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Sunday, August 11, 2013
Shares under pressure over China fears
Investors concerned about Chinese banks’ liquidity crunch and the prospect of the Federal Reserve tapering its vast stimulus measures
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Berlusconi found guilty in sex trial
Former prime minister sentenced to seven years in prison and banned from holding public office at his trial on charges of paying for sex with an alleged underage prostitute and abuse of office
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Leapset Customer Advocate (San Gabriel)
Responsibilities:
? Acting as a product expert for the platform, understanding all features and functionality of the product along with the roadmap for future functions
? Operating independent of the operations headquarters as the main representative of the product for your region
? Managing a roster of merchants in the process of being on-boarded to the platform as well as supporting a roster of existing merchants
? Managing and augmenting a shared knowledge database of product features and issues
? Training and evangelizing the platform to the 3rd party sales force you are embedded with
? Providing onsite support, training and other resources to key local merchants
Desired Skills & Experience
? Excellent written, verbal, and organizational skills as well as an ability to manage time properly.
? Self-starter that takes initiative.
? Great people skills and experience in presenting and demoing products to large groups of prospects
? Experience operating independently from headquarters (after receiving extensive training)
? CRM software knowledge (Salesforce, Zoho, SugarCRM)
? Experience building and maintaining a knowledge database for multiple communication channels
? Experience supporting and working alongside inside and outside sales team
? Solid analytical and communication skills
? Strong commitment to deadlines and goals
? Experience working with offshore teams is a plus
? Sales experience a bonus but not required.
? Experience in the restaurant or payments industry is a plus
? Networking and Basic Linux knowledge is a plus
Company Description
Leapset is a well-funded startup based in Redwood City, CA. Leapset has built a platform to empower local merchants to leverage the power of the Internet to generate leads and grow their businesses. Leapset bridges the gap between online and offline commerce with a single merchant-focused platform that supports multiple consumer Internet applications.
Additional Information
Type: Full-time
Experience: +2 years
Industries: Point of Sales, Restaurants
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Central banks told to head for exit
Bank for International Settlements’ annual report calls on members to re-emphasise focus on inflation and press governments to do more on return to growth
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Average pay of top bankers drops 10%
First fall in three years as wave of investor and regulatory pressure forces rethink of executive remuneration among lenders in US and Europe
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Rio scraps plan to shed diamonds business
Miner says the decision is the ‘best path to generate maximum value’ for shareholders and comes after the company had considered a number of ‘strategic ownership options’
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Shadow financing crackdown caused crunch, says China
Central bank to improve liquidity management in order to let money better serve the real economy and support economic growth
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Oil patch dads keep up long-distance relationships
Trailers used as temporary housing for oil industry workers are are parked along a dirt road outside Dore, N.D. (AP Photo/ James MacPherson)By Amy Dalrymple
The Forum
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — Jonathan Heaton’s four kids are old enough to understand that dad has to be in North Dakota to pay the bills.
Once, when the truck driver was home, his kids brought him their piggy banks to try to get him to stay in Utah.
North Dakota’s oil patch is full of fathers working thousands of miles away from their families, some out of desperation after losing work back home.
“You realize that if the bills are going to get paid, this is what you’ve got to do,” said Heaton, who has been hauling water for oil companies for two years.
Heaton, married with two sons and two daughters, ages 11, 8, 6 and 4, was self-employed as an insurance agent in Utah before the recession hit and he decided to work in North Dakota.
“We were desperate. My business was crashing. I had a lot of bills piling up,” he told The Forum while waiting for his truck to be repaired recently in Stanley.
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Heaton typically goes home every six weeks, but the work in North Dakota is inconsistent, and he once went six months without seeing his kids. He frequently calls and texts his family.
“We’re always on the phone,” Heaton said. “But it’s not like being there.”
Heaton, who lives in his truck, writes letters to his wife and kids in journals he keeps in his sleeper cab. He shows them to his wife when he’s home and is saving the letters to his kids for when they’re older.
Heaton’s family has visited him in Stanley, but they’re not interested in relocating to North Dakota because he’d be working long hours while his wife would be far away from her support network, he said.
He appreciates the photos his wife texts him, but they sometimes make him miss home even more.
“They’re out having fun and on vacation and I’m staring out a windshield,” Heaton said.
Mike Wolf of Salem, Ore., found himself near Williston’s Amtrak station one day this spring while missing his twin daughters.
“Spur of the moment, I just jumped on the train,” Wolf said. “Didn’t even have bags.”
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When he got there, Wolf’s 14-year-old girls didn’t recognize him. He’d lost a lot of weight working long hours on North Dakota drilling rigs the past 1½ years.
Wolf, who sold cars in Oregon before the recession, found a high-paying job in North Dakota’s oil industry with a casing company, allowing him to pay child support and then some.
The job gave him the option of taking seven days off after working 28 days in a row. Wolf always meant to go home, but instead he opted to keep working.
“I got caught up in the money,” Wolf said.
When he abruptly quit his job to visit his daughters, Stevie and Savannah, he mentioned that it had been 1½ years since he’d seen them.
“My daughter said, ‘No Dad, it was one year and seven months,’” said Wolf, who gets emotional as he tells the story.
After a “big old hugfest” and spending some time with his daughters, Wolf returned to Williston.
“The trip back on the train just killed me,” he said.
Wolf now has a job he loves, repairing small engines on rental equipment at a Williston hardware store. He plans to visit his daughters more often.
“I already told them (his employer) if I need time off, I need it,” Wolf said.
Shale: Life is lonely in Eagle Ford ‘trailerhood’
Wolf also has a son, 23, who is working in North Dakota, as well. His daughters would like to visit this summer, but Wolf lives in an RV and doesn’t know what they’d do while he’s at work.
“I don’t want to bring them out here,” Wolf said. “They would be so bored they’d hate me.”
When John Scaife starts to feel down, he pulls out a photo of his 7-year-old daughter holding a diploma.
The St. Louis Park, Minn., man moved to North Dakota about 1½ years ago after work in Minnesota became scarce.
Scaife does concrete work in Williston, which allows him to help pay for his daughter’s private Christian school tuition in New York, where she lives with her mother.
“I give her the material things she wants and the best education,” he said.
His daughter, Seyi, recently graduated from her class with top honors. When they talk on the phone, she reminds her dad to drink water and cover his head while working outdoors.
“This girl is so smart, she’s telling me what to do at work so I don’t faint,” Scaife said. “I feel alive when I hear her voice.”
Scaife hasn’t seen his daughter since 2009. Money is tight, and he’d rather spend the money on her education than a trip to New York. Scaife said he hopes one day his daughter will understand what he did to make sure she could be comfortable and happy. This week she will turn 8.
“It’s really tough but I pray to God that someday we’ll have the time to celebrate her birthday,” Scaife said.
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David Korte of Anchorage, Alaska, has a special clock in his truck to keep track of the various time zones where his family members live.
His family includes four children ranging in age from 28 to 16 who live in Alaska and on both coasts. Korte came to North Dakota last year and is in Williston working on two major construction projects, the new recreation center and a renovation of the former junior high school.
He frequently sends money to his family via Western Union.
“I’ve been pretty lucky. I’ve always managed to provide for my family. I try to put them first,” Korte said. “I’d rather send money home to them and sleep in the truck.”
Korte often video chats with his youngest daughter, Lilly, who has Asperger’s syndrome. She sends him pictures of her pet ferrets and Korte reminds her to clean her bedroom.
“She’s very unique in a lot of ways,” Korte said. “I miss her more than anything.”
Korte, who now sleeps at a Williston church, keeps two envelopes of family snapshots in his glove box and takes them out when he’s feeling lonely.
“It’s sad sometimes. It’s hard,” Korte said. “I’m pretty close to my kids, I love them a lot.”
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Tom Stull, a project coordinator for a construction company that does work in Williston, flew home to Lakeland, Fla., earlier this month so he could go to the beach with his son.
“I wouldn’t miss Father’s Day. I’ll miss my birthday, I’ll probably miss my anniversary, but I won’t miss Father’s Day,” Stull said. “I have a 3-year-old little boy, and it means the world to him every time I come home.”
Stull worked as an architect for 10 years until he got laid off. He switched fields to work in construction and was transferred to North Dakota about 1½ years ago.
He now makes enough money that his wife could quit her job and stay home with their son, Jayden.
Stull talks to his family daily and video chats with his son at least three times a week. Sometimes, if his son and wife are lying in bed while chatting, Jayden will pat his father’s pillow.
“He says, ‘Come home, Daddy,’” Stull said. “That will rip your heart out.”
Stull’s goal is to work his way up in his company, which could allow him to spend more time at home.
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In the meantime, Stull makes the most of the little time he gets at home, which comes about every six weeks.
“People say, ‘I can’t believe you work on the road,’” Stull said. “My comment is I do what I have to do to provide for my family, but I appreciate my family more. If I get an hour with them, I appreciate that entire hour. People take for granted the time they have with their children.”
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