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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

A new, Los Angeles startup is looking to disrupt the women's fashion market and women's shoes--and it's not who you think. Sole Society , a startup offering a personalized, high fashion shoes, has quietly been building a brand looking to disrupt the entire model of how women's fashions reach the market--and is one worth watching. The startup has some very impressive credentials, and is headed by Brett Markinson, one of the co-founders of HauteLook , and is backed by Vince Camuto, founder of fash

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 -- PMI-OC November 2012 Dinner Meeting. Mike Sanders, PMP and IT Manager at Southern California Edison, will discuss multitasking in today?s fast-paced work environment at the Nov. 13, 2012, meeting of the Project Management Institute?s Orange County Chapter. Sanders will discuss how multitasking works, what it can do for you, and what it can do to you.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Oops. Los Angeles startup CallFire , has been looking to drum up interest in its system in the political sector all year, as the election has ramped up--and finally has, but for the wrong reason. That reason? The errant call in Florida's Pinellas County, which told absentee voters they had until "tomorrow" to turn in their absentee ballots--but really should have been a "today".

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Friday, November 9, 2012 -- Silicon Beach Fest. Check out panels on What Accelerators Want, Meet the Junior VCs, Music, Games, Social TV, Arts Education, PR for Startups, Women Developers, Ad Tech, Telling Your Story: Script to Startup, Film Financing: Crowdfunding and VCs. and more. The theme for SBF-Fall is PITCHING: nearly every hour-long panel will consist of 30 min of panel discussion, followed by 30 min of pitches.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

San Juan Capistrano-based Predixion Software said today that it has launched a free, developer edition of its software, aimed at making it easier for developers to try out its software. The company said the free, fully functional version of its software connects into Microsoft's SharePoint, SQL Server 2012, PowerPivot 2012 and Excel 2013 software, allowing them to implement business intelligence and predictive analytics from the company.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Friday, November 9, 2012 -- TZ Tech Crawl, Hollywood Edition. The Tech Crawl is back and in full swing heading to the Hollywood Tech Scene! This time around we are partnering up with Silicon Beach Fest to make it that much more awesome! A tour of some of the hottest Hollywood tech companies. See [link].

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Thursday, November 8, 2012 -- World Usability Day - Making Life Easy! Usability of Financial Management. Usability of Financial Systems, the theme for World Usability Day 2012, will investigate and advance the application of user-centered design methodologies to financial systems and services. As the global economy is facing difficult times financially, we think the promotion of more usable financial systems could assist in creating better decision-making models.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Calabasas-based DTS reported this morning that its SRS TruMedia HD audio processing technology has been adopted into a new, Android tablet from Panasonic. Financial impact of the win was not announced. The firm said its SRS TruMedia HD technology is being used as part of Panasonic's new ELUGA Live Android tablet. The DTS technology is there to provide surround-sound and provide a consistent listening volume across content.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 -- Building a Scalable Business from Scratch. StartOut. StartOut is proud to present its next entrepreneurship event in Los Angeles, ?Building Scalable Businesses from Scratch.? This special evening devoted to entrepreneurship will cover the nuances of a business lifecycle from the viewpoint of two successful entrepreneurs.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

San Diego-based Access Scientific Inc. (ASI) said this morning that it has been acquired by private equity firm Endeavor Capital. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. ASI is a developer of devices used for over-wire insertion of sheaths and catheters, used in the healthcare industry. The firm's major product is the POWERWAND, a power-injectable midline IV catheter.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 -- Amplify Presents Kickstarter for Startups w/ Julie Uhrman. Julie will be discussing the power of Kickstarter in a startup. Julie helped raise over $8.5 million for her gaming company OUYA. Come learn about how OUYA made this happen!

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

The damage to Fisker Automotive is much worse than initally reported , with the auto maker losing more than 300 of its electric automobiles due to the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy, according to reports today. The WSJ said that Fisker lost the cars when the hybrid automobiles were parked at a New Jersey port last week. Fisker was not the only auto maker affected by the storm--Toyota apparently is scrapping 2,700 damaged vehicles at the same port--but it's a significant number of cars for the

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 -- All Things D Co-Executive Editor, Kara Swisher - Startups Uncensored #32. This Month's Startups Uncensored will feature a Fireside Chat with All Things Digital Co-Executive Editor, Kara Swisher and Docstoc CEO, Jason Nazar. Kara Swisher started covering digital issues for The Wall Street Journal?s San Francisco bureau in 1997.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Costa Mesa-based EnGenius Technologies has launched a new, dual-band wireless access point, the firm announced today. Engenius said its new product, the EAP600 High-Power Dual-Band N Indoor AP/WDS, provides dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHZ Wireless-N access, and is aimed at providing coverage to large and multi-story buildings. The new products has a MSRP of $179.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 -- iOS Development. Coloft. Want to learn how to make iOS apps from scratch? If so, this hands-on 4 day training course is for you. This comprehensive course is instructed by veteran iOS expert Justin Junda (more about Justin at the bottom of this page). During the 4 day course (9AM-5PM) you will learn iOS programming through step-by-step instructions and many hands-on exercises.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Anaheim-based Targus recently announced that it has acquired fellow Orange County laptop case maker Sena Cases. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sena Cases becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Targus. SEna is a maker of leather, luxury laptop, smartphone, and tablet cases. Targus was advised by Sikich Investment Banking in the deal. The buy had been announced on October 30th.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Building a startup is hard work for low pay, it’s risky, and it requires total responsibility to make it work. Yet, many entrepreneurs are the happiest people I know. On the other hand, I know many unhappy individuals who are always partying, have minimal commitments, and little responsibility. I suspect the real parameters of happiness have eluded these people.

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