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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 2003

Page

33

Ghostline sisters turn tiny gridlines into big royalties

Plano pair Barbara Russell Pitts and Sarao Mary Rus sell created Ghostline the faint grid on poster boards later licensed to Carolina Pad and The Mead Corp earning about 2.5 million in royalties from home. They now share royalties with inventors via asktheinventors com offering free patent guidance and one on one consultations.

Sy Cheryl Hall Dallas Morning News Plano Texas Barbara Russell Pitts Mary Russell Sarao Carolina Pad and Paper Co Charlotte N.C Pitts Sarao Asktheinventors United States Canada Sarah Barb U.S. Patent and Trademark Office FedEx Carolina Pad Mead Corp Dayton Ohio

Staying cool in firing can pay off

Unemployment can strike anyone from executives to blue collar workers. Advice urges staying calm during notice, getting offers in writing, negotiating severance with three main components, and hiring a lawyer to coach, not just negotiate. Do not quit.

Marshall Loeb Alicia Ferrari CBS New York Steven Mitchell Sack Warner Books Sack John Challenger Challenger, Gray & Christmas eDon eHire National Employment Lawyers Association Joe

Family friendly work comes by negotiation says author

Carol Kleiman reports on Elizabeth Wilcox who defines a family friendly job as one meeting a parent’s core needs and notes that such arrangements come through negotiation during and after the interview. She details steps to propose flexible hours, work from home options, and written agreements to secure lasting benefits for working parents.

Carol Kleiman Chicago Tribune Elizabeth Wilcox Weston, Conn Wilcox Berkley Lucian Snow

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