York, PA (PRWEB) November 30, 2012

Junior Achievement (JA) of South Central PA, StageofLife.com, and Affinigent, Inc. joined forces to launch BizNet News – a student run news blog to replace the paper format previously used by schools when participating in JA BizTown, the experimental educational program that enables students to learn economic concepts in an interactive, hands-on environment.

StageofLife.com, an educational blogging community, approached its local chapter of the financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship non-profit, Junior Achievement, with an idea to build a customized news blog platform for JA to utilize in its BizTown sessions to help bridge the gap between traditional media formats (newspapers or newsletters) and new-media channels (blogs and social media).

Eric Thiegs, CEO of StageofLife.com, said, With newspapers and other forms of traditional print media in flux, more people are getting their news online from blogs like the HuffingtonPost.com or the DrudgeReport.com. It will become crucial that students in todays digital world be prepared to utilize, read, access, and understand the world of blogging and blog news-environments as they will become the next users of that media format.

Junior Achievement Director and head of the BizTown experience, Heidi Potter, was intrigued by the idea and started working with StageofLife.com on the custom news blog concept over the course of six months, eventually naming their platform, BizNet News.

We had limitations with our old newsletter software. We wanted to take our BizTown 'newspaper' and turn it into something interactive, modern, and digital. It was time for a technical upgrade, said Potter.

For implementation and design, StageofLife.com pulled in web development partner, Affinigent Inc. of York, PA, to customize the BizNet News blog environment with features that include:
–News story posts using a blog-format with unlimited word count and photo posts within the story
–Streamlined BizTown business ad listings that take the shape of more internet-friendly advertising concepts
–Shout-Outs that combine aspects of social media with business ad listings
–Junior Achievement corporate sponsorship placements
–Pre-work upload options for teachers or JA Staff
–Customized news blog for each individual BizTown school session
–Comments field that allows for students, parents and educators to continue interacting with the BizTown experience through the Biz Net News portal after the actual BizTown session is complete
–Real-world practice of students using a web-based news blog interface to write, upload and publish stories and articles

After the platform was built, Affinigent, Inc. CEO, Don Bishop, shared, We focused on two goals during our design. 1) We wanted to make it easy for the students to use and 2) we wanted the blog platform to have the ability to grow.

Several York County, PA and Lancaster County, PA school districts were first to trial the new blog platform during its launch this fall. In one case, after its BizTown experience was over and the students returned home, the BizNet News site for that school saw over 60 post-visit comments to the stories and articles uploaded by the student staff from their peers, teachers and parents re-visiting the news blog in the days following their actual JA BizTown session.

This is exactly what we wanted to see happen their experience didn't end with the close of the BizTown doors that day. the students and teachers came back to us, digitally, for more, said Tom Russell, President of the Junior Achievement of South Central PA.

He continued by summarizing the collaborative partnership, We couldn't have found better partners in StageofLife.com and Affinigent, Inc. to execute and launch this amazing new digital literacy experience for the schools and 7,000+ students that utilize our JA BizTown each year

For more on this story, reactions from teachers, or other information relating to any of the organizations mentioned, please contact:

Junior Achievement of South Central PA
Non-profit organization that brings the real world to students through hands-on curriculum
Heidi Potter, Director of JA BizTown or Tom Russell, President
heidi(at)jascpa(dot)org or tom(at)jascpa(dot)org
610 South George Street
York, PA 17401
(717) 843-8028

StageofLife.com
Teen blogging and educational consultants
Eric Thiegs, Founder and CEO
contact(at)stageoflife(dot)com
24 S. Franklin St.
Dallastown, PA 17313
(717) 244-0006

Affinigent, Inc.
Web site design, web marketing, and web applications
Don Bishop, CEO
info(at)affinigent(dot)com
4 Kent Rd Ste. 200
York, PA 17402
(717) 600-0033 x101

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Do you know what is inside your computer? Maybe you peeked when the service technician was installing something for you. When you first open up the CPU and look inside, a computer is a very threatening machine. But once you know about the different parts that make up a complete computer it gets a lot easier. Today’s computers consist of around eight main components; some of the advanced computers might have a few more components. What are these eight main components and what are they used for? We will start with beginner level details to get you started.

First is the Power Supply. The power supply is used to provide electricity to all of the components in your computer. It is usually a rectangular box and is usually positioned in one of the corners of the computer. To find it for sure, look to see where the power cable plugs into the back of the computer and you have found the power supply. Most power supplies today are calculated in wattage and come in 50 watt increments (500 watt, 550, 600, etc

Second is the Motherboard. All of the components are connected into the motherboard; it doesn’t mean that it is the brain of the computer. Yes it holds the brain and helps it act together with all the other components of the machine.

The third and a very important component of a computer is the CPU (Central Processing Unit), Known as the brain of the computer and nothing is going to happen without it. All major calculation performed by a computer are carried out inside its CPU. It is also responsible for activating and controlling the operations of other units of the system. The faster the CPU can do these calculations and give the correct answers, the faster the computer runs for the user. CPUs are now measured in gigahertz (Ghz) and they are at present up to our 3.8GHz or faster

A fourth component is the RAM (Random Access Memory). RAM is used as momentary working storage for the computer. We have different types of RAM memory with different speed, but it should match with your motherboard so that it can work properly. The more RAM you have in your computer, the better your computer will work.

The fifth component is the Hard drive. This is where you can store everything. Our material on the hard drive includes the operating system (Windows XP, etc), games, and different types of software, etc. over the year the capacity of the hard drive is continuously improving and in the interval of few years its capacity have gone from around 20MB to over 500GB and more. So you can store a lot more information on your computer such as games, pictures, videos, applications, and more.

Sixth component is Cooling fans. Often most computers come with one cooling fan or it might have several. Its help to cool down the heat generated by others components, Such as power supply, the CPU, and some high-end video cards. The work of all of your cooling fans is to get this heat out of the case so that nothing overheats and breaks. While most of the noise you hear coming from a computer can be credited to the cooling fans, remember to be tolerant. The cooling fan is your friend

Our Seventh and final component is the mixture of several different devices. These are the Cd-rom, DVD drives, floppy Drive and Backup devices such as external hard drive.

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New York, NY (PRWEB) April 11, 2013

On April 9, popular news and technology blog DigitalOlympus.com commented on a recent IGN news story regarding Square Enixs complete internal audit of all their operations as a fundamental part of the business strategy presented by the publisher's new president Yosuke Matsuda.

The IGNpiece revealed that the Japanese publisher plans to review all duties, business and assets on a zero-based budgeting standpoint following their recent losses and restructuring efforts. According to the news article, New Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda will conduct a thorough review of the company as part of his new role.

The IGN article goes on to state that Matsuda would like to essentially review what works and what doesnt work for Square Enixs complete portfolio of IP and assets in order to cast all of their resources towards extending what makes them successful and methodically removing what doesnt.

Matsuda, who will take over as the president of the company next June succeeding current president Yoichi Wada, concluded his briefing session by asking for patience and pledging he would further explain a concrete plan in the near future after conducting the necessary internal investigations.

Responding to the IGN news article, researchers at DigitalOlympus.com hailed Square Enixs review as an example of well-organized business intelligence; by conducting exhaustive internal investigations the famous Japanese publisher will now be able to efficiently assess their strengths and identify their priorities.

This could be seen as an important point of reference for other companies looking to improve their current financial situation. Although no official statements have been made by Square Enix regarding this matter, it's not unlikely they will utilize third party professionals specialized in asset search, as well as other due diligence services, to gather as much data as possible.

Square Enixs company-wide audit is a big step in the right direction, said a lead researcher at DigitalOlympus.com. After the sluggish sales of their latest major game releases, it comes as little surprise that the publisher needs to carry out due diligence investigations to squeeze out underperforming operations.

As a leading news and technology blog, DigitalOlympus.com is committed to promoting the adoption of business intelligence and due diligence practices that can help companies improve their decision making process, and advises its readers to employ full service companies specialized in corporate investigations when needed.

About DigitalOlympus.com

Digitalolympus.com is a news blog dedicated to educating its readers on the latest technology advances. They are committed to gathering information on up and coming technologies that will enhance the lives of their readership. Digitalolympus.com is always at the forefront of technology news and events guiding its readers to accurately determine the best course of action for themselves and their businesses.

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Technology clusters in areas such as Cambridge, Newcastle and Brighton may have a better case for getting exposure – and cash

Since the Coalition came to power in may 2010, the Tech City initiative has had significant money, PR and industry support thrown behind it. Tech City is often trumpeted as the saviour of the UK’s flagging economy and the ultimate replacement for a broken financial services industry by capitalising on two of the UK’s greatest, but underexploited, strengths – science and innovation. But how much innovation is actually taking place in Tech City? and what about other burgeoning tech clusters in the UK?

When Cameron announced in November 2010 that the UK government would be throwing its weight behind Tech City, he was clear about what he wanted to achieve.

“Our ambition is to bring together the creativity and energy of Shoreditch and the incredible possibilities of the Olympic Park to help make east London one of the world’s great technology centres,” he said. “[We want to] Help to create the right framework, so it’s easier for new companies to start up, for venture capital firms to invest, for innovations to flourish, for businesses to grow.”

Fast forward two years, and the announcement of a £50m fund to help regenerate Old Street roundabout attracted similarly grandiose words from the prime minister, the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and the then incoming CEO of the Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO), Joanna Shields.

“Tech City has become a thriving hub of tech-based enterprise and creativity,” said Shields. “We have a vibrant community here, full of exciting emerging businesses that are growing alongside some of the world’s most respected tech companies.”

You might assume from these comments that Tech City is presently Europe’s most dynamic, innovative and fast-growing tech cluster. the fast-growing part is at least true. in 2008 there were just 15 media and technology companies registered in Shoreditch. in 2013, according to the Tech City Map, there are 1,340.

But how many of these startups are actually technology businesses creating innovative products?

Number crunch

The Guardian audited every company listed on the Tech City Map, which was set up with the blessing of the government to help analyse their influence, and found that of the 1,340 companies, 137 are tech companies, 700 are PR or design agencies and 482 are “miscellaneous” – which includes charities, pubs, cafes and fashion boutiques. the remaining 21 companies were either entered more than once or entries with no information or link to an external site. so just 10% of companies in Tech City actually do technology, 53% are PR or design agencies, and 37% are “miscellaneous”.

Such a low concentration of tech companies raises the question of why the Government has thrown its weight behind Tech City. is the initiative a cynical PR campaign, with London acting as a figurehead for a wider drive to diversify the economy? Or is there a genuine ignorance to the makeup of Tech City that’s yet to inform policy?

The Guardian asked Benjamin Southworth, deputy CEO of TCIO, a public body that was set up to help grow and promote Tech City, about the figures. “The Tech City Map is a great resource, but we don’t recognise this precise split in terms of companies that make up the businesses based in the cluster,” he said.

“Equally, one of Tech City’s strengths is the interplay between what people have historically called ‘creative’ and ‘technical’ industries. We at Tech City believe that these distinctions are less relevant in an increasingly integrated world.”

Southworth argues that “tech should not be siloed into being only one thing”. he says: “At Tech City, our focus is to nurture, support, and celebrate the development of entrepreneurs, the go-getters and business builders determined to strike out and succeed on their own.”

Regional ascents

Yet other tech clusters, some with a higher concentration of tech companies, exist elsewhere in the UK without the same industrial and governmental support. Cambridge is well known for its roots in hard tech such as biotechnology and engineering; its cluster currently houses 1,535 companies; 12 tech companies in Cambridge have achieved $1bn (£642m) valuations in the past 15 years, and the combined turnover of the entire cluster was recorded at £11.8bn in 2011. this makes it one of the biggest, oldest and most successful tech clusters in Europe. yet politically, Cambridge goes largely unnoticed.

Mauro Ciaccio, founder of CamTechNet.info, a Cambridge technology news and company listing website, thinks the Tech City initiative is partly a PR exercise: “I would say the majority of Cambridge tech companies are innovative companies and that continues to evolve. in the past, it was the [processor design company] ARM’s and hardware manufacturers, the second big one that came was the inkjet printing, and now there’s a whole thing of biotech. It’s seen as the next big sector to explode in Cambridge.”

Stewart McTavish, director of Idea Space, a startup enterprise accelerator, says Cambridge has more innovators because “there’s a real experience base of people that have started and succeeded in Cambridge who are able to help people out. Repeat entrepreneurs and investors are part of the ecosystem and they’re willing to spend their time to help develop business ideas.”

Further afield in the north-west, Manchester also has an established and growing tech cluster. Trade association Manchester Digital believes digital content and ICT industries account for 45,800 jobs in the Greater Manchester area and generate about £2bn annually in economic output.

Shaun Fensom, founding director of Manchester Digital, explains: “Manchester has the most significant internet exchange outside London. There is a large concentration of data centres offering hosting and co-location. These attract carriers and major ISPs – they’re all here – and transit costs are similar to London. Growing clusters of digital, tech and media activity are helping to accelerate this.”

Manchester had a thriving games industry years ago with names like Ocean Software, Fensom says: “it mostly collapsed. Now, with mobile apps, it’s back and thriving again.”

Newcastle ignited

Take a short trip east and you’ll find two sides to the north-east tech scene. first is the small but concentrated tech cluster developing in Newcastle, which is still in its early stages. It’s estimated there are around 30 to 40 startups operating out of Newcastle and accelerator programmes such as Ignite 100 are helping develop the scene.

Paul Smith, director of Ignite 100, has personally helped more than 30 tech companies through his accelerator programme. he says the north-east is the “rational choice” for a tech startup because of the better quality of life and lower cost of living.

The other side is the more established and growing clean tech programme that’s creating new technologies such as Nissan’s electric car initiative and SMD developing renewable energy technology.

Although the cluster is small, there is a trend emerging of the type of tech company planting its roots in Newcastle. Paul Rawlings, founder of Screach, one of the best known local startups, explains that there is more emphasis on innovation and product development than providing services.

“This is the advantage of these accelerator programmes. There are 10 teams on an accelerator and they’re all creating a product so there’s people to talk to about tech. It’s happening down south too, but up here it’s moving more towards product creation than service offering. A lot of companies are starting to realise there’s more money in product than service.”

Brighton rocks

Brighton, too, has an established tech cluster. It’s less hard tech than Cambridge and Manchester, instead focusing more on the creative adaptation of existing technologies. Phil Jones, director of Wired Sussex, a members’ organisation for digital companies in Brighton, told the Guardian that “In this city, no idea is too off-the-wall not to be treated with respect. this is key in these new industries where disruptive thinking is in their DNA.”

Wired Sussex, alongside Manchester Digital, Bristol Media and the South East Media Network formed an alliance called one Digital in 2009 to represent the UK’s tech clusters outside of the capital. Jones says: “Brighton, Bristol and Manchester formed the one Digital alliance because we recognised that all three tech clusters could benefit from sharing our individual experience, expertise and knowledge.”

Unlike Tech City and TCIO, all are funded by their member companies. “It does need to be recognised that rapidly growing clusters like ours in Brighton that successfully fuse creativity and technology have much that Tech City could learn from,” says Jones.

So is TCIO too London-centric? “We recognise and support the other technology clusters around the UK, and we are looking at ways we can take what’s happening in Tech City and use this to help establish, nurture and support a community of ideas and innovation around the country,” says Southworth. “In the coming months, we will be collaborating with other technology clusters from around the country to share ideas, thinking, resources and learnings in order to build on our collective success.”

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CES 2013 has brought to us a slew of cool and innovative gadgets. we were allowed to take a glimpse of where technology is heading to. it has truly evolved and it is simply amazing to explore the different gadgets. Tech companies have been working really hard to develop these gadgets and it was a real feast to the eyes to see their efforts coming into fruition at the CES. every gadget that was unveiled since the first day was unique in its own way. Below are five of the …

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As deliberate creators we think we need to feel it to get it. We place a lot of emphasis on feeling it first or getting lined up with our feelings, because we think feelings are the magic juice in creation. Science however, is beginning to paint a very different picture about the creation process.

We are all aware of the phenomenon called the observer effect. It basically shows that just by our observation we have an effect on the outcome. Generally speaking just the words observer effect are an oxymoron, because it’s impossible to observe without participating. Scientists will spend decades unraveling the meaning of the recent discovery of the Higgs Boson. However, what we know for sure is that what was theoretical physics a few months ago, is now hard science and in very simplistic terms we are focus machines. Feelings might be a byproduct of focus. They may be an indicator, however, they may not, and it doesn’t really matter. After all these years science is proving what deliberate creators have known all along. We create our reality. The curveball is, feelings are irrelevant.

Today I cleaned my whole dining room for one vase of flowers. Those flowers reminded me of flowers in English manors I’ve visited that came out of the gardens on the grounds. That oozes wealth to me. That focus gets me one step closer to wealth. Even if I’m not “feeling it” I can still navigate with my focus by looking for other things that represent wealth to me. Will that cause me to feel wealthy? Probably. However, even if I don’t, it doesn’t matter. Focus is the key.

For a lot of deliberate creators feelings can be sticky. We know how we want to feel, but we can’t always seem to wrangle those pesky emotions into behaving the way we want them too. Sometimes you feel bad and can’t shake it. Sometimes when we feel bad we worry about what we are creating.

A lot of emphasis on feelings is great when they are lining up, but when they don’t it’s frustrating. We get hyper-focused on trying to manage the feeling, and when it doesn’t work we feel like we won’t get where we want to go. However, the science says it doesn’t matter.

I in fact can be feeling a lot of worry about money, but if I’m focusing my attention on wealth, fresh flowers, fast cars, English manors, and such, my observation of wealth is what has an impact on matter around me. I can focus on how much money I have instead of how much I don’t have. I can focus on incredible love and the romance of a lifetime instead of loneliness. I can focus on health and a vibrant body instead of focusing on aches and pains or extra pounds. We know this stuff, and it might sound like I’m splitting hairs here, because chances are high if I’m really focused on these things I’ll feel better. But I don’t have to feel better for it to start navigating intentionally towards my next reality – and that’s all it is, my next reality, not a new reality or a whole different creation. We are always creating a new experience of reality. Noticing what we are noticing is how we deliberately get there.

The focus work is fun. It’s like a treasure hunt. How can I notice what I want more of next? The science community is using the word, “interact” a lot today. The concept of interaction can be quite literal. How can I interact with health, wealth, great romance? Interaction is magic.

Putting feelings before focus is like having a car without an engine. You aren’t going to go anywhere. We do not live in an emotional universe. We live in an energetic field. When you change your focus you can change anything. Feelings are an optional by product.

Lisa Hayes is an LOA Relationship Coach and Author of How to Escape from Relationship Hell and the Passion Plan. She is also co-founder of Good Vibe Coaching Academy, specializing in LOA Coach training. To get Lisa's FREE Audio, "How to Talk to a Man" Click here

Alexandria, MN (PRWEB) October 15, 2006

DeadBeatPoliticians.com announces their brand new website. The new site is devoted to Political News, Events, and Exposing Political Deadbeats, by allowing visitors to post comments and take fun surveys and polls.

“With the Political season bearing down on us, you can let your politicians know what you really think of them, by expressing your opinions on DeadBeatPoliticians.com. Everyone is welcome to cast their vote for a Dead Beat of the Week, as well as posting their opinions and news. Dont forget to take part in our fun surveys and polls” said DeadBeatPoliticians.com Owner, Greg Brede.

Glenn Cox, Webmaster for DeadBeatPoliticians.com, concurs; “DeadBeatPoliticians.com is a new kind of political website. We give our viewers the Red Hot News, the True Blue Facts and Opinions, as well as the White Lies of the Dead Beat Politicians You wont find another site dedicated to naming politicians true Dead Beats.

DeadBeatPoliticians.com also has a wide variety of items for sale. From a Mini Axe Display with personalized burned quotes, to Official Dead Beat Certificate Awards that people can buy, personalize, and have sent to the Dead Beat Politician of their choice. The site also provides links to other great political sites, ranging from the Drudge Report to WorldNetDaily

About DeadBeatPoliticians.com

DeadBeatPoliticians.com was created to help expose the Dead Beats in political office. Each and every politician has the chance at becoming the Dead Beat of the Week and receiving the Official Dead Beat Certificate Award. The site is updated numerous times throughout the week to keep visitors informed and provide a few good laughs at the expense of the Politicians.

Website: http://www.deadbeatpoliticians.com

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Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) January 12, 2009

Achievance, Inc. today launched AchievanceHR(SM) an on-demand employee performance management software application designed to make companies more efficient and more competitive while easing the strain on managers

American companies need to change the way they manage their people is the message that Achievance, Inc., a new provider of innovative human resources solutions, shares with its clients. Swamped by either inefficient paper-based human resources systems, or at a loss with no system at all, today’s front line managers do not have the tools to juggle effectively managing their people as well as their business.

“Front line managers are under a tremendous amount of pressure for two reasons,” says Delmar Dehn, Chief Executive Officer, Achievance, Inc. “First, they have company goals to meet with fewer resources. They need to understand and evaluate the performance of their staff and direct reports but are still using outdated and manual, paper-based processes that can’t possibly help provide the level of data managers need today.

“Second, even if managers had systems that helped them evaluate employees more effectively there is a misunderstanding in the business world about the role of goals and appraisals. Goals should be for managers – has an employee completed a task effectively by a set deadline? Appraisals are tools for HR to determine how an employee is performing overall. Managers waste too much time with subjective appraisals.”

Finding solutions to these two problems prompted the development of AchievanceHR; a new kind of employee performance management tool offered over the Internet using the increasingly popular Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model. Accessed by managers, HR professionals and any employee given access for an affordable monthly subscription fee, AchievanceHR offers organizational hierarchy tools, real-time employee performance management tools and goal management features in one synchronized product.

Most notably, AchievanceHR is specifically designed for changes in the way companies are structured and the way in which employees work today. The old top-down organizational structure of the past has given way to multiple project teams in which employees spend their days working with different managers and leaders. This employee performance management system allows managers to track, assess and reward their employees across these multiple teams and hierarchies at the same time, ultimately identifying and compensating the best employees and spotting areas for development and additional focus.

Software Needs to Keep Pace With How People Really Work

“We’ve changed the way we work,” says Diana Van Blaricom, Chief Solutions Officer, Achievance, Inc. “Today we work in clusters, small groups and project teams, all at the same time. We have many different supervisors and team leaders, many of whom never give feedback for a performance review. And the old paper system of tracking how employees are performing simply can’t keep up. Old systems can’t offer the level of detail or real-time data needed for a company to stay efficient and profitable today. Tools like AchievanceHR are the way forward.”

What is AchievanceHR and How Does it Work?

• AchievanceHR is a new kind of human resources tool designed to ease the strain on front line managers by making employee performance management easier and more effective
• The product emphasizes the critical differences between goals and appraisals by allowing managers to set and track effective resolution of task-based goals by deadline dates
• Managers create SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-based) assign them to each employee, and track each goal’s status
• Offered as a Rich Internet Application (RIA) over the internet using the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model, AchievanceHR helps front line managers monitor, analyze and assess the performance of individuals and multiple teams across their organization at the same time
• Easy to use interface allows drop and drag functionality for Human Resources (HR) professionals or administrators to quickly build corporate or team hierarchies and assign employees to those groups
• Additional functionality allows HR managers to input specific measurement criteria, ratings and descriptors for performance appraisals
• Designed for the non-linear ways in which companies operate today: a single employee may exist on many different work teams at once and a manager on one team may be a team member on another project
• The product captures real-time employee performance and management data in a central repository as people use the system. This enables deeper analysis of performance across the organization
• AchievanceHR is usable immediately after subscribing online, yet it is highly configurable for organizations who want to customize it

“Some of these new ways of doing things may seem simple or even obvious enough,” says Leo Steidel, Chief Technology Officer, Achievance, Inc., and AchievanceHR’s system architect, “but they will actually make a huge, positive impact on the daily lives of managers and provide companies with live data that will inform organizational decisions, increasing productivity and profitability.”

About Achievance
Achievance, Inc. produces best-practice, on-demand human resource software solutions. With more than 25 years of human resource and software expertise, the company brings clients a simple, affordable, and easily configurable solution — delivered as an online employee performance management service — to allow managers the ability to get back to efficiently running their business. For more information about Achievance, please visit http://www.achievanceinc.com.

Copyright 2009. Achievance, Inc. All rights reserved. Achievance, the Achievance logo and AchievanceHR are all service marks of Achievance, Inc.

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College recruiting in baseball has changed over the years. With the advancement of many showcase tournaments, where players compete with others from all over the nation, the value of team play has been thrown out the window. Today’s baseball player worries only about himself, and relies solely on his own stat line to determine his success in the baseball market. Long gone are the days of taking pitches to increase a pitch count, or sacrificing your at bat to move over a runner. The player worries only about how far he can hit the baseball or how hard he can throw the ball.

Today’s player has been trained to perform at a top level for a short period of time. For all of those who need a reminder, a baseball season does not last a short period of time. Unfortunately, as a college baseball coach, it is important to decipher between the “me-me” playing attitude of today’s travel ball player, and find his true athletic tools that will ultimately help your baseball program flourish. Following a few steps, one will have a better ability of getting those elite-level players, and create a team filled with “Johnny All Stars”.

1. Look to see a player/pitcher multiple times

It’s important, as an evaluator, to see a player more than once. With this in mind you’ll be able to ensure that a kid didn’t play out of his shoes, and that his talents, such as bat speed, hand-eye coordination, and athleticism can play throughout an entire weekend.

2. Do your homework on the athlete

With today’s showcase atmosphere, where players spend only a weekend with a certain team, it’s important that you learn how the player interacts with others, and their coaches.

See what others in the business have to say about the player, and find out from coaches in his area on what they find to be positives and negatives.

3. Become his biggest fan

If you want to score the top recruit you better be ready to talk about anything that athlete is interested in. You should be prepared to tell him what he wants to hear. Unfortunately, the athlete’s parents and those closing to them have been spoon feeding them hot air for years, and they don’t get tired of hearing it.

4. Find out that player’s interest and become involved

If they enjoy cooking and fishing on the weekends, discuss that wonderful lasagna you made and how you spent your saturday afternoon jigging for grouper and red fish off the coast.

5. Technology is your friend

Recruitment of a student athlete has changed over the years. Gone are the day of emails, and phone calls.

Everyone has a cell phone. Be prepared to text message.

Gone are the days of selling the player on your program and all the benefits that your university has over another. We must evolve with the time's and understand that many players are now pampered players. Today's athlete wants to hear about how great they are and how they will help make your school a better place, and a winner. By following these steps, you will be well on your way to secure your number one recruit that will help take your program from great to powerhouse.

Though most would presume that there is little technology involved in backpacking around the likes of Europe or South America, the truth is that technology is becoming a bigger part of our lives, even on our travels around the globe.Every day technology is helping backpackers and travelers across the world; some of it can even help save money. Here are the top travel gadgets to have in your backpack during 2013:Kindle FireThanks to the new and improved reading tablets, gone are the days where a person would have to stuff …

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