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eHarmony Settles Same-Sex Class Action Lawsuit

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Pasadena-based online dating site eHarmony has settled a class action lawsuit over its lack of support for gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals, the firm reported Tuesday evening. According to eHarmony, it is in an agreement to settle Carlson, et. eHarmony, Inc., which was filed in 2007. eHarmony, Inc., which was filed in 2007.

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Why Venture Capital is So Much More Compelling Now

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It’s not hard to find people willing to write the narrative that “venture capital is not an asset class” or “venture capital has performed terribly.” ” The most recent was 18 months ago or so called The Kauffman Report. Think DropBox, Airbnb, Pinterest, Maker Studios, SnapChat, Tinder).

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Down bad

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I don’t even think digital assets [are] an asset class. I think it’s a technology that is now wrapping all asset classes,” Dorman said. At a time of so much uncertainty, the most important thing reporters and analysts can do is look at this industry with nuance, and evaluate each project case-by-case.

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socalTECH Jobs: Job Highlights for August 7th, 2014

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The Vice President of Business Development reports to the CEO and is responsible for the direction and management of all worldwide sales operations direct and indirect, including market competitiveness, pricing, compensation, and distribution. NO OTHER APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

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Protect Your Parents from Avis Budget: Direct Marketing Scumbags

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But I’m also sending this to a couple of class-action lawyers. I had to put in a bit of web research to uncover an intricate web of ownership that leads to the Avis Budget ownership and worse still up to a well-known private equity group called Apollo. See this article talking about previous class action lawsuits.

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