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America’s top 6 states for business | Chappaqua NY Homes
We have a new champion.
South Dakota has climbed to the top of CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business list in 2013.
It is the best finish yet for the Mount Rushmore State, which has always been a quiet contender in the annual study, rarely finishing outside the Top 10. But even more impressive, South Dakota’s point total this year — 1,639 out of a possible 2,500 — is the highest logged by any state since we began keeping score in 2007.
Each year, we rate all 50 states on more than 50 metrics in 10 categories of competitiveness. We weight the categories based on how frequently they appear as selling points in state economic-development marketing materials. That way, we hold the states to their own standards.
This year’s categories and point values are:
- Cost of doing business (450 points)
- Economy (375 points)
- Infrastructure (350 points)
- Workforce (300 points)
- Quality of life (300 points)
- Technology and innovation (300 points)
- Business friendliness (200 points)
- Education (150 points)
- Cost of living (50 points)
- Access to capital (25 points)
In many ways, the competitive landscape — and our study — shifted in South Dakota’s direction this year. A wave of tax cutting that followed the 2010 Republican sweep of statehouses across the country has led to a wave of states touting their low costs of doing business. As a result, the “cost of doing business” category carries more weight than ever in our study.
That said, click ahead for a look at the top six states for business.
Fresh Food from Local Sources | Pound Ridge Realtor
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Want To Contact YouTube? Here’s All The Info You Need | North Salem Realtor
Have an issue with your channel and want to contact YouTube directly about it? Then just call (650) 244…..Ha! Like it’s going to be that easy. As the second largest search engine in the world (the first for video by a country mile) with a billion active users a month and over 1 million partners you are not going to be able to just pick up the phone and speak to someone, however urgent or frustrating your issue may be. However, YouTube do provide resources online where you can submit a request for help and we’ll take you through these options.
Contacting YouTube About General Enquiries
YouTube do have a contacts page where they will point you in the general direction of how to contact them depending on what you need. They give an actual bricks and mortar address too:
YouTube, LLC
901 Cherry Ave.
San Bruno, CA 94066
USA
Phone: +1 650-253-0000 | Fax: +1 650-253-0001
They also give you a phone number to ring (and, adorably, a fax number). In reality, the phone takes you through to an automated Google switchboard which will put you through to a living, breathing human if you know their extension number. If you don’t, you can choose options to contact them regarding advertising, recruitment, Google products, info on the Google Search Appliance and, also, customer service. Don’t get too excited though, the customer service option will suggest you visit the Google website for further info.
If you want to talk to them about press enquiries or need information on YouTube itself then email press@youtube.com or visit their Press Room.
Contacting YouTube About Channel Issues
There is no way to directly contact YouTube either by phone or email for any general support issues. However, you can contact YouTube staff by completing and then submitting the correct form provided by them or by using some of the tools available online. YouTube encourages the use of this approach (even though you don’t really get a choice in the matter) as it makes things more efficient for both parties. Often, the user will find that they can resolve the issue themselves without taking it any further. Forms that are submitted are subject to a decent response time of around 48 hours.
Regarding specific help for technical or other issues, YouTube provide the following avenues for contact:
Technical Issues:
Account Recovery – If you need help with recovering your account. User name or password is required.
Site Security – Found a hack, exploit or any other issue that you want to alert YouTube to? Report it here.
Playback Issues – If you’re experiencing difficulty with video playback then YouTube welcome your comments and feedback via this form.
YouTube/G+ Problems – You can ask for assistance for issues relating to the integration of your YouTube and Google + accounts via this page.
I.P. And Other Legal Problems:
Defamation Claims – This form allows you to report videos which you believe violate local law.
Privacy Claims – Contact YouTube here if you believe your personal information (image, name, identification number) have been compromised.
Trademark Complaints – Use these forms if you have an issue with others using your trademarked content in their videos.
Copyright Issues – Email YouTube at copyright@youtube.com. Give as much information as possible.
Source: Want To Contact YouTube? Here’s All The Info You Need http://www.reelseo.com/contact-youtube-info/#ixzz2YmXBg2Nn
CAR vs. dotloop: Sparks fly in debate over forms software [VIDEO] | Mt Kisco Homes
oel Singer, CEO of the California Association of Realtors (CAR), the U.S.’s largest Realtor association, and Austin Allison, CEO of up-and-coming transaction management platform dotloop, faced off at a special session of Real Estate Connect.
The head-to-head represented a climax to a weekslong public discussion about whether CAR should license its valuable real estate forms so that CAR members, and others using the forms legally, can fill them out by software other than zipForm, a product offered by CAR subsidiary zipLogix.
“As a business, should I have the freedom and ability to choose how I run it?” Allison asked Singer just before placing a cassette tape in a boom box to illustrate an analogy that emphasized his point.
Singer, with copies of dotloop’s terms of use and privacy statements in hand, said that the question about broker and agent choice is moot because ”forms and technology are totally integrated” and zipLogix has add-ons that help agents fill out forms correctly. CAR, as well, he said, has chosen not to work with dotloop because its terms of use and privacy statements are too permissive.
After the 15-minute heated debate on stage, Singer and Allison had a 10-minute cordial, private talk backstage. Allison asked Singer if there was anything dotloop could do to gain access to CAR’s forms, they both told Inman News in separate interviews after their session.
Singer, Allison told Inman News, told him that dotloop would need to amend its terms of use and privacy statements and to beef up the security around its e-signatures.
– See more at: http://www.inman.com/2013/07/11/car-vs-dotloop-sparks-fly-in-debate-over-forms-software-video/#sthash.6iuqv5Gc.dpuf
CAR vs. dotloop: Sparks fly in debate over forms software [VIDEO] | Inman News.
Buyers still value agents’ knowledge and negotiating skills | Pound Ridge Real Estate
Do buyers actually go to a neighborhood they’d like to live in, then check a mobile app with geolocation abilities to see nearby listings on the market?
Will buyers sign up to use a tech-focused brokerage’s virtual office website, and then work with an agent with another firm?
Does an agent risk making a bad impression — and losing out on repeat business — by carrying an old feature phone, and failing to respond to his clients’ text messages?
Answers to these and other questions of pressing importance to agents, brokers and companies that provide services to them were flying at today during a panel discussion, “Hear It Direct from Today’s Buyers: Live Consumer Panel.”
Jennifer Berman, regional manager of First Team Real Estate, grilled six buyers, ranging from first-timers to experienced investors.
The takeaway: Buyers valued not only their agent’s tech skills, but their experience, including neighborhood knowledge and negotiating skills.
– See more at: http://www.inman.com/2013/07/10/buyers-still-value-agents-knowledge-and-negotiating-skills/#sthash.q7e2MAT8.dpuf
Buyers still value agents’ knowledge and negotiating skills | Inman News.
Innovations in ‘big data’ set to take off | Cross River Real Estate
The sheer volume and types of real estate data available may be akin to drinking from a firehose, but the technology available to wrangle that data is rapidly becoming cheaper and easier to use.
“In the past three years, costs have gone through the floor. The cost of doing (data) integration is so cheap now. The ability for you to integrate and pull in data now from (different sources) has completely changed. You can build something in an afternoon,” said Jack Miller, chief technology officer for the The Goodlife Team, an Austin, Texas-based boutique brokerage.
Miller spoke on a panel about how to work with real estate data at today’s Real Estate Connect San Francisco conference.
Miller noted that data is becoming normalized and “making everybody’s life easier.” He pointed to the Spark API from multiple listing service software provider FBS as an example. The API allows authorized MLS members and developers access to MLS data standardized according to the Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO) Data Dictionary, which includes some common vocabulary for fields used to represent real estate data in MLSs.
Previously, vendors had to tailor their products to the standards of different MLSs, which stymied innovation in the industry as a whole and allowed other industries to innovate faster, Miller said.
“Now that things are normalized, new tools can come to the market and spread much, much faster,” he said.
– See more at: http://www.inman.com/2013/07/10/innovations-in-big-data-set-to-take-off/#sthash.yaN6KaCf.dpuf
Ramadan fasting isn’t for everyone, Hudson Valley Hospital Center doctor | Waccabuc Real Estate
As Ramadan begins, Dr. Sadaf Lodhi of the Hudson Valley Hospital Center advises that the Muslim traditional of fasting for the holy month is not for everyone.
Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding, people with serious illnesses that prevent fasting and others are exempt, Lodhi said.
Here’s a release from the hospital:
Fasting not for Everyone on Ramadan
OBGYN says those with health concerns are exempt
Cortlandt Manor, NY – (July 9, 2013) – Today is the start of Ramadan, a month long holy day celebrated by Muslims worldwide. Dr. Sadaf Lodhi of the Westchester Medical Practice explains the meaning of Ramadan and some health concerns associated with the month-long fast.
It is that time of year that millions of Muslims anticipate: the month of Ramadan. The month of Ramadan is the 9th month in the Islamic Lunar calendar. It is considered the holiest of months for Muslims and is believed to be the month in which the Quran (Muslim holy book) was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed. It moves up by approximately 11 days each year and starts with the new moon.
The end of Ramadan is marked by the holiday of Eid ul -Fitr that takes place either 29 or 30 days after the beginning of the month. Ramadan is a month of fasting and is one of the five pillars of Islam that requires individuals to abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual intercourse from dawn to sunset everyday for thirty days. Many Muslims use this month as a means for spiritual and physical renewal.
Ramadan teaches: self-discipline, patience and spirituality. Muslims try to increase their acts of kindness, charity, prayers, introspection and self-reflection during this month.
Some muslims are exempt from fasting: pregnant or breastfeeding mothers (for fear that the fasting may harm the baby and his/her nutrition), people who are seriously sick(those with chronic condition that does not allow them to fast such as diabetics, the elderly, those who perform very physically tough jobs, travelers or those at health risk should not fast. Children are required to start fasting once they begin puberty.
This year Ramadan begins on July 9 and ends with the celebration of Eid -ul-Fitr on August 8, 2013 based on the Fiqh council of North America. To all the Muslims served by Hudson Valley Hospital Center we wish you a blessed and joyous Ramadan.
Ramadan Kareem! Ramadan Mubarak!
Dr. Lodhi is a board-certified OB/GYN physician with the Westchester Medical Practice. Dr. Lodhi performed her internship at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital and completed her residency at St. Joseph Mercy – Oakland, in Pontiac, Michigan. She moved to New York in late 2004 and has been a practicing OB/GYN physician since 2005. Her professional interests include infertility, adolescent health and family planning. Dr. Lodhi speaks Spanish and Urdu, and resides in Westchester County with her husband and 3 children. Call 914-736-6180 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Lodhi.
4 Steps to Creating a Top-Ranked Business Podcast | South Salem Realtor
Do you want to create your own business podcast?
Do you have the passion and drive to make it happen, but you’re just not sure where to start?
Keep reading for 4 tips to set you down the path of podcasting success.
Why Podcasting?
Podcasting is a unique tool that allows you to deliver relevant, on-demand and targeted content to a massive, worldwide audience.
What’s special about podcasting beyond its reach is that, unlike any other social platform, it allows you to connect with your audience on a personal, one-on-one level during a time when they are looking for hands-free, audio-only content.
Podcasting can be a powerful delivery platform in your marketing toolbox. Image source: iStockPhoto.
Pat Flynn of The Smart Passive Income Podcast, who was recently profiled for the success he’s had with his podcast, stated, “I’ve been able to make a much deeper connection with my audience. When I go to conferences, the first thing people who meet me say is, ‘I love listening to your podcast.’”
A podcaster’s ability to create a show that consistently delivers high-quality content to a captive audience, like Flynn does, will determine his or her success.
Here are four steps you can take to set yourself up for podcasting success.
#1: Buy Recording and Editing Equipment
There are a lot of different types of equipment and software out there for recording and editing your podcast. As you can imagine, they range in price from free to really expensive. However, one of the many great things about podcasting is its accessibility—whether you have $100 or $10,000 to spend doesn’t matter.
Here’s what you’ll need to get set up.
A Microphone
One option is to simply use the built-in microphone on your computer to record your podcast. While you will definitely be forfeiting some of your audio quality by going this route, it is possible.
The Logitech ClearChat Headset is a low-cost option ($26.78) and a big step up from your computer’s built-in microphone. This headset will connect straight to your computer via USB.
If you’re not willing to forfeit your audio quality on any level and have some money to spend on a high-quality microphone, the Heil PR-40 is a great option that will cost you just around $300.00. This microphone functions via an XLR connection, not via USB, and thus requires that you also purchase a mixer.
The Heil PR-40 is a great choice for a microphone because it delivers high-quality audio every time.
A Mixer
A mixer allows you to manipulate the audio signals, dynamics and frequency of your recording. While a mixer is not a requirement, it is an important piece of equipment to have if you want to provide your audience with high-quality audio.
If you’re going to purchase a mixer, an all-in-one is the way to go. The PreSonus FireStudio Project is a great option and allows you to record audio on two separate tracks, which is a huge benefit if you plan on doing interviews. With this, you cansilence out background noise and easily edit both sides of the interview. The Presonus Firestudio mixer runs around $400.00.
Recording and Editing Software
Recording and editing software is required because this is what actually allows you torecord, edit and convert your audio into an MP3 file.
Much like the microphone equipment, there is a free option and an option that costs money.
- Free options: Mac users can use GarageBand while Audacity is available for PC users.
- Paid option: Adobe Audition is a top-notch recording software program that has amazing capabilities. If you do not subscribe to an Adobe software package likeCreative Cloud, then you can check out package options or simply purchase access to Adobe Audition alone for $19.99 per month.
4 Steps to Creating a Top-Ranked Business Podcast | Social Media Examiner.
Armonk’s Mariachi Mexico Restaurant Gets Makeover | Armonk Homes
For 23 years, Mariachi Mexico has been an Armonk institution. Now the restaurant is spicing things up.
The restaurant has undergone interior and menu makeovers thanks to new head chef Joana Herrera, who started in February. Herrera, a Hastings-on-Hudson resident who emigrated from Mexico when she was 11, previously worked at Mariachi Mexico as a waitress.
“I want to create a totally different vibe,” Herrera said. “This is one of my dreams. I want people to feel comfortable and relaxed.”
Herrera said she said wants customers to feel like they can come in and have a little bite to eat, and not have to order entrees.
“They can come in and have tacos and drink,” Herrera said. “I want them to enjoy the company.”
All types of music plays throughout the restaurant, from Spanish music to European techno to tango. The walls have been painted white, and a blackboard hangs in the back offering specials. Herrera, who graduated from culinary school in New York City, wants her passion for life to shine through.
“I believe in living each day to the fullest,” Herrera said. “You truly don’t know what’s happening tomorrow.”
A sign hangs in the center of the restaurant imploring customers to eat, drink, smile and love. The restaurant’s interior is inspired by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Herrera visits the Frida Kahlo museum whenever she is in Mexico City.
Herrera said she feels fortunate to be head chef of a restaurant, knowing how few get the opportunity.
“I am extremely excited that I have gotten to this point,” Herrera said.
Working on the strip in downtown Armonk is also something Herrera enjoys. Herrera said she enjoys people watching outside the restaurant, and is glad she is not working in an isolated area.
When it comes to the menu, Herrera is very high on the restaurant’s chips, offering homemade plantain chips and blue tortilla chips. She described the food as Mexcian with a New York flare. Herrera cooks her food using epazote and guajillo chili.
Herrera said she loves street food, and has a real affection for tacos.
“Tacos are so enjoyable,” Herrera said. “You cannot turn down a taco.”
Tacos al pastor is her personal favorite, but the rest of the menu comes at a close second.
“I like everything,” Herrera said. “It’s hard to grow up in Mexico and not end up loving food.”
Mariachi offers light and healthy food, that Herrera said will fill patrons up and she is always working on the menu to satisfy the needs of customers.
“I want people to walk out with a big smile,” Herrera said. “From the food, décor and music to the smiles of the staff, I want them to have a good experience that reflects how hard we work.”
Mariachi Mexico is at 405 Main Street in Armonk. For more information, contact (914) 273-6805 or visit the restaurant’s website.
Armonk’s Mariachi Mexico Restaurant Gets Makeover | The Chappaqua Daily Voice.