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Search for MoDOT director narrowed to about 10
Belvedere Launches a Global 'Dream Job' Competition - A Worldwide Search for the Brand's Next Ambassador
Search for state's transportation director narrowed to 10
As unemployment grows, job search sites thrive

Search for MoDOT director narrowed to about 10

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 08:51 AM PDT

By Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The search for Missouri's next transportation director has been narrowed to about 10 people.

Transportation Commission Chairman Rudy Farber says commissioners will be meeting privately Tuesday to discuss how to proceed with the selection process.

Commissioners started out with about 75 names after Director Pete Rahn resigned in April to take a job with a Kansas City engineering firm.

Farber says he hopes to have a new director for the Department of Transportation in place by December, but that target date is flexible.

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Belvedere Launches a Global 'Dream Job' Competition - A Worldwide Search for the Brand's Next Ambassador

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:09 PM PDT

Posted on: Monday, 20 September 2010, 13:58 CDT

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Belvedere Vodka announces the launch of a worldwide search for its next Global Brand Ambassador. Aptly called the Belvedere "Dream Job", vodka aficionados and amateurs alike are invited to compete for a chance to win a one year, $100,000 contract working directly for Belvedere and gaining international recognition for his or her creativity in cocktail creation and brand advocacy.

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In this newly created role, the new Global Brand Ambassador will travel around the world alongside Head of Spirit Creation and Mixology, Claire Smith, to educate bartenders on how to best enjoy Belve and make the most innovative and exciting cocktails.

Claire Smith and Belvedere enthusiast Chelsea Handler officially announced the start of the search on 'Chelsea Lately' on September 15, 2010. Beginning today, anyone interested in applying for the position can log onto Belvedere Vodka's official Facebook contest page (http://www.facebook.com/BelvedereDreamJob) and enter to win the opportunity of a lifetime by submitting a short, 1-minute video. Each self-directed clip should showcase the person's passion for Belvedere Vodka and creativity in mixing various vodka cocktails. Personality and a sense of humor are a must!

'We are thrilled to extend such a tremendous opportunity to so many talented bartenders and mixologists around the world," says Claire Smith, Head of Spirit Creation and Mixology for Belvedere Vodka. "It is our hope that the competition not only unites those with a keen understanding of super premium vodka, but also inspires a higher level of innovation and creativity in cocktail creation that our new Global Brand Ambassador will help to 'fine tune' for our plans and projects next year."

Entry: Beginning September 15, 2010 following the announcement on 'Chelsea Lately', those interested in applying for the position will be invited to submit a short, 1-minute video demonstrating their love of vodka on the designated Belvedere Global Ambassador Facebook page.

Semi Final 'Cocktail Challenge': After the voting polls close on October 15, a selection of semi-finalists will be chosen to participate in a series of Cocktail Challenges taking place in select major cities, including London and Sydney. During the cocktail challenge, the applicants will compete to create ten classic cocktails in ten minutes, and judged by certain criteria.

Final Competition: From December 13-15, seven finalists from all over the world will appear in front of the celebrity judges' panel and be presented with the final challenge in Las Vegas. The winner of the one year contract will be announced!

Log onto www.facebook.com/BelvedereDreamJob beginning September 15 for the latest updates surrounding the competition, to vote for your favorite entries and for the terms on submitting your own video for a chance to win the "Belvedere Dream Job".

ABOUT BELVEDERE VODKA

First introduced to North America in 1996, Belvedere Vodka was the first to create a new standard for excellence in the vodka category and is credited with creating the luxury vodka segment. Today, Belvedere's distinctive character and uncompromising integrity are recognized internationally by discriminating vodka enthusiasts, who appreciate its all-natural, additive-free character. Made entirely from Dankowskie Gold Rye and blended with water from its own pristine source, Belvedere's taste profile is distinctively soft with a subtle sweetness and naturally smooth, clean finish.

In 2009, the Belvedere Macerations (Citrus, Orange, Black Raspberry) were the most awarded Vodkas in the annual Vodka Masters competition, prevailing over the 116 vodkas that were entered in the blind tasting.

Belvedere is available in top nightclubs and restaurants around the world and at all fine wine and spirits retailers.

SOURCE Belvedere Vodka

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Search for state's transportation director narrowed to 10

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 06:14 AM PDT

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 | 7:38 a.m. CDT; updated 9:28 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, September 21, 2010

BY The Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY— The search for Missouri's next transportation director has been narrowed to about 10 people.

Transportation Commission Chairman Rudy Farber says commissioners will be meeting privately Tuesday to discuss how to proceed with the selection process.

Commissioners started out with about 75 names after Director Pete Rahn resigned in April to take a job with a Kansas City engineering firm.

Farber says he hopes to have a new director for the Department of Transportation in place by December, but that target date is flexible.

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As unemployment grows, job search sites thrive

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 11:41 AM PDT

Jobs Brian Norgard left his job in April, but this isn't another unemployment story.

Historically, times of recession have proved opportune for starting new businesses. By the same token, we've seen start-ups flourish in the last few years, but Norgard has been doing it whether times were good or bad.

He founded a blog aggregation website called Newroo in 2002 and sold the company to News Corp. four years later. He worked at Fox Interactive Media, which manages MySpace, until this year and started another company on the side for helping social media users connect with advertisers.

Now Norgard is working with Web developers in Los Angeles on a new project called Namesake. It's a social networking site for helping people find jobs, stay connected with colleagues and, for those with jobs, organize projects with co-workers. In other words, Norgard is hoping to trounce LinkedIn.

Namesake isn't taking sign-ups yet, but Norgard hopes to begin inviting users in the next couple of weeks. The Times was shown an early version of the site, and features like the update stream and profiles look more like Facebook than LinkedIn.

The tools for staying in touch with people in a particular industry may appeal to those who are already employed, but the job-finding features will interest the 2.3 million California adults who are unemployed. Pretty fortunate timing for Norgard, since the state's unemployment rate has risen to 12.4%.

Namesake is just one start-up looking to capitalize on the growing number of people who are low on money but with more time to network and search for jobs online. Some are targeting niches -- Namesake's is "creative people."

Koda, based in San Francisco, lists openings for entry-level jobs, defined as those with less than five years experience.

Unemployment is high, but the number of jobs being posted online is also on the rise. Monster, which measures listings on its own site as well as others', reports a 21% increase in jobs being listed online in July versus a year ago. CareerBuilder saw an 18% increase in June. Indeed.com, another job site, says listings increased in 11 of the 12 industries studied in its report.

So jobs are out there. But Koda Chief Jeff Berger says only a sliver of those are available to recent college graduates, who are not experienced and are entering one of the worst job markets in decades.

"Ultimately, a lot of the companies we talk to," he said, "only have a few jobs available to this demographic."

"Where are these jobs going to come from for this generation?" Berger asked. But he thinks he has the answer: "Companies are very top-heavy with people that are near the retirement age."

New York-based Jobulous is also paying special attention to recent grads. Like Namesake, the site combines social networking elements with job-seeking. Jobulous chief Ross Siegel started the company shortly after getting laid off in the spring of 2008.

"It's probably harder to get a job for a college student now than even when we came up with the idea for Jobulous," he said. "Even though the stock market has picked up and the economy has rallied, unemployment is higher than it was when we started this."

In the mean time, Robert Reich, a UC Berkeley professor, suggests BP should hire young people to clean up the oil spill.

-- Mark Milian
twitter.com/markmilian

Photo: Unemployed Deanna Rice, who was released after five years in a federal prison, holds up a sign looking for work in construction during a workers rally outside of a construction zone in San Francisco. Credit: Associated Press

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