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|Oracle® Call Interface Programmer's Guide
10g Release 1 (10.1)
Part Number B10779-01
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This section describes the statement functions.
Send statements to server for execution
Fetch rows from a query (deprecated)
Fetch rows from a query
Get piece information for piecewise operations
Prepares a SQL or PL/SQL statement for execution.
Prepares a SQL or PL/SQL statement for execution.
Releases the statement handle.
Set piece information for piecewise operations
This call associates an application request with a server.
sword OCIStmtExecute ( OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 iters, ub4 rowoff, CONST OCISnapshot *snap_in, OCISnapshot *snap_out, ub4 mode );
Service context handle.
An statement handle. It defines the statement and the associated data to be executed at the server. It is invalid to pass in a statement handle that has bind of datatypes only supported in release 8.x or later when
svchp points to an Oracle7 server.
An error handle you can pass to
OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
For non-
SELECT statements, the number of times this statement is executed is equal to
iters -
SELECT statements, if
iters is nonzero, then defines must have been done for the statement handle. The execution fetches
iters rows into these predefined buffers and prefetches more rows depending upon the prefetch row count. If you do not know how many rows the
SELECT statement will retrieve, set
iters to zero.
This function returns an error if
iters=0 for non-
SELECT statements.
The starting index from which the data in an array bind is relevant for this multiple row execution.
This parameter is optional. if supplied, must point to a snapshot descriptor of type OCI_DTYPE_SNAP. The contents of this descriptor must be obtained from the
snap_out parameter of a previous call. The descriptor is ignored if the SQL is not a
SELECT. This facility allows multiple service contexts to ORACLE to see the same consistent snapshot of the database's committed data. However, uncommitted data in one context is not visible to another context even using the same snapshot.
This parameter optional. if supplied, must point to a descriptor of type OCI_DTYPE_SNAP. This descriptor is filled in with an opaque representation which is the current ORACLE "system change number" suitable as a
snap_in input to a subsequent call to
OCIStmtExecute(). This descriptor should not be used longer than necessary in order to avoid "snapshot too old" errors.
The modes are:
OCIStmtExecute() in this mode executes the statement. It also implicitly returns describe information about the select-list.
OCIStmtExecute() in this mode does not execute the statement, but it does return the select-list description. To maximize performance, it is recommended that applications execute the statement in default mode and use the implicit describe which accompanies the execution.
The modes are not mutually exclusive and can be used together, except for OCI_STMT_SCROLLABLE_READONLY.
This function is used to execute a prepared SQL statement. Using an execute call, the application associates a request with a server.
If a
SELECT statement is executed, the description of the select-list is available implicitly as a response. This description is buffered on the client side for describes, fetches and define type conversions. Hence it is optimal to describe a select list only after an execute.
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SELECT statements, some results are available implicitly. Rows will be received and buffered at the end of the execute. For queries with small row count, a prefetch causes memory to be released in the server if the end of fetch is reached, an optimization that may result in memory usage reduction. Set attribute call has been defined to set the number of rows to be prefetched for each result set.
SELECT statements, at the end of the execute, the statement handle implicitly maintains a reference to the service context on which it is executed. It is the user's responsibility to maintain the integrity of the service context. The implicit reference is maintained until the statement handle is freed or the fetch is cancelled or an end of fetch condition is reached.
If output variables are defined for a
Fetches rows from a query. Users are encouraged to use the new fetch call
OCIStmtFetch2(). This call is deprecated.
sword OCIStmtFetch ( OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 nrows, ub2 orientation, ub4 mode );
A statement (application request) handle.
An error handle you can pass to
OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
Number of rows to be fetched from the current position.
Prior to release 9.0, the only acceptable value is OCI_FETCH_NEXT, which is also the default value.
Pass as OCI_DEFAULT.
The fetch call is a local call, if prefetched rows suffice. However, this is transparent to the application.
If LOB columns are being read, LOB locators are fetched for subsequent LOB operations to be performed on these locators. Prefetching is turned off if
LONG columns are involved.
This function can return OCI_NO_DATA on EOF and OCI_SUCCESS_WITH_INFO when one of the following errors occur:
NULL fetch error occurred
NULL column in an aggregate function
If you call
OCIStmtFetch() with the
nrows parameter set to 0, this cancels the cursor.
Use OCI_ATTR_ROWS_FETCHED to find the number of rows that were successfully fetched into the user's buffers in the last fetch call.
This fetches a row from the (scrollable) result set. You are encouraged to use this fetch call instead of the deprecated call
sword OCIStmtFetch2 ( OCIStmt *stmthp, OCIError *errhp, ub4 nrows, ub2 orientation, sb4 fetchOffset, ub4 mode );
This is the statement handle of the (scrollable) result set.
An error handle you can pass to
OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in event of an error.
Number of rows to be fetched from the current position.
The acceptable values are:
fetchOffset parameter) in the result set using absolute positioning.
fetchOffset parameter) in the result set using relative positioning.
The offset to be used with the orientation parameter for changing the current row position.
Pass in OCI_DEFAULT.
The fetch call works similarly to the
OCIStmtFetch() call with the addition of the
fetchOffset parameter. It can be used on any statement handle, whether it is scrollable or not. For a non-scrollable statement handle, the only acceptable value of
orientation is OCI_FETCH_NEXT, and the
fetchOffset parameter will be ignored.
For new applications you are encouraged to use this new call,
fetchOffset with
orientation set to OCI_FETCH_RELATIVE is equivalent to all of the following:
fetchOffset equal to 0,
fetchOffset equal to 1,
fetchOffset equal to -1.
OCI_ATTR_ROW_COUNT contains the highest absolute row value that was fetched.
All other orientation modes besides OCI_FETCH_ABSOLUTE and OCI_FETCH_RELATIVE will ignore the
fetchOffset value.
This call can also be used to find out the number of rows in the result set by using OCI_FETCH_LAST, and then calling
OCIAttrGet() on OCI_ATTR_CURRENT_POSITION. But the response time of this call can be high.
The return codes are the same as for
OCIStmtFetch(), except that OER(1403) with return code OCI_NO_DATA will be returned every time a fetch on a scrollable statement handle (or execute) is made and not all rows requested by the application could be fetched.
If you call
OCIStmtFetch2() with the
nrows parameter set to 0, this cancels the cursor.
The scrollable statement handle will need to be explicitly cancelled (that is, fetch with 0 rows) or freed in order to release server-side resources for the scrollable cursor. A non-scrollable statement handle is implicitly cancelled on receiving the OER(1403).
Use OCI_ATTR_ROWS_FETCHED to find the number of rows that were successfully fetched into the user's buffers in the last fetch call.
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"Scrollable Cursors in OCI" for more information on this topic
OCIStmtExecute(), OCIBindByPos()
Returns piece information for a piecewise operation.
sword OCIStmtGetPieceInfo( CONST OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIError *errhp, dvoid **hndlpp, ub4 *typep, ub1 *in_outp, ub4 *iterp, ub4 *idxp, ub1 *piecep );
The statement when executed returned OCI_NEED_DATA.
An error handle you can pass to
OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
Returns a pointer to the bind or define handle of the bind or define whose runtime data is required or is being provided.
The type of the handle pointed to by
hndlpp: OCI_HTYPE_BIND (for a bind handle) or OCI_HTYPE_DEFINE (for a define handle).
Returns OCI_PARAM_IN if the data is required for an IN bind value. Returns OCI_PARAM_OUT if the data is available as an OUT bind variable or a define position value.
Returns the row number of a multiple row operation.
The index of an array element of a PL/SQL array bind operation.
Returns one of the following defined values OCI_ONE_PIECE, OCI_FIRST_PIECE, OCI_NEXT_PIECE and OCI_LAST_PIECE.
When an execute or fetch call returns OCI_NEED_DATA to get or return a dynamic bind or define value or piece,
OCIStmtGetPieceInfo() returns the relevant information: bind or define handle, iteration, index number and which piece.
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See the section "Runtime Data Allocation and Piecewise Operations in OCI" for more information about using
OCIAttrGet(), OCIAttrSet(), OCIStmtExecute(), OCIStmtFetch(), OCIStmtSetPieceInfo()
This call prepares a SQL or PL/SQL statement for execution.
sword OCIStmtPrepare ( OCIStmt *stmtp, OCIError *errhp, CONST text *stmt, ub4 stmt_len, ub4 language, ub4 mode );
A statement handle associated with the statement to be executed. By default, it contains the encoding setting in the environment handle from which it is derived. A statement can be prepared in UTF-16 encoding only in a UTF-16 environment.
An error handle you can pass to
OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
SQL or PL/SQL statement to be executed. Must be a
NULL-terminated string. That is, the ending character is a number of NULL bytes, depending on the encoding. The statement must be in the encoding specified by the
charset parameter of a previous call to
Always cast the parameter to (
text *). After a statement has been prepared in UTF-16, the character set for the bind and define buffers will default to UTF-16. The pointer to the text of the statement must be available as long as the statement is executed, or data is fetched from it.
Length of the statement in characters or in number of bytes, depending on the encoding. Must not be zero.
Specifies V7, or native syntax. Possible values are:
Similar to the
mode in the
OCIEnvCreate() call, but this one has higher priority because it can override the "naturally" inherited mode setting.
The only possible value is:
stmtp uses whatever is specified by its parent environment handle.
An OCI application uses this call to prepare a SQL or PL/SQL statement for execution. The
OCIStmtPrepare() call defines an application request.
mode parameter determines whether the statement content is encoded as UTF-16 or not. The statement length is in number of codepoints or in number of bytes, depending on the encoding.
While the statement handle inherits the encoding setting from the parent environment handle, the
mode for this call can also change the encoding setting for the statement handle itself.
Data values for this statement initialized in subsequent bind calls will be stored in a bind handle which use settings in this statement handle as default.
This call does not create an association between this statement handle and any particular server.
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See the section "Preparing Statements" for more information about using this call.
OCIAttrGet(), OCIStmtExecute()
This call prepares a SQL or PL/SQL statement for execution. The user has the option of using the statement cache, if it has been enabled.
sword OCIStmtPrepare2 ( OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIStmt **stmthp, OCIError *errhp, CONST OraText *stmttext, ub4 stmt_len, CONST OraText *key, ub4 keylen, ub4 language, ub4 mode );
The service context to be associated with the statement.
A pointer to the error handle for diagnostics.
Pointer to the statement handle returned.
The statement text. The semantics of the
stmttext are same as that of OCIStmtPrepare, i.e, the string should be
The statement text length.
For statement caching only. The key to the returned statement in the cache. This can be used for future calls to
OCIStmtPrepare2(), in which case there is no need to pass in the statement text and related parameters. If the key is passed in, then the statement text and other parameters are ignored and the search is solely based on the key.
For statement caching only. The length of the key.
Specifies V7, or native syntax. Possible values are:
This function can be used with and without statement caching. This is determined at the time of connection or session pool creation. If caching is enabled for a session, then all statements in the session will have caching enabled, and if caching is not enabled, then all statements will not be cached.
The valid modes are:
NULL. OCI_SUCCESS will be returned.
stmthp will be
NULL. OCI_ERROR will be returned.
NULL. OCI_SUCCESS_WITH_INFO will be returned, as the returned statement differs from the requested statement in that the tag is
Releases the statement handle obtained by a call to
sword OCIStmtRelease ( OCIStmt *stmthp, OCIError *errhp, CONST OraText *key, ub4 keylen, ub4 mode );
The statement handle returned by
The error handle used for diagnostics.
Only valid for statement caching. The key to be associated with the statement in the cache. This can be the key returned by
OCIStmtPrepare2() or can be a new key. If a
NULL key is passed in the statement will not be tagged.
Only valid for statement caching. The length of the key.
The valid modes are
Sets piece information for a piecewise operation.
sword OCIStmtSetPieceInfo ( dvoid *hndlp, ub4 type, OCIError *errhp, CONST dvoid *bufp, ub4 *alenp, ub1 piece, CONST dvoid *indp, ub2 *rcodep );
The bind/define handle.
Type of the handle.
An error handle you can pass to
OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
A pointer to a storage containing the data value or the piece when it is an IN bind variable, otherwise
bufp is a pointer to storage for getting a piece or a value for OUT binds and define variables. For named datatypes or
REFs, a pointer to the object or
REF is returned.
The length of the piece or the value. Do not change this parameter between executions of the same SQL statement.
The piece parameter. Valid values:
This parameter is used for IN bind variables only.
Indicator. A pointer to a
sb2 value or pointer to an indicator structure for named datatypes (SQLT_NTY) and
REFs (SQLT_REF), that is,
*indp is either an
sb2 or a
dvoid * depending upon the datatype.
Return code.
When an execute call returns OCI_NEED_DATA to get a dynamic IN/OUT bind value or piece,
OCIStmtSetPieceInfo() sets the piece information: the buffer, the length, which piece is currently being processed, the indicator, and the return code for this column.
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For more information about using
OCIAttrGet(), OCIAttrSet(), OCIStmtExecute(), OCIStmtFetch(), OCIStmtGetPieceInfo()


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Ann Romney: "Why should women be paid equal to men?"
At a meeting with the "Moms For Mitt" group yesterday outside Philadelphia, PA, Ann Romney was asked her opinion on Lilly Ledbetter and equal pay for equal work regarding women's employment. Without hesitation she responded with another question that seemed to shock even the most staunch conservatives in the room.
"Why should women be paid equal to men? Men have been in the working world a lot longer and deserve to be paid at a higher rate. Heck, I'm a working mom and I'm not paid a dime. I depend on my husband to provide for me and my family, as should most women… and if a woman does work, she should be happy just to be out there in the working world and quit complaining that she's not making as much as her male counterparts. I mean really, all this wanting to be equal nonsense is going to be detrimental to the future of women everywhere. Who's going to want to hire a woman, or for that matter, even marry a woman who thinks she is the same, if not better than a man at any job. It's almost laughable. C'mon now ladies, are you with me on this?"
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Many are dealing with big pension bills by reducing retirement benefits. Here's a look at 10 states that have taken steps to address unfunded pension liabilities _ or the amount of money the state has to pay out but for which it has no funding in the pension pool.
Unfunded liability: $100 billion in the Public Employees' Retirement System and $65 billion in the State Teachers' Retirement System.
Changes: Gov. Jerry Brown last month signed legislation expected to save billions of dollars in coming years by increasing the retirement age for new employees, limiting annual pension payouts to $132,120 and requiring workers who are not contributing half of their retirement costs to pay more. San Diego this year moved its city workers to a defined contribution plan similar to a 401(k).
Court challenges: Recent pension changes in San Diego and San Jose are being challenged. A state worker's organization says it's considering a challenge to the state changes.
Unfunded liability: $85 billion.
Changes: The state has reduced benefits for new employees, but efforts to do so for existing employees and retirees have stalled. The changes for new employees include raising the retirement age to 67 and ending 3 percent cost of living raises, compounded annually, for their pensions. Instead, new employees qualify only for raises of 3 percent or half the inflation rate, whichever is lower.
Unfunded liability: $9.2 billion.
Changes: Over the past two years, the state has committed to additional funding for the pension system. It wants to give existing employees the choice of increasing the percentage of their salaries going into pensions. It's also starting a new plan for workers hired after 2014 that moves toward a 401(k)-style plan, in which workers contribute a lump sum and are guaranteed at least 5.25 percent in interest earnings annually.
Unfunded liability: $30 billion.
Changes: Lawmakers suspended pension increases this year, raised the retirement age for new hires in 2008 and raised the employee contribution in 2008 from 5 percent to 6 percent of their wages.
Unfunded liability: $18 billion.
Changes: In recent years, lawmakers have made changes to increase the retirement age and retirement benefits for new workers, but Gov. Bobby Jindal's attempt to change benefits for existing workers failed to win legislative support.
Court challenges: A plan to switch new state employees to a cash balance plan with many of the features of a 401(k)-style account is tied up in litigation.
Unfunded liability: $4.26 billion.
Changes: The state cut benefits in 2009 and 2011, has raised some retirement ages and increased contributions from employees. Some lawmakers plan to push legislation to create 401(k)-style retirement plans next year.
Court challenges: Lawsuits challenging the increased member contributions and benefit changes are pending.
Unfunded liability: $41.7 billion.
Changes: In 2011, a law increased pension contribution requirements for public employees and suspended pension increases.
Court challenge: A judge sued, saying the increased pension and health care contributions amounted to an unconstitutional salary reduction for judges. A court agreed, and now there's a call to amend the state constitution to allow the changes.
Unfunded liability: $9 billion.
Changes: In March, state leaders, facing union opposition, reached a budget agreement to reduce pension benefits for future public workers, requiring higher contributions and lowering the retirement age from 63 to 62. The changes are projected to save local governments $80 billion over 30 years. It omitted Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal for a defined contribution alternative for all future employees.
New York has one of the healthier state pension systems in the country, thanks in part to a law requiring the state to make annual contributions to the pension system.
Unfunded liability: $10.6 billion.
Changes: In 2011, lawmakers eliminated the common practice of approving an automatic 2 percent pension increase and required that all future increases be funded by the Legislature. Other changes included increasing the retirement age for some future employees.
Unfunded liability: $4 billion; was $7 billion before recent changes.
Changes: Last year, lawmakers suspended pension increases, raised retirement ages for many workers and created a new type of retirement plan that combines traditional pensions with 401(k)-style accounts.
Court challenge: Public-sector unions are suing to block the changes, which they say are illegal and unfair.


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As a small business based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire we take an active interest in what is happening in the region, especially when it comes to anything technology related. When Digital Region was announced in 2009 we looked forward to seeing the whole of South Yorkshire provided with world-beating broadband speeds and thought what a great asset it would be for the region. Unfortunately as things progressed slowly we began to realise that it wasn't going to be all that we had hoped for, especially when we looked at the commercials from an ISP perspective.
Jumping forward a few years we recently tried to get ourselves connected to Digital Region as our current broadband provider (Be There) have had a number of issues over the last year and we've had enough and Origin Broadband were offering a "max" product that could see our very short line achieve speeds of >100Mbit/s down and >20Mbit/s up. Unfortunately this just highlighted how wrong things are with Digital Region at the moment and we can no longer hold back our thoughts on the whole issue. With this in mind, we have written an open letter to Digital Region which you can find below:
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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown once again that "ready, fire, aim," nonsensical though it may sound, can be an essential approach to research.
The scientists robotically "fired" 2,000 compounds into culture plates containing tumor cells to see if the compounds had any effect. When the robotic screener found one substance had scored a hit by inhibiting growth of the tumor cells in its plate, researchers analyzed what that compound acted against. Follow-up studies showed that the drug slowed tumor growth in mice by inhibiting the function of a protein called STAT3.
As a result, researchers now have a previously unrecognized target, STAT3, at which they can "aim" new drugs for the treatment of cancer in neurofibromatosis-1 (NF1), a genetic condition that causes increased risk of benign and malignant brain tumors.
"We were excited to find that the slowed tumor growth we observed following treatment resulted from increased tumor cell death an effect we hadn't seen before when we blocked other NF1 growth control molecules," says senior author David H. Gutmann, M.D., Ph.D., the Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor of Neurology. "Now we can identify the genes that STAT3 influences to fine-tune our treatments and ensure that we kill cancer cells with minimal harm to normal cells."
Gutmann is director of the Neurofibromatosis Center at Washington University, a national referral center for patients with all forms of neurofibromatosis. The center is active both in clinical trials and in basic research to help develop innovative new approaches for treating patients with NF. Gutmann is also co-director of the neuro-oncology program at the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Gutmann collaborated on this project with David Piwnica-Worms, M.D., Ph.D., professor of radiology and of developmental biology and director of the Molecular Imaging Center at Washington University. The results appear this month in the journal Cancer Research.
Cucurbitacin-I, the compound that led scientists to STAT3, is a plant steroid. It belongs to a family of bitter-tasting compounds previously identified as inhibitors of STAT3. Gutmann says cucurbitacin-I is likely too toxic to be suitable for use in clinical trials at this time.
After the successful robotic test of cucurbitacin-I, researchers showed that STAT3, which turns on and off the activity of a number of genes, is unusually active in NF1 tumor cells. Further investigation revealed that STAT3 activity is regulated by another gene very familiar to Gutmann: the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR).
Gutmann's laboratory linked mTOR and the processes it controls to NF1 years ago. The new connection between STAT3 and the mTOR pathway makes STAT3 the last link in a chain of molecules that take growth-promoting signals from the cell membrane to the nucleus. Gutmann says he is encouraged by the possibility that scientists might be able to decipher the genetic program controlled by STAT3 in order to develop more refined treatments for tumors in patients with NF1.
"We went in with a 'we don't know enough' approach, let's try 'ready, fire, aim,' and it paid off," he says.
|Contact: Michael C. Purdy
Washington University School of Medicine


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27 October 2020
Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has found the number of new UK tech start-ups has risen by almost 16 per cent this quarter.
22 October 2020
The coronavirus pandemic sent shock waves through the British economy. But for the tech sector, the future might be looking brighter than most.
24 April 2020
Since the coronavirus lockdown in the UK the tech start-up industry has been under a lot of pressure. After much debate, plans for a new 'Future Fund' designed to support high-growth companies has been announced.
23 May 2019
RSM will host a panel of leading food tech investors at this week's London Food Tech Week, an annual week-long initiative spearheaded by YFood, the UK's leading driver of food tech innovation.
23 May 2019
Tech Nation, the UK's leading network for tech entrepreneurs, will this week take its recently launched 'UK tech on the global stage' report to ten major cities across the UK in just nine weeks. Sponsored by leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM, the roadshow will kick-off in Newcastle today (23 May).
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Of all the sectors we've surveyed this past 18-months, TMT businesses have been the most consistently upbeat when it comes to their view on the short- and long-term impact of Brexit, such is its strength. But has this sentiment held strong as we approach the 29th March?
25 February 2019
The number of new tech companies being set up in the UK rose by 14 per cent in 2018 according to new analysis by audit, tax and consulting firm RSM.
04 February 2019
RSM, the leading audit, tax and consulting firm has announced its partnership with Upscale 4.0 – a six-month accelerator programme delivered by Tech Nation aimed at super-charging the growth of successful UK tech-based scaleups.
10 January 2019
The US-China trade spat may have called a temporary truce but tariffs could soon be back on the agenda. The interwoven nature of cross border supply chains suggests that any escalation of trade barriers between these two countries will affect businesses and investors in other countries and across a range of sectors.
22 November 2018
David Blacher, partner and national head of TMT at RSM predicts that whilst the short to medium term measures of the Digital Services Tax are targeted at global on-line businesses, the same tax system will, eventually, catch up with most tech companies.


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New task force to tackle Iowa Juvenile Home issues
Gov. Terry Branstad has signed an executive order designed to improve the care of children at the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo where the use of physical restraints and isolation rooms has been criticized.
Branstad's order, signed Tuesday, also establishes a five-member task force charged with recommending additional improvements and assisting in implementation.
The group is to recommend a plan for eliminating seclusion rooms and transferring the home's education plan to management by the local area education agency instead of the Iowa Department of Human Services.
The task force report is due Oct. 15.
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If you use the short method, you cannot use the annualized income installment method to figure your underpayment for each payment period. Also, you cannot use your actual withholding during each period to figure your payments for each period. These methods, which may give you a smaller penalty amount, are explained under Figuring Your Underpayment (Part IV, Section A).
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ASFINAG Wins "iMobility Award 2012" at This Year's ITS Congress in Vienna
07 Nov, 2012, 11:11 GMT
VIENNA, November 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
- Congress showed latest developments - ASFINAG wins for work on cooperative systems
Over 300 exhibitors contributed to this year's meeting of ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) experts from all over the world in Vienna. In the course of the congress the Austrian motorway company ASFINAG was awarded with the "iMobility Award 2012" for the research in the field of cooperative ITS and co-modal transport services. Bernd Datler, representing ASFINAG at the congress, stated that "this is a great honour and only possible due to the good cooperation among all partners."
The "iMobility Awards" prove to be an invaluable opportunity to highlight the success of the most ambitious and innovative deployments and developments in the field of "iMobility". Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, welcomed the attendees of the ITS Congress by pointing out the importance of "recognising and promoting ambitious deployments which pave the way to safe, smart and clean road mobility."
A key component in the recognition of ASFINAG's work on cooperative and co-modal systems was setting up a dedicated team of experts specialised in bridging the gap between research, development and full-scale deployment. Mr. Datler said that it would be essential for other countries "to encourage parties to start projects like these with some sort of public co-funding."
The iMobility initiative brings together the European Commission, public authorities, industry and other stakeholders in a drive to accelerate the development, deployment and use of intelligent vehicle safety systems, so called eSafety systems, and thus contribute to the European Commission's ambitious goal of halving the number of fatalities on Europe Roads in the next years.
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Regional Express (Rex) goes to great lengths to accommodate the special requirements of its passengers within the limits of its capability and practicality.
It is a requirement that all passengers can understand and respond to Emergency Procedures and the on-board Safety Announcements and Demonstrations.
Rex will not provide assistance within the cabin for the:
Passengers who;
This document lays down the Terms and Conditions for the carriage of passengers with special requirements including the following:
If you require special assistance from Rex you must notify us at least 48 hours prior to the planned departure time of the forward travel. If you are unable to provide at least 48 hours notice you may still book your travel, however, Rex cannot guarantee that the resources required will be available and you must plan for this eventuality.
Notification of special requirements must be made at the time of booking be it through the website or the travel agent. If your special requirements cannot be catered for through the web site, you must call the Rex Customer Contact Centre (CCC) on 13 17 13. However, if you call the Rex CCC to request for special needs which you have omitted to indicate during your internet booking, you will be charged an administration fee.
If you are wheelchair dependant and arrive at the airport without prior notification you will only be carried if there is adherence to the earlier check-in times for wheelchair passengers and there is no negative impact in achieving an on-time departure.
Otherwise you will be denied boarding and if you choose not to travel at all then a full refund will be given. If you choose to fly on a later flight, be aware that upgrade charges may be applicable.
Please note that Rex staff at regional airports may not commence work until 30 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time unless they have been notified the day before of a special requirement.
Please note that some airports in Queensland cannot cater for passengers who require the use of the Disabled Passenger Lifter (DPL). Mobility disabled passengers who are not capable of ascending the aircraft stairs are asked to call the Customer Contact Centre prior to booking to check. DPLs are currently not installed at Bedourie, Boulia, Burketown and Karumba.
Passengers that require the use of wheelchairs should provide at least 48 hours notice before the flight departure time. Bookings can be made on our website, through the Customer Contact Centre at 13 17 13 or via local travel agents.
Please note that some airports in Queensland cannot cater for passengers who require the use of the Disabled Passenger Lifter (DPL). Mobility disabled passengers who are not capable of ascending the aircraft stairs are asked to call the Customer Contact Centre prior to booking to check. DPLs are currently not installed at Bedourie, Boulia, Burketown and Karumba.
If you have a wheelchair or similar mobility device you are required to check-in no later than 60 minutes prior to the scheduled time of flight from major cities & all Queensland regional airports except Burketown; 45 minutes prior to scheduled departure time in NSW, SA, TAS, VIC & WA regional airports; and 90 minutes prior to scheduled departure time in Burketown. This is to allow sufficient time for deactivation of electric mobility devices, transfer to aisle wheelchairs and pre-boarding.
If you do not observe the earlier check in times you may be refused carriage if you cannot be processed prior to the closure of the flight and your fare will be forfeited as a no-show.
Transfer of Wheelchair Passengers
An aisle wheelchair will be provided to assist you to embark and disembark Rex aircraft. These wheelchairs have been specially designed so that they can be moved along the aisle of the Saab aircraft.
A wheelchair dependent passenger who requires assistance to transfer between their chair and the Rex aisle chair and between the aisle chair and the aircraft seat must provide a Passenger Facilitator at each end of the flight and at scheduled mid-point stops if the passenger is to disembark, or a Travelling Carer to facilitate the movement of the passenger to/from the aircraft seat. Rex staff may assist with this movement in a non-heavy lifting role.
A travelling Carer who manually handles and facilitates the movement of the wheelchair dependent passenger between chairs and seats may travel free of charge provided a Rex Disability Assistance Form has been completed and presented at check-in. This form must be kept with the passenger at all times.
If your chair is powered by Lithium batteries, we can only carry your chair if it has one battery with a power rating of no more than 300 Watt Hours (300Wh) or if the chair is powered by two batteries they each must not exceed 160 Watt Hours (160Wh). You may also carry one spare battery of no more that 300Wh or two spare batteries of no more than 160Wh. Spare batteries must be carried in the cabin as carry-on baggage.
Batteries carried in the cabin must be carried in a protective cover to prevent damage and must have the terminals protected from short circuit by taping over the terminals or using a cap which will not come off in flight.
If your chair is powered by a different type of battery, please contact our Customer Contact Centre (CCC) on 13 17 13 for further information.
Aircraft Space Availability for Wheelchair
Weight is a very important safety consideration in our aircraft. Our cargo compartment has only a very limited capacity. If you have a wheelchair you must notify Rex of the weight of the wheelchair. This notification can be done during the internet booking process or through the Rex CCC on 13 17 13 (administration fee chargeable).
Rex cannot uplift a chair in excess of 120Kg in weight. Chairs weighing in excess of 120KG may still be carried only if they can be broken down into parts each weighing not more than 120Kg and only if space and weight is available for the uplift.
All wheelchairs must be of the following dimensions, or be capable of being dismantled into pieces not exceeding these dimensions:
Width – 85 cm
Height – 130 cm
Length – 115 cm
It is possible that a flight may already be approaching its cargo weight limit by the time you wish to book. If, when making an internet booking, you are advised that the flight may not be available, either try to book another flight or call the Rex CCC on 13 17 13 for assistance.
Stowage of Wheelchair
Your wheelchair will need to be stowed as checked baggage during the flight.
If you have an electric wheel chair, you or your Passenger Facilitator or Carer (if you are travelling with one) may be asked by ground staff to advise on the best method of disabling the chair at the departure port and re-enabling the chair at the destination. In addition, our staff has to ensure that the battery is prepared according to the Dangerous Goods Regulations.
Carriage of Multiple Devices
If you need to carry multiple devices because of your medical condition, for example a wheelchair and oxygen equipment or a wheelchair and a walking frame or bath chair, you will not be charged excess baggage fees for the carriage of these devices. However each of these devices cannot weigh more than 120kg and you need to give at least 48 hours advance notification.
If you wish to carry multiple devices of similar nature, for example two wheelchairs or two oxygen delivery systems, you will be charged excess baggage fees for the second and subsequent devices. The second device will not be guaranteed to be carried in the same aircraft due to weight considerations.
Regional Express will carry a total of two dissimilar mobility aids free of charge. Fees will apply to additional mobility aids.
Rex Passenger Transfer Assistance
Upon disembarking a Rex aircraft, Rex staff will only provide assistance to transfer you to the Rex baggage collection or the nearest taxi stand in the airport terminal. Rex will not be responsible for transfers to other airline counters/lounge and you are advised to make separate arrangements with the connecting airline. Rex may be able to transfer you to its lounge(where available) for you to wait for pick-up from the other airline.
Limitation of Liability
Regional Express will take all reasonable steps to ensure that mobility aids are handled with care and returned in the condition in which it was received. The Company's liability in respect of loss or damage to mobility aids stowed in the cargo hold is limited to the circumstances and amounts laid down in the applicable law.
Refer to the Regional Express Conditions of Carriage, Condition 2, Limitation of Liability
The carriage of breathing aids must be notified to Rex during booking. If you have a breathing aid and arrive at the airport without prior notification the breathing aid may be denied carriage.
If you require the administration of oxygen in-flight but cannot administer it yourself, you must travel with a Carer.
Oxygen Bottles
Regional Express permits the carriage of any manufacturer type of "C" size (5 kg) oxygen cylinder/s for use or carriage in the cabin, provided that the cylinder is contained in a BOC Oxycare Travel Pack , Supagas Airline Travel Bag or the equivalent Air Liquide Travel Pack, all of which are compliant with restraint permissions. Cylinders that do not fit in the BOC, Air Liquide or Supagas Travel packs (with the hood zipped closed) do not comply with the size requirement and will not be acceptable for carriage. Travel packs must be in good serviceable condition including straps. Signs of damage (including fraying or tearing) will not be accepted. These travel packs and oxygen bottles are available for hire or purchase from the respective companies. Regional Express does not hold stocks of these Travel Packs or oxygen bottles. If bottles are to be carried in the cargo hold they and any attached equipment such as regulators must be protected from damage which could cause inadvertent activation or they must be empty with no regulator attached.
Contact BOC Gases, Supagas or Air Liquide to discuss how to operate the oxygen bottle, as your crew will not be responsible for this. Your oxygen flow rate should be prescribed by your doctor.
Your physician must complete the Rex Medical Certificate of Fitness to Fly which must be shown to staff during check-in. A copy of the completed form must be given to the Flight Attendant on board the aircraft for each sector/flight. Failure to carry and produce this statement will result in denial of carriage for the equipment. In the event of an emergency, Rex is deemed to be authorized to pass on this form to any paramedic/emergency services should the need arise. The Rex Medical Certificate of Fitness to Fly must be valid for the intended dates of travel.
Oxygen Concentrators
Rex permits the carriage of the following Oxygen Concentrators aboard their flights:
AirSep Life Style, AirSep Free Style, AirSep Freestyle 5, AirSep Focus, Inogen One, Inogen One G2, lnogen One G3, SeQual Eclipse, SeQual SAROS, SeQual eQuinox / Oxywell (model 4000), Phillips/Respironics SimplyGo, Phillips/Respironics SimplyGo Mini, De Vilbiss Healthcare Go, Invacare Solo 2, Inova Labs Lifechoice, Oxlife Independence Oxygen Concentrator, Delphi RS-00400 / Oxus Inc RS-00400, and VBox Trooper.
This equipment may be carried and used under the following conditions:
Your physician must complete the Rex Medical Certificate of Fitness to Fly which must be shown to staff during check-in. A copy of the completed form must be given to the Flight Attendant on board the aircraft for each sector/flight. If a physician's statement is not carried, the Oxygen concentrator may travel, however it cannot be used. In the event of an emergency, Rex is deemed to be authorized to pass on this form to any paramedic/emergency services should the need arise. The Rex Medical Certificate of Fitness to Fly must be valid for the intended dates of travel.
Caution - Electronic equipment may cause interference with aircraft systems. If such interference is experienced, the crew will ask you to switch off your unit.
You must comply with the following conditions to use the device on board the aircraft:
During movement on the surface, takeoff, and landing, the unit must be stowed under the seat in front of you. You must ensure there is sufficient length of hose so that it does not restrict/obstruct any other passengers.
Easy Breathers and Nebulisers
Easy breathers and nebuliser air pumps (which must be supplied by the passenger) may be used on Regional Express aircraft to enable a passenger to obtain relief from asthma, emphysema and other respiratory ailments. Easy breathers are normally packaged in portable light-weight cases which are acceptable as cabin baggage.
Passengers with other medical conditions, not listed above, which could endanger themselves or other passengers during the flight should make their bookings through the Rex CCC on 13 17 13. Rex may request that passengers have their physician complete the Rex Medical Certificate of Fitness to Fly when a passenger:
All passengers must be able to understand and respond to Emergency Procedures and the on-board Safety Announcements and Demonstrations.
If you cannot understand and respond to these briefings you must travel with a Carer, who must be able to mentally and physically assist you.
In addition, if you require assistance with any of the following you must travel with a Carer:
A Carer is required to accompany passengers who are unable to sit upright unassisted and for those passengers where the flying is likely to require emergency medical attention.
Please note, if you arrive at the airport without a Carer and do not meet the requirements above, we reserve the right to decline your travel until you have a Carer available to accompany you. In such circumstances we will rebook you at no charge.
Carers will be guaranteed the lowest advertised fare excluding Rex-Promo fares (regardless of whether these fares are still available). This requires the booking to be made with the Rex Customer Contact Centre on 13 17 13.
If you require a Carer to assist you with the travel, you can request a 'Carer's Fare' at 13 17 13. However, you must present at check-in a Rex Medical Certificate of Fitness to Fly or Rex Disability Assistance Form as applicable from your physician. Although the Rex Medical Certificate of Fitness to fly must be completed for each booking, the Disability Assistance Form is only required to be completed once, however, it must be produced for each journey and kept with the passenger at all times. The Rex Medical Certificate of Fitness to Fly must be valid for the intended dates of travel.
If you have booked a Carer's Fare and are not able to produce a Rex Medical Certificate of Fitness to Fly or Rex Disability Assistance Form at check-in, the Carer will not be entitled to the preferential fare and he/she will be booked at the prevailing lowest available fare class and charged the difference if applicable, excluding any Rex Promo fares regardless of whether such fares are still available.
Travelling Carers who manually handle and facilitate the movement of wheelchair dependent passengers between chairs and seats may be carried free of charge provided the Rex Disability Assistance Form is completed and presented at check in. The form can be faxed to the Rex Customer Contact Centre at least 48hrs prior to travel for the free seat to be entered into the system.
If you have an Assistance Animal and a Carer, the Carer may elect to sit in the seat reserved for the dog or sit in the single seat across the aisle.
At Rex we welcome Group Travel for disabled passengers. Where at least one member of the group requires assistance with eating, in the toilet or who is unable to understand crew instructions, for safety reasons, the following carer ratios apply:
You may wish to be assisted to/from an aircraft by relatives, friends or other persons over the age of 15 years who have been trained in assisting you, but who do not wish to travel. These are referred to as Passenger Facilitators.
Passenger Facilitators do not require a boarding pass as they will not fly in the aircraft, however they must be escorted at all times by Rex staff when on the apron or in the aircraft.
When checking in, you must advise Check-in staff if you have a Passenger Facilitator to assist you board, or if there will be someone at the arrival port to assist you to disembark.
Passenger Facilitators must identify themselves to Rex staff at an arrival port so airport staff can escort them to/from and within the aircraft.
Rex allows the carriage of guide dogs and assistance dogs for the hearing or vision impaired in the cabin of our aircraft free of charge. If you require this type of assistance animal to travel in the cabin with you, at least 48 hours notice must be given at the time of booking.
Other assistance animals which provide an actual service to the customer in the cabin such as medical alert dogs, must be prior approved on a case by case basis before we can allow them to travel in the cabin. 5 full working days are needed to obtain appropriate approvals.
The animal must be trained to a level which meets or exceeds the requirements of Assistance Dogs International. In determining the suitability of the training, Rex shall consider the training organisation's accreditation against the requirements of Section 9 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. Assistance animals will only be permitted in the Cabin if they have been trained by an organisation accredited by or affiliated with Assistance Dogs International, Assistance Dogs Australia or which satisfies the requirements of various state legislation and guidelines in training for Public Access.
The animal must have passed a Public Access Test within 12 months prior to the flight date. Proof of the test such as the certificate or a current assistance animal Identity Card must be produced at check-in. Failure to provide the documentation will result in the animal being carried in the cargo hold. In this case the customer may be required to take the animal to Qantas Freight for consignment.
The animal must be suitably harnessed, relieved before boarding and at any intermediate stops. The owner must supply an absorbent mat to prevent soiling of the cabin.
The animal may also travel in the aircraft hold at your request.
All other animals must be consigned as freight or checked-in for carriage in the aircraft hold.
Rex will not be liable for any injury, loss or death of any assistance animal.
Any approved animals that is disruptive on more than one occasion may have its approval revoked by Rex.
Domestic animals, with the exception of assistance animals will be accepted for check-in provided the animal is carried in a suitable domestic animal container that is clean and secure and meets the specifications as set out in the Domestic Animal Container Requirements. Animals will be accepted as excess baggage only and charged at the current excess baggage rate per kilogram. Hoofed animals are not accepted on any Rex services.
Adelaide, Newcastle, Townsville, Perth, Brisbane and Cairns airports have advised that, with the exception of assistance animals, no animals are accepted within the terminal building. All animals must be lodged with Qantas Freight (excluding QLD regulated routes) or Dogtainers (accepts freight on QLD regulated routes) and travel as cargo. Dogtainers can be contacted on 1300 13 52 52 or through www.dogtainers.com.au.
Please be aware that Qantas Freight cannot accept live animal bookings on the day of travel and must be submitted a minimum of three business day (72 hours) prior to the scheduled time of departure. For urgent booking requests (less than three full business days before departure) please call 13 12 13.
For additional information regarding baggage please contact 13 17 13.
Rex is pleased to welcome pregnant passengers onboard our flights.
Pregnant passengers are required to supply a Rex Medical Certificate of Fitness to Fly for the following:
The Rex Medical Certificate of Fitness to Fly must be completed and signed by a medical practitioner & presented at the Rex check-in counter to travel on any Regional Express flight/s. A copy of the completed form is also required to be given to the Flight Attendant upon boarding for each sector/flight.
The Rex Medical Certificate of Fitness to Fly must be valid for the intended dates of travel. Boarding may be denied if the form is not completed in full.
Pregnant passengers are advised to consult their practitioner prior to travel.
Please note: Pregnant passengers will not be permitted to be seated / allocated an emergency exit row seat following the 24th week of pregnancy.
Infants (children who have not reached their second birthday) may travel on an adult's lap (lap-infant), at no charge, on Rex Services. An infant seatbelt will be provided. Only one lap-infant per accompanying adult passenger is permitted. An adult with one lap-infant is allowed to purchase an additional seat for ONE additional infant but the following conditions must apply:
Due to regulatory requirements, there are limits on the total number of lap-infants permitted on a single flight. Rex recommends that all infant bookings are made online via the Rex Internet Booking Engine as this will ensure that the maximum number of infants on a single flight is not exceeded and that all infant details are received by Rex in the correct format.
For infants over the age of six months old, you may bring on board your infant car seat (must be forward facing) for your infant's comfort. Children over two years of age may also use an infant car seat providing the child weighs less than 18kg.
To travel with an infant car seat you must ensure:
The label displaying the applicable standard must be legible. If your car seat does not meet these standards then unfortunately you will not be able to use it during the flight.
If you choose to use your car seat, you must purchase an additional seat to use it. Due to seating restrictions on the aircraft, Customer Service staff must be informed if an infant is going to be using an approved Infant Car Seat when you are checking-in.
Regional Express is not permitted to use Baby Capsules or Baby Booster Seats in the cabin. However, we do have infant seat belts if you do not want to use an infant car seat.
Lap-infants are entitled to checked baggage not exceeding a total weight of 10kg for the carriage of a stroller, carry basket or car seat only.
NOTE: Parents travelling with infants and small children on aircraft must pay extra attention to passenger safety briefings to be ready to cope with an emergency. A range of trial evacuations of a typical passenger jet, undertaken by the US Federal Aviation Administration, were carried out with adults carrying dummies to simulate children ranging from two months to 24 months. The study found parents should hold on to children if they could still easily and quickly climb through an emergency exit, while larger children should be passed through the exit to another adult. The key to making a good and quick decision about how to exit during an emergency is thinking about what approach should be taken during the normal passenger safety briefings. Parents are urged to listen carefully to the briefings, remember where emergency exits are located and think about the size of their infant or small child.
Children above 5 but under 12 years of age when travelling alone must travel as UNACCOMPANIED MINOR (UMNR), unless they are travelling with a parent or guardian who is 15 years and above. However teenagers aged 12 but below 15 years of age can voluntarily request to travel as UMNR, if desired. Children below 5 must be accompanied by an adult aged 15 years and above.
Bookings for UMNR should be made through the internet or via the Rex Customer Contact Centre on 13 17 13. If you are purchasing your ticket through a travel agent, you will need to call the Customer Contact Centre to confirm that the flight can accept your UMNR request. For safety reasons, the maximum number of UMNR per flight is limited by law. In addition, Rex reserves the right to refuse the carriage of any UMNR at its absolute discretion.
An administration fee of $44 per minor per sector will be charged for UMNR travel. To change an adult booking to a UMNR booking and add UMNR details via the Customer Contact Centre or at the airport, a $55 charge per minor per sector is applicable.
The conditions and requirements below must be met for UMNR travel. The booking of UMNR travel implies that the below conditions are understood and accepted by the Parent/Guardian/Responsible Adult:
Before the flight
The sending Parent/Guardian/Responsible Adult must fill in the UMNR wallet (instructions) upon check-in. Each UMNR must travel with an individual wallet. We strongly recommend arriving at the airport early if there is more than one UMNR wallet to be completed.
The sending Parent/Guardian/Responsible Adult must remain at the departure airport until the aircraft has departed. This is to ensure that the UMNR is not left abandoned should there be a last-minute cancellation of the flight. The UMNR may be handed over to the Police if this happens.
During the flight
The UMNR must be able to travel without constant direct supervision and must not need any special services including any medical assistance during the flight. The UMNR must carry on board appropriate medication if the UMNR has any life-threatening allergy or other similar conditions and must be capable of self medication. Rex staff is strictly prohibited from administering any medication to the UMNR. No food will be served if food allergy is declared at check-in or if this section of the form is incomplete.
Receiving the Child
The nominated Parent/Guardian/Responsible Adult to receive the UMNR at the final/transit destination must present acceptable official photo identification papers such as driver's license, passport or other similar official identification issued by the State or Federal Government. If official photographic identification will not be available, the following conditions will apply:
On occasions such as diversions due to weather, Rex may not be able to land at the destination airport. In such cases, Rex reserves the right to transfer the UMNR to another carrier for onward carriage to the destination port or hold the UMNR at the transit port. In the latter case the nominated Parent/Guardian/Responsible Adult is responsible for collecting the UMNR at the transit port.
Indemnity and Limitations of Liability
The Parent/Guardian/Responsible Adult delivering the child to Rex for UMNR carriage jointly and severally confirms to reimburse Rex for all additional and out of pocket expenses incurred for the purpose of the carriage of the UMNR whether it is
The Parent/Guardian/Responsible Adult delivering the child to Rex for UMNR carriage jointly and severally confirms and acknowledges that Rex shall not be held responsible for any losses, expenses, or consequential damages arising or occurring in the event Rex is not able to deliver the UMNR to the destination port or delivers the UMNR late to the destination port due to reasons of weather, technical failures or any other operational reason whatsoever, and further indemnifies Rex to the fullest extent permitted at law against all claims arising or occurring in respect of such UMNR carriages, except only in the case where Rex has been grossly negligent. It is further acknowledged that the maximum amount of liability of Rex, if any, in respect of or arising from the carriage of the UMNR, shall be limited to the full refund of the price of the fare paid for the UMNR.
If in doubt, please contact Rex at 13 17 13.
Flight reservations requiring the Child or Adult Harness must be booked a minimum of 72 hours in advance of the flight booking. Passengers requiring the Child or Adult Harness are required to make their booking through the Rex CCC on 13 17 13.
Regional Express supplies two different harnesses for use by passengers who have no upper body control, who have muscle weakness handicaps or for passengers with quadriplegia. A Carer is required to accompany passengers who require an upper torso harness.
In addition to the Adult and Child harnesses provided by Regional Express Airlines, passengers are permitted to use a Child Aviation Restraint System onboard the aircraft.
Child Aviation Restraint System (CARES) is a harness style restraint device suitable for children aged two (2) to four (4) years of age, weighing 10-20kg (22-44lb). Regional Express does not provide the CARES harness. The adult accompanying the child is responsible for the fitment of the CARES harness on the aircraft. Due to seating restrictions on the aircraft check-in staff must be informed if a child is going to be using a CARES harness.
Children over two years of age may also use an infant car seat providing the child is less than 18kg. Refer to Baby on Board for infant car seat requirements and restrictions.
A maximum of 2 Persons in Lawful Custody (PILC) may be carried in accordance with the Requirements of the Air Transport Security Regulation Division 4.5 – Persons in Custody. Approval must be granted by Rex prior to carriage.
If making a booking to move one or two PILC on a single flight please advise Regional Express of the following information:
Please arrange to check in at least 30 minutes before the flight is scheduled to depart. On the day of the flight, it is preferable to check in earlier than other passengers so that the Escorts and PILC can be seated on the aircraft before other passenger's board. To assist us please:
Escorts must carry sufficient restraints for all PILC. Escorts are not permitted to carry firearms or batons, electrical emitting devices or disabling sprays in the cabin of the aircraft. The use of restraints MUST be approved by the Captain.
Should you need assistance at the airport for the movement of the PILC, annotate this on the Form. While assistance at some airports may be limited due to other operational reasons, REX may be able to assist with an airside transfer so that the PILC can discreetly board or disembark the aircraft.
At security controlled airports escorts and PILC must be screened when boarding an aircraft regardless of the method of boarding.
Contact the Network Operations:
Fax (02) 9023 3556
Firearms must be carried in checked-baggage and cannot be carried in the cabin of an aircraft. Firearms will be returned to you personally by Rex staff at the destination.
Passengers travelling with firearms must notify the Rex Customer Contact Centre (CCC) on 13 17 13 of the requirement during booking.
When travelling with a firearm, the following requirements must be met:
No more than 5kg of ammunition (per passenger) is to be carried. Ammunition must be packed in the manufacturers packaging. Law Enforcement Officers and ADF personnel travelling on duty may carry ammunition in no more than 2 magazines plus boxed ammunition to a total weight of no more than 5kg. All ammunition must be packed in a locked bag or case and checked-in for carriage in the baggage compartment.
The firearm and ammunition must be declared to Customer Service staff when checking-in.
A valid firearm/shooters licence must be produced at check-in and at the destination to collect the firearm. (Police or ADF identification is suitable when carrying non-private firearms).
Junior Shooters
Minors carrying firearms must produce their firearms/shooters licence AND must be accompanied by an adult at check-in and the destination who must also produce a firearm/shooters licence.
The carriage of cellos and guitars is permitted in the cabin, provided the instrument does not exceed the weight limit of 20kg. All passengers travelling with a cello or guitar are required to purchase a separate seat for the item, which needs to be booked through the Rex Customer Contact Centre (CCC) on 13 17 13 at least 48 hours prior to the departure time. Internet only fares (Rex Net, Rex Net Plus, Rex Promo) can be purchased through the CCC subject to booking class availability and adherence to the applicable fare conditions, provided the musical instrument/s and passenger/s are booked within the same booking transaction.
The carriage will be undertaken with the Passenger bearing full liability for all associated risks.
Passengers are responsible for ensuring that their connecting flights are in accordance with the recommended Minimum Connection Times.
For passengers travelling on more than one flight on any day, there are minimum connection times that should be allowed for when booking flights. These connection times are based on the experience of our airport staff to ensure customers have enough time to move within and between terminals and check-in again where required.
The following minimum connection times apply for all airports:
Please Note:
Rex will not provide assistance within the cabin for the administration of medication, consumption of food (apart from opening packets if required) or toiletry needs apart from assisting passengers to/from the toilet door. Flight Attendants are not permitted to handle urine-draining equipment.
Passengers who require assistance that cannot be provided by Rex must travel with a Carer.
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By Carol Lea Spence
Photography by Stephen Patton and Matt Barton
If ever there is a picture of quintessential Americana, it's the view from the driveway of Eileen O'Donohue's Two Shakes Ranch in Washington County: a cozy, picket fence-encircled cottage with placid ewes and lambs grazing in the front yard. It calls you to chuck the dress shoes, pull on the wellies, and start raising sheep. O'Donohue heard the call; she was living in Bakersfield, Calif. when she decided to buy the place four years ago.
Colleen and Sanforod Dotson also heard the call and started the only sheep dairy in the state in Bath County. Dianne MacDonald heard it 35 years ago and has raised wool sheep (plus a few alpaca) for her fiber business ever since. Jim Mansfield has been raising sheep in Mercer County for about a decade.
In fact, full-time and part-time producers, as well as many beginning farmers, see the appeal behind the gentle ovines. Sheep are prolific, can thrive on marginal lands, don't need a lot of space, and the initial investment is small compared to other livestock. What's not to love?
At their peak in 1942, national sheep numbers stood at 56.2 million. Kentucky, with its 1.4 million head, had more sheep per square mile than any state east of the Mississippi. Professor Don Ely, UK sheep coordinator, describes the 60-mile radius area of Central Kentucky as the buckle on the sheep belt in those days, because sheep thrived on bluegrass.
After World War II, the development of synthetic fabrics hit the wool markets hard, and the entire sheep industry felt the blow. Sheep were raised primarily for their wool; meat was merely the by-product. These days, the model has flipped, with meat being the primary product, though it continues to be a by-product in fiber and dairy production. Despite a different emphasis, the industry hasn't bounced back to its old numbers. The U.S. sheep inventory is less than 10 percent of what it was in 1942, numbering 5.35 million.
Kentucky, with more grazing land than cropland and a strong program for distributing tobacco settlement money, is trying to buck the trend.
"Nationally sheep numbers are down, but in Kentucky in 2011, they were up 18 percent and up another 8 percent in 2012," said Kelley Yates, executive director of the Kentucky Sheep & Goat Development Office.
Mansfield and O'Donohue are producing lamb for a high-end niche market. Hair sheep are what you'll find at O'Donohue's place and also on Mansfield's Four Hills Farm. Hair sheep are a meat breed and don't produce wool. Instead, they shed their curly hair in early spring, sometimes looking like batting is peeling off them.
The fact that they don't need to be sheared is appealing to some producers.
Not all meat producers prefer hair sheep, however. The majority of sheep in the state are wool sheep, breeds such as Polypay, Hampshire, or Suffolk.
"The first question you should ask yourself as a producer is 'What are my production goals?' Then you can ask which breed best fits those goals," said Debra Aaron, UK animal sciences professor. "If your goal is to produce heavy-weight lambs on the traditional market, maybe a Hampshire or Suffolk fits best. Eileen and Jim found the breeds that fit their needs the best."
Mansfield raises Katahdins. "We feel so confident about these sheep that I've trademarked the phrase New American Lamb."
A former UK specialist in agricultural economics, Mansfield sells about 1,500 lambs a year to grocery stores and restaurants. This year he is starting direct-to-consumer sales of cuts on his farm. He raises all he can on his own farm, but to meet the demand, he has developed relationships with 25 other producers in Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, and Virginia who meet his requirements—pasture-raised lambs without antibiotics or hormones.
"I'm able to pay people a premium, and everybody I've worked with has expanded," Mansfield said.
Kentucky Lamb, O'Donohue's business, was once one of Mansfield's suppliers. Now she is doing her own marketing of lambs that are White Dorper crosses. In the short time she's been in business, she has leaned on Ely, Aaron, and UK sheep unit manager Endre Fink for help.
"There's a lot of good support out of UK, so it helps if you use them as a resource," she said.
UK's sheep experts know what producers need. They hold three Eweprofit Schools a year for new and prospective sheep producers and schools for lambing and shearing. The sheep unit at UK's C. Oran Little Research Center in Woodford County often hosts tours for livestock groups, FFA, and 4-H. Plus, universities send their students to UK to prepare for sheep judging competitions at the North American International Livestock Exposition.
Fink spends a lot of time on the phone or at field days helping a growing number of producers from Kentucky and other states.
"We're doing research that is really practical for people. We can show them what we just did and what worked and what didn't," he said.
Aaron worked for seven years on a grading-up project to develop White Dorpers less expensively. Grading up means using one breed to improve another breed through generations of controlled breeding.
"We had to start somewhere, because White Dorper sheep weren't available at that time, and if they had been available, we couldn't have afforded them," Aaron said. "We had to grade up; that was something producers were also thinking about doing."
A friend gave Dianne MacDonald an orphaned lamb 35 years ago. She kept it in a playpen in her kitchen and raised it at home with her three young sons.
"Considering my ignorance, it's a miracle it survived," she said.
In the process, MacDonald decided she liked sheep a lot and wanted to raise them for their fiber.
Over the years, she taught herself through the College's field days and even enrolled as a "mature student" in Ely's sheep science course.
These days on her Tanglewood Farm, she crosses Romneys, CVMs, and Bluefaced Leicesters, with an occasional Wensleydale ram thrown in, to get the long, lustrous locks that are in demand.
From her on-farm studio in Woodford County, she sells yarns, roving, and fleeces and conducts workshops in dyeing and spinning. It's not a get-rich business, she's quick to say—"My husband would find that extremely funny if he were here"—but she makes enough "to support the sheep, support my habit, encourage other people, do the kinds of things I want to do, and live the kind of life I want to live."
Her advice for people interested in getting into the sheep business?
"Start small, with just a few experienced ewes. Buy from someone who is willing to mentor you and be there to answer any questions you might have. And be prepared to learn a lot, especially during your first lambing season."
"We'd never touched a sheep. We didn't know farming," said Sanford Dotson, farmer, shepherd, cheese maker, and proprietor, along with wife Colleen, of Good Shepherd Cheese, Kentucky's only sheep dairy.
Realizing it's hard to make a living just doing wool and knowing many people were already doing meat sheep, they thought sheep cheese could be their niche.
"We were dumb enough to think it wouldn't be that bad," he laughed.
The Dotsons bought property near Owingsville and took UKAg's first cheese making class. They spent 2010 learning to milk their East Friesian sheep, a breed that will typically give four times the milk of other breeds, and they practiced making cheese on the kitchen counter. They chose to make an aged raw milk Pyrenees-style cheese, a recipe that goes back several thousand years. Responding to a demand from high-end restaurants, they're adding a bleu cheese to their repertoire this year.
"It takes a lot of dedication and commitment," Sanford Dotson said. "We do everything that a lamb operation would do for raising meat lambs, then we do the dairy on top of it, and we do the cheese making on top of that. Then we do the marketing. You get discouraged sometimes. Sometimes you think, remind me, Lord, why we're doing this. But I wouldn't trade it. It's a good family life."
Sheep can lead to a financially rewarding life, as well. As Ely points out, five ewes will generate, on average, 7.5 lambs and feed costs will be the same as feeding a cow and her one calf. Yet, depending upon market prices, those 7.5 lambs could net about $175 more than a calf at weaning weight. Those are numbers that make sense to a lot of Kentucky farmers.
"We're probably never going to have 150,000 head in this state again, but sheep production is going to continue to be an economically viable part of Kentucky's agriculture," Aaron said. "Just because it's not large doesn't mean it can't be viable."
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WordPress is all over the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival this year – from networking parties to a WordPress Genius Bar at the trade show, WordPress has definitely left its mark on the conference.
The WordPress Genius Bar will be at the trade show through Thursday, March 17th. Stop by and say hi, grab some swag or talk to the geniuses about WordPress. But get there early – it's been packed! (Booth #s 829, 831, 928, and 930)
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I've been feeling rotten lately too!! I hope you and I both feel better soon!! 🙂
Three little words… pack a punch! I know exactly how you feel. I miss me too.
I'm here for you, Candace… I hope you know that. 💗
If ever you email me, pleae give me a warning here so I know to go there. LOL!
Please don't remain silent… Suppressing really makes things that much harder. That's why I'm trying to find things to make me have a good cry. I figure if I broke down really hard, I'll feel better.
Note: this is not a science, but sometimes it works.
I'm so terribly sorry you have all this within you. I truly wish I could take it all away from you, but I too, am really have a rough go at it lately. In fact, I think many of us are dealing with something… Haven't quite read too many blogs where someone is in a good frame of mind.
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Barrier to entry
In economics, a barrier to entry is an obstacle to a person or firm entering a market. Barriers to entry may be divided into natural and artificial ones. A government monopoly that excludes private competition in a market is generally considered the highest such barrier (see also black market).
Almost all markets have some barriers to entry, as entering a market will usually involve raising capital to purchase factors of production, and advertising to help establish a customer base. However, this will vary considerably between different markets. For example, launching a new mass market car is likely to be much more costly than opening a new shop, as the former will require a large amount of research and development, as well as the cost of setting up a production line, and the necessary advertising.
Generally, barriers to entry put new entrants to a market at a disadvantage, compared to established firms. The new entrant to the market may have to invest a large amount of money before it begins to earn a profit. It may be doubtful if this can be recouped.
There are a number of potential barriers to entry:
- Some products will require significant research and development before a product can be launched. In some cases existing firms may have patents on some of the technology used in the production of such a product.
- The existing firms in the market may already have an established brand, with customers loyal to that brand, whereas new firms will have to establish this through advertising and other means, before it can start earning a profit. In some cases the existing sellers in that market may have defined the terms of what a product should be in such a way that it would be very difficult for another firm company to can create such a product.
- Some markets may require a significant investment in equipment, land, or other items, before production can begin. This would include car production, as mentioned above.
- Some products may require other firms to produce Complementary goods, in order for the product to be useful. For example, a new format for storing movies (such as blu-ray, or DVD), is unlikely to be successful without a significant number of movies being available in that format.
In general, barriers to entry are largely determined by the market structure of the industry in question.
The Anti-competitive aspect
- Factors which prevent or deter the entry of new firms into an industry even when the incumbent firms are earning excess profits. There are two broad classes of barriers: structural (economic or innocent) and strategic (behavioral). Structural barriers arise from basic industry characteristics such as technology, costs and demand. Strategic barriers arise from the behavior of incumbents. [1]
- ... we must not equate the freedom of entry with the mere ability to enter an industry, and conclude that to the extent people are unable to enter an industry for any reason (such as the lack of the necessary capital) the freedom of entry is violated. Thus, for example, if it takes a minimum investment of, say, a billion dollars, to have any hope of competing in the automobile industry, it does not follow at all that the automobile industry lacks freedom of entry or that my freedom of entry as an individual is violated or infringed in any way because I personally cannot raise the necessary billion. [2]


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Six J.D. counselors represent a combined 40 years of experience in career services and another 20 years of practicing law in private law firms and in-house counsel settings. Another LL.M. counselor brings international and career counseling expertise. These professionals not only assist students in the career development process, they also remain active members of the legal community and continue to build invaluable relationships with alumni and employers.
In addition to the counselors, an employer relations professional and a recruitment manager assist employers in all aspects of hiring and getting involved, including overseeing the On-Campus Interview Program (OCI) and other events. Two assistants maintain the job listings, Career Services website, clerkship database and resource library while also helping students, alumni and employers.
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Sam is basically right, he's just cranky.
I believe I read somewhere they downgraded an HM to a TM in D/P. Couldn't find which one though.
I really wish they would get rid of HM's alltogether. They're a very annoying way to stop the player progressing too far too soon. Having to drag around a bunch of Pokemon you don't want to use, or even like most of the time, just so you can use certain HM's is just unnecessary. Couldn't the same thing be achieved by giving players items, like a torch to light up caves, etc?In my opinion, HM's really take away the enjoyability of playing through the games, because you can't just use which ever Pokemon you want.
The EV system apparently hasn't been reworked at all, for instance.
EV's aren't that bad it was just they were ment to be hidden values no one knew about giving a slight randomness to stat levels Gamefreak just didn't account for people pouring over every last code of pokemon for the best advantage on battling and finding how to make pokemon reach full potential.
I wish they would push some more originality into their games.Eight Gyms.Elite Four (Of which there are never actually four of.)A caring motherThe starter town being named after a sort of sapling plantThe professor named after a treeLegendary PokemonAn evil team with tacky names.And plenty more similarities.
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The "2 Million Bikers to D.C." demonstration announced in August is still underway to honor the anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, despite the National Park Service denying the bikers a permit.
RT @backatone000: BREAKING ... Bikers arrive in Maryland where , they take off on 9/11 11am...towards DC #2Mbikers pic.twitter.com/AOYDs6IP5T— Dale (@Dbargen) September 10, 2013Advertisement
"It is not a crime to parade" through the city without a permit, said Ted Gest, a spokesman for the D.C. Attorney General's Office.
ROARING INTO DC 2mbikers pic.twitter.com/rvs0yInx1a— ❤ Fátima ❤ (@backatone000) September 11, 2013
But, Gest said, "I don't think we can speculate on what penalties the motorcycle riders might be subjected to for traffic or other offenses because we don't know what they're going to do."
Organizers had contacted the National Park Service to request temporary closure of some city roads and intersections to allow the bikers to move through the National Mall area efficiently.
Park service spokesperson Carol Johnson said that the closures would "cause a severe service disruption of traffic."
"We couldn't provide adequate park police services and park police escorts, and it would require a lot of road closures. So it was denied."
Organizers of the ride have apologized to participants and to residents of D.C. on the event's Facebook page.
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!! @kinsman59: Iron Horses on the move for America... pic.twitter.com/9CoUBGVMIO 2MBIKERS #tcot #Syria— Prudence (@dennygirltwo) September 9, 2013
"What could have been a one or two hour ride through will now likely be an all day event," the organizers said.
"The plan is to meet up outside D.C. and cross into the city sometime after 11 a.m. The exact route isn't being made public, they said, because of "security purposes."
Because roads will not be closed for the bikers, the riders will have to obey all traffic laws, including yielding to pedestrians and stopping at red lights.


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Abandoned beauty: Bronson breaks it down
It's nervy to co-opt the title of a world-famous photographer's book and body of work (which also serves as the title of an award-winning documentary about the artist) and use it as the name of your own photography exhibit. But that's exactly what Bonny Bronson has done with Sally Mann's What Remains.
Bronson's "What Remains: Ruins, Relics and Rust" is currently on view at The Gallery @ 5th & Water. Whether the coincidence of titles is accidental–-which I suspect–-by calling her show "What Remains," Bronson has set the stage for an unfortunate comparison in the eyes of viewers familiar with Mann's work.
Bronson's project, however, is distinct. Whereas Mann's What Remains examines impermanence through images of decomposing cadavers, Bronson's 33 photos depict abandoned objects and architecture. Mann's black-and white or sepia photos involve a wet colloidal technique; Bronson's are straightforward color shots. At the heart of both artists' endeavors, though, is a fascination with the emptiness and decay of what was once lived-in–-whether bodies or buildings.
It's not new territory, and Bronson tends to re-walk well-worn paths. Dusty bottles? Check. Broken windows? Yep. Rusted-out cars? Uh-huh. Peeling paint and vine-entwined structures? Done and done. What Bronson offers, though, is an eye for color and an infallible sense of composition.
Bronson is a "good" photographer who plays by the rules: she understands how to use a central axis without centering her subjects; she's aware of geometry and the strength of diagonals; and she's attentive to natural light. Her analysis of each shot is precisely calculated, and there are no missteps. Collectively, her images could form the "decay" or "abandoned buildings" category in a stock photography catalog. All are solid if detached and dispassionate.
Nevertheless, Bronson does find beauty in some surprising places, especially with regard to color. In "Reflections," an empty warehouse with standing water and peeling walls and uprights, half white and half green-flecked blue, resembles an abstract painting through Bronson's lens. And in "Rusted Security," green mottles the corroding surface of a magenta fuel tank and the chain dangling from its useless lid.
The latter photograph gets a boost from hanging on an olive green wall, indicative of the care Bronson has taken with presentation. She uses 5th & Water's challenging space to maximum effect.
"What Remains" is not What Remains, but Bronson nevertheless creates a few diamonds in the rust.
Bonnie Bronson's exhibition "What Remains: Ruins, Relics, and Rust" is on view through August 31 at the Gallery @ 5th & Water. 107 5th St. SE (located in the upstairs foyer of Hampton & Everett and Stoneking/von Storch). 979-9825.


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ESA astronaut answers your questions from space
How do you wash your clothes in space? How does food stay fresh if there is no fridge on the ISS? ESA's Frank De Winne is answering these, and many more of your questions, right now, from space. Upload your question to Frank »»
Is there something you always wanted to know about being an astronaut? Or you are just curious about living and working in space? Well, now is the time to ask. Instead of searching the Internet, you can ask an ESA astronaut directly. Frank De Winne, on the International Space Station, is keen to answer your questions personally via ESA's YouTube channel.
Questions answered so far have been 'Will you exercise a lot on your bike?', 'What medical conditions would stop you becoming an astronaut?', 'Will Europe have its own Space Shuttle in the future?' and 'Do you use washing powder for washing clothes in space?'
Frank is answering questions from space fans all over Europe, and he will greet you in English, French or Dutch in your personal video response. All you have to do is record your question using a webcam, video camera or mobile phone, and post it on ESA's YouTube channel. Each week, Frank posts his responses to your questions on the site, directly from space.
Frank is part way through his six-month mission on the International Space Station. Later in his mission, he will also become the first European commander of the ISS.
Have a go, it could be your question answered next!
Record and upload your questions to ESA's YouTube channel as a 'Video Response' to De Winne's video message (also below).
ESA's YouTube channel is accessible on www.youtube.com/esa.


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From New York to California, demonstrators are rallying against a Florida verdict acquitting George Zimmerman in the death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.
Protests are planned in cities including Boston, New York City, Chicago and San Francisco on Sunday, a day after a jury found the former neighborhood watch volunteer not guilty. The case unleashed debate across the U.S. over racial profiling, self-defense and equal justice.
Civil rights leaders, including the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, have urged peace. Jackson says the legal system "failed justice," but violence isn't the answer.
After the verdict, some angry protesters in Oakland, Calif., broke windows, burned flags and started small street fires. In Florida, about 200 demonstrators marched in Tallahassee carrying signs that said "Racism is Not Dead" and "Who's Next?"


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Let $S$ be a smooth solid body in $\mathbb{R}^3$,
and $B$ a ball of radius $r$.
Say that $B$ is in contact with $S$ if
(1) they share a point $x$
that is on the surface of each,
$x \in \partial S$ and $x \in \partial B$,
and (2) neither penetrates the other,
$\operatorname{int} S \cap \operatorname{int} B = \varnothing$.
Say that $S$ can be rolled by $B$ if,
for every pair of points $x,y$ on the surface of $S$, there
is a path $\rho$ connecting $x$ to $y$ on $\partial S$
such that $B$ can be placed in contact at every point $z \in \rho$.
In other words, the ball $B$ can roll between any pair of points of
the surface without ever penetrating $S$.
My question is:
Characterize the bodies $S$ that can be rolled by a ball of radius $r$.
A necessary condition is that the Gaussian curvature at any point on the surface of $S$ must be $\ge -\frac{1}{r^2}$. Could that also be sufficient, or are there global obstructions such that $B$ could be in local contact but penetrate away from the contact point? Is the characterization different for surfaces of genus zero than for surfaces with handles? Any insights, speculations, or literature pointers would be appreciated. Thanks!
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So the other day I got quite a gem in my inbox. Erica emailed me with a link to check out Ruffles with Love Etsy site and so I crept over and was shocked how cute the stuff was and in love with the great idea! I love the bows on the back of the tanks and love that it's not specific to only workout gear, you know, something that is cotton that is actually cute and related to working out? What a brilliant idea! I like the fact that I can wear it out on the weekends, or go to the gym in it and it's not some tech fabric that is hugging in all the wrong places. I also like the fit of the shirt and how long it is.
Also, it must have been my lucky day because Vanessa from Ruffles with Love wanted to send me something! I was stoked.
I picked out a custom gray tank with a pink glitter "Beastmode" on the front and a pink bow. I wore it all around Arkansas! I ended up with a medium size and I love it.
Here are the glitter letters. I've washed my shirt and they are perfectly fine. I love how glittery they are!
Here's the top of the tank. It's a normal tank and really soft. You can see the bow peeking through the back here as well.
Here's the back with the bow. The bow is glued onto a safety pin type thing, I don't know the right name for it, and I took it off for washing and re-attached it to the shirt after it was washed.
Normal clothes that are fun to wear that still talk about working out and being girly? I'm in! So therefore… it's your lucky day too!
Ruffles with Love wanted to do a giveaway for one lucky reader… You can pick whatever shirt you want from the site and it shall be yours! :)
For all those girls who are gettin' married soon they also have really cute tanks about working out for the dress and wedding related sayings that are super fun and you should check them out for some extra motivation! I love my Beastmode shirt and love all the stuff on their site so make sure to check it out.
Here's how to enter the giveaway!
Leave a comment with what saying motivates you. I personally like the whole "Man Up" and "Beastmode", but what motivates you? Why are you working out? Let me know and the random number picker will pick a winner on Friday! :)
{Ruffles with Love did send my friend and I shirts to wear in Arkansas for this review and offered to do the giveaway on my blog, and I am very thankful for the shirt and the fact that one lucky reader will win one too!}