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Hi there. With my two month old baby, how is it very safe for me to use sling whenever I use it with my baby?
Hi there. With my two month old baby, how is it very safe for me to use sling whenever I use it with my baby?
Hi fmadrigal,
Many baby carriers and slings are designed to be used from birth such as soft carrier wraps like the Moby or Kari Me. These are extremely safe for you to use with a newborn baby and doing so will give you and your baby benefits like:
- allowing your baby to see your face closely which aids development
- increasing the bonding with your baby
- comforting and soothing your baby: baby wearing has been shown to lead to a baby crying less
- research shows baby wearing can reduce the severity/incidence of postnatal depression
- it gives you your hands free so you can do some other jobs!
It is best not to use a baby carrier which suspends a baby by their hips/genital area as this can put too much pressure on this area. If you want to carry your baby for several hours a day then this is fine but a carrier/wrap which equally distributes the baby's wrap around you and does not put pressure on one part of the baby is best; wrap slings are ideal for this.
Here is a link from Baby Wearing International about Babywearing safety. As long as you follow these basic guidelines (e.g. do not jog when wearing the sling, make sure the fabric is not covering the baby's face) then babywearing has been found to be at least as safe as carrying a baby in your arms.
Please do ask any more questions you have about babywearing here! It's an excellent way to bond with and care for a baby.
Best wishes,
Do you have a sling that you use with your baby or are you considering getting one? If you have a sling, what kind is it, and are you using it yet?
I had the standard sling with my baby (not a font pack and not a wrap, but a sling) and I found that it worked best when my babies were older.
Some women start using their slings with a newborn - maybe I just didn't wear it properly or something, but I never could get it to work well with a newborn.
I used a sling with all of my newborn babies. You just have to be safe and follow the manufacturer's direction, basically make sure the baby's face is never covered.
Best Wishes!
I saw a lady at church once, and every Sunday she had her infant in the sling, starting when it was a newborn. She loved it.


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some things what I did in December
November was a (creative) whirlwind of a month. December has been calmer, but has still had it's moments. I've managed to find opportunities to be creative or share my creativity with others. At the beginning of December I did a local event, a kind of craft fair, I guess. I would never have thought that would have been my thing, but you know, in the future I'll be more open minded. It was a lovely day spent with local creative people (including one of my drawing buddies, Paul Gent), I sold lots of stuff (you can't knock that), I got to make a drawing (above) and there was even a pop-up Swedish café. To be honest, that's what sold it to me. Damn, I've never tasted mushrooms that good. I intend to do more of this kind of thing in 2014.Mumbles. The aim was to get ice cream at Verdi's café and ice cream parlour - mid winter is always a good time for ice cream, I find. I've made the same trip the last three times I've been back home and every time it's been closed. It was closed. So we ended up in the arcade on Mumbles Pier where, despite his blatant cheating, I whooped his ass at table hockey and shooting aliens.
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You've never heard of this movie, but please hear it now. Primer won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival and has drawn repeat viewers eager to crack writer-director-star Shane Carruth's puzzler of a time-travel drama. Carruth, an engineer by training, plays inventor Aaron, whose entrepreneurial partnership with fellow brainiac Abe (David Sullivan) unexpectedly results in a process for traveling back several hours in time. The men initially use these rewind sessions to succeed in the stock market. But a dark consequence of their daily journeys eventually complicates matters. If this sounds like a very commercial, science fiction thriller, Primer is anything but that. Shot on 16mm for $7,000, the film has a tantalizing, sealed-in logic, akin to Memento, that forces viewers to see the fantastic with a certain dispassion. One may be tempted to sit through Primer again to more fully understand its paradoxes and ethical quandaries. You have to want to understand this movie. Watch it once, and you'll never get it. Watch it twice, and you'll like it even more, but won't understand it. Watch it three times, once with the commentary on and then read about it for 6 hours on the internet and you'll begin to understand. It takes dedication, but its worth it.


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The Southern men's basketball team leads the Southwestern Athletic Conference in 13 major statistical categories, including scoring offense, scoring defense, 3-point percentage and turnover margin.
Sixth-man Malcolm Miller is averaging 22.4 points per game in conference play.
The Jaguars have won their past three games by 86 combined points.
But when league leader Southern (11-6, 5-0) hosts Mississippi Valley State at 8 p.m. Monday at the F.G. Clark Activity Center, coach Roman Banks said he expects the Jaguars to treat the struggling Delta Devils (1-13, 1-3) like a SWAC title contender.
"We're not taking anybody lightly," Banks said. "It's our next ballgame, so it's the most important contest for us."
One year removed from winning the SWAC regular-season and tournament championships, Valley enters town a much different outfit than the one that swept Southern in two meetings last season.
Coach Sean Woods left for Morehead State after leading Valley to the school's fifth NCAA tournament appearance. Former assistant Chico Potts, who played for John Brady at LSU in the late 1990s before finishing his playing career at Delta State, inherited a squad with only one returnee.
A season that began with 11 straight road games continues against a Southern team that looks to be the class of the conference.
The only team in the SWAC with a scoring margin on the plus side, the Jaguars have outscored opponents by an average of 10.3 points.
They own a marquee nonconference win at Texas A&M, which moved to 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference with Saturday's win at Rupp Arena.
No surprisingly, Jaguar Nation has taken notice.
A season-best crowd of 1,800 watched Southern pummel Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday as the Jaguars went to 5-0 in SWAC play. UAPB entered 3-0 in the conference, but fell behind 7-2 in the early going and never posed a threat.
"I hope we're working hard enough and playing well enough that the fans appreciate the product on the floor," Banks said.
The challenge Monday will be slowing Valley guard Davon Usher, the SWAC's leading scorer at 17.2 points per game.
Usher had a tough time in Saturday's loss to Alcorn State, scoring just 10 points and going 3-of-14 from the field.
Darryl Marshall took up the slack, hitting for 21 points.
"We're not going to underestimate them," Miller said after Saturday's win. "We're going to take this game, celebrate today and then come back and focus on what we have to do Monday to get another W."


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It's more than just alliteration; it's a statement, a proclamation that Thursdays are when the weekend should really start. Kicking it off right is the key, and what better way than with a cocktail that not only takes the edge off, but tastes good too.
Last week we shared a recipe for our Prosecco Gold Rush Cocktail; this week we're back with another bubbly-based concoction to ring in the new year.
When the clock strikes midnight, you can toast with the usual champagne or, better yet, try something new. Raise a glass of sweet, peach-infused sangria made with Cava, a Spanish sparkling wine. A celebration of all things festive, the Sparkling Wine Sangria combines two classic cocktails into one "ooo" and "ahh"-inspiring sip. Bottoms up, folks.
Sparkling Wine Sangria
12 servings
2 cups well chilled seltzer or sparkling mineral water
1 cup well chilled peach brandy
1 cup superfine sugar
2 (750-ml) bottles well chilled Cava (Spanish sparkling wine)
About 4 cups assorted berries, such as blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries, rinsed and drained, for serving
Stir the seltzer, brandy, and sugar together in a punch bowl. When the sugar is dissolved, uncork the sparkling wine and pour it gently into the bowl. Float about half the berries in the sangria and use the rest to decorate individual glasses.
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Call it the Romo Factor.
Seems like everyone has tunnel vision on Dallas quarterback Tony Romo heading into the Cowboys' game Sunday with Arizona. It might also be a good idea to focus on the Cardinals, who have the NFC's best record at 6-1 and despite injuries of their own are finding ways to prosper.
Sure, Romo's injury is a big story in Big D and elsewhere, particularly after he injured his back on national television last Monday night – then returned to the game. His status being uncertain for this huge matchup deserves some headlines, as well.
And so do the Cardinals (6-1). The previous time they had sole possession of the best record in NFC this late in an NFL season was Week 11 of 1974. They lived in St. Louis then and were 7-0.
This superb start has occurred despite a slew of injuries.
Clutch performances and brilliant coaching have been at the heart of Arizona's success.
To improve their spotless conference record to 5-0, the Cardinals must slow down Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray. He has an NFL record eight straight 100-yard rushing games to start season.
But the Cardinals haven't allowed a 100-yard rusher in 17 straight outings.


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Link Posted on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 10:32AM
I can't remember the last time that I actually wrote a review. With that understanding I picked an EP to help me ease back into the swing of things. As the NHL lockout continues to stretch on and as Nashville continues to be devoid of anything to bridge high school and NHL hockey I needed a pick-me-up. Conviently Candy Hearts released a new EP today.
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The Next Breakout WWE Diva
by, 08-09-2012 at 10:45 PM (8975 Views)
Hey guys Knox here hoping all is well. I wanna talk about whom I think will be the next breakout diva in the WWE. If you asked me this a month ago, I would've told you Maxine in a heartbeat but ofcourse that's not the case any longer.
But I do have another lady in mind. A chick that has beauty, charisma, personality, amazing skill and a hell of a body. A lady that connected well with the audience in NXT Season 3 and was the top dog in my view. Also a lady that currently isn't wrestling because she's a freakin' dancer for Brodus Clay.
Yeah you guessed it...none other than the beautiful Naomi.
For those who haven't seen Naomi wrestle?
I'm going to post a few matches from NXT so you guys can see just how good Naomi is.
AJ Lee vs Naomi - NXT
AJ Lee vs Naomi - FCW
Naomi Today:
Naomi is currently one of the dancers for Brodus Clay. I know everyone has to get their start somewhere but I'm hoping this leads to something big for her in the future. Many times during NXT, Josh and Matthews and Michael Cole have both stated that Naomi is the most athletic diva in the WWE.
I think in this day & age, a chick like Naomi could help the divas division. Imagine AJ, Eve, Naomi, Natalya and Beth Phoenix as your main divas. That would be a good start in putting the focus back into the wrestling perspective in female wrestling in the WWE.
How I would book Naomi as a single's star?
I would book her as a very strong heel character. I would have her play this underrated chick coming out the hood having no respect for anyone. I know this is stereotypical, but I would have her sort of touch on a ghetto tone in her character but not nothing over the top like JTG or Shad. I would have her just have a hardcore mentality. If you heard her talk and seen her overall personality, she would pull this off perfectly.
How the heel turn would happen?
For the next few weeks I would book her as still coming out dancing and stuff with Brodus and Cameron but I would have her facially expression change each week with a look of frustration. I would have Michael Cole point it out every week. He could say something like, "Not for nothing, but am I the only one noticing Naomi's attitude as of late? She looks to be frustrated. Maybe its something she's keeping to herself."
I would have Brodus and Cameron try to talk to her backstage and get Naomi to agree that she will behave herself. Out of nowhere in the middle of the entrance, she attacks the hell out of Cameron. I mean she beats the living hell out of her to the point where the refs are coming out to stop it.
The Following Week:
Naomi comes in the ring and cuts a vicious heel promo bashing the fans and everything. The promo would go a little something like this.....
Naomi - "Yeah, I did what I did but you know what? It got me a reaction. You people in the crowd cheered me all the time but for what reason? What did you guys see me as? Just another black chick shaking her big ass. You guys looked at me as a piece of meat.
Well let me get one damn thing straight. I came from the hood. I was fighting my whole life just to survive. Wrestling came natural to me and I embraced. I'm a wrestler, don't let the dancing fool you.
I'm here to claim my true name and fame in the WWE. When I told my mother I'm leaving home to become a wrestler in the WWE, she didn't vision seeing her daughter shaking her ass for the likes of you pigs out there.
I'm here to become the best. As a matter of fact I am the best. The only thing I'm missing is the Divas Champion and it won't be long till I have that as well.
Naomi's Ability and Uniqueness:
I think the down home thing really sticks out to me. In the WWE I'm used to seeing the beautiful super model blondes. But with Naomi I see something so different. I grew up in the streets of Baltimore so I've seen all kinds of things. Naomi reminds me of a young lady you'd see in Baltimore that you would automatically assume the wrong thing about her.
She seems like the sweet chick that can be your bestfriend. But she will get evil and wild if she has to. She's so different to the norm of what the WWE is used to producing and I think she would fit in very well in a more prominent role. Also she can all out go. She's a great competitor. She's pretty and seems like a nice girl.
Theme Music I would use for Naomi:
I'm going to name a few and leave the youtube links for you to click and I'll leave the big youtube video for me first choice.
J. Cole - Workout (Face)
Gucci Mane - Major (Face)
Black Buddafly ft. Fabolous - Bad Girl (Heel)
Lil Wayne ft. Nicki Minaj - Knockout (Face)
At the end of the day I would go with Victoria's old theme "Don't Mess With Me" by Nicki Minaj before she blew up. This fits Naomi perfect. I like it. And the divas are known for recycling eachother's themes haha just look at how Michelle McCool was using Torrie Wilson's old theme. And Layla is using Tiffany's old theme.
Thanks guys I hope you all enjoyed this one. Please leave feedback. I really wanna know what people actually think of Naomi. I see alot of potential in her. Thanks guys and please check out my music. Be safe. Until then.


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Mr. Knowitall (knowitall)Logic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
One day, Mary Lynn went to a club with $100,000,000 in her purse. She got the money from the 'Give Money to Others Foundation' to give to the person who knew everything; his name was Mr. Knowitall. When she came up to a certain man she asked him, "I'm supposed to give $100,000,000 to Mr. Knowitall; are you him?" He replies, "Uh... Yeah, I'm him, and who are you?" She then leaves him taking the money with her.
How did she know he was not Mr. Knowitall?
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MELBOURNE president Don McLardy has defended the scarcity of information the club has provided to members about its response to the AFL's tanking investigation, insisting the secretive approach had been adopted ''in the best interests of our club''.
Members who attended the Demons' annual meeting at the MCG on Wednesday night were assured that McLardy and his fellow board members had sought to insulate all players, coaches and officials from the AFL's ongoing inquiry.
''This has been an incredibly high-profile investigation, and for many involved a difficult and trying time personally. The impact on our club has been massive and, in many ways, the damage is extremely hard to measure,'' McLardy said, in relation to charges the Demons sought to exploit draft loopholes in the 2009 season. ''Our position of not providing a running commentary has not changed in the seven months since this investigation began, despite the incredible amount of media pressure around us. We believe this approach is in the best interests of our club.''
McLardy said a board subcommittee formed last year for day-to-day responses to the investigation retained that responsibility, with the board itself assuming ''direct responsibility for the club's reply''.
''The board is dealing with these past events. Wherever possible, we don't want our players, the football department or our administration to be distracted,'' he said.
He reiterated his defence of all players who featured for the Demons in 2009, the season in which they are being scrutinised for not doing their utmost to win every match.
''We have [defended], and will continue to defend, the integrity of the Melbourne Football Club in the strongest possible fashion, and for anyone to suggest our players did not give their all every time they ran on the field is not acceptable to us.''
McLardy said the Demons would ''continue to defend the rights of all our past and present employees''.
He also addressed the disclosure that Essendon was being investigated for possible drug breaches. He said it had triggered an initial review of sports-science arrangements at the Demons.
''As I'm sure has been the case at every AFL club, we're revisiting our own internal procedures and protocols in this area, and at this point do not believe we need to take any additional action,'' he said.
Chief executive Cameron Schwab, one of the Melbourne staff facing charges from the AFL, did not make any reference to the investigation when he addressed the meeting.


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In the West, a developing storm centered over Nevada is producing widespread rain and snow showers, as well as breezy conditions, from the Sierra Nevada to the northern Rockies. Blustery conditions are also affecting the Southwest, enhancing the risk of wildfires in some areas.
On the Plains, a winter storm warning is in effect for much of central and western Montana, where snow is already falling. This morning's low temperatures in Montana generally ranged from 20 to 30°F, with some lower readings near the Canadian border. Elsewhere, dry weather favors fieldwork, although lingering warmth across the southeastern half of the Plains contrasts with chilly conditions farther north and west.
In the Corn Belt, mild weather across the southern tier of the Midwest favors harvest activities and winter wheat emergence. Meanwhile, cold weather prevails from Nebraska and the Dakotas eastward to Michigan.
In the South, scattered showers are causing minor fieldwork delays. During the weekend, however, dry weather in the Southeast favored winter wheat planting and harvest activities for a variety of summer crops.
Outlook: A developing storm over the Intermountain West will drift eastward, reaching the central Plains by midweek. By November 1, the low-pressure system will be crossing eastern Canada, with a trailing cold front along the Atlantic Seaboard. Five-day rainfall totals could reach 1 to 3 inches in many areas from the eastern Plains to the Appalachians, with 5-inch totals possible from northeastern Texas to northern Missouri. Meanwhile, the storm will also produce significant, late-October snowfall (6 to 18 inches) across portions of the northern Rockies, northern High Plains, and Intermountain West. The NWS 6- to 10-day outlook for November 2-6 calls for near- to below-normal temperatures nationwide, except for warmer-than-normal weather across the Deep South. Meanwhile, near- to below-normal precipitation across the majority of the U.S. will contrast with wetter-than-normal conditions in southern Florida, southeastern New Mexico and parts of Texas, and from Montana to Michigan.


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You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit? With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory. As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired. Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!
We mentioned yesterday that it is very easy to become attached to your first idea and have trouble moving on to find alternative ideas or solutions to problems. One way to move past your first idea is to "break it." Break your idea by fabricating in your mind an obstacle that will prevent this idea from working. Now, try to find other ideas that work around the obstacle.
Let's say that you have an unwanted pile of dirt in your yard. Your first idea might be to haul it to the dump and be done with it. To break this solution, pretend that the dump is closed. How will you deal with the dirt now? Perhaps you can ask your neighbors if they want some free dirt. Maybe you could buy some containers and plant something. Maybe you could start a business baking and selling mud-pies!
Use your imagination to come up with as many solutions as you can and then pick your favorite (which may still be your first idea, but at least you gave the other ideas a fighting chance!).
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Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met Saturday with experts on Mahdaviat [faith in the re-appearance of the last Shia Imam, Imam Mahdi (a.s.)]. At the meeting, His Eminence highlighted the importance of Mahdaviat and described waiting for the re-appearance of Imam Mahdi (a.s.) as an integral part of Mahdaviat.
Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that Mahdaviat is among the main religious teachings of Islam and added that the main goal of sending prophets was to establish a world based on monotheism, justice and all capacities that human beings enjoy.
The Supreme Leader added: The era of Imam Mahdi's (a.s.) re-appearance is the era of establishing genuine rule of monotheism, spirituality, religion and justice over different individual and social aspects of the life of human beings.
"Waiting means expecting a living person and an indisputable truth,… One of the great dangers regarding the issue of Mahdaviat is unscholarly, ignorant and undocumented activities based on fantasies and illusions….
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Washington apple grower-shippers have stopped shipping to Indonesia, the industry's fifth-largest export market, because of new regulations.
Since the end of October, Washington shippers haven't exported to Indonesia because of new regulations that fruit be inspected before it's shipped, and that importers in Indonesia have a permit, said Rebecca Lyons, export marketing director for the Wenatchee-based Washington Apple Commission.
In the 2011-12 season, Washington shippers sent 2.5 million bushels worth $51 million to Indonesia, making the country the fifth-largest importer of Washington apples, Lyons said.
"Our industry is quite concerned about it," she said.
Shipments were robust through October, Lyons said. Exports to Indonesia were up 60% from last year at the same time.
Originally, Indonesia announced that the new regulations would go into effect Oct. 28, Lyons said. But that meant that fruit already on the water couldn't be imported.
As of Nov. 15, some fruit was still stuck in the Port of Jakarta, though officials were working to get it delivered, and the deadline for the new regulations was pushed back a month, Lyons said.
Washington shippers are hesitant to ship now because they don't know if receivers will have import permits, Lyons said. In addition, Washington companies may not have access to third-party inspection services that Indonesia could require under the new inspection protocol.
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Well folks I am sure that you all have experienced the best Barbeque or so you think...but let me tell you where the truly best barbeque can be found...other than Steve's!
Head down Interstate 64 east towards Newport News, VA exit 123
On a hot summer day with no food in sight...
I saw a few signs and thought I just might!
The first sign was simple,
the second coming on strong,
the third was the winner,
Heck 4 signs can't be wrong.
I dropped in about quarter pass two,
the name of this place is "Pierces' Barbeque."
Now there's not much to be said of the style of this place
but with the pit house smokin' I had to have a taste.
I found simply the best barbeque in town
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Deciphering Health Savings Vehicles
Health savings accounts (HSAs), Archer medical savings accounts (MSAs), health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), and flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) are all personal health accounts that may help you control your health-care costs. But trying to figure out what's what can be confusing. Here's a brief description of each type of account, including some of their major features and benefits.
As of January 1, 2008, the MSA program expired and no new MSAs can be established, although if you already participate in an MSA, you can continue to receive contributions. HSAs have generally taken the place of MSAs because of their greater flexibility and options. In fact, in most instances you can roll over an existing MSA into an HSA. MSAs and HSAs are set up in a trust account with a financial entity. Contributions made through your employer are pretax dollars (or you can contribute to the account directly and deduct the contribution), no tax is due on funds in the account, or on any earnings until withdrawn, and if funds are used for qualified medical expenses, the withdrawals are not taxed. However, account withdrawals that aren't used for qualified medical expenses are subject to a tax penalty of 20%, in addition to regular income tax. Your account is portable, meaning if you change employers or leave the workforce, you can keep the account. To be eligible, you must be insured by a high deductible health plan (HDHP) that you maintain (if self-employed) or that's provided through your employer.
However, there are also differences between MSAs and HSAs. Generally, anyone with an HDHP can participate in an HSA. But to qualify for an MSA, you must have been either an employee of a company that employs 50 or fewer people, or be self-employed (or the spouse of such an employee or self-employed person). With an HSA, contributions can be made by you, your employer, or anyone else on your behalf within the same plan year. But MSA contributions can only be made by either your employer or yourself, but not both, in the same plan year. Contribution amounts also differ. In 2016, maximum HSA contributions are limited to $6,550 for single HDHP coverage and $13,100 for family HDHP coverage. MSA contributions can be up to 75% (65% if you participate in a self-only plan) of the annual deductible of your HDHP, but no more than your annual earnings from employment.
Since January 1, 2011, for HSA, MSA, FSA, and HRA programs, a drug or medicine is considered a qualified medical expense only if it is obtained with a prescription, or is insulin.
If you don't participate in an HDHP, you still can set money aside for uninsured medical expenses through an employer-established FSA. Unlike an HSA, you must be an employee of the employer providing the FSA in order to participate (self-employed persons are not eligible and certain limitations may apply if you are a highly compensated participant or key employee). Pretax contributions can be made by either you, your employer, or both of you (except employer contributions used to pay long-term care premiums must be included in income). You determine how much money you want deposited each year up to the plan's maximum dollar amount or percentage of compensation; funds in the account are not subject to tax; and distributions are tax free if used to pay for qualified, unreimbursed medical expenses you've incurred (no advance payments for anticipated expenses). Unlike HSAs, if you leave your employer, you can't keep the money in the account or take it with you to another employer (it's not portable). Also, what you don't spend on medical expenses by the end of the plan year is forfeited and not available the following year (i.e., you must use it or lose it).
Effective January 1, 2013, contributions to a flexible spending account will be limited to $2,550 per year, increased annually by cost-of-living adjustments.
Like FSAs, HRAs are only available to employees, not to self-employed individuals. And HRAs must be funded solely by an employer; you can't contribute directly to the account. The terms of the HRA are generally determined by the employer. For example, your employer's plan may or may not require you to have health insurance in order to participate. The plan sets the maximum amount of contributions, and determines whether a credit balance in the account can be rolled over from year to year, and if so, how much of the account can be rolled over. But contributions and reimbursements for qualified medical expenses are tax free. Reimbursements can be made to current and former employees, including spouses and dependents of employees and deceased employees. However, if the plan allows for any distribution to you or anyone else (e.g., spouse, dependent, estate at your death) for other than reimbursement for qualified medical expenses, then any distribution, whether for qualified medical expenses or not, is included in gross income.


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Panel Discussion: Statement by Ambassador Thoms on "Social Development and economical and environmental responsibility - How to connect remote areas and regions with low accessibility to international transport networks and trade flow"
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"Ladies and Gentlemen,
I would first of all like to thank the organizers of this event for inviting me to speak and share some brief remarks with you.
Today's discussion takes place in a very timely manner. While at the UN we speak about a future development framework, it is important to keep in mind the aspects of social development as well as the economic and environmental responsibility of all actors in trade flows and transport, be it public or private ones.
Let me ask you: how can a women living in a remote area take part in the international markets and benefit from the growing global wealth, if she does not even have the means to get to the nearest city in a safe and timely manner? About one billion people around the world still lack access to all-weather roads and are living more than two kilometers away from the nearest paved road. It is our challenge to improve the access to transport ways and trade flows for everyone, no matter where they live.
Just last month, the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals discussed sustainable transport as a cross-cutting theme of sustainable development. In the ongoing discussions about the post-2015 framework there is broad consensus that efficient transport is a basic prerequisite for any future development and eradication of poverty.
Sustainable transport concerns all three dimensions of sustainable development:
o It is vital to the well-functioning of economic activities;
o it is key to ensuring the social well-being of all and the cohesion of populations;
o and finally, it ensures a clean environment for current and future generations to benefit from and to use resources sparingly.
In contrast to the congested traffic of urban areas, transport infrastructure and services are inadequate in many rural areas – particularly in developing and emerging economies. In 2012 the international community recognized the increasing significance of the transport sector at the Rio+20 conference and therefore Germany is supporting projects in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe to improve the access to means of transport.
Especially ports are the interface between developing countries and the global economy. 90 % of global freight is currently transported by ship. However, when developing countries and emerging economies expand their ports, they often neglect to develop inland roads and rail networks to connect the local economy to this gateway into the global market. It is therefore essential to improve the efficiency of ports in order to change the lives of those people whose welfare and also wealth depends on those gateways.
Ladies and gentlemen,
I look very much forward to today's discussion on this issue which is so essential to any successful development effort.
Thank you."


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This 12 credit certificate prepares engineers and allied professionals for work in developing regions. It develops the special skills and awareness necessary for development of functionally sustainable infrastructure. The technical material provides advanced knowledge fully applicable to situations of both domestic and international infrastructure development.
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A pair of closely related courses (6 credits) that develop an area of concentration from among the list of offerings is required. CIVE.5760 Practicum may be taken as one of these.
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The certificate may be completed with any two additional courses from the list below. Individual programs of courses for the certificate will be developed in consultation with faculty.


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Some familiarity with SiteCatalyst or analytics implementations is helpful, but not required. Even if you are new to tracking analytics, this article provides new strategies to implement tracking of Flash content.
To follow along with these instructions, you'll need a SiteCatalyst account. If you do not have one, please visit the SiteCatalyst product overview page to request more information. Learn more about getting a SiteCatalyst account.
Download the SiteCatalyst extension for Flash Professional CS5 for free.
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to add SiteCatalyst tracking to a SWF file using the features provided by the Adobe SiteCatalyst extension for Adobe Flash Professional CS5. SiteCatalyst is one of the most powerful web analytics tools on the market. It offers the ability to track visitor behavior and gather various data in meaningful reports, organized in report suites. Among these reports, statistics such as client conversion funnels, user activity, and product sales are broken down by events, such as shopping cart additions or checkouts, movie viewing statistics, and many more.
A significant number of ActionScript variables are required to reach this level of tracking granularity. In some cases, hundreds of variables are used for a single call, corresponding to user events, such as the click of a button during checkout.
The Adobe SiteCatalyst extension for Flash Professional CS5 facilitates collaboration of an entire web development team, including marketers, designers, and developers to implement analytics directly in the authoring environment where the site is produced. The wizard in the extension guides you through the process of mapping the dozens of available SiteCatalyst variables to more meaningful names. The fast and error-free implementation makes it easy to begin using the tracking library right away.
When you're creating a presentation site, online store, job portal, media center, or simply a banner ad, it's critical to understand your visitors' preferences so you can deliver the best possible content to them. Whether your visitors are viewing certain pages, following specific click-through patterns, or performing actions—such as playing a video, adding a product to the shopping cart or simply leaving your site—the custom information you track with your SiteCatalyst account can be agregated later into rich reports.
For the purposes of this sample project, you'll add tracking to a sample Flash ad provided in the sample files folder.
To get started, you need to install the SiteCatalyst extension for Flash Professional CS5 and make some basic configurations to your SiteCatalyst account:
Note: If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, you need to open Extension Manager as Administrator before opening the installer file. To do this, simply right-click an Extension Manager shortcut or executable and select the option to Run as Administrator.
As you follow along with these instructions, you'll make several calls to your SiteCatalyst account. To avoid potentially adding data to any existing report suites you might have, you'll begin by creating a new report suite for the purposes of testing.
Note: If you do not currently have an account with administrator privileges and you cannot add new report suites, please contact your company's account administrator and ask them to perform the remainder of this sub-section for you.
This operation creates a basic report suite with an ID like this:
In the name above,
[companyID] is replaced with the client code set for your account. Next, you'll verify that you have access to the newly created report suite:
After completing these steps, you've created a user group named SCDemo.
Note: Only ActionScript 3 files are supported by the SiteCatalyst extension at this time.
A tracking library is a reusable component that enables you to predefine several settings for the tracking calls. You can then export them to a Flash component (SWC file) and share them with your team members. This is a great way to ensure consistency of tracking across multiple assets which are part of the same project. The tracking call settings include the following:
prop13 or
eVar5). Since SiteCatalyst provides a fully customizable mechanism of sending information to the servers, it means that the names are very general by default. A web analyst or Flash developer can associate these generic variables with information specific to a website or creative presentation, such as a store section or promotion.
pageName needs to be entered for every tracking call.
The tracking library includes ActionScript classes for a service, which defines the common settings for all calls that use the library, and a tracker, which describes individual calls. It also contains a class for each event and each merchandising variable. More detailed information about configuring trackers are covered in the next section of this article.
In order to create a new tracking library, you'll use the Library Creation Wizard:
pageName and click Next.
Note: You can easily add and remove entries in the variable list. By default, all enabled eVars and props are included in the list. However, you can add any of the standard variables (such as pageName, campaign, zip, etc.), as well as remove unused eVars, properties, or events.
Section (
prop2) variable (see Figure 6).
InternalPromotion (
eVar1) variable required by clicking the check box next to it. Click Next.
After completing the steps listed above, several files are generated. They are organized in a directory structure under the folder where the JJEsquire-promo.fla file resides (in the sample files folder). This directory structure includes the package name provided in the final screen of the wizard. (For example, if the package name is
com.adobe.reportsuite, the corresponding folder will be com/adobe/reportsuite).
An ActionScript file (acrjjesquirescLibrary.as) and a couple of other support files are generated in the same folder as the project JJEsquire-promo.fla file. The acrjjesquirescLibrary.as file describes the tracking library. The files inside the package describe a service class, a tracker class and a class for each event and each merchandising variable.
When you configure your own analytics, you can choose to use the Basic setup of the Wizard, which outputs the same files—it guides you through the same configuration process with less options.
In the SiteCatalyst panel, notice that an entry has appeared in the Libraries tab (called
[companyId]jjesquirescService), and that the Trackers tab is now active. At this point, you've created the tracking library, which is the general framework you will use to implement analytics for your current project. You can easily share this library with other team members by clicking the Export button next to it. This operation will package everything in a single .swc component that other team members can import in Flash Professional CS5, using the SiteCatalyst extension.
In the next section, you'll learn how to add a tracker to the Details button, using the tracking library you just created.
A tracker can be added for each user action on a Flash interactive object. To illustrate how this works, you'll add a tracker to trigger a call when the user clicks the Details button of the sample project banner ad.
Each tracker must be connected to a tracking library, so before adding a tracker you'll need to create or import one. To accomplish this, you'll follow the steps outlined in the section called Creating a SiteCatalyst tracking library in the previous section of this article.
Note: Complex websites may use more than one tracking library. The SiteCatalyst extension does not place a restriction on the number of tracking libraries used in a website, as long as each tracker is connected to one library.
A tracking library contains general data, common for most of the calls fired by your Flash content. A tracker extends the functionality of a tracking library, by using all its settings and describing the particular aspects of the call that is triggered by a user action, such as inputting text or hovering over a button. There are no limitations to the activities you can track; you can set a tracker for any combination of Flash objects on the Stage (including movie clips, buttons, input text fields, dynamic text fields) and a Flash event (such as click, mouseOver, keyUp and many others).
Follow these steps to add a new tracker:
Note: Only symbols that accept instance names are supported (such as movie clips, buttons, dynamic text fields, or input text fields). Nested symbols are also supported (in the case of a movie clip inside a movie clip), except for symbols placed inside of a button, because button timelines do not support ActionScript code.
A tracker has been added in the upper grid. Trackers selected in the upper grid can be configured in the lower grid. The new tracker has a default name, a default triggering Flash event (click) and is set to the corresponding tracking library. Later, you can use this screen to change any of these settings as desired, but remember that a value is required for each of the fields (see Figure 8). The Events and Products lists will be covered in another article.
Additionally, you can configure any number of SiteCatalyst variables, which were previously included in the library. Any variables set as required will display an asterisk next to them, to indicate they must have a value (such as
InternalPromotion). Unless you provide values for all of the required variables, you cannot save the tracker.
So, you'll need to input a value for the required variable. For this one, we want to describe which section of the ad was showing when the user clicks the button. Notice that on the actions layer of the sample FLA file, a variable is defined:
var tag = "Shop Now";
(Press F9 (Windows) or Option-F9 (Mac) to open the Actions panel and review the ActionScript code.)
The value of the variable changes for each section of the ad. You can see this change by reviewing the contents on frames 1, 177, and 467 of the Timeline. To use this variable to provide a value to a SiteCatalyst variable, you'll use its dynamic values, like this:
InternalPromotion variable. This will activate dynamic values for that variable.
Note: Dynamic values can be activated in the same way for most of the variables set on services and trackers, whether they are required or not.
In the Timeline, notice that a new layer named SC Tracking Layer has been created. This layer contains the generated code that handles the reporting of data to SiteCatalyst (see Figure 10).
Note: To see the generated ActionScript code, select Frame 1 of the SC Tracking Layer and open the Actions panel (press F9 on Windows or Option-F9 on Mac OS X).
In this code, you'll see two instances (one for service and one for tracker) and the additional settings applied to them, according to the changes you made in the SiteCatalyst panel. The code for the service instance is always generated on the first keyframe of the main Timeline, and the code for the tracker instance is always generated on the keyframe and timeline corresponding to the target object. In this example, they are both on the same keyframe.
However, notice that in this case, the tracker code executes only on the first frame. The tag variable changes three times while running the SWF file, on frames 1, 177, and 467. In order for the tracker to send updated data at runtime, make the following adjustments:
InternalPromotion variable:
detailsBtn_tracker1.InternalPromotion = tag;
After making these changes, the tracker can send information to the SiteCatalyst server regarding the context in which the button was clicked, to track which section of the movie was playing when the visitor clicked the Details button.
In the next section, you'll learn how to test and debug your analytics implementation.
Debugging SiteCatalyst instrumentation in Flash Professional is very straightforward. Follow these steps to see the calls, as they fire at runtime, appear in the Output panel:
Note: debugTracking is a configuration variable. Several such variables are automatically available to the tracking library, even though you didn't map them in the wizard. These default variables set up the way calls are fired when the visitor triggers them. For example, you can use delayTracking to insert a delay in triggering the call, or trackLocal to prohibit data from reaching the report suites. For a complete list of configuration variables, refer to the SiteCatalyst implementation manual (PDF, 1.6 MB).
Note: During the generation process, the entire contents of the SC Tracking Layer are regenerated. For this reason, it is strongly recommended that you do not attempt to customize the code. Doing so may result in losing the changes you made in the panel.
As you click the Details button, the tracking information appears in the Output panel (see Figure 12). This information consists of the full URL of the call, followed by a list of variables passed along in this URL.
All of the variables you have set in the tracking library and on the tracker appear in this list (
eVar1 as
v1 and
prop2 as
c2). Additionally, a few more variables are populated automatically. For example,
s describes the visitor's screen resolution.
Notice that the value stored for
v1 is populated with a different value, depending on the section of the ad displayed when you clicked the Details button. Play the movie again, and try clicking the Details button three times: once while each of the three images is displayed. Notice the three calls shown in the Output panel display different values for
You can also debug SiteCatalyst tracking using package sniffers (such as Fiddler on Windows or Charles Proxy on Mac OS X) or directly in the browser (using several Firefox add-ons, such as Firebug, HttpFox, and others). FireBug has an extension called OmniBug, which displays SiteCatalyst calls in an easy-to-read format.
As you've followed along with this article, you've learned about two new concepts for implementing SiteCatalyst tracking in Flash Professional: tracking libraries and trackers. These elements are designed to ease the process of implementation while maintaining a high level of flexibility for tracking your Flash projects.
A tracking library hides the complexity of SiteCatalyst implementations by helping you map proprietary variable names to more user-friendly names, using a Tracker class and a Service class. When setting up new libraries and trackers, you can add and remove variables and configure their values. The settings on the service are aggregated with the settings of a tracker in order to populate an AppMeasurement instance. A tracker-level value overrides a library-level value if a variable is set on both. However, given the general versus particular nature of libraries and trackers, there are some differences in terms of what variables are available for each of them.
When setting up a library, you can configure mapped eVars and props, standard tracking variables (such as pageName and campaign), configuration variables (including debugTracking) and you can add any number of production and development report suites. The configuration variables and the report suites are considered to be common for most calls which use the same tracking library, so they can only be configured for the library. To update these settings, you'll make changes in the Libraries tab of the SiteCatalyst panel.
Any eVar, prop or basic variable set as required in the wizard is available only in the tracker. Use the Trackers tab to configure mapped eVars and props, standard tracking variables (such as pageName and campaign), products and events for each tracker. As mentioned previously, settings for the products and events attributes will be covered in an upcoming article.
This article describes how to implement a basic tracking workflow. You've learned how to create a tracking library and add a tracking call that gets triggered when a visitor clicks a button. To learn more about Adobe SiteCatalyst, check out these additional resources:
Adobe also offers a free SiteCatalyst extension for Flash Builder 4.0.1. See the article titled Introducing the SiteCatalyst Extension for Flash Builder 4 to learn more.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License


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Effect of Antioxidants on Oxygen Induced Vasoconstriction in Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Induced Inflammatory Model in Humans
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Oxidative stress has been implicated in playing a pathogenic role in many disease processes, especially in age-related disorders. It has been hypothesized that antioxidative agents such as vitamins and minerals, which are capable of scavenging free radicals, may reduce oxidative stress and may, in turn, be beneficial for patients with age-related disorders. Based on this hypothesis, several different combinations of vitamins have been introduced, all targeting at reducing oxidative stress. However, the in-vivo determination of the antioxidative properties of a certain drug or vitamin combination are hard to determine. In the current study, the researchers propose to investigate the effect of VITAMAC®, a combination of vitamins and minerals, in a systemic in-vivo inflammation model.
In the present study, the infusion of LPS, which is a cell wall component of Gram-negative bacteria and a major mediator in the pathogenesis of septic shock, will be used as a standardized experimental model of systemic inflammation in humans. Given that inflammation is associated with enhanced oxidative stress and widespread endothelial dysfunction, the LPS model is well suitable for determination of the antioxidative effects of VITAMAC®. As a main outcome parameter, the vascular reactivity of retinal vessels to systemic hyperoxia (induced by breathing 100% oxygen) will be tested in presence or absence of the antioxidant combination.
|Drug: Vitamin and mineral supplement Drug: Placebo Drug: 100% Oxygen Drug: Escherichia coli Endotoxin
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
|Official Title:
|Effect of Antioxidants on Oxygen Induced Vasoconstriction in LPS Induced Inflammatory Model in Humans
- Retinal blood flow [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
|Study Start Date:
|April 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: 1
Drug: Vitamin and mineral supplement
1 capsule/day in the morning for 14 days, containing: Lutein 12mg, Vitamin C 300mg, Zinc 10mg, Ginko Biloba 10mg, Flavonoids 25mg, Fish oil 300mg
Other Name: Vitamac DayDrug: Vitamin and mineral supplement
1 capsule/day in the evening for 14 days, containing: Zeaxanthin 5mg, Vitamin E 60mg, Copper 1mg, Selene 20µg, Ginko Biloba 10mg, Flavonoids 25mg, Alpha Lipon acid: 150mgDrug: 100% Oxygen
breathing of 100% O2 for 30 minutes on both study daysDrug: Escherichia coli Endotoxin
Escherichia coli Endotoxin (LPS, US Standard Reference Endotoxin, dose: 2 ng/kg bodyweight (corresponding to 20 IU/kg), i.v. bolus on both study days.
Other Name: LPS (US Standard)
|Placebo Comparator: 2
Drug: Placebo
2 capsules/day for 14 daysDrug: 100% Oxygen
breathing of 100% O2 for 30 minutes on both study daysDrug: Escherichia coli Endotoxin
Escherichia coli Endotoxin (LPS, US Standard Reference Endotoxin, dose: 2 ng/kg bodyweight (corresponding to 20 IU/kg), i.v. bolus on both study days.
Other Name: LPS (US Standard)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 35 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men aged between 18 and 35 years, nonsmokers
- Body mass index between 15th and 85th percentile (Must et al. 1991)
- Normal findings in the medical history and physical examination unless the investigator considers an abnormality to be clinically irrelevant
- Normal laboratory values unless the investigator considers an abnormality to be clinically irrelevant
- Normal ophthalmic findings, ametropia < 3 Dpt
Exclusion Criteria:
- Regular use of medication, abuse of alcoholic beverages, participation in a clinical trial in the 3 weeks preceding the study
- Treatment in the previous 3 weeks with any drug, vitamins and minerals supplements as well
- Symptoms of a clinically relevant illness in the 3 weeks before the first study day
- History of hypersensitivity to the trial drug or to drugs with a similar chemical structure
- History or presence of gastrointestinal, liver or kidney disease, or other conditions known to interfere with, distribution, metabolism or excretion of study drugs
- Blood donation during the previous 3 weeks
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00914576
|Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna
|Vienna, Austria, 1090
|Principal Investigator:
|Gerhard Garhofer, MD
|Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Gerhard Garhofer, Prof. Dr., Medical University of Vienna
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00914576 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|June 3, 2009
|Last Updated:
|July 23, 2013
Keywords provided by Gerhard Garhofer, Medical University of Vienna:
Endotoxin, Escherichia Coli
Regional Blood Flow
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Protective Agents
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Business confidence has risen sharply following financial crisis lows of the month before, but business conditions remain soft and forward indicators of demand are weak, the National Australia Bank's monthly business survey shows.
The temporary aversion of the US ''fiscal cliff'' and more positive data about the Chinese data, coupled with the Reserve Bank's 25 basis points interest rate cut last month, saw NAB's monthly business confidence index lift to 3 in December, from minus 9 the month before.
The monthly business conditions index improved from minus 6 in November to minus 4 in December, as conditions remained particularly challenging in the wholesale, manufacturing, retail and construction sectors, the bank said in a statement this morning.
''When combined with particularly weak activity readings in the preceding three monthly surveys, the December monthly survey provided further evidence that the Australian economy slowed into the back end of 2012,'' NAB said.
Although business confidence rose, the bank said it was not yet known if the feelings of optimism would continue into this year.
NAB said the weakness in wholesale was worrying and could be an indicator for poor business conditions at in the first quarter of 2013.
''Our analysis suggests that if the December reading for wholesale conditions were to continue in [the first-quarter of] 2013, overall business conditions could be expected to fall to around minus 8 index points,'' the bank said.
''That, in turn, is suggestive of an economy running at around 1 per cent growth in annualised terms.''
Business conditions in South Australia and Western Australia fell sharply in December, in part due to the effect of reduced mining investment on supporting industries, NAB said.
But conditions strengthened in Queensland, Australia's second largest mining state.
At the same time, business confidence rose across Australia, with a strong lift in Western Australia on the back of the rise of the iron ore price and stronger Chinese data, NAB added.
When combined with particularly weak activity readings in the preceding three monthly surveys, the December monthly survey provided further evidence that the Australian economy slowed into the back end of 2012
The bank said it still expected three interest rate cuts this year, starting at the Reserve Bank's next meeting on February 5, and a growth of 2 per cent for 2013.
Roy Morgan survey finds decline in confidence
Meanwhile, a business survey by Roy Morgan in mid-January found a small decline in business confidence for December, reflecting a mix of positive and negative business news during that period, the research company said.
''This rather complex interaction of factors on business is likely to result in continued volatility in Business Confidence for some time until a clearer and more stable pattern emerges,'' Roy Morgan industry communications director Norman Morris said.
Roy Morgan added that the fall reflected businesses' concerns that Australia's economic conditions would not improve over the next year, or the next five years.
Consumers 'paying down debt'
At the same time, a Newspoll survey by Dun & Bradstreet on consumers' credit expectations, which was released this morning, found that respondents were cutting back on debt and increasing their use of debit cards as they became more cautious about spending and borrowing.
Expectations for household debt this month were at 18 per cent for the March quarter, a fall from 22 and 26 per cent for the last two quarters, the survey found.
''Overall, we've witnessed a sizeable shift in the spending behaviour of the Australian consumer. There is a greater degree of consideration being applied to each spending decision and a greater focus on spending within our means,'' Dun & Bradstreet's chief executive Gareth Jones said in a statement.
''This attitude towards spending, especially on discretionary items, can have a negative knock-on effect for Australian businesses.... The upside to this ongoing mood of consumer conservatism is that we may see an improvement in the levels of personal debt and delinquency, which should help those households experiencing financial stress.''
Australian businesses in China 'optimistic'
In a separate survey, the Australia China Business Perceptions Survey, released today, found that 69 per cent of Australian businesses operating in China were optimistic about the country's economy, while 66 per cent had a positive outlook of their own organisation's performance within it.
Federal trade minister Craig Emerson welcomed the results of the survey, which was conducted by Sweeney Research, saying that ''China's shift to a consumer-driven growth model is creating huge demand for a range of high-value Australian goods and services, as well as our traditional commodity exports''.
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A CRASH on the Spur Road is causing delays for motorists this morning.
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TSC Design celebrates modern workplace trends and a new office culture for Heineken's NYC headquarters.
TSC Design celebrates modern workplace trends and a new office culture for Heineken's NYC headquarters.
Heineken USA and Heineken Americas both know the importance of not letting the past dictate who you are, but letting it be a part of who you will become. So when New York-based TSC Design sent over a pitch for the design of its consolidated NYC offices that included images of TSC staff holding up Heineken bottles and was signed "your future customers," the company must have known the potential synergy was off the charts.
Heineken was not only merging a number of area offices into a singular location, but also wanted to move away from the more traditional corporate interior with enclosed offices and toward an open plan environment.
"Companies today need to do be more efficient with smaller spaces, and an open environment helps," says Anthony Simon, design director and senior associate at TSC. Jennifer Hirsch, a fellow designer on the project, agrees.
"I think that's the way corporate has seemed to go," she says. "People are moving toward more flexible work. They can work from home or drop in at the office. Everything isn't as permanent as it used to be, so they need more flexible spaces and group environments where it's more collaborative for when employees are in the office."
The company was keenly interested in pursuing that new philosophy, and wanted to foster creativity and innovation amongst its staff with a more transparent environment. And while leaders at Heineken had their hearts
set on a big, lofty downtown space, they needed a locale that was more centralized to accommodate the company's variety of commuters. With staff comfort in mind, they decided on a midtown location instead.
In order to provide them with that "loft feel" in a midtown office building, TSC did a number of things, one being to celebrate the ceiling. "We really wanted to make it open and airy, so we exposed most of the ceiling on each side, both Heineken Americas and Heineken USA. They're separated by a central bar, over which we dropped the ceiling just enough to accommodate the HVAC, and created an array of light troughs so the ceiling has more dynamic movement to it." All ceiling paint colors as well as the office furniture are of a lighter color, and great views allow for individual workstations to benefit from a good amount of daylight.
The more collaborative environment thrives off of unique common areas, as well as many spaces that are conducive to impromptu meetings, particularly the office's two "star lounges." With one sporting a 47th and Park Avenue view, and the other looking out onto 46th and Lexington Avenue, they allow for casual yet stimulating meetings that don't require a reservation. A large training room can be divided up for smaller, more intimate sessions. Conference rooms are softened with more rounded features.
"They didn't want rigid walls," says Simon. "We introduced a lot of curved elements, so as people come in it creates a natural flow that leads you into the space. They're all glass, as they really didn't want frosted or shaded areas that you couldn't see into."
The conference rooms are also a prime example of how TSC paid homage to Heineken not just as a beverage company, but as the international lifestyle brand it has evolved into. Each room gives a nod to the origin of one of the multiple brands under the Heineken umbrella, such as Dos Equis and Amstel. For Dos Equis, a custom table image zooms in on the pattern of a Mexican poncho in an abstract way, thanks to the TSC graphics department, which was heavily involved in the design. Working with the Heineken creative marketing team, they sourced imagery for a consumer branding area that features columns shrouded in a number of vintage print ads. TSC also recognized the brand's extensive history with a timeline located in the promenade near the training room.
"It's inspired by a subway map, and we used key milestones and important dates throughout Heineken's history," Simon explains. Another unique element is the "mock cooler" bank of glass refrigerators utilized for visual marketing presentations. It's a sales tool that allows the team to see how their ideas would actually look out in the market.
The Heineken bottle and signature star are seen in more ways than one throughout the space, as the team transformed them into architectural elements. "We did a lot of graphic testing with [the star] in fragmenting it—not in an obvious direction, but in a subtle and abstract and more artistic way," says Simon. That concept can be seen in features like the lighting elements above the bar area, which change colors and include customized setting capabilities.
Taking up approximately one-fifth of the 38,000-square-foot project, the bar divides the office into Heineken USA and Heineken Americas sides. "They wanted to celebrate it more, not only in a beverage aspect, but for impromptu meetings, social interaction and client events. They wanted to treat it as a true gathering place," Simon says. The columns feature "modern hatched artwork patterns," using the bottles of the multiple brands, also courtesy of the TSC graphics department.
And from pop art to the real thing, the lobby and elevator banks offer up a huge wow factor in the form of 3,000 bottles, all cut by a millworker and embedded in crystallized acrylic panels backlit with LEDs.
"We had fun with the public areas, and then when you come out of those you enter more clean and open environments," says Simon.
"I think because the two [Heineken Americas and Heineken USA] are divided by the bar, we relied heavily on being creative in the central parts to draw both sides there. They were concerned that the division would reserve people to their sides, so we wanted to draw them out to the bar as a calming, inviting gathering space."
And who wouldn't want to grab a drink with coworkers after a long, exhausting week, especially when you don't even have to leave the office? Talk about the workplace of the future.
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HOUSTON - While football fans from around the country are watching, a former New Orleanian is cheering from Houston.
For the 10th time in Super Bowl history, the spotlight rested on New Orleans Sunday.
Lakesha Reed, originally from New Orleans, owns a New Orleans style Cajun food restaurant in the 3100 block of Old Spanish Trail.
"It's just great for the city. Everybody's proud to call it home, proud to be out (and) show America what our city is like," said Reed.
Reed calls Cajun food a fitting compliment for football's grand finale, whether on Bourbon Street or in the Bayou City.
"It's more like a party. You're at home, getting ready for a house party. It's kind of how we treat it with all your friends," said Reed.
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Rimmel London Eye Magnifier Mascara Reviews
not wowedi was excited by the reviews with the 10s and re-purchases , i just wasnt impressed. it is just a very basic mascara with that plastic bristle brush i really am no fan of. it did come with a black kohl eyeliner pencil for free tho, and the eyeliner was absolutly great. rimmel is just a great brand. — 8 years, 2 months agocorizotti | 550 reviews
Good Product!I really like this mascara. I have multiple mascaras for my car, bathroom, purse, etc. But when I get to this one, I find myself looking forward to using it. Maybe it is the cool packaging. — 9 years, 7 months agomvap47 | 345 reviews
Best drug-store mascaraIt seperates, lengthens, volumizes, what else can i say? Best beauty product you can get for under $5. — 9 years, 2 months agoluxylexi | 234 reviews
Not badBut not great. It does clump up your lashes. Also, it did not make them as long as I would have liked. I found something better (try The Falsies). — 6 years, 9 months agojenicide1 | 292 reviews
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Eye openerThis mascara actually seems to lift the lashes making the eyes look bigger and brighter. However, if you are in the market for volume, this does a decent job of thickening , but not overly so. — 9 years, 9 months agocoinma | 175 reviews
Flakes galoreFrom all the great reviews I'm thinking I may have gotten a bad tube but I am not liking this mascara. It's basic at best but it is unbelievably flaky and leaves lots of little clumps all over the lashes. Booo. For cheaper mascaras I'll stick with my Maybelline Full n' Soft or even the Rimmel extra super lash which is outstanding. — 8 years, 3 months agocherrypie | 196 reviews
=/i really needed a good mascara & i heard rimmel was good so i picked tis up from rite but was very disappointed. it clumps A LOT & leaves my lashes hard & crusty =[ & it's a little hard 2 take it off as well i feel like i will rip my lashes out sometimes =[ not reccomended — 6 years, 3 months agoSugarScrub13 | 83 reviews
Good but not greatIt gives good length and volume, and great curl! It does clump though! Only thing i didnt like was with the cheaper brush. It is plastic and the bristles are short. I personally do not like this type of brush. But with another brush this mascara would be a ten! — 6 years, 4 months agomissalexhobbs | 3 reviews
Ehhh..It was ok. Not the best, not the worst. It took a lot of layering to get any length and then it was all clumpy. Just didn't work for me — 7 years, 2 months agoryleighk | 5 reviews
Pretty good mascara!First of all, I'm incredibly picky about my mascara. I need a mascara to thicken but not lengthen. Curling would also be nice. And Eye Magnifier pretty much took care of all that! The formula thickened my sparse eyelashes and held a curl quite nicely. The black colour I got was very sooty and dark, very dramatic. When I applied it, I had to be careful of not getting clumps on my lashes, but a comb...read more took care of that. My only beef was that the formula wasn't especially long-lasting. But if there's a waterproof one out there, I'm be sure to grab it. A great mascara for the price. — 7 years, 9 months agoKohimame | 3 reviews
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The M4 has reopened after an earlier crash closed the road in both directions.
Both eastbound and westbound carriageways were closed between J16 Swindon West and J17 Chippenham over the lunch period.
Wiltshire Police have said five vehicles collision were involved.
Emergency services attended the scene and one woman trapped in her car was released and taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath with minor injuries.
The road reopened at 2.20pm.
Heavy delays were experienced in and around the area, particularly in Royal Wootton Bassett following the closure of Dauntsey bridge.
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I recently got an Asus EEE PC 701SD for free but was dismayed to find they have started using a different wireless card in them. It now uses the RTL8187SE which is not the RTL8187 that is a good one. It is the same card as used in the MSI wind Net book as well. Therefore it no longer works on a default install of BT3 .
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HOUSTON - A father of three was shot and killed at his home in southwest Houston.
Around 8 p.m. Friday, police said someone knocked on the front door of a home on Portsmouth Street near Hazard Street. When the homeowner, 35-year-old answered, the person opened fire, shooting him multiple times.
Detectives said Rowell died by the front door. His three children were home at the time, and two neighborhood children were spending the night at the house. The children may have seen Rowell after he had been shot, police said.
Police recovered shell casings by the front door, but there are no known witnesses who may have seen the shooter.
"It's early on in the investigation," said Sgt. Brian Harris, with the Houston Police Department Homicide division. "We still need to knock on doors, talk to neighbors, and see if anyone else knows anything. We believe that the assailants knew the victim, and the victim knew the assailants."
Police said Rowell was also the brother-in-law of a Houston police officer.
"Many times, by piecing together the person's life, usually the suspects appear as being the missing piece of that puzzle," Harris said.
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OTTAWA — On May 6, 7, and 8 kindergarten students were invited to
attend Putnam County Safety City. The event was held at the Putnam
County Fairgrounds.
Mike Klear, with the Putnam County Educational
Service Center, said all nine public schools and the three Catholic
Schools took part in this year's event. He said 553 children traveled
through the "city" and learned about important safety issues.
Children learned about railroad, pedestrian, water, seatbelt and bike safety.
helmets the children rode bicycles around a road, learning how to use
their arm to signal turns, stop at stop signs and look for traffic.
also were pedestrians and drivers at another stop in Safety City.
Driving miniature cars they learned the importance of always looking
both ways at stop signs. As pedestrians they were taught the same
Another visit in Safety CIty was at a "swimming pool" of
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concrete around a pool, not diving into shallow water and being careful
when you jump into water were taught to the students.
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Ottawa, Pandora, Columbus Grove and Leipsic Police Departments,
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Classic Films of a Bygone EraTrivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
Below are six (6) anagrams of film actors/actresses from the Silver Screen. Your job is twofold: firstly, try and name these people and secondly, ascertain the classic movie they all featured in.
Civil clone
Lace Maker
Jobs 'n' hole
Fair folk robs
Now dear vandals
Dr. Refer kicker
HintFamous Quote: "It's Alive! It's Alive!"
One more famous quote:
"You're crazy!" ... "Crazy, am I? We'll see whether I'm crazy or not."
AnswerColin Clive - Civil clone
Mae Clarke - Lace Maker
John Boles - Jobs 'n' hole
Boris Karloff - Fair folk robs
Edward Van Sloan - Now dear vandals
Frederick Kerr - Dr. Refer kicker
The Film? 1931 Frankenstein
The Cast:
Colin Clive - Dr. Henry Frankenstein
Mae Clarke - Elizabeth
John Boles - Victor Moritz
Boris Karloff - The Monster
Edward Van Sloan - Dr. Waldman
Frederick Kerr - Baron Frankenstein
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So, I've been looking for an exhaust for my 335 for what seems like forever, and was not keen on the sound of the HPF exhaust I bought previously. So, I thought, let's put the feelers out there on the AE quad exhaust. I've always wanted this exhaust, but was never ready to pull the trigger. Well, After one quick pm to Mike, I knew it was finally going to happen. This man made one of my dreams come true and I couldn't be any more thankful!!!
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