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Yahoo further integrates Facebook into e-mail app

Sunnyvale, Calif.—Yahoo Inc. has added a new feature to its e-mail application, allowing users to update their Facebook status directly within Yahoo Mail. The service will be rolled out gradually in “select markets,” according to Yahoo.

To use the service, Yahoo Mail users must link their Yahoo and Facebook accounts from within Yahoo Mail. After that, users can type a message within the mail application that will appear automatically on Facebook, Yahoo Mail or both. In return, Facebook profile photos that link to Facebook will be displayed within Yahoo e-mails.

Last month, Yahoo provided a way to import Facebook friends’ e-mail addresses into Yahoo Contacts.

Single Throw Hires Search Specialist

Single Throw Internet Marketing consultants are pleased to welcome brand new Search Specialist Jennifer Piasecki to the Single Throw team.

Single Throw Internet Marketing is thrilled to announce the company’s new Search Specialist, Jennifer Piasecki. Single Throw is one of the nation’s top Internet Marketing companies, popular for its Search Engine Optimization offering. Jennifer will be assisting the company in strategizing Pay-Per-Click campaigns, as well as integrating search engine optimization into the Internet marketing strategies and website development of Single Throw’s many local and national clients, some of which include Bath Fitter, DCH Auto Group and Ray Catena Motor Cars.

Piasecki joins Single Throw with an agency background, where she worked with a variety of different clients and industries. She specialized in search marketing and display advertising, and was most recently in charge of Online Marketing and Public Relations for Global Goddess Beauty and Mindfully21.

“Jennifer has a distinct background in search marketing, which will be an incredible addition to our company. Her knowledge of public relations is an excellent tool, and something that really makes her a standout new employee,” said Larry Bailin, President and CEO of Single Throw.

Piasecki looks at her new position as Single Throw’s Search Specialist as an opportunity to work with some of the most distinguished and knowledgeable professionals in the industry. “I am excited to be working at Single Throw, assisting our clients in reaching their maximum benefit online, while teaming up with some of the brightest minds in the business,” she said.

Southern New Jersey Patent Attorney Stuart M. Goldstein Secures approval from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ...

Marlton, New Jersey (PRWEB) October 5, 2009 -- Stuart M. Goldstein (http://www.nj-pa-patentattorney.com), partner and founding shareholder of the law firm of Hollstein Keating Cattell Johnson & Goldstein PC, has been successful in securing approval from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a new revolutionary patent (http://www.nj-pa-patentattorney.com) that overcomes the limitations and disadvantages of prior supercharger control systems - efficiently, easily, effectively.

The new invention by Billy Machner of Browns Mills, New Jersey, addresses the problems that plague most current superchargers. A supercharger is installed on a vehicle internal combustion engine to provide air at high pressure into the engine's intake manifolds. Added high-pressure air increases engine horsepower. However, since most superchargers are driven by the engine, the engine has to work harder to operate the supercharger. As a result, engine efficiency is reduced and more fuel is consumed. There are more emissions and more wear on engine components. Simply put, that means added expense for fuel and parts, as well as an increased negative impact on the environment.

Machner's supercharger control system is a compact, solid mount unit that is easily installed on an engine's existing crankshaft by a supercharger clutch assembly. The supercharger control system directs the operation of the vehicle's supercharger, allowing the driver to simply and efficiently switch the supercharger on or off. When the supercharger is not needed, the driver can switch it off - the clutch assembly is disconnected to stop the operation of the supercharger. The driver can easily switch it on when opting to obtain high-speed performance. This on/off process helps, over the long run, to increase fuel efficiency, limit exhaust emissions, and reduce wear on the engine, crankshaft and other engine components, including the supercharger itself, by keeping cool when disconnected.

Retrofitted into aftermarket vehicles with superchargers or offered as standard or optional equipment with new production vehicles, this supercharger control system offers a wealth of practical marketing opportunities.

It is through Mr. Goldstein's expertise in matters involving a variety of industrial and consumer products as well as equipment and systems within the mechanical, electrical, and marine disciplines that make him the patent attorney clients seek out in order to receive patent protection for their creative products and improvements.

Mr. Goldstein oversees Hollstein Keating's southern New Jersey office's Intellectual Property Department, specializing in patent and trademark law. Mr. Goldstein's solid background, experience, and technical knowledge in the mechanical, electrical-mechanical, and marine arts began with his B.S. in Marine Engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York in 1972. For six years, he worked as a patent examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C., attaining primary examiner status. Since 1978, he has been registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a patent attorney (Registration #22817), handling patent application prosecution and related litigation.

As a specialist in the patent field, Mr. Goldstein advises manufacturers, businesses, and individuals on product design, development, and integrity, guiding them efficiently through the complex patent approval process. Says Mr. Goldstein, "If it is new and useful, if it can be made, if it has potential value, it should be patented. When you are looking to protect your original invention or improvement on existing technology, when you are looking to secure intellectual property ownership rights, when you are looking to safeguard future commercial success, the goal is to protect your patent ownership rights. Over the years, I have seen the consequences of not obtaining patent protection (http://www.nj-pa-patentattorney.com), of opportunities lost, and the loss of investment, time, energy, marketing possibilities and ownership. With patent protection, your creative product or improvement becomes your exclusive property. And the rewards that come with it can be enormous."

Mr. Goldstein's representative patent areas include all types of mechanical and electrical products and improvements, methods and systems: for example, construction tools and equipment, cleaning tools and appliances, electrical lighting and switches, household appliances, plumbing and electrical tools, appliances and related equipment, hardware and gardening tools, conveyor systems, automotive products and accessories, vessel and marine-related products and systems, recreational and leisure-related products, and medical devices and appliances.

Among the newest technical patents that have received patent approval through Mr. Goldstein's professional guidance are the Chair Storage Rack (U.S. Pat. No, 7,578,400), which allows for the simple and efficient storage of beach chairs and beach accessories, and the Adjustable Fishing Rod Holder (U.S. Pat. No. 7,559,171), allowing the fishing rods of anglers and fishermen to be maintained in place in a variety of pre-selected fishing angles. The Bow Mounted Vessel Propulsion System (U.S. Pat. No. 7,096,810), which is a practical, effective, and efficient vessel propulsion system that addresses the limitations of prior propulsion systems, by reducing hull surface drag, enhancing fuel efficiency, and increasing vessel speed and maneuverability. The Conduit Rack Electrical Junction Box (U.S. Pat. No. 7,022,912) provides for a more efficient installation and use in suspended conduit racks. Invented by a licensed electrician for use within the construction industry, this invention accepts runs of protective conduit in conduit rack systems without interfering with the horizontal run of the conduit. This improvement eliminates the need for bending runs of conduit, saving time, material costs and labor. The Bimini Twist Jig (U.S. Pat. No. 7,011,346) offers a simple, easy to use product that always results in the tying of a perfect Bimini twist - considered to be the most important knot in fishing. The Eyeglass Display and Demonstration System (U.S. Pat. No. 6,988,799) is a convenient and practical system that allows the eyeglass wearer to visualize how a given pair of glasses will actually look with any given lens shape and tint before the lenses are fitted in the frames.

For additional information, contact Angela Forte, Office Administrator at 856.810.8860. Hollstein Keating Cattell Johnson & Goldstein PC is a full service civil litigation firm with expertise in all aspects of property, casualty, and commercial matters. Hollstein Keating represents a wide range of clients with nationwide legal concerns - individuals, corporations, businesses, and Fortune 500 companies concentrated throughout the Northeast, specifically in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and New York. Their practice areas include casualty, commercial litigation, environmental, insurance coverage, maritime law, mass and toxic tort, patent and trademark law, products liability, sports and recreational law, and subrogation.

About Hollstein Keating Cattell Johnson & Goldstein PC

Hollstein Keating Cattell Johnson & Goldstein PC (http://www.hollsteinkeating.com) is a full service civil litigation firm with expertise in all aspects of property, casualty, and commercial matters. Hollstein Keating represents a wide range of clients with nationwide legal concerns - individuals, corporations, businesses, and Fortune 500 companies concentrated throughout the Northeast, specifically in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and New York. Their practice areas include casualty, commercial litigation, environmental, insurance coverage, maritime law, mass and toxic tort, patent and trademark law, products liability, sports and recreational law, and subrogation.


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NJ Businesses Face Unemployment Tax Hike

TRENTON – New Jersey businesses are facing a significant tax hike this summer if the federal government doesn’t help replenish the state’s unemployment fund, Gov. Chris Christie warned this week.

New Jersey’s Unemployment Insurance Fund will be $1.6 billion in debt by March, according to Christie. Business taxes are automatically increased by law when the fund’s balance goes below a certain level as measured every March.

The new Republican governor plans to ask the federal government to forgive loans that are keeping the fund solvent, but warned that there was no money in the state budget to stop the tax increase.

“I don’t have any choice but to allow [the tax] to kick in,” Christie said. “It’s a statutory requirement. If we get assistance, there still will be some measure of tax increase. The question is how much of a tax increase it will be on the businesses of New Jersey.”

In a worst-case scenario, employers could see an increase of up to $1,000 per employee in their unemployment tax starting July 1. Employees also pay into the unemployment fund, but are not facing a tax increase.

New Jersey has an estimated $1.3 billion deficit in the current fiscal year’s budget deficit and is an estimated $8.9 billion in the red for next year’s budget, which goes into effect in July.

According to figures released last week, New Jersey’s unemployment rate reached 10.1 percent in December, higher than the national average of 10 percent.

The fund is in such a precarious position because approximately $4.8 billion has been diverted for other purposes since 1992. Voters will have the ability to stop future raids through an amendment to the state’s constitution on November’s general election ballot.

Right to Repair Act has to start over in N.J.

The New Jersey General Assembly passed its Right to Repair Act by more than a two-to-one margin, advancing the state bill further than ever before. However, the bill will have to be reintroduced and work its way through the legislative process because the New Jersey Senate ran out of time before taking up right to repair legislation.

According to the state legislature's Web site, the New Jersey Constitution "provides that each legislature is constituted for a term of two years, split into two annual sessions. Because the Constitution also specifies that all business from the first year may be continued into the second year, the distinction between the two annual sessions is more ceremonial than actual.

"The two-year legislative term begins at noon on the second Tuesday in January of each even-numbered year. At the end of the second year, all unfinished business expires."

Charles Bryant, executive director of the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of NJ (AASP-NJ), was disappointed, but commended the New Jersey State Assembly "for having the courage to stand up to special interests and pass the Right to Repair Act out of their chamber.”

The bill had 10 Senate co-sponsors and was supported by such organizations as the American Automobile Association (AAA); the National Federation of Independent Businesses; New Jersey Citizen Action; the New Jersey Gasoline, Convenience Automotive Association; the New Jersey branch of the National Federation of Independent Business; the New Jersey Retail Merchants Association; and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America.

“New Jersey consumers must have the option of taking their vehicle to a dealer or an independent repair facility of their choosing," says Fredrick Gruel, chairman of the AAA Clubs of New Jersey. "Whether they choose a dealer, an independent or, for that matter, if they do the repair themselves, it does not matter.

"But until they have that choice, they do not fully own their vehicle. The Right to Repair Act will provide that choice.‪”

The bill would have required vehicle manufacturers to make accurate information, tools and software needed to maintain and service late model vehicles easily accessible to repair shops.

“The Right to Repair Coalition wants to thank Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, prime-sponsor of Assembly Bill 803, 'Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act,' and all of the co-sponsors for their hard work on behalf of New Jersey car owners to ensure that they would continue to enjoy a competitive vehicle repair market,” says Sal Risalvato, executive director of the NJGCA.

“The coalition hopes that next year, the Senate will take up the interests of motorists who have already been battered by a tough economy and move to pass the Right to Repair Act.”

Display Ad Recovery Bodes Well For Yahoo: Analysts Cite Auto, Finance, 'Price Integrity'

Reiterating an "overweight" buying recommendation for shares of Yahoo stock, the influential securities research team at JP Morgan this morning issued a report to investors suggesting that an imminent recovery in the online display advertising marketplace could be the "catalyst" for a rebound at the online portal giant.

"In 2009, one of the hardest hit Internet sectors has been display advertising. At Yahoo, owned-and-operated display advertising revenues were down 12% in the first three quarters of 2009 and accounted for roughly 25% of gross revenue in third quarter (and a substantially higher percentage of profitability). Thus, we think a recovery in display advertising dollars could be a catalyst for Yahoo's stock," the analysts wrote, noting that positive signs are mounting, including an improvement in key vertical ad categories, such as automotive and finance, which account for roughly 25% of Yahoo's online advertising revenue.

"Revenue from those two verticals was down more than 15% during the first nine months," the researchers noted, adding, "However, based on our industry checks, we think auto and finance advertisement trends are improving in the fourth quarter. Additionally we think the comps are getting easier. Therefore we think our owned and operated display advertising estimate for 1.5% growth in fiscal 2010 could be too conservative."

Another positive sign for Yahoo is the fact that big premium publishers are shifting their focus to "price integrity," which JPMorgan said should help bolster Yahoo's display advertising business, as well. Specifically, the analysts cited Time Warner's spin-off of AOL, and reports that CBS plans to discontinue selling its premium online ad inventory via third-party ad networks.

"We believe these moves by larger publishers will improve price integrity for the display advertising market as a whole," the analysts wrote. "Considering Yahoo is the largest display ad publisher, we see it as a likely beneficiary of pricing improvements."

N.J. auto insurance rates still highest, but ...

The average Garden State resident paid 4 percent less in auto insurance premiums in 2007 than the previous year — and 9 percent less than the peak year of 2004, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners reported this week. Nationally, rates fell by only 5.6 percent between 2004 and 2007.

That's the good news. Despite the downward trend, New Jersey drivers continued to pay the highest premiums of any state in the nation — $1,103 per vehicle.

Part of New Jersey's decline in premiums is attributable to legislative reforms in 2003 that helped lure firms that wouldn't do business here. The state made changes to its assigned risk pool of drivers and allowed companies to offer bare-bones polices.

In 2002 alone, seven auto insurance companies bailed out of New Jersey, bringing the total number of companies that had fled the state in the previous decade to 25. The insurance rules made it impossible for some people to get insurance at all. For those who could, the limited competition resulted in escalating premiums.

Today, eight out of the top 10 largest firms write policies in New Jersey. Unfortunately, the policies aren't cheap. Only three other states had average per-vehicle premium costs in excess of $1,000 in 2007 — Louisiana, New York and Florida. The cheapest rates in the nation were in North Dakota, where the average premium was $511.

Several explanations are offered by auto insurers for why New Jersey has the highest rates: generous medical reimbursements, higher auto repair costs, a higher proportion of luxury cars and heavily congested roads.

Those elements aren't likely to change any time soon.

For now, the best thing to do to keep your premiums down is to shop around, explore the discounts offered by various insurers and keep your driving record clean.

New Jersey Lawmakers expected to attend annual Atlantic City conference

ATLANTIC CITY -- New Jersey lawmakers and local officials poured into Atlantic City today for the annual New Jersey League of Municipalities conference – a Garden State tradition that features seminars by day and partying by night.

More than 20,000 elected and government-related officials are expected to attend the four day-confab, highlighted by a joint appearance Thursday by Republican Gov.-elect Chris Christie and lame duck Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine.

AP Photo/Mary GodleskiNew Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine speaks as Herbert Stiles, mayor of Elmer, N.J., and president of the New Jersey League of Municipalities, looks on during the league's annual conference in Atlantic City in this 2006 photo.
More than a dozen parties were scheduled at hotel and casino restaurants and ballrooms, hosted by state lawmakers, local officials and the contractors they do business with.

The event is a one-stop-shop for networking with government officials from mayors to the governor’s administration – and in past years, it’s where elected officials have gotten themselves in trouble.

League Executive Director William Dressel said his job is to put together an educational offering to "provide my elected officials with the tools they need" to run local government.

"I’m only responsible for what happens between 9 o’clock and 5 o’clock," Dressel said. "For every hour in that normal workday, it’s chock full of education workshops, clinics."

In his autobiography, former Gov. James E. McGreevey described the convention as "really just a huge frat party." It was where former Hudson County Executive Robert C. Janiszewski took a $5,000 bribe from an FBI informant, and later turned informant.

He was brought down by the office of then-U.S. Attorney Christie, who later led a league seminar on ethics with Attorney General Anne Milgram and warned local officials against participating in similar acts. He told them if "someone approaches you with an envelope of cash looking for some kind of favor from you" in Atlantic City, "it’s probably us."

Dressel said he expects less partying and antics this year, in part because the dismal economy has cut into hotel bookings.

"Quite frankly, (municipal officials are) looking for a lot of answers and insight on how to govern in these tight economic times," he said.

The seminars are on topics such as the economy, budgets, foreclosures, "going green," and the impact of federal stimulus dollars. "There’s a lot of good info," said Kevin Duffy, mayor of Hardwick Township, Warren County.

Lester Lewis-Powder, a Maplewood committee member, acknowledged some may think the convention is a time for local officials to live it up in Atlantic City on the taxpayers’ dime.

"I paid my entire bill myself to avoid that," he said of his room at the Borgata hotel.