Self-contained pocket projector impresses with bright, vivid video Nov 6, 2008
And people are watching TV shows these days on iPods about the size of a business card. Enormous feats of shrinkage like that don't come along very often, though. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Dickey to work with Niekro on knuckler Nov 6, 2008
When Mariners announcer Dave Niehaus was given the Ford C. Frick Award at the Baseball Hall of Fame this past July, he had a conversation about Dickey with Niekro, who gave Niehaus his business card and asked him to give it to the Mariners pitcher. Dickey, a traditional fastball-breaking ball pitcher with the Rangers early in his career, began throwing a knuckleball as a last resort, and it ended up getting him back to the Major Leagues. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Tattooed Mom Greets Curious Stares With A Friendly Smile - 11/6/2008 Nov 6, 2008
If you really are as "nice" and "respectable" a human being as you say you are, answer people's questions with a smile and hand them your business card ... When someone asks about a piercing or tat, offer them your business card. (FOX23.com, OK)
Car windows smashed: Nov 6, 2008
In addition to photographing the damage, the officers left business cards on the vehicles that had both possible and definite damage. A River Falls man reported that his vehicle was damaged sometime after 11 p.m. on Oct. 31. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
NeatDesk scanner turns receipts into organized data Nov 6, 2008
The NeatDesk, left, here connected to a laptop, is a high-speed desktop scanner and digital filing system that scans receipts, business cards and documents ... Pro: Fast, well-designed scanner lets you scan business cards, receipts and other documents in a single batch ... You've got business cards, crumpled receipts and perhaps other scraps of paper with information needed for databases, expense reports and tax time. (USA Today -- Tech)
* Ma congratulates Obama Nov 6, 2008
In addition, during the last year of the term of former representative Joseph Wu (dx), a prominent Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) official, new TECRO business cards were adorned with a multi-colored graphic of the Taiwan name, featuring a Taiwan flag and the words, Touch Your Heart. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* CROSS-STRAIT TALKS: REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: Reporters grumble over red tape restrictions Nov 5, 2008
The MAC required that reporters go to the Grand Hotel in person and present a valid ID along with two business cards in order to claim press accreditation. One day before Chen arrived it informed reporters that the press accreditation did not guarantee entry to all the planned events. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
On Your Mind Nov 5, 2008
Please call me at the number on the business card I gave you so that I can get in touch with you and treat you and your family to whatever you may need. Thank you again. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Police: Tussle over sign at polling place in Chandler Nov 5, 2008
She grabbed some business cards that she saw on the passenger seat ... The business cards were those of Sen. (AZCentral -- News)
DEEP DUTCH DOWNER Nov 5, 2008
AN enterprising shrink could drum up a lot of new business by handing out business cards to folks seeing the Dutch downer "Stages." If viewers aren't depressed before the movie, they will be afterward. The upscale Roos and Martin are in their 40s and newly divorced, but they can't seem to make a clean break. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Price is right - Superior pawnshop doing well in downturn Nov 4, 2008
Their business card is hunter s orange. Buy. (Missoulian, MT)
Costumes are clever, electing Obama is better Nov 4, 2008
Or get four of your friends and be the Keating Five (this costume can double as the cast from American Psycho just get watermarked business cards). Heres a fun one: Dress up as Karl Marx and wear a nametag that reads Barack Obamas Financial Advisor. (Yale Herald, CT)
Delayed gratification Nov 4, 2008
Video business cards differentiate you. He says recent improvements in technology have helped the business gain traction. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
How A Phony Fed Fooled A Small Town Nov 3, 2008
He also got an official looking six-point star badge with the task force name on it from the Internet, as well as business cards with the Justice Department logo on them. Jakob says it isn't hard to make a business card. (CBS News)
He walks the world, talks AIDS with teens Nov 3, 2008
For a month, the 60-year-old will walk through their streets and refugee camps to execute what he calls his "AIDS attacks." He'll approach teenagers, hand them a business card with information on HIV written in their native language, and then deliver his hook ... He's been arrested in Cuba, detained in Kenya, and has had his business cards confiscated in China. (Boston Globe)
* Canton Fair suffers drop in attendance amid global crisis Nov 3, 2008
This is all I have, he said, reaching into a tattered shoe box and grabbing four business cards left by prospective buyers. All I can do is go back to the factory and give them a follow-up call. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Small Business Tips for a Challenging Economy Nov 3, 2008
Scan and read all your business cards with the card reader and use "drag-and-drop" to capture e-mail signatures or prospect contact information from Web sites. Using CardScan software, you can create and assign categories for your contacts. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Dealing With The Next Crisis: Credit Cards Nov 2, 2008
Look for cards that have low rates, but still offer rewards, such as the Advanta (nasdaq: - - ) Small Business Card or Blue from American Express (nyse: - - ). If you are working on building or rebuilding your credit, think about a secured credit card. (Forbes)
Art scene from Nov. 1, 2008 Triplicate Nov 2, 2008
Events include a tour of the studio, refreshments and a raffle drawing of business cards. The studio will also hold its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 15. (Daily Triplicate)
Make a New Year's Resolution to Get Organized -- Digitally Nov 2, 2008
Using a system like CardScan, you can scan and electronically read all your business cards from home service companies, your accountant and your dentist as well as business colleagues (www. CardScan. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Concerns raised in political race Nov 1, 2008
At the bottom, after a message from Broussard, are photocopied business cards from state Sen ... After that, he photocopied both Barras and Hebert s business cards, complete with contact information. (New Iberia, LA)
New names emerge in Allen FBI interviews Nov 1, 2008
"The Veco executive often agrees to the amount and Rick Smith will write that amount on the executive's business card as an IOU," the IRS summary said. He then would give the IOU to their personal assistant, Linda Croft, Allen told the agents. (Anchorage Daily News)
View from the cop: Scams Nov 1, 2008
She asked for a business card and a catalog for which they had none. She asked which company they worked for and they gave her the name of a company in Canton, GA. The office manager contacted that company who told her they did not do door-to-door sales. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
More of this story Nov 1, 2008
The real estate bust has also posed a challenge for Academy, but in an indirect way: One of the store's biggest customers was Century 21, the Realtor organization famous for utilizing custom sport coats as walking business cards. In the mid-1990s, a new executive decided to nix the custom coats and Kaplan lost a few million dollars in a flash. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Can't Find Love at Home? Travel Nov 1, 2008
"I get hit on a lot," reports Jennifer Kelton, frequent flyer and founder of , "especially by married men. I have so many CEOs' business cards, and almost all of them were from men wearing a wedding band. It's really quite sad." For the record, Kelton says, she's never taken any of them up on their offer. Hang On to Your Holiday Glow. (Time.com)
First responders train for disasters Nov 1, 2008
You dont want to wait and exchange business cards at the incident. . (Nogales International, AZ)
Phony Fed: Arrests Gave Me Adrenaline Rush Oct 31, 2008
He also had a used unmarked police car and fake Justice Department business cards. One of the suspects brought in by Jakob and Gerald police officers says he was not read his rights. (CBS News)
Switzerland stays in hearts of Kosovo returnees Oct 31, 2008
"Look, I worked here," he says proudly, showing a business card of a pizzeria in the Swiss capital Bern. "I was in Switzerland as a refugee and officially I didn't have the right to work. But I earned SFr2,200 ($1,974) a month and when I could I sent SFr200-300 to my parents in Kosovo.". (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Downturn deals Advanta 3Q loss Oct 31, 2008
said its business cards managed a net credit loss rate of 10 percent and owned net credit loss rate of 10. 6 percent. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Want to vote? In Fla., line up and wait. And wait. Oct 31, 2008
Diane DeVarona's husband was laid off from his real estate job, and, as a Tupperware saleswoman, she calls herself "the breadmaker, the breadkeeper and the breadwinner." She passed out her business card and told anyone within earshot the company is hiring. But it was impossible not to comment on the line and the number of voters. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Moss Records 19 Digs vs. San Jose State Oct 31, 2008
The Bulldogs return to the Save Mart Center for a Saturday evening match as they host Louisiana Tech at 7 p.m. It's local business night so all fans that show their business card at the door get in for $2 ... "Join the State - Fresno State!" - The `Dogs battle Louisiana Tech at the Save Mart Center in WAC play on Saturday, November 1 at 7 p.m. It's Local Business Night and all business members receive $2 admission when presenting their business card at the box office. (Gobulldogs.com)
Volleyball Team Heads North to San Jose Oct 31, 2008
The `Dogs return home on Saturday, November 1 as they welcome Louisiana Tech to the Save Mart Center at 7 p.m. It's Local Business Night and all business members receive $2 admission when presenting their business card at the box office. Tickets are on sale now through the Save Mart Center Box Office, by calling (559) 485-TIXS or online at ticketmaster. (Gobulldogs.com)
Hostile campaign for school superintendent Oct 31, 2008
"I know Wayne Sanstead. I've known him a long time. He hasn't and doesn't do much of anything. Sanstead hasn't been a contracted teacher with a school in over 20 years. He is very out of touch. We need some fresh blood in there. However, Sanstead's biggest flaw is the hiring and advancing of people who have never held a teaching contract. That is why he has 169 schools that did not make Adequate Yearly Progress!Sanstead should have been gone over a decade ago. He doesn't need much to spend on... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Businesses You Can Start For Under $5,000 Oct 31, 2008
Initial expenses: about $650 annually for Web-site design and hosting, plus another $500 for business cards, phone bills and travel within New York City. Early clients include Bearingpoint (a publicly held tech consultancy), Better Homes and Gardens and chess-master-cum-political-dissident Gary Kasparov. (Forbes)
Parker, Dial portrayed as couple Oct 30, 2008
Williams said a search of their mobile home yielded, among other things, a box of condoms, a vibrator, Christmas and Valentine cards to each other, business cards bearing their aliases and a love letter written by Parker to Dial while he was in a hospital, gravely ill from a heart attack. Williams read the letter in court. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Touch Screen GPS MOTOMING 1600 COmes To India for Rs. 15847 Oct 30, 2008
It comes with a business card reader, allowing it to read and upload the information of new business contacts. Its Bluetooth features allow its users to share files with other Bluetooth enabled cell phones. (Khabrein.info)
Flexible, Affordable Light Source Can Printed Oct 30, 2008
The EU flag, with the stars representing the Members, was printed on a business card. When an NFC phone was placed near the card, the stars printed with the OLED elements lit up. (Science Daily)
Saugus chiropractor is masseur to the racetrack set Oct 30, 2008
On a positive note, Goldberg handed out business cards to numerous horse owners and trainers. One trainer expressed a sincere interest in what Goldberg does and told the animal chiropractor to give him a call if he ever comes to Kentucky where his horses are stabled. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
Stevens guilty on 7 counts, won't quit Senate race Oct 30, 2008
One left him a company business card. Stevens sent thank you notes to others. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Persons impersonating police officers in area; citizens should be wary Oct 30, 2008
The two men did not provide their names nor leave a business card and departed the residence quickly. The BCSO did contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office and the surrounding local law enforcement agencies and learned that no officers from these agencies were in Bastrop County conducting investigations the day of this incident. (Elgin Courier, TX)
More Biz in Tough Market: The "Secret" to Word of Mouth Success? Oct 29, 2008
Listen carefully to each new contact, and jot down notes on the back of their business card at the end of the conversation. Return to your office and review the 3-7 business cards you picked up. (RealtyTimes)
Stevens Found Guilty, Pledges to Pursue Campaign Oct 28, 2008
" Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, too, released a statement calling Stevens an "honorable, hard-working Alaskan" and said she looks forward to his appeal. "He stood with Alaskans for 40 years, and I plan to continue to stand with him," she said. Stevens' conviction hinged on the testimony of Bill Allen, the senator's longtime drinking and fishing buddy. Allen, the founder of VECO, testified that he never billed his friend for the work on the house and that Stevens knew he was getting a special deal.... (Fox News)
Harold Kant; lawyer helped Grateful Dead protect legacy Oct 27, 2008
With tongue in cheek, Mr. Kant's Grateful Dead business cards described his title with the band simply as "Czar.". "He oversaw every aspect of their business, whether licensing, touring, trademarks, merchandise, or Garcia getting busted for drugs," said Jonas Kant, a music lawyer and a senior vice president at Sony/ATV Music Publishing. (Boston Globe)
Canada Post with a letter mystery Oct 27, 2008
The letter is so old that a paper clip attaching a business card has stained the pages with rust. The only postage on the envelope is a portrait of a youthful looking Queen Elizabeth and there is no postal code on it. (660 News)
Analysis: Lottery puts spotlight on casino taboo Oct 27, 2008
Its president's business card could double as a playing card. The casino argument may backfire on lottery opponents. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
The possibilities of a 'portable eye' Oct 26, 2008
"I don't use it to read books," he says, "but I use it for the daily mail, business cards, and brochures. I was at a Catholic men's retreat over the weekend, and I used it to read the schedule.". Gashel says there are about 1. (Boston Globe)
Maybe everyone will be a CEO Oct 26, 2008
For one thing, employees with big titles may want to be paid at a level that matches the words on their business cards. "In the short term you're saving some money by giving them the title," Professor Cappelli said. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Getting Good Hair Oct 26, 2008
It pays to be tolerant of lightening tendencies and more committed to hanging on to a business card. There is more to good hair than someone who just knows how to do it. (Suite101.com)
Bollin on Business: Your safest investment Oct 26, 2008
Before leaving, they retrieved the cloth pathway, left their business card for easy connection should a problem arise as they thanked you for your business. Again, YOU felt appreciated and valued. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Hal Kant dies at 77; lawyer represented the Grateful Dead Oct 26, 2008
With tongue in cheek, Kant's Grateful Dead business cards showed his title with the band, whose lead guitarist, Jerry Garcia, died in 1995, simply as "Czar.". "He oversaw every aspect of their business, whether licensing, touring, trademarks, merchandise or Garcia getting busted for drugs," said Jonas Kant, a music lawyer and a senior vice president at Sony/ATV Music Publishing. (Los Angeles Times)
Sprint HTC Touch Pro phone introduced Oct 26, 2008
It packs in a five-row, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a microSD card slot (1 GB card included), a business card scanner application, 3. 2MP camera with autofocus, flash and video calling and runs on Windows Mobile 6. (TechGadgets.in)
The Last Waltz Of New Media's Giddy Youth? Oct 25, 2008
At a pre-dinner reception at the resort's Dana Point Lawn, as bartenders poured California wine and waiters passed around canapes like truffled chicken on endive lettuce, a Webbys representative explained to me that the conference was designed as a civilized alternative to the , where business cards are passed around like currency and the magic word is invariably "monetize." That, she said, gets in the way of ideas and discussion. "Every panel's discreetly about making money," the Webbys... (CBS News)
Pavlovich trial stretches into weekend Oct 25, 2008
The cell phone became the subject of discussion in the case because of testimony from several witnesses that Pavlovich gave them business cards with his cell phone number written on the back and asked them to call him. On the stand, Pavlovich had told the jury that the phone was for business only and that he did not own a personal cell phone. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Its decided - Jalan Alor will keep its name Oct 25, 2008
Bukit Bintang MP Fong Kui Lun, who organised the campaign, said the traders and residents found the name change a nuisance as they would need to revise their business address, company letterheads, business cards, rubber stamps and update the details in their MyKad, bank accounts and other legal documents. This is stupid. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Travel smart with these accessories Oct 25, 2008
Their bright and colorful tag in green, pink or blue and just the right size for a business card makes your bag easy to find if the chuckles of your fellow travelers haven t already clued you in. What: New Yorker luggage tags, $4. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
How to navigate the job fair maze Oct 25, 2008
into their hands not onto a pile, she suggests and ask for a business card so that you can send a follow up e-mail ... Dress as though you're going to an interview, take along business cards and r. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
In our glasses: What we're drinking Oct 25, 2008
This respected Port producer not only shapes his business card that way but the label for this red blend of indigenous grapes from the Douro's Cima Corgo area is divided like a stamp sheet, each segment containing a sketch by American illustrator Bill Plympton. (There's a man, his horse and some wine. (San Francisco Chronicle)
How to Obtain Pharmaceutical Sales ... Oct 24, 2008
Once contact is made with a current Pharmaceutical Sales Employee, obtain their business card and call them. The company may have an employee referral program in place, so the current employee may be willing to help to obtain the goal. (Suite101.com)
Katz: Davidson's Curry stays humble with star status Oct 24, 2008
It's actually third: "About Davidson," "Admission/Financial Aid" and then "Stephen Curry '10.'' Going out for dinner or grabbing lunch, lately, Curry can't get through a meal without someone coming up to talk hoops. Getting out of his car in his hometown, he is sure to get a business card. Curry said he finds it entertaining. "A year or two ago, nobody stopped or said hi,'' Curry said. Runners for agents know better than to harass his family since Curry's father was in the NBA. But that doesn't... (ESPN -- College Basketball)
Woman drops lawsuit against CHP Oct 24, 2008
Schatmeier told the woman to "shut up" and refused to provide a business card when she asked for one, according to the lawsuit filed last year in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. When the officer asked her to sign the citation, Sedaghatpour asked whether she could read it before she signed it. (San Francisco Chronicle)
How to Network If You're an Introvert Oct 23, 2008
Get involved on a committee or a board so you can build real relationships beyond exchanging business cards. Just make sure you make the time to honor your commitment, or you'll do your reputation more damage than good. (Entrepreneur)
Grateful Dead Lawyer Hal Kant Dies Oct 23, 2008
So domineering was Kant's influence that Garcia emblazoned the lawyer's Grateful Dead business cards with a simple title: "Czar.". Kant also did work for Janis Joplin, Sonny the Association, Stevie Ray Vaughn, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Hot Tuna and Captain Beefheart. (Billboard.com)
Hedge funds' steep fall sends investors fleeing Oct 23, 2008
"For the past five or six years, it seemed anybody could go to their computer and print up a business card and say they were in the hedge fund business, and raise a pot of money," said Richard Moore, the treasurer of North Carolina, which invests workers' pension money in hedge funds. "That's going to be gone forever.". (International Herald Tribune)
Kennedy signatures might be too good to be true Oct 23, 2008
I am enclosing pictures of a letter I received in 1961 from the secretary of Jacqueline Kennedy along with signed business cards from Mrs. Kennedy and President Kennedy. I had written to Mrs. Kennedy telling her I loved her pillbox hats and was wearing one for Easter - I was 11 years old at the time. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Moxie drives cheeky message Oct 23, 2008
Catch a glimpse of her business card, and it s apparent subtlety is not what Newcombe is aiming for. On it, the silhouette of a woman s naked backside is punctuated by a few words: Be cheeky. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)