singapore: singapore and brazil are looking to expand lateral trade and investt cooperation, after trade and industry minister lim hng kiang's visit to brazil from 3 to 5 june.

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the nation's unemployt rate took its ggest jump in more than two decades in may, according to a governt report. the unemployt rate soared to 5.5 percent from 5 percent in april, the ggest one-month jump since february 1986. cnnmoney.com reports the y also shows 49,000 jobs were cut in may.

singapore : skipping for charity - that was what some 40 people did on wednesday. and one participant who has not skipped for the past 30 years came out tops.

british publisher player x has announced the acquisition of gaelco moviles, a mole games developer in spain that is also known to some as topgam.

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new york (reuters) - the terms of the next america's cup were again in the hands of a u.s. court on thursday after lawyers for holders alinghi and challenger bmw oracle sparred over how, when and where the prestigious race should be held.

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amy winehouse took her and her methalicious rocker body over to the courthouse to watch her man, blake fielder’s civil court hearing. normally amy would have just poured a little liquor out for her homie, but she drank it instead. the nerve! the sun says, amy shouted to a judge ?it?s like disneyland? during her husband?s [...]

amy winehouse took her and her methalicious rocker body over to the courthouse to watch her man, blake fielder’s civil court hearing. normally amy would have just poured a little liquor out for her homie, but she drank it instead. the nerve!

the sun says, amy shouted to a judge ?it?s like disneyland? during her husband?s pre-trial hearing yesterday. she made the remark after the prosecutor explained how the case against blake fielder-civil might be delayed by juror holidays in the summer.
at another point the back to black star made a ?yap, yap, yap? gesture as a lawyer spoke. an usher had already ordered her to sit down and behave, after she stood up and made a g play of rummaging in her clothes.
the singer snapped back loudly: ?i?m just tucking my skirt in? before slowly sitting.

 

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okay maybe it?ll take 60 seconds. the process for getting newsgator go! on your mole device used to be somewhat bersome. you had to create an account using newsgator online, request a download link in newsgator online, wait for an email with instructions, and the proceed. well, that?s old news. now the entire [...]

okay maybe it?ll take 60 seconds. the process for getting newsgator go! on your mole device used to be somewhat bersome. you had to create an account using newsgator online, request a download link in newsgator online, wait for an email with instructions, and the proceed.

well, that?s old news. now the entire process can be done from your device in just 2 steps (it is in beta, so keep that in mind).

got to http://mbeta.newsgator.com/d (don?t forget the /d for download) and grab the installer. once the process is flushed out completely, we?ll drop ?beta? from the url:

fire up the client. if you already have an account you?re done and off to the races. if not, just enter a username and pword and you?re done (we?ll create an account for you on the fly):

if you just created a new account, you?ll be teed up with a mole starter pack.

at this point, you are good to go! with mole rss! that was easy, yeh? you can always add more feeds or tweak your settings from go!, newsgator online, or one of our awesome and free clients (feeddemon, netnewswire, or inbox).  thanks td for helping with the html and artwork.
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toyota today issued its first update on progress toward the goals and targets in the company?s new 2011 environtal action plan (eap). the 2007 north america environtal report details toyota?s efforts in six key areas of impact: environtal managet, energy and climate change, air quality, stances of concern, recycling and improved resource use, and cooperation with society.

although many small businesses begin with only one or two members of staff - the founders - most growing businesses quickly recognise the need to create a larger team. not only can this spread the workload but a well-selected team can bring in more energy, creativity, drive and knowledge than the founder alone might possess. a small, closely-knit, highly motivated team can be an unstoppable driving force.

the authors of the beermat entrepreneur call the members of this core team 'cornerstones'. they suggest that the ideal mix is one entrepreneur providing strong leadership, surrounded by four 'cornerstones' - one for sale, one for finance, one for product developt and one for project delivery and customer service. in real terms, most small businesses cannot afford such a g team, and don't really need it to begin with. however, even bringing one other person in to the business can make a huge difference to its success during the first year or so.

in many cases, the original team will be composed of the founder, or founders, and one or two relatives or friends who have been roped in along the way. this works well if everyone is committed to the success of the business and prepared to work hard. as we've seen the early days of a business are defined by long hours and a painfully demanding workload - there is no room for the half-hearted or unenthusiastic. not only will they not pull their weight, but they will sap everyone else's enthusiasm too.

i've heard it said 'never work with friends or relatives' and it's true that in some cases this leads to disaster. however, a team each other - and have a friendship beyond the business - can also be extremely efficient and powerful.

jude, business adviser

remember that just because you enjoy spending time with someone socially it doesn't mean you will like working with them. ask yourself what they would be like to work with. are they hardworking? enthusiastic? what do they have to offer your business? try to find people whose skills complit yours, who can bring something to the business that fills 'gaps'. for instance, if you are fantastic on the finances but weak on marketing, you need to find someone who can bring something extra to the marketing side of the business.

a recent london business school survey of ceos found that they considered the major factor that had contributed to the success of their businesses was 'selecting the right people with good atudes who are loyal to the company and to excel in their careers'.

defining roles

whether you decide to go into business with others as equals or you employ them as part of your original team, it is very important to define roles carefully. everyone needs to know what is expected of them and where the boundaries of their 'area' lie. in businesses with two or more equal partners a lack of clarity about roles can be a major source of conflict, taking up valuable time that might be better spent focused on other aspects of the business. if you have a managet team, you need to give them space to fulfil their roles and feel that their contribution is valued. this doesn't mean handing over control, final decisions will still rest with you (or if they don't you need to be clear about exactly who is the boss - only one person should take this position or squabbling and infighting can result).

consider the following key roles and divide them between your core team. you should all be clear on who is going to take each role.

business leader - who takes the final decisions? in other words, the boss.

sales person - who sells to your customers? identifies customers and carries out your customer research?

finance person - who manages the money and the ociated administrative work?

supply managet - who locates suppliers, negotiates with them and maintains adequate supply levels.

core business - who does the core tasks of your business, by which we mean the things that your business is actually about? this might mean making a product, providing a service or something else.

marketing and pr person - who promotes your business to potential customers and raises the profile of your business?

some of these roles overlap, so good communication is also of key importance to your business.

importance of role clarification

people do either one of two things in a business - they either add value or they add cost. there are no grey areas.

one of the most important ways to ensure that your core team members are all adding value is to help them clarify their roles.

there are a number of different aspects to role clarification:

prescribed role - this is what the business uses to set down the individual's overall goals and objectives. it is usually called a 'job description' or something similar and it sets out the person's responsilities, authority, and key tasks, as well as their position in the business hierarchy.

while this is a useful starting point, it does not take account of personal differences and changes in cirstances such as growth of the business or the need to cover weak performances by others.

personalised role - the prescribed role is only part of the picture. these are factors internal to the individual which will affect the way he or she performs in the role.

this includes their alities, skills and strengths, as well as their expectations of the role, their umptions (about the role, the business, the sector. etc.), their values and amtions.

perceived role - the perceptions and expectations of others in the business will have an impact on the individual. for example, they will have their own views on what the priorities of the role should be as well as the boundaries: 'i don't think sales managers should...'; 'i expect you to...' these can limit or restrict the way a person performs, but if expectations are high and positive they can raise the person's game, enabling them to perform to their full potential within their current role.

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los angeles (reuters) - tiger woods got a sneak preview on wednesday of the venue for next week's u.s. open, playing his first round of golf since having knee surgery seven weeks ago.

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daaaamn, talk about clout. if digitimes' sources are correct, then samsung, the world's primary supplier of flash memory, just told its non-apple customers to it in favor of a "large batch of orders" it received from cupertino. the order is said to be for 50-million "8gb-equivalent" (we ume they mean gigabyte, or gb) nand chips "mainly for use in apple's iphone." this order follows a june procuret for 25 million of the same chips. in response, samsung has reportedly told its lesser customers that it would "sharply cut supply" of nand to them while the order is being fulfilled. the shortage is compounded by samsung lowering its manufacturing output in april and may in an attempt to reduce oversupply. still, if these numbers are true (they seem high and digitimes can be hit or miss with its apple sources) then the world is about to be awash in iphone 3gs july 11th.

update: we've given the gigats vs. gigabytes a t more thought. if it's 50 million 8gt chips as stated, they would divide evenly across about 2.1 million 8gb iphone 3gs plus another 2.1 million 16gb models. a reasonable production run for apple's global launch but an order which shouldn't be so taxing on samsung's production capality. something doesn't add up.

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