from home-building to numerous yacht builders. Some of the leaders in this industry were: Beaton Boat Works, Formula Yachts, McNair, and Saybrook Yacht Yard, and today, our official boat builder is Tom Allen Jr., of Allen Boat Co., Buffalo, NY who is the leading builder of the Lightning Class (as mentioned above, the Blue Jay, a baby Lightning). He is presently, as of 2008, in possession of the 2-molds that were donated to the Class and on loan: Formula Yacht's mold, donated to the Class in 2005 by Jim Hansen in memory of Salle Evelyn whose husband, Jim, built the mold and Saybrook Yacht Yard's mold, donated in 1996 to the Class by George Shuck and his son David. Additional history can be viewed in the Perpetual Awards descriptions.
UPDATED HISTORY STARTING WITH 2010
The Championship 1st Place Trophy was placed in the Mystic Seaport where it can be viewed today.
The Championship 2nd Place Trophy was placed in the CT River Museum where it can be viewed today.
CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION FIRST PLACE WET PANTS ASSOCIATION PERPETUAL TROPHY
The Wet Pants Association, a cooperative sailing club on the Great South Bay, was organized over sixty years ago to provide sailing activities to the area's youngsters. In two separate years, 1958 and 1963, they held Winter Blue Jay Building Parties in various members' garages when it was too cold to sail and created an active Blue Jay fleet. In 1966, at the Wet Pants Annual Mess in September, Robert D. Schultz, Commodore, presented the Wet Pants Association Perpetual Trophy to Allegra Mertz, President of the Blue Jay Class Association, after they had hosted a Blue Jay National Regatta. William L. Pagels, Sr., a member of Wet Pants and Executive Board Member of the newly formed Blue Jay Class Association arranged for this trophy to be donated and added the names of earlier National Champions to be engraved on the trophy along with Bill Pagels, his son. (Silver urn capped with sailboat)
CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION SECOND PLACE SAYBROOK PERPETUAL TROPHY
This award was presented to the Class by George Shuck, owner of the Saybrook Yacht Yard and popular builder of Blue Jays beginning in 1949. He started with numbers 77 through 98 continuing through the numbers 6,000 when he decided to retire. In 1996, George and his son donated the Saybrook mold to the Class. (Pewter bowl)
CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION THIRD PLACE PERPETUAL WESLEY G. VAN
WINKLE MEMORIAL TROPHY
This award was donated to the Class, by, the family of Wesley G. Van Winkle. Wes was an enthusiastic Blue Jay sailor who succumbed to Leukemia at the age of 12 just as he was preparing for his first National Regatta. He loved to sail. The trophy is to inspire all sailors to do their best and to love the sport of sailing. (Silver cooler)
In 2013 this trophy was retired and given back to the Daniel VanWinkle family, Mason's Island YC.
PRESIDENT'S CUP DIVISION FIRST PLACE PERPETUAL PRESIDENT'S BOWL
This award, a Charles Francis Adams bowl, was won by Allegra Knapp Mertz and given to the Class in 1976 to use as a perpetual trophy while she was still President. "Leggie" was a legend in her time, competing eight times for the Charles Francis Adams Cup, winning this as skipper four times. She was also an eight-time winner of the Syce Cup, chairman of US Sailing's Women's Division for 24 years, and received the Nathaniel D. Herreshoff Award in 1966 for her accomplishments in the sport of sailing. (Silver bowl)
In 2013 this trophy was retired and given to Allegra Mertz Torrey, American YC.
PRESIDENT'S CUP DIVISION SECOND PLACE FINISH ALLEGRA KNAPP MERTZ PERPETUAL TROPHY
This award, a half hull model of Rosy Future, Leggie's Blue Jay #94, was given to the Class in 1984 as she retired as President. (Mounted half hull)
PRESIDENT'S CUP DIVISION THIRD PLACE WILLIAM K. DUNBAR III
PERPETUAL TROPHY
This award, designed by Julie Dunbar, Class Secretary, was give to the Class by Bill Dunbar, President in 1987. (Wooden circle fitted with brass)
In 2013 this trophy was retired and given to William Dunbar, PYC and ECYC.
PERPETUAL ALLEGRA KNAPP MERTZ MEMORIAL TROPHY
(Presented to the Top Female Skipper in the Championship Division)
This award was designed in 1991 by Ray Snedeker, now retired, Chief Measurer and Executive Board Member. As stated, it is in memory of Leggie, an avid sailing competitor, champion, great sportsman and promoter of women. (Wooden triangle with half hull model)
In 2013 this trophy was retired and donated to PYC Women's Sailing Group.
PERPETUAL CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION FIRST PLACE CREW TROPHY
BY BEATON BOAT WORKS AND WADAWAUCK YACHT CLUB
Julie Dunbar, Class Secretary, had always felt there should be a perpetual crew trophy and went to Beaton Boat Works, Mantoloking, NJ where they used to build Blue Jays and found a wooden spinnaker pole which was immediately donated. Upon arrival at Wadawauck Yacht Club for the Blue Jay Nationals, Peter O'Neill, President, completed the trophy, which was presented in the year 2000. (Mounted spinnaker pole)
PERPETUAL HOWARD PIERCE CREW TROPHY
FIRST PLACE PRESIDENT'S CUP DIVISION
This trophy was given by the Dunbars in honor of Howard Pierce, Administration Assistant for Sparkman and Stephens 1954-2001. Howard took over the record/history keeping of the Blue Jay Class as a favor to Bob Sparkman. His precise recording of measurements and boat numbers, sending out plans for home builders helped to further promote the Class. He was always enthusiastic, interested in all the sailors, and went out of his way to answer any Blue Jay request. This award was first presented at the 2003 Nationals, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club. (Wooden shadow box of knots )
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from uuid import uuid4 as uuid

import pytest
pymongo = pytest.importorskip('pymongo')

from simplekv.db.mongo import MongoStore
from basic_store import BasicStore
from conftest import ExtendedKeyspaceTests
from simplekv.contrib import ExtendedKeyspaceMixin

class TestMongoDB(BasicStore):
    @pytest.fixture
    def db_name(self):
        return '_simplekv_test_{}'.format(uuid())

    @pytest.yield_fixture
    def store(self, db_name):
        try:
            conn = pymongo.MongoClient()
        except pymongo.errors.ConnectionFailure:
            pytest.skip('could not connect to mongodb')
        yield MongoStore(conn[db_name], 'simplekv-tests')
        conn.drop_database(db_name)

class TestExtendedKeyspaceDictStore(TestMongoDB, ExtendedKeyspaceTests):
    @pytest.fixture
    def store(self, db_name):
        class ExtendedKeyspaceStore(ExtendedKeyspaceMixin, MongoStore):
            pass
        try:
            conn = pymongo.MongoClient()
        except pymongo.errors.ConnectionFailure:
            pytest.skip('could not connect to mongodb')
        yield ExtendedKeyspaceStore(conn[db_name], 'simplekv-tests')
        conn.drop_database(db_name)

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Those two sneaky liars have caused the biggest Constitutional mess maybe in our entire history as a nation. That's Obama's real 'legacy'.
Funny how everyone is circling the wagons for the guy now huh?
Did Bezos own the rag when that was written?
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"Jeff Bezos era (2013–present) Jeff Bezos purchased the newspaper for US$250 million in cash, completing the transaction on October 1, 2013, after announcing the planned acquisition on August 5, 2013.
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I haven't been hitting on all cylinders eithet.


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Home > History > Ernest's Legacy to Founder's
"The Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silent before Him." With these words, Dr. Ernest Holmes opened the first service held in the Founder's Church sanctuary on Sunday, January 3, 1960. According to Dr. Hornaday, this service marked the realization of a vision long held by Dr. Holmes to "have a great temple rise representing all of the churches of Religious Science, but representing, too, all peoples and all faiths."
The vision actually was born more than a decade before its realization. A sketch was found in the Archives dating from 1947 of a round church to be built on the site that Founder's now occupies. Why it was not built then is not known. It is speculated that the post war residential building boom may have made materials and workers in short supply.
Ernest's brother, Fenwick Holmes, in his book Ernest Holmes, His Life and Times, states that after the death of Ernest's wife, Hazel, in 1957, there was "every evidence that Ernest began his preparations for the closing of his ministry." Only a few things remained to be done. One of them was the building of a sanctuary and the sanctuary was to be called Founder's Church. According to Fenwick, Ernest visualized many of the details: "Prior to the ground breaking ceremonies he could be seen spreading out newspapers on the site to demonstrate the placement of various parts of the church, the choir loft, the pastor's study, the organ to be named after Hazel, and the walled gardens around the building. 'What we raise here will be beautiful'; he affirmed, 'it will bless people of all faiths just to see the building.'"
In several lectures he gave at the Wiltern Theater, he spoke of the proposed sanctuary as "a magnificent symbol of our spiritual convictions; a thing of beauty forever." He also said, "We are building a round church to symbolize that our arms embrace the whole world…the essence is universality; the pattern oneness."
Ernest did spiritual mind treatment for each phase of construction and then went back to the Institute to do fund raising for the completion of Founder's.
Ernest had a particular interest in symbology. He felt that architecture, art and poetry contained symbols that could refer the mind back to the perfect pattern of Spirit. He had collected, over many years, 102 different symbols that he felt could be associated with Truth. These he had entered into a design for a mural for the choir wall of Founder's Church to be titled "The Wisdom of the Ages."
When the day of dedication came, Ernest called himself "a sentimental old fool" because tears came to his eyes when he took his first peek into the completed sanctuary. He gave the first sermon himself. In it he said, "We are consecrating this beautiful, this magnificent edifice to the teaching, in simplicity but with profoundness, that every man has access to all the Power that there is, to all the Presence that there is, to the only Life that there is and that he discovers the only God that there is in the secret place of the Most High, within himself."
This, then, is the legacy of Dr. Ernest Holmes to Founder's Church.
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What is potassium?
What foods contribute to potassium intake?
How much potassium do we need daily?
What does potassium do in the body?
Can too little or too much potassium be consumed?
Is it possible to develop potassium toxicity?
Similar to sodium, potassium atoms are most comfortable when they concede an electron and exist as a positively charged atom (K+). Potassium is one of the most important electrolytes in human body fluid; it is concentrated in the fluids inside of cells while sodium exists mainly outside of cells. The symbol for potassium is a K because of its Latin name (kalium).
Unlike sodium, potassium is not routinely added to foods. Therefore, foods naturally containing potassium must be eaten to meet the body's needs. Luckily, potassium is found in most natural foods in the human diet. Many vegetables and fruits and their juices rank among the best sources of potassium. In fact, some athletes refer to bananas as "potassium sticks" with respect to their potassium content, although their potassium content really is not that outstanding compared to other fruits and vegetables. Along with fruits and vegetables, milk, meats, whole grains, coffee, and tea are among the most significant contributors to daily potassium intake.
Recommendations for potassium are the highest among the minerals. The AI for potassium is 4700 milligrams for teens, adults even during pregnancy. The AI is increased to 5100 milligrams during lactation. The recommendation is lowered with decreasing age and is 3800 mg and 4500 for
Most of the potassium we ingest is absorbed by the digestive tract. So, like sodium the amount of potassium in the body will need to be regulated by the kidneys. Unlike sodium (and chloride) though, about 98 percent of the potassium is located within the cells, making it the major positively charged electrolyte dissolved in the fluid within the cells. Therefore, potassium is extremely important in the electrical activity of excitable cells in the body.
Although dietary potassium intake is by and large adequate to meet human needs, situations can place the body at risk for potassium deficiency. Persistent use of laxatives can result in a lowered body potassium level by decreasing the amount of potassium absorbed from the digestive tract. Also, chronic use of certain diuretics used to control blood pressure may also result in increased urinary loss of potassium. Physicians will routinely monitor the potassium levels of patients following either of these prescribed protocols. Also, people who frequently vomit after a meal, either involuntarily or voluntarily, can reduce potassium absorption. Finally, people following a very low calorie diet (VLCD) for extended periods of time need to be concerned about their potassium consumption along with levels of other nutrients as well.
Potassium toxicity is not necessarily a concern provided that the kidneys are functioning appropriately. However, if the blood potassium level does become elevated (hyperkalemia) it would certainly affect the proper functioning of the excitable tissue, especially the heart and brain. The heart may actually fail to beat if hyperkalemia is severe and prolonged. Together with sodium, blood potassium levels are monitored closely in people diagnosed with diseases affecting their kidneys.


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This may have been the first year that music from video games could be nominated for a Grammy Award, but it could take a few more years to hear, "The winner is Mortal Kombat!"
"Your wait will be more than 15 minutes," it said, and my heart sank a little. I wasn't sure I wanted to stay on hold that long, particularly since I'd be tying up the only phone line at my office desk.
Fallon McElligott, widely considered among the nation's most creative advertising agencies, is opening an office in Los Angeles in the hopes of attracting talent the firm can't lure to Minneapolis.
HSX Think 'Gladiator' is going to be the best movie ever?
Even with two movies coming out this month alone, Ben Affleck's "star bond" on the Hollywood Stock Exchange is dropping like a stone. Meanwhile, the bond on his girlfriend er, whatever Gwyneth Paltrow, who has appeared only in "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
In the old days (say, two years ago), stockbrokers joked that IPO meant "it's probably overpriced." Better words today might be, "I'm practically obsessed."
Lots of local players are involved in the leveraged management buyout of El Segundo-based Wyle Laboratories Inc., one of the leading high-tech testing and technical support companies.
Just three months ago, Texas Gov. George W. Bush appeared to have a lock on Los Angeles, with virtually every prominent Republican on his side.
They own insurance policies or annuities from mutual insurance companies and many of these companies are going public and offering customers some stock.
Cruel, nasty, neurotic, paranoid, antisocial but basically happy SWGF, 31, seeks same between 18-40 for miserable relationship.
Clearly aspiring to be an online Consumer Reports for the Internet set, the folks at Productopia.com have developed a downright nifty site from which most consumers will walk away more enlightened.
SCHOOLS Looking for a major school district that works?
Superintendent Ramon Cortines last week announced a dramatic plan to overhaul the massive Los Angeles Unified School District: Cut half the 2,000 central office staffers and shift the focus to the schools themselves.
What are the best entry points for Latinas looking to break into the ranks of business and industry?
Here are several tips and suggestions that will help make your next convention presence a success.
This week, Encino-based Stan Lee Media will premiere "The 7th Portal," an animated short about six game testers from around the globe who get sucked into an evil dimension via the Internet.
If the U.S. stock market ever drops out of the sky, most mutual fund managers won't be packing parachutes.
Chicken-fried steak on in the heart of Gucci-land? A singing cowboy who gets laid-back Angelenos to sing along with "Streets of Laredo"?
As the world keeps shrinking, partners from different countries are forming lots of companies.
Some voters might do a double-take next week when they see Proposition 13 on the ballot. But it's not the same one that sparked a nationwide tax revolt in 1978.
The head of the table or the side facing the door are the most desirable locations.
For the second year running, Don Kott Auto Center appears at the top of the list with revenues of $231 million for 1999, an increase of 18 percent from 1998.
A bit of Soho is coming to Santa Monica, in the form of hip, industrial-looking residential lofts going up for sale.
When was the last time you contributed to a discussion or meeting and just weren't heard? How many times have you noticed people talking 'at' each other without ever really hearing one other?
Is There Enough 'Business' in Your Business Casual?
The very definition of the word "casual" seems contradictory to the whole image of business: casual (kazh'oo wel) adj. 1. happening by chance; not planned; incidental 2. occasional 3. careless or cursory 4. non-chalant 5. for informal use.
You won't be distracted by the people in front of you and will pay more attention to the speaker. You will also have a better chance to talk to the speaker afterwards and have your question answered.
With shares of Vertel Corp. languishing below $3 for much of 1999, investors complained bitterly on Internet message boards about the company's performance.
Less than two years after its lavish opening, Long Beach's Aquarium of the Pacific is in the midst of a sophomore slump.
Have you seen some awful presentations and sworn you don't want yours to be the same? Do you want your presentations to look, sound and feel better? In this column, I will write about the accumulated impact of the poor use of slide projectors.
PICTURE Guess what FrameYourArt.com does?
The owner of the successful Marco Fine Arts publishing company in El Segundo doesn't just want to take his business online, he wants to create the definitive Web portal for the art community.
Now that everything from sports to cuisine has gone "extreme," it was only a matter of time before Israeli anti-terrorist fighting techniques became a fitness craze in Los Angeles.
The Federal Communications Commission has squashed a creative compromise in the ongoing fight for open cable access as a way for high-speed Internet providers to deliver services via cable television broadband lines.
Colleen Atwood woke up before dawn on Tuesday, Feb. 15 to her phone ringing off the hook. She had just received her third nomination for an Academy Award this time for her work as costume designer on the Tim Burton film, "Sleepy Hollow."
George de la Torre Jr. inherited his father's canning factory more than 30 years ago and transformed it into Juanita's Foods, a multimillion-dollar company that makes canned menudo and other Latino foods.
If the powerful pull of the bull market tempts you to stake all your mutual-fund money on the hottest stock funds, resist!
Chapter 7: a "straight" liquidation bankruptcy involving an appointed trustee to sell all assets by auction or other means to pay creditors and trustee fees.
Patricia Perez is a nameplate partner in one of the largest Latino-owned public relations firms in the United States.
Being a journalist can bring lots of perks, from access to high-ranking officials to invitations to swank parties and events.
The City Club on Bunker Hill, which first occupied the Penthouse Floor of the Wells Fargo Tower in 1985, has announced plans to open a unique Business Center this March in an effort to enhance members' professional service and networking privileges.
Four now head committees in the state Senate, including L.A.-area Democrats Hilda Solis and Martha Escutia.
With its investments and loans in the high-tech industry paying off handsomely, GBC Bancorp, the parent company of General Bank, has posted record earnings.
When is an industry really in trouble? When its most frugal company not to mention the largest commits to spending more money than it can readily borrow.
"The Promotion," a dark comedy about the corporate rat race, will have its West Coast premiere March 3 at the Century Club in the heart of the Century City business community.
RAMPART--Final Cost of Rampart: $1 Billion?
The mushrooming Rampart scandal the largest in LAPD history will end up costing from $400 million to nearly $1 billion, or more, according to City Hall sources and others.
Before you go out and make your next funding pitch to investors, or meet with your managers, coaching experts have some advice on how to better prepare yourself and your business for success.
Ogden Bass was a freelance editor working on a project for an ad agency when he happened to see an invoice from an outside editing house.
Rejecting appeals by five major oil companies, the Supreme Court upheld a disputed patent for clean-burning gasoline that could add several cents per gallon to the price at the pump in California.
If the region's federal credit unions have their way, amendments to legislation expected to be considered this week by the House Committee on Financial Services could vastly broaden their reach heating up their competition with banks.
Last year's No. 1 property manager, CB Richard Ellis, dropped to second after one of its biggest clients, Bank of America, merged with NationsBank. A number of BofA offices were subsequently managed in-house.
While it may seem impossible for a small company to compete against the beverage giants like Snapple, Nantucket Nectars or Coca-Cola, entrepreneurs are finding ways to get their new drinks on store shelves.
When Lauralee Bell was growing up in Chicago, she liked to rearrange her closet, mixing and matching clothes.
The growth of overnight delivery services, coupled with the growing acceptance of e-commerce and e-mail, are having their predictable effects, although Postal Service officials insist that there will always be a place for first-class mail.
Moviegoers watching "The Whole Nine Yards" probably won't notice, but the new Bruce Willis comedy marks a milestone for Imperial Bancorp's Imperial Entertainment Group, a leading player in the art of loaning cash to Hollywood.
Banks, schools, the stock market and many businesses around town will be closed for President's Day, making for a smooth commute for those who still have to trudge to the office.
OVERVIEW - Get It Here Quick!
Globalization is driving air cargo volume to record heights, turning Los Angeles International Airport into an economic juggernaut. But it's also raising concerns that the airport may soon be overwhelmed by growth.
After a chilly reception by the city of Beverly Hills, developers have dropped plans for a retail-movie theater complex in the Golden Triangle area.
David Letterman returns to his desk on CBS' "The Late Show" this Monday (Feb. 21), six weeks after he underwent quintuple bypass heart surgery. But is Dave crazy to get back into the ratings race so quickly?
What happens when a media mogul stubborn, shrewd and litigious takes on a business partner? They often duel, from the boardroom to the courthouse.
Quick, if your stock just reached 38 5/16, what's the going price, in real money? The answer $38.31 probably didn't flash right into your head, and no wonder. Only stock junkies think in sixteenths.
At Crustacean, the Vietnamese seafood restaurant in Beverly Hills, owner and executive chef Helene An carefully presses a latex-gloved finger on a large cut of Chilean sea bass.
President Clinton surprised the beltway crowd last week during a CNN online interview by opposing certain taxes being imposed on Internet consumers.
Even if you dress down for work, don't expect those swank private clubs to let you through the door.
Too Much Time on Net?
The fate of the landmark Dos Burritos stand on Hollywood Boulevard seemed to hang in the balance as Tom Gilmore's Hollywood Equitable Building on the corner of Hollywood and Vine started undergoing renovations in January.
It's not often that state business and labor interests agree to oppose something, but both are against Proposition 25, the latest campaign finance reform initiative.
INTERVIEW - Nitin Bhatt, training director at USC Business Expansion Network.
With international air cargo expected to grow 7 percent a year, a number of players are scrambling for a piece of the action.
Many entrepreneurs do not consider taxes when they set up a business until they owe a big tax bill.
A harsh truth has come home at CheckOut.com, the online venture funded by Yucaipa Cos. and super-agent Michael Ovitz: Being a pure e-commerce play doesn't have much potential to bring in the bucks.
Public radio listeners may be wondering about KCRW-FM 89.9's nonprofit status after the station changed its Web site designation from dot-org to dot-com.
GOSSIP E! Online's Ted Casablanca talks the talk.
There's so much to keep track of in Hollywood and we're not talking about the latest wheeling and dealing. We're talking about the real skinny over Ben and Gwyneth, Matt and Winona, Julia Roberts and whoever.
Musicians looking for a recording deal long have been at the mercy of artist-and-repertoire executives, who send a clear message to rock-star wannabes: Don't call us, we'll call you.
With all the talk of job-shadowing programs, and the need for donations of paper and pencils, schools and businesses have had a frustrating time trying to link up.
Demonstrating his determination to take over the much-maligned planning for this summer's Democratic National Convention, Mayor Richard Riordan pushed aside the head of the event's host committee and replaced her with one of his most trusted aides.
My partners and I have been looking for creative office space in Los Angeles. It's getting almost impossible to find. Can you point us in the right direction?
Imagine Latin music playing over a Mexican-food catering company's Web site, or animal-themed tunes on a site selling personalized pet gifts.
Growth trends occur when increasing numbers of people indicate an interest in certain industries or activities. You can capitalize on such growth trends by offering a product or service related to the growing industry or activity.
With air cargo in the L.A. area expected to triple in the next 20 years, the big question is what happens to the overload?
Fourth-quarter earnings that handily beat Wall Street estimates couldn't prevent Occidental Petroleum Corp. stock from stumbling after recent news reports that the oil-and-gas company would buy Altura Energy Ltd. in a $3.5 billion deal.
Jim Henson Co. made lots of news last week, with reports that the family entertainment business may be sold to a German company and an announcement that it plans to move to a new Hollywood home.
So say the minds behind the Hollywood Stock Exchange, the Santa Monica-based entertainment site that runs a virtual stock market where people can use $2 million in funny money to buy and sell shares of their favorite stars.
Brace yourself: the largest number of L.A.-area union contracts in at least 30 years is going to be renegotiated this year, covering over 300,000 workers in L.A. County.
Sure, New York is awash in pencil-necked magazines like Cosmo, Architectural Digest and Vanity Fair. But when it comes to bullets, Buicks and brawn, L.A. rules.
Tired of paying big bucks for ads that don't generate enough responses? Need to turbocharge your company's sales? Then you may want to consider using a very effective but often-overlooked sales tool: a customer newsletter.
It's the same scene every night. Cars and vans pull up and double park in the small parking lot. People frantically step out of their vehicles with a mountain load of cardboard boxes swaddled in packing tape, being sent to destinations near and far.
Media mogul Jerry Perenchio and his family apparently have resolved their 10-year feud with the city of Malibu after agreeing to vastly scale back their ambitious development efforts.
Are Dividends a Thing of the Past in Roaring Market?
In all the talk about mutual funds nowadays, it's remarkable how seldom you hear the word "dividends."
I'm going to sing a song now, and I'm not going to say the name. I'm just going to sing it.
The state's power crisis is bringing a jolt of new business to local engineering and construction contractors, as they mobilize to cash in on the pressing need for new generating plants.
What do investing women want? If you read the investment books aimed at women and follow the brokers' girly ads, it would seem that we want to be treated as a breed apart.
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Inc., an arm of Walt Disney Co., once again tops the list of motion picture distribution companies for 1999, narrowly edging out Warner Bros. Domestic Theatrical Distribution.
Like lots of established companies revising their long-term strategies because of the Internet, Creative Computers Inc. is switching gears.
"I'm at a loss on how we can properly market our business on the Net," Karen explained. "We've established an impressive marketing presence in print media and I don't want our home page to look shabby or sit there with no response."
Anyone who watched the recent Super Bowl can easily answer the following question (no, not who was the MVP) but, what is the focus of businesses today?
Gov. Gray Davis' appointment of Karen R. Constine as director of the California Film Commission has raised a few eyebrows within L.A. entertainment circles.
It's the peak of lunch hour at the venerable Philippe The Original in downtown L.A., with the usual lineup of Angelenos eager to get their hands on the signature dish a juicy French-dip sandwich.
Despite second-quarter earnings that handily beat Wall Street estimates, Seagram Co. Ltd. can't shake the flurry of rumors concerning the future of its Universal Studios operation.
Darin Davis' favorite book is titled "Only the Paranoid Survive." In his business, it's pretty good advice.
One of the criticisms of the film "Eyes Wide Shut" was its depiction of Tom Cruise as a young, extremely wealthy physician.
How can Los Angeles wrest the title of venture capital center away from Palo Alto?
Ten years ago, the greatest hockey player ever switched hockey sticks, and Easton Sports Inc. no longer would be known only for making aluminum baseball bats.
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer is ramping up for the 10th installment of its highly successful Pink Panther series, and one of the top contenders to play bumbling Inspector Clouseau is Kevin Spacey.
In these flush times, it doesn't take long for a new product to find underwriters and offer stock to the public.
I don't want to say that wrestling has taken over this country, but pretty soon, I expect my accountant to be wearing a diaper and boots.
Those familiar with the Internet's history know the network was built with redundant connections that allow data to "route around" trouble spots and glitches.
The issue behind propositions 30 and 31 is deceptively simple: Should people have the right to sue someone else's insurer if that insurer is not paying up?
When trying to determine how Mattel Inc. could fall so far so fast, all roads point to the deal with the Learning Co., creator of titles like "Reader Rabbit" and "Carmen Sandiego."
Everybody who invests in mutual funds for the 21st century has cause to wonder whether the rules learned in the 20th still apply.
New space seems to be getting gobbled up as soon as it's built. In fact, every square foot of the second, and latest, phase of Watson Land Co.'s Dominguez Technology Center in Carson has been preleased.
There are awards for the people who write movies, for the people who handle makeup for movies, who sew costumes for movies, and who sit in dark rooms for countless hours snipping out scenes for movies.
As real estate investment trusts have stepped back from their aggressive acquisition activity of a few years ago, another player is becoming more visible.
The former owners of the Bel Air Hotel plan to return to the local luxury market this time with a new, super-upscale hotel in Beverly Hills.
Burdened by aging buildings, perceived high crime rates and a dowdy image, several San Fernando Valley sites are getting left behind in the office real estate boom.
During his years as a foreign correspondent, one of Peter Gumbel's assignments as a Wall Street Journal reporter was to cover a revolution in Russia. Now he wants to be part of one.
Despite the hoopla generated at Sundance and other film festivals, most independent films still have trouble getting into movie houses around the world.
It ain't over yet. At least, that's what I heard from a pride of economists I called last week.
The Internet may be the fastest way for a company to pitch its products or services to customers worldwide, but sometimes, your customers need to feel, touch, watch or taste your product before they actually cut that check.
Latin music has become so hot that the Grammy Awards aren't big enough to contain it.
The stampede of top Hollywood talent to the Internet in the last several weeks has been a jaw-dropping event, considering the wide berth most industry stars have given the Web.
Stephen Rizzone may not yet be a household name like Michael Eisner or Eli Broad, but he has suddenly emerged as the mastermind behind one of the biggest and quickest L.A. business transformations in recent history.
Venture Capital: L.A. Flaunts It, but Who Doesn't?
If venture capital investment were Major League Baseball, Silicon Valley would be the New York Yankees. But there's a lot of competition for the title of runner-up, which is one reason why interest over the data on venture money has never been higher.
As e-commerce, e-mail and e-zines keep pushing consumers toward a paperless world, several L.A. companies are betting their future on the humble printer.
The Democratic National Convention Committee is set to announce this week agreements with more than 80 hotels in L.A. County a record number of hotels for a political convention to house the nearly 5,000 delegates.
Karyn Baylis was promoted to senior vice president for the Americas at Qantas Airways in Los Angeles. She will be responsible for sales and marketing. Baylis was previously general manager of customer and marketing services for the airline.
Into his teahouse sweeps Edmund Fry, garbed in a flowing white robe and stole and fresh from his stint as an Anglican minister on a local movie shoot.
e other day I received an e-mail peppered with phrases such as "as you stated in December" and "according to our agreement." The salutation was "please respond."
"They love it," said David Proval, the newest cast member of the award-winning drama about a mobster and his two "families" the Mafia and his wife and two children. "All (Mafia) business stops Sunday night. There is no action going on."
When representatives of the Santa Monica environmental group BayKeeper showed up at Jay Lite's scrap-metal business in South Central Los Angeles last year, he had no inkling that there would be trouble. But there was, and the trouble has gotten worse.
Overwhelmed by political rhetoric, feeling intellectually lazy or looking for a new Net novelty? Try PresidentMatch.com, which recommends the best-fit presidential candidate for voters based on shared ideology.
It used to be that public relations agencies put on elaborate dog-and-pony shows in reviews as clients sought out the best agency to suit their needs. Now it's the agencies that are interviewing the clients.
DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners Inc.'s second fund to invest in real estate globally, now in the process of being closed, is even larger than the first at $1.2 billion.
Times have gotten so tough at the Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund that even manager Joel Tillinghast's brother bailed out.
A 16-acre site southeast of downtown L.A. that once was the subject of protest marches now stands to be redeveloped as an industrial park.
Walt Disney Co. Chairman Michael Eisner named ABC chief Robert Iger as president and chief operating officer, but got unexpected bad news with the resignation of Rob Moore, the well-regarded top financial executive at Walt Disney Studios.
Michael D. Cohen was named partner at Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein in Los Angeles. He will provide counsel on mergers, acquisitions and sales. Cohen previously had his own practice.
On game nights, the Forum used to ripple with activity. These days, fans outside the arena line up to see "The Little Mermaid on Ice" or the Harlem Globetrotters, not Wayne Gretzky or Shaquille O'Neal.
A peeved reader, James Genden, in Evanston, Ill., sent me a notice he got from his credit card bank, MBNA. Many of you have had similar notices, probably without reading them.
Every modern media consumer of post-Pokeman age knows you can't believe everything you see on a screen.
Valentine's Day falls on a Monday, not exactly the most romantic of nights to wine and dine your amour. In fact, it's normally the slowest traffic day of the week, according to the National Restaurant Association.
Outscoring all other local health plans, including much larger HMOs in Southern California, Pomona-based non-profit HMO Inter Valley Health Plan recently received the highest marks overall in a member satisfaction survey conducted by Medicare.
Harold Huttas wants to turn Insync.Media into a one-stop print shop for the electronic age.
Every January, my husband and I set goals for the year. We each create personal and professional lists and set deadlines. Neither of us ever achieves all of our goals, but we do fairly well because of the way we use our lists.
At a time when these financial havens for high-tech startups have become all the rage, it's an important question. Trouble is, there is no easy answer.
Who's Really Crazy in Rocker Uproar?
This actually makes sense. In a world where a magazine interview is your sin, why shouldn't your confessional be a TV studio?
If you're having trouble figuring out who owns what in the Internet world, just wait 15 minutes. It's likely to change.
The Internet was supposed to be the most measurable medium, with each user leaving an electronic fingerprint on every visited page.
Despite all the books, publicity and warnings from experts, most family business owners still don't have a clear, written succession strategy.
Chris Lyman thinks of himself as both chief executive and janitor of Virtualis, a Web hosting and software startup he founded three years ago.
Mike Peterson might look like he's goofing off, as he casually putts golf balls around his Woodland Hills office. But he's actually hard at work.
What names pop to mind when you think of the top e-commerce companies in Los Angeles?
The Inland Empire has been a relative bargain in recent years for home shoppers from other parts of Southern California.
Policy analysts have rushed to embrace the high-tech future for California employment. Yet, in this rush, our state's need for quality work in low-tech jobs often has been overlooked.
In a competitive labor market, employers must implement innovative and cost-effective methods if they are to attract and retain qualified people who will have a positive impact on their bottom line.
The honest answer is, nobody knows. Most of them aren't public and not obligated to disclose financials.
Take Centropolis Effects, which created the special effects for "Independence Day" and "Godzilla."
The glare of the flashbulbs is irritating. There's always the chance of tripping and looking like an idiot on the red carpet. And your mansion only has so much room for all those freebies.
The first thing you notice when producer Phil Gurin arrives at NBC's Studio 1 in Burbank for the taping of "Twenty One" is the troop of Pinkerton guards surrounding him.
Experienced trial attorneys for business, entertainment, probate, insurance & major tort litigation.
Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa and real estate broker Steve Soboroff may be fighting to become the next mayor of L.A., but a recent public encounter seemed more like a lovefest than a contest for votes.
A decade or more ago, determining how a computer would be designed was very much an afterthought, secondary to the function of the machine.
The 2000 Democratic National Convention is L.A.'s biggest opportunity to shine on the world stage or be humiliated since the triumphant 1984 Summer Olympic Games.
Some business people see their CPA as a most trusted advisor. And empowered by recently enacted legislation, CPAs may soon take on an even broader role in business finances.
The Los Angeles Police Department is desperate for new recruits and is looking to Seattle, Chicago and other cities to find them.
Being a part of the new electronic media era in today's business world has provided advances in technology in the way in which employees communicate.
Feel the pain. Blockbuster Inc. is the world's No. 1 renter of videos, but its stock is trading 25 percent below its price in August, when parent Viacom Inc. sold an 18 percent stake to the public.
When Health Net announced it was exploring a possible headquarters move, the city of Burbank got to work.
Through its International House of Pancakes chain, IHOP Corp. has been dishing out steadily increasing earnings to investors.
News stories abound. There's one about UPS catching an employee running a personal business on a company computer. There's another about IBM employees trashing the company pension plan in an Internet chat room. And, there's plenty more like them.
Sam Zell knows a thing or two about Los Angeles real estate, as head of the nation's largest office real estate investment trust, Chicago-based Equity Office Properties Trust.
The planned merger of Time Warner's Warner Music Group and British record company EMI Group could land hundreds of local music-industry employees on the unemployment line, because lagging labels and other operations targeted for downsizing are based here.
In a push to develop new sources of revenue, big property management companies in Los Angeles are diversifying into all kinds of tenant services from Internet access to cable TV and laundry services.
Various businesses across Los Angeles from radio stations to grocers and apparel stores have tapped into eye-popping growth in recent years by orienting themselves to appeal to the swelling Latino population.


Hi-Tech Professionals - Are They Exempt From Overtime?
Do You Qualify for Unpaid Overtime?
Information technology (IT) workers are becoming increasingly recognized as being overworked. Their work day consists of long hours during which they attend to emergency calls in and out of a regular shift (including initiating major updates on "off hours"). Many times they are not recognized by their employers for their after-hours contributions despite their role as "IT Rescuer" when a tech issue arises.
Employers regularly misunderstand the very limited overtime exemptions that apply to some computer workers. As a result, IT employees who are involved in the application of systems analysis techniques, develop or design software or operating systems, or perform related functions are frequently exempted from deserved overtime pay. This IT worker exemption has become a serious topic among the computer literate and, consequently, IT workers have been trying, and winning, cases against their employers for denied overtime.
California labor code §510, subd. (a), mandates that all employees who work in excess of eight hours in one workday or in excess of 40 hours in one workweek receive overtime pay. The exemptions are affirmative defenses, and thus an employer bears the burden of proving that an employee is exempt. Additionally, exemptions from mandatory overtime provisions are narrowly construed and with an eye towards the protection and benefit of employees.
Many employers feel that paying a salary is the only thing they are required to pay to IT workers. Under the applicable law, this is often not the case.
If you are an IT employee and have any questions regarding whether or not you are properly classified as an exempt employee, please contact us.
Employees that are highly skilled and proficient in the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized information related to computer usage.
The employee is highly skilled and is proficient in the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized information to computer systems analysis, programming, and software engineering. A job title should not be determinative of the applicability of this exemption.
The employee's hourly rate of pay is not less than Forty-One Dollars ($41.00). The division of Labor Statistics and Research shall adjust its pay rate on October 1 of each year ..."
Many high tech professionals are employees of temporary employment agencies who contract them out to client companies as consultants. These temporary agencies receive a portion of the hourly rate of pay/wages that the client company pays for the computer and/or hi-tech professional's services.
As such, these professionals do not receive the additional amounts paid for time-and-a-half (or double time) for overtime compensation without a deduction for the agency commission. Furthermore, these professionals are treated as independent contractors by the temp agency's client company, but, in actuality, do not have the freedom of independent contractors, nor are they able to deduct the full range of business expenses. In addition, they do not receive the benefits and stock options that other employees receive, nor can they qualify for the benefits supposedly offered by the agencies.
If you are a computer or high-tech professional who has been classified as exempt from overtime by your employer, or if you are employed as a temporary employee or independent contractor, contact the Carter Law Firm today to determine if your rights to overtime pay have been violated.


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These stove knob covers installed in just seconds and I LOVE that they blend right in with the color of my stove. You can barely even tell that they are there. Work great to keep my little one from accidentally turning on our gas stove.