Breaking News: FDA Can Now Regulate E-Cigarettessoon begin regulating e-cigarettes, hookah, and premium cigars in a similar way as traditional tobacco cigarettes. The new regulations will take effect in 90 days.
Currently, e-cigarettes are unregulated, meaning that there are no restrictions to how they are marketed and sold. The new FDA minors, disallow free samples of e-cigarettes, disallow, and have the manufacturer place health warnings on e-cigarette packaging. E-cigarette vendors will also need to verify the age of the consumer with a photo ID.
Debi Hudson, Respiratory Therapist and Tobacco Treatment Specialist at Indiana University Health, is optimistic about the new changes. “Those of us who work in tobacco control have long understood that e-cigarettes have the potential to cause a lot of harm,” she says. “We have been looking forward to the FDA regulating these products.”
According to Hudson, tobacco products like e-cigarettes are “as bad if not worse” than traditional cigarettes. For one, they are beingsomething Hudson says is untrue. “Tobacco companies market e-cigarettes as being mostly water vapor, but they're misleading the public,” says Hudson. In fact, e-cigarettes can contain high amounts of harmful chemicals such as formaldehyde, nicotine, and vegetable glycerin, all of which damage cellseizures.
Up until now, e-cigarettes have also not been subject to FDA labeling rules, meaning that the amount of nicotine on the label may not match up with what is actually in the product. “Just because the label on a product claims it doesn't contain nicotine, doesn't mean it's true,” explains Hudson. “Supposed 'zero nicotine' vials have actually been tested at much higher concentrations than zero. There are no FDA regulations, so, as a consumer, you don't know for sure if that's what you're getting.”
So will these new regulations help the public realize how dangerous e-cigarettes are? Hudson says they'll need to wait and see. “I think we're moving in the right direction,” she says.
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You will visit online museums and galleries that include art from the 20th and 21st century. There are numerous examples in both Christian and secular galleries and museums. Throughout this course, you will visit 5 virtual exhibits and write a 100-word summary about the artist from the exhibit and include a link to his/her work.
Spend some time thinking about the particular artists you may like.
Take time to look in the required books for this course to help you understand what period or movement the artists may be part of. You will also want to spend time online looking for information about the artists. Tip: Try thinking about starting with The Museum of Modern Art website.
By the end of Module/Week 6, you will have found a total of 5 artists, written a 100-word summary about each one, and included a link to visit his/her work. This makes up your Virtual Art Exhibit Project.
All creative work for this course should reflect the skills and artistic ability God has given you. Your goal for this course should be to put forth your best effort and to strive for excellence and growth.
NOTE: For this Virtual Art Exhibit Project you should visit 5 separate virtual exhibits and write 5 separate 100-word summaries about the artist from that exhibit and include a link to the artwork.


Anyone can buy and sell cryptocurrencies online, but that doesn’t mean it’s safe. Just because you’re on the internet doesn’t mean you’re in an honest place. There are many forex scams that have taken advantage of people, which is why it’s important to be mindful when trading forex online. For instance, cryptocurrency exchanges like Coinbase are less regulated than others, which is why they may be more prone to fraud. If you want to make sure your transactions are safe and secure, here are some things you should know about bitcoin forex scams.
1 What are bitcoin forex scams?
2 How do bitcoin forex scams work?
3 How to avoid bitcoin forex scams
4 What should you do if you have been scammed?
There are many different types of bitcoin forex scams, but they all share one thing in common: They’re designed to steal your money.
Fake accounts of popular traders on stock market websites who push you into buying cryptocurrencies by promising to help you get rich.
Fake ICOs that promise you a lot of money for little work.
Fake trading websites that promise great returns on your investment, but actually steal your money due to poor security.
Scam trading platforms that promise high returns but actually steal your money.
Bitcoin forex scams are everywhere, so it’s important to be mindful of your transactions and make sure you’re on the correct site. If you’re looking for a new trading site, be sure to do some research before deciding which one to use.
How do bitcoin forex scams work?
Bitcoin forex scams exist when an exchange is willing to take on lower amounts of money or higher amounts of money in order to get more volume on the site. Bitcoin forex scams are often attributed to cryptocurrency exchanges like Coinbase, which may be more unregulated than others.
Bitcoin forex scams are often seen when an exchange is willing to take on lower amounts of money or higher amounts of money in order to get more volume on the site. Bitcoin forex scams are often attributed to cryptocurrency exchanges like Coinbase, which may be more unregulated than others. Bitcoin forex scams are common because they occur when people are trying to get their money out of the exchanges quickly. Bitcoin forex scams often get people’s private keys and assets without any authorization. Bitcoin forex scams happen when exchanges get away with stealing people’s assets.
How to avoid bitcoin forex scams
Most people are buying bitcoins because of the price increase. But the truth is, you shouldn’t be so quick to jump on the bandwagon. It’s important to be vigilant of your surroundings. There are many forex scams that have taken advantage of people, which is why it’s important to be mindful when trading forex online. For instance, cryptocurrency exchanges like Coinbase are less regulated than others, which is why they may be more prone to fraud. If you want to make sure your transactions are safe and secure, here are some things you should know about bitcoin forex scams.
First of all, if you’re considering buying bitcoins on an exchange, make sure that the exchange is reputable. Coinbase is a reputable exchange for example, but not every exchange is. When you’re considering buying bitcoins on an exchange, check out reviews of the exchange before you start.
Then, ensure that your computer is safe to use for trading. Make sure that it’s up-to-date with all the latest software and security patches. A virus could prevent you from timely transferring your coins and possibly costing you money in the process.
Next, you should check out reviews and ratings of the exchange. It’s important to see if other people have had success
What should you do if you have been scammed?
First, do not panic. Think about what you can do and where you can turn. There is a lot you can do to help yourself and your recovery.
Next, report the scam. If you have been scammed, report it to the appropriate authorities. Contact your bank or the police to report the crime. This will help move forward with your case and may even help you recover some of your money, if possible.
Next, contact the appropriate financial institutions to help you recover your money. Depending on what company was involved in the scam, they may be able to offer you assistance in recovering your funds.
Finally, contact the appropriate authorities to get help with your case.


Note, I am learning with you on this journey and to be honest am excited ✨ so let's get our hands dirty with markdown :metal:.
Before we get to the nerdy and technical definition of markdown, we both know that sh** is boring 😪 let's talk about HTML, the programming language which we can hack NASA with 😜.
" If Internet Explorer is brave enough to ask to be your default browser, You are brave enough to ask that girl out 😏. "
Below we have specified all the basic elements you’ll use most often:, this will also be our reference for the future because after all we are dumb creatures and we forgot a lot, don't pretend that you ain't dumb 😏.
Headings in Markdown are any line which is prefixed with the # symbol. The number of hashes indicates the level of the heading. One hash is converted to an header1, two hashes to an header2 and so on. There are 6 levels of headers that you can make use of - but let's be honest here for most writing, you’ll rarely ever need more than 3.
If you want a word to be italic, wrap it in asterisks. Making a word bold doesn't take that much too, just double the asterisks. bold-italic statements John Wick style 🔫, use triple asterisks.
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Using a traditional writing user interface e.g 'Microsoft Word' you have to pause your writing every few minutes (or sometimes seconds) and reach for the mouse in order to click, highlight, click a formatting button, and then click back to where you left off in order to continue. This process is just dumb, all we want to do is get the words out of our head and onto the screen.
I hope that we enjoyed learning markdown together, and don't forget this is just a basic introductory to markdown.


exchange for a bailout. But this is very different from the decisions which will face the new government that takes shape after elections. It isn’t at all clear that that government, freshly elected and not feeling as much ownership over the deal – and perhaps peopled with more populist members – will still favor accepting the aid from the EU with all of the onerous conditions (which more or less guarantee recession/depression in Ireland for years, as in Greece). And then the EU will have to decide whether it wants to slacken the conditions, or let Ireland fail.
Irish bonds dipped a tiny bit (5bps) in a generally rallying market, but it is hard to read very much into the behavior of that market when the ECB stands ready to scoop up lots of bonds when needed. Credit default swaps on Ireland widened 10bps while those for other periphery countries narrowed 5-10bps on the day (thanks to my friend AK for the update!). But in general, this is still a page 5 story, at best, here. If and when the budget fails (which it shouldn’t), or if and when the new government repudiates the EU deal (which I think is somewhat likely) after the February elections, it will become a page 1 story again. And it won’t just be a story about Ireland at that point, but also the other periphery nations and indeed the whole bailout structure, because as much as Europe wants to think of itself as one body, it still has a couple of dozen legislatures. Getting unanimity from a loose confederation of states is a daunting challenge, and retaining unanimity will be a great feat indeed. But for now, still page 5 and the dollar keeps sinking against the Euro.
The Treasury market was near unchanged, and the inflation market mixed. Stocks rallied back to Friday’s high (still 5 points shy of a new rally high) on very light volume of less than 1bln shares. Equity volumes so far this year, in fact, have remained slack despite the widespread opinion that a new bull market is underway. Perhaps some of that may be due to the weather, but as the chart below shows the volumes for the first 15 trading days of 2011 are the slowest of the last half-dozen years.
Draw whatever conclusions you wish about the technical state of the market (although “sputtering” seems fair), but I’d also return to the point I raised the other day about the profitability of dealers. While trading volumes remain slack, it will be difficult for these firms to consistently make as much money as their shareholders would like, absent the releasing of credit reserves.
With a Fed meeting on Wednesday, it is worth taking note of an.” I had written about this last month in an article I called “Inflation Targeting – Bronco Ben Rides Again?” Indeed, I think that setting an explicit inflation rate target, as opposed to the unofficial 2% target that everyone knows they have, has almost no upside and lots of downside. That’s more of the “writing policy options” approach that the Fed has preferred over the last couple of decades, choosing a course with small and/or uncertain benefits but large and/or certain costs, and it is a bad idea.
It is especially a bad idea because of the widespread skepticism of the concept of core inflation, not solely among retail investors any more but also among some institutional investors who prefer a median CPI or trimmed-mean approach. If the Fed targeted headline inflation, they are sure to fail over most meaningful horizons because the mean reversion period of headline inflation is longer than the policy horizon…which means that even a policy that held core inflation exactly at the target would frequently be seen to have failed against a headline inflation target (and the FOMC clearly cannot affect food and energy prices in the short run!).
A more interesting change for the Fed would be to move to price level targeting, and that is superior to the current practice of ad-hoc adjustments to hit an inflation rate target only one year out. But it is still a bad choice, as my December column argues. (Also look to Kahn’s piece, “,” for good background on the issue. I summarize the paper in that column).
The first January data shows up on Tuesday in the form of Consumer Confidence (Consensus: 54.0 vs 52.5). If we are expanding, rather than merely bouncing after a deep trough, then Consumer Confidence needs to rapidly move above 80 (see Chart). So far, there has been no sign of that. I expect we will begin to see some improvement, but rising gasoline prices and falling housing prices are currently counteracting any positive confidence from the equity rally.
The “Jobs Hard to Get” subindex was last 46.8, and it needs to be below 40 before we can be confident that employment is really going to be steadily improving. The last time that subindex was below 40 was in November 2008; in January 2008 it was at 20.6.
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Some large employers, such as Walmart and the fast food industry, might support a reduction in the payroll tax (low-wage workers would benefit most from such a policy move). But the question would be how many of them would go to bat in a big way for such a tax swap?


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The New York-based company recently inked a deal with Benderson Development for a 3,200-square-foot space located in UTC's East District, near California Pizza Kitchen. The Sarasota location is the chain's sixth in Florida and the first in our region; the closest locations are Orlando to the north and Boca Raton to the south. There aren't any details on an official opening date yet, but we'll keep you posted.
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This is a twist on the traditional home-baked pizza for summertime entertaining. The beauty of this recipe is that it allows everyone to personalize their own pizza to their taste. Once shaped, the pizzas grill up in a matter of minutes, the key is organizing the toppings beforehand. It’s great for an outdoor pizza party and gives the grill another purpose in the season of outdoor dinner parties and barbecues. It also pairs perfectly with the Diamond Collection Pinot Noir cans!
1 bunch fresh basil, about 1 cup
Your choice of veggies*
*Any added veggies like zucchini, squash, potato, broccoli rabe, onions, peppers etc should be pre-sautéed or grilled before adding them as toppings.
In a stand mixer with dough hook or large mixing bowl, combine the yeast and water together. Stir the yeast until it is fully dissolved and let it rest for 10 minutes.
On low speed, gradually add the flour cup by cup to the bowl. Mix until the flour is thoroughly combined about 2 minutes.
Add the salt to the dough and mix it in for just a minute on low speed. Let the dough rest for an additional 15 minutes.
Continue to knead the dough for 8-10 minutes on medium speed or with your hands on a floured work surface while gradually pouring in the olive oil until it is smooth and satiny.
Keep the dough in the bowl and cover with plastic wrap or tea towel. Allow the dough to rise in a warm spot in the house for about 1-2 hours, until it has doubled in size.
Once it has doubled in size, remove the dough from the bowl and place it on a lightly floured work surface.
Gather a parchment lined baking sheet that you will use to pat down the dough.
Decide the size and number of pizzas you would like to make. You can make either 6-8 individual pizzas or 2 larger rounds.
Shape the dough on the parchment paper by patting it down on your hands with a drizzle of olive oil. It should be roughly 1/2”-1” thick. Flip the shaped pizza over and brush the other side with olive oil.
Continue to shape each pizza and place them on the parchment paper.
Let the shaped dough rest for at least 30 minutes while you prepare your toppings.
Gather all of your toppings, sauces, and seasonings on a large tray (with spoons if needed) and place it right by your grill. It makes it so much easier to have everything prepared when you’re at the grill as the pizzas cook fast.
Once you are ready to grill, turn on it on to medium-high heat.
Once it’s the grill is at least up to 350 degrees or when the grills are nice and hot, using your hands, take a pizza round and place it directly on to the grill. Be sure they are lightly brushed with oil. They make not be perfectly shaped and look rather look a bit rustic which is fine.
You have to be quick about it and it’s best to have all of the pizzas on the grill at the same time.
Let the pizzas grill for about 5 minutes on one side, although keep an eye on them as the temperature may change. Close the grill to cook the pizzas for a minute or two. Brush the side facing up with more olive oil.
Take a peek underneath to check if they are a nice golden brown with a slight char.
Using a spatula or tongs, flip over the pizzas all at once.
Immediately dress the pizzas with your selected toppings and seasonings as you would a normally baked pizza. Have fun with the toppings there is no right or perfect combinations besides whatever you prefer!
Close the grill to melt the cheese for a minute or two.
Continue to grill for an additional 3-5 minutes. You may need to lower the grill if they are getting too crisp.
Remove from the grill onto a serving board and serve immediately. Add additional fresh herbs or seasonings if you like.
Here are two basic sauces to start as a foundation:
In a large 10” sauté pan, add a glue of olive oil to the pan as well as the onions and garlic over medium - low heat. Once the onions are translucent and soft, add in the tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, and basil. Bring the sauce down to a simmer and continue to cook for 8-10  minutes until it has slightly thickened. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
In a food processor, add the garlic, grated parmesan, pine nuts, fresh basil, and arugula. Pulse several times until it resembles a rough paste. While pulsing, pour in the olive oil in a steady stream until it is a smooth consistency. You can stretch it or thin it a little with a tablespoon of water or additional olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Now don’t say that I didn’t warn you, dear reader. I said posting was sporadic, didn’t I? And so the only way forward is to find a way to post more regularly so we can build up a bit more of a rapport. Here we have the chance to connect and share stories and opinions with all this modern technology, and so why not start a little series to help you get to know me better?
As a good friend of mine suggested that I might write something about music and I was supposed to be working on some biographical material, I thought why not combine the two? Music and memories are often very strong linchpins in people’s minds, each triggering the other. Songs that were playing at tempestuous moments in life often become firm favourites or emotionally charged.
So here’s a few of mine, starting with the first song that really blew me away.
Years later my father would reveal that he had actually worked as part of the broadcasting unit who were at the time filming a Thor concert at the Marquee. He recounted how the stage act including the singer blowing up a hot water bottle like a balloon until it burst.
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Thus followed PO Box addressed to various groups like Amnesty, Greenpeace and Native Nations.
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I own about 3 or 4 Lands End totes but could definitely use more especially with the new colors and styles. I saw at least 5 totes that I want.
I want you to really take a look at the prints in the shorts and dresses. Beautiful. Of course, I loved it all. What do you like?
Basically with Lands End their apparel, outerwear, footwear and home items will never go out of style. My family and I will continue to be fans. I will be sporting a few of the items from this collection on my cruise.
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W Series will debut on Sky Sports for the 2022 season. The announcement arrives a week before the start of the third season in Miami (6-8 May), which will immediately grant fans a weekend of double racing.
A change in the previous plans of broadcasting will now see Channel 4 airing the United Kingdom Grand Prix live while only showing the highlights of all the other races. While the move behind a paywall would seem counterproductive in light of the will to enlarge the audience, in the past year it was often noted the difficulty of switching between broadcasting services, as qualifying was only available on Facebook. Moreover, free television often had scheduling issues in the case of sessions being postponed or suspended as during the weekend in Spa 2021 which should now the solved by the Sky coverage.
Finally, the partnership between the all-female Championship and Sky extends to the United Kingdom, Italy, and Germany and is a clear step to promote W Series to the general F1 audience, which is used to following other feeder series such as F2 and F3 on the same channels and with the same television formats. Now, with the broadcasting team yet to be announced, it will be up to Sky to create a coverage as equal as the principles of the Series.


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We acknowledge support from the NOESIS European project on “Ae,” the G. M. J. Schmidt Minerva Centre of Supramolecular Architectures, the “NES” MAGNET Program of the Israeli Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the University of Trieste, and MIUR (Grant Nos. PRIN 2006, Prot. 2006034372, and FIRB Prot. RBIN04HC3S)family. H.D.W. is the recipient of the Livio Norzi Professorial Chair.


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These cute scraps were in a couple of bags, and they looked ideal for the purpose of a baby quilt.
Some of the maroon, dark brown and olive green solids were also in the packs and co-ordinated well with just enough fabric to make the frames, so that was a win. The coloured spot I've had in my stash for a while (It's titled: 'Everything but the kitchen sink' by RJR Fabrics and is dated 2012 - as I said, I've had it in my stash for a while! This was just the right fabric to give the blocks a bit of a lift.
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Speak Freely... Don't Force the Issue
Being asked a very lengthy question, I’ll break it down to this: “How difficult is it to talk about the Anthanasian Creed being a false doctrine?”
There’s only one way to enter into [a] conversation these days. Not just on that creed being a false doctrine, which it most certainly is, but on any topic. It’s all about the word of God. Keeping it in its proper place, having the final say, is the [only] way.
As a firm believer [in] Messiah Yeshua, I’m not to accept everything that comes my way. The ones agreeing with Yeshua’s teachings won’t be forcing me to become fearful of the so called powers that be. In this case an earthly institution called, “church”. That will come from those [forcing] their own system of belief on others.
Yeshua didn’t force something, He preached it. He demonstrated it. It pleased God. His God (NKJV).
Those red letter words cause me to stay focused on the only thing that matters, Yeshua’s God.
God is. Yeshua is the Son of God. God sent Yeshua. Yeshua clearly established not only how I’m to approach God, to love Himy neighbor as myself, but that I’m to acknowledge Him being Yeshua’s God, and Father, too.
Not just me, it’s right there for all to see.
Those red letter words are meant for us all. In the first century, and today. Apostles Peter, John, and Saul (who is also called Paul), just to name a few, will be found guilty of being Yeshua’s brethren.
The moment I turned (by the grace of God) from that maze of man’s interpretations of the [Scriptures] forcing Yeshua to be “the Son is God,” God, the [Biblical] Yeshua rose to the surface.
By the way, those previously mentioned apostles, they didn’t have to deal with that which was written in 325-AD, the Anthanasian Creed. Nor withy’re the byproducts of that same creed.
I walk not being [of] this world, and on a day to day basis, knowing the God of the [Bible] is in full control. Pardon my grammar, this while being [in] this world, it don’t get any better than that.
Preaching the Anthanasian Creed as being anything but a false doctrine, not a chance. With the word of God having the final say, it can’t be anything but. Telling the truth, despite the consequences, is the only way to demonstrate God’s love. I’ve been on the other side of the fence, it doesn’t work. The word of God, when it’s all said and done, wins every time.
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Are you ready?According to the Word of God, we can go before the Judge of the universe with confidence. My book, Driven by Eternity, is designed to help you prepare. If that young Dutchman would have taken time to learn and prepare to enter Singapore, he would have avoided severe penalty. How much more important is it for us to prepare for our own judgment?


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After a couple tough years as HP chairman, Lane loses that gig and now faces a $100M tax bill from the IRS.
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The notion of fitness landscape from evolutionary biology (the work of Sewall Wright) can help us think about this graphically.
A fitness landscape can be thought of as a mountainous terrain, with peaks and valleys. A company (or an animal, in the natural world) may find itself at the top of a certain peak of fitness (A). This is perhaps only a local maximum, meaning that other peaks nearby could be taller, representing the possibility of greater growth, innovation, or profits. Alternatively, the fitness landscape may be undergoing change, such that new peaks may be growing, and the company’s position is becoming relatively less fit.
The management at company A may understand that it is time to head for B — for example, they may have decided that 2013 is the year to roll out comprehensive social tool use across the company, and that will help the company greatly. Or, in biological terms, they believe it will increase their evolutionary fitness in a changing world.
This is where a lot of companies flounder, and often for a long time. It’s perhaps an obvious thing but worth saying again: most social tools require nearly unanimous adoption for the greatest benefits to be realized, and can have very low pay back if even a small minority defect, especially if the minority are powerful or influential, like senior managers.
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In this country we have an active Catholic peace movement in Pax Christi, which aims at working together to promote peace through parishes, schools and social media.
Their website suggests ways we can all become better peacemakers. There are activities for families to do at home, including a peace liturgy for young children.
The national liturgy office have produced the following prayer for us all to join together praying for peace in our world.


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Love for one's country or oneself: a brand-choice framework in emerging markets.
Growth in emerging economies has been characterized by parallel increases in population size and rate of industrialization. As multinational companies continue their decades-long expansion into emerging marketsforeign brands (Steenkamp & de Jong, 2010). Researchers (Alden, Steenkamp, & Batra, 1999; Riefler, 2012) have demonstrated that consumers in developing countries tend to be charmed by foreign brands, particularly those with origins in Western or other developed countries. This effect is largely attributable to the better quality associated with these products and the higher social status associated with owning them (Batra, Ahuvia, & Bagozzi, 2012). Consumers in emerging markets have also witnessed the growth of large-scale domestic enterprises, resulting in a renaissance of domestic brands (Ding & Akoorie, 2009). Domestic companies often hold larger domestic market shares than do multinationals, presenting a considerable challenge to the operation of multinational companies in foreign countries (Ewing, Napoli, Pitt, & Watts, 2002). Some domestic enterprises in China have also expanded into the global market, and the quality of the products they export is now approaching the standard of world-renowned brands (Zhou, Yang, & Hui, 2010). There is some evidence to suggest that, as the Chinese economy has developed, Chinese consumers' attitude toward domestic products has gradually become more favorable (Li, Guofeng, & Kambele, 2012).
Given the improved perception of domestic brands, the choice between foreign and local brands for consumers in emerging markets has become increasingly difficult. This new friction has stimulated interest among researchers and marketing practitioners who seek to (a) determine how consumers behave in these markets, and (b) identifyir behavior (Sharma, 2011). In the current study, we sought to address these questions by testing the effects of national brand consciousness and self-brand connection on consumers' preferences for foreign and domestic brands.
Ethnocentrism relates to the tendency for individuals to be generally biased in such a way that they think highly of the group to which they belong--typically conceptualized as the nation or state--and accept cultures that are similar either to their own or to those with which they feel a connection (Talhelm et al., 2015). Batra, Ramaswamy, Alden, Steenkamp, and Ramachander (2014) proposed that consumer ethnocentrism tendency--which measures the degree to which consumers consider the purchase of domestic brands to be appropriate, correct, and moral--can explain consumers' preferences toward both domestic and foreign brands. Generally, an ethnocentric person would feel that purchasing foreign brands is inappropriate for both economic and moral reasons, but that purchasing domestic brands would provide him/her with recognition and a related sense of belonging as part of his/her ingroup (Alden et al., 1999).
In our study, we utilized a construct similar to ethnocentrism, labeled national brand consciousness (NBC), which indicates domestic consumers' identification with, and admiration for, domestic brands resulting from patriotism and an awareness that foreign brands may harm the national interest (Wang & Chen, 2004). The main difference between NBC and customer ethnocentrism tendency is that the latter is chiefly an indicator of national pride derived from historical and cultural backgrounds; the former is more closely related to consumers' patriotic sentiments (Wang, Li, Barnes, & Ahn, 2012).
In developed countries, domestic firms can manufacture products of high quality and, as a result, provide consumers with good value for their money. When foreign brands of comparable quality enter the market, consumers perceive these entrants as threats to theirwho are employed in the domestic firms. When this occurs, consumers often seek domestic brands out of a sense of national pride, as well as confidence in products produced by domestic firms (Cheron, Hayashi, & Sugimoto, 2015).
However, NBC is a more appropriate variable and predictor than is ethnocentrism for uuse, despite impressive economic growth, in these countries there are still few global industrial leaders, and the quality of domestic companies' products are often inferior to their foreign counterparts. In emerging markets, consumers perceive the quality of foreign products to be superior to that of domestic products (Lee, Kumar, & Kim, 2010). Therefore, consumers in emerging economies often lack pride or confidence in the products produced by companies in their home countries. To illustrate this, Nguyen, Nguyen, and Barrett (2008) found that consumers in less developed economies were less ethnocentric and less likely to believe that locally manufactured products were superior to foreign-made products than were their counterparts in developed lands.
Hypothesis 1: National brand consciousness will be related to consumers' attitudes toward domestic and foreign brands in that for domestic brands, national brand consciousness will be positively related to consumers' attitudes and, for foreign brands, national brand consciousness will be inversely related to consumers' attitudes.
Because consumers express and construct their own self-concept by purchasing certain products or brands (Escalas & Bettman, 2005), an individual's personal connection with a brand has an effect on his/her attitude toward that brand (Tuskej, Golob, & Podnar, 2013). Self-concept refers to an individual's perception and evaluation of him/herself, including what kind of person he/ she wants to be, believes he/she will be, and is afraid of becoming (Batra et al., 2012). Researchers have shown that brand value derives not only from product functionality, but also from its ability to help consumers create a self-identity and distinguish themselves from others (Dwivedi, Johnson, & McDonald, 2015). People tend to choose products with symbolic meaning similar to their self-concept as a means to enhance their self-esteem and self-evaluation (Ward & Dahl, 2014).
Hypothesis 2: Self-brand connectiontoward both domestic and foreign brands.
Hypothesis 3a: Consumer attitude towards a domestic brand will mediate the relationship between national brand consciousness and purchase intention for the domestic brand.
Hypothesis 3b: Consumer attitude towards a foreign brand will mediatecforeign brand.
Hypothesis 4: Consumers' quality judgment of domestic products will moderattitude toward domestic brands.
Hypothesis 4a: When consumers perceive domestic products to be of high quality, the positive effect of national brand consciousness on attitude toward domestic brands will be stronger than wpoor quality.
Hypothesis 4b: When consumers perceive foreign products to be of high quality, the negaforeign brands will be attenuated.
Hypothesis 5: Psychological distance will moderattitude such that when there is little PD between the consumer and brand country of origin, the effect of self-brand connection on brand attitude will be more pronounced, and when there is a great psychological distancepositivdiminished.
Figure 1 depicts the proposed conceptual model derived from the hypotheses outlined above.
We recruited college students in Beijing, China to implement a survey-based method for investigating the proposed conceptual framework. To evaluate the effects of NBC and SBC on consumer preferences, brands in the experimental stimuli should be comparable in terms of quality, price, and familiarity. Therefore, after considering cell phones, food, and sports shoes, as products for which both foreign and domestic brands are available in China, we selected sport shoes as the product category of focus in our study because the other products were not comparable in price and familiarity. We selected Anta as the domestic sport-shoe brand and New Balance as the foreign brand. The average age of participants in the pilot study (N = 97) was 21.73 years. Of the participants, 46 (47%) were men and 51 (53%) were women. Whereas most participants (73%) reported spending less than 2000 Chinese Yuan (RMB) per month (US$314.80), 5% reported spending more than 3000 RMB (US$472.20) a month, and 22% reported spending 2000-3000 RMB a month. Analysis of responses from participants in the pilot study showed that respondents were familiar with both the domestic (p = 6.78) and foreign ([mu] = 6.43) brands to be referenced in this study.
For the study proper, we recruited participants via email and posters. Of the 200 individuals who agreed to participate, 185 provided adequate data for analysis (response rate, 92.5%). Respondents were randomly assigned to the domestic-brand group (n = 94) or the foreign-brand group (n = 91). Before asking the participants to complete the survey, we described the domestic or foreign brand to them, providing the logo, both the English and Chinese names, and the brand's origin (home country of company). The average age of the sample was 22.49 years. Of the respondents 99 (53%) were men, and 87 (47%) were women. Most respondents (77%) reported spending less than 2000 RMB (US$314.80), per month, 16% between 2000 and 3000 RMB, and 7.
NBC was measured using a scale developed by Wang and Chen (2004). A sample item is: "I prefer to support domestic brands although domestic brands are inferior to foreign brands in terms of quality." We used the SBC Scale developed by Escalas and Bettman (2005) to measure respondents' perceptions of connection between themselves and the brand in the condition to which they had been assigned. A sample item is: "I think this brand helps me become the type of person I want to be." To measure QJ we adopted the scale developed by Klein, Ettenson, and Morris (1998). A sample item reads: "Products made in China are generally of a lower quality than similar products available from developed countries." We measured PD using a scale developed by Aron, Aron, and Smollan (1992). An example of an item is: "The psychological distance between the domestic brand and me is small." For the dependent variables, brand attitude was measured using scales developed by White and Dahl (2007) and purchase intention was measured by asking participants a question derived from the work of Mackenzie and Spreng (1992) about the participants' willingness to buy this brand of sports shoe.
All constructreliabilities of all constructs were acceptable, as Cronbach's alpha ranged between .82 and .91.
where [PI.sub.AT] represents purchase intention in the Anta (domestic) consumer group; [PI.sub.NB] signifies purchase intention in the New Balance (foreign) consumer group; [BA.sub.AT] represents brand attitude within the Anta (domestic) consumer group; [BA.sub.NB] depicts brand attitude within the New Balance (foreign) consumer group; and a and p are constants. We employed the approach used by Enders, Baraldi, and Cham (2014) to eliminate multicollinearity. Tests of multicollinearity produced variance inflation factor values wees. In Table 1 a sutlined in Models 1-6 is presented.
With respect to the Chinese brands, results for Model 1 show that both consumers' NBC and SBC had significant positive effects on their purchase intention. Results in Model 2 demonstrate significant positive effects of consumers' NBC and SBC on attitude toward the brand in their respective conditions. According to Model 3 results, brand attitude exerted a positive effect on purchase intention, and the effect of SBC on purchase intention became nonsignificant. These results provide empirical support for Hypotheses 1 and 2 for the Chinese (domestic) brand. These results further indicate that brand attitude completely mediated the significant effect of SBC on purchase intention.
In the case of the foreign brand, results in Models 4 and 5 show that consumers' NBC did not exert a significant effect on either their brand attitude or their purchase intention. Results in Model 6, however, show a significant positive effect of brand attitude on purchase intention; the effect of NBC on purchase intention remained nonsignificant. Taken together, these results did not provide support for Hypothesis 1 in relation to the foreign brand. Results in Models 4 and 5 illustrated a significant positive effect of consumers' SBC on their brand attitude and purchase intentions. Moreover, in Model 6, brand attitude had a significant effect on purchase intention, but the effect of SBC on purchase intention was not significant. This series of tests showed that the relationship between SBC and purchase intention was significant, but was entirely mediated by brand attitude. As such, our results provide support for Hypotheses 3a, 3b, and 3c.
Within these models, [BA.sub.AT] represents consumer attitudes toward the brand (Anta) in the domestic consumer group; BANB stands for consumer attitudes toward the brand (New Balance) in the foreign consumer group; and [gamma], [delta], and [theta] are constants. In Table 2 a summary is set outto test Models 7-12.
In testing Hypothesis 4, results in Model 8 illustrate a significant moderating effect of QJ on consumers' brand attitude toward the domestic product (Anta). Specifically, the positive coefficient associated with the cross-term suggests that the effect of NBC on consumers' attitude towards the domestic product grew stronger as QJ improved. This result provides support for Hypothesis 4. Although Model 10 produced the result of a negat, it was not at a level of significance and, thus, the result failed to provide support for Hypothesis 4b. Taken together, results of our analyses provided only partial support for Hypothesis 4.
To test Hypothesis 5, we evaluated the cross-term in Model 12. This cross-term was significant and positive, indicating a moderating effect of PDcross-term suggests that the effect of SBC on brand attitude grew stronger as PD increased. This result provides empirical support for Hypothesis 5.
Finally, we performed a regression analysis in which NBC, SBC, a cross-term including QJ and NBC, and a cross-term including PD and SBC were the predictors and brand attitude was the outcome variable. Results of this analysis showed the interaction between QJ and NBC to be significantly and positively related to brand attitude towards Anta (domestic), but nonsignificant in relation to brand attitudes towards New Balance (foreign), but the significant, positive interaction between PD and SBC across all samples provides full support for Hypothesis 5.
In this study we have demonstrated that consumers' brand purchasing behaviors in emerging economies are driven, at least in part, by two distinct motivations. The first of these is NBC, which is based on a distinct social-psychological construct. This originates from ethnocentrism and reflects an individual's desire to protect his/her home nation's brands and identity. The second motivation is a psychological link between the consumer and the brands to which he or she gravitates.
NBC was positively related with attitude toward a domestic brand and negatively related to attitude toward a foreign brand. The role of SBC in the development of customer preferences has been extensively studied (e.g., Hollenbeck & Kaikati, 2012; Malar, Krohmer, Hoyer, & Nyffenegger, 2011), and researchers have largely concluded that the strength of the connection that a consumer feels with a brand positively influences his/her attitude toward it (Malar et al., 2011). In our study we have provided further support for this assertion, producing evidence that the relationship between SBC and brand attitude is robust across domestic and foreign brands. Furthermore, we found that consumer judgments about the quality of products from different countries moderated the relationship between NBC and the consumer's attitude toward a domestic brand. We found that, whereas judging domestic brands to be of high quality tends to reinforce the positive influence of NBC on attitude toward those brands, judging foreign brands to be of high quality tends to temper the association between NBC and attitudes toward domestic brands. In addition, nd's country of origin further moderated the effect of SBC on brand attitude. Finally, and in accordance with findings in a previous study (Jin & Kang, 2011), we found that consumers' purchase intention differed by attitude toward domestic and foreign brands.
Theoretically speaking, we have provided a comprehensive framework for describing the complex, interrelated forces that influence consumers' brand preferences. Most previous studies conducted in China were performed at a time when foreign brands (typically multinational companies) were entering (Kothari, Kotabe, & Murphy, 2013), and dominated, the market because the product quality was superior to that of domestic brands. However, as the global competitive landscape shifts, the need for a new theoretical framework to understand changing consumer behaviors becomes urgent (Ewing et al., 2002). We have also provided further support for the moderating roles of quality judgment and psychological distance in the relationships described above.
Practically, our results indicate that companies in emerging markets should be aware of consumers' patriotism and national consciousness in relation to domestic brands. In addition, our results suggest that in emerging markets management and marketing personnel of both domestic and foreign firms should seek to build connections between consumer and brand, and develop products of high quality. Finally, in an emerging market foreign companies could benefit from a narrowing of that the producer wishes to promote.
Although our analyses have substantial explanatory valueonsumers' brand preferences in transition economies. For example, more extensive research on the influence of demographic factors, such as geography, generation, and education level, on consumers' brand preferences would prove useful. Second, although our results may be generalizable to emerging markets other than China, future researchers could benefit from analyzing these variables in other countries. Doing sotrinsic to consumer behavior across emerging markets.
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Ewing, M. T., Napoli, J., Pitt, L. F., & Watts, A. (2002). On the renaissance of Chinese brands. International Journal of Advertising, 21, 197-216.
consciousness, SBC = self-brand connection, BA = brand attitude.
QJ = quality judgment, PD = psychological distance.
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Well you know how i got my permit yester day? Well today i went driving!!! It was ALOT of fun. Basically all I did was drive around in circles in my skool parking lot. sure it sounds easy but I had a little trouble gettin started. But on the upside i didn't hit ANYTHING!!!!!!! so i guess u don't have to worry about meadding danger to your trip for a while cuz i think i'll stay in the parking lot a little bit longer!
well, all thats really new is that today is my b-day!!!! yay!! I'm really excited. It is my 15th b-day so earlier i went to get my permit. My friend Sarah also has the same b-day as me so we went together. It was kinda fun, we both got id's and permits(the test wasn't hard at all), but we had to stay there for 2 HOURS! but it was worth it becuz now we are drivers. So beware next time your on the road cuz the driver next to you could be one of us.
Also, today was the districts meet for our skool gymnastics team. it was alot of fun! since it was my b-day, I got everyone on the team to wear party hats. unfortunatly I only got 4's on most of my events, but my routines were definatly worth at least an 11. hehe. then after the meet we had cake and waited for our ranking. Im proud to say we came in fourth! of coarse there were only 4 teams but don't tell anyone, k?


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Macromedia Labs is live15 comments Posted by: Nahuel Foronda
Macromedia Labs is now online and a new version of our reader is shown in the Showcase Gallery. This time we made the reader with Flex Builder 2.0. It is an amazing tool. You can download it and start playing with it now. To view the examples in the Gallery you just need Flash Player 8.5.
We'll write a small tour to the application, but Max starts at 8am in the morning, so I better go to sleep.Category: Flex |
If there is, plz let me know how to use it cause the way that it was done with CF doesnt work for me
Nahuel, Any chance you'll change the list on the right to be more fluid? There are many feed entries that are longer than the alotted space. It is also hard to read and scroll at the same time since the layout is static. I've used your MXNA and now Reader on nearly a daily basis. What are the statistics for usage of these apps? Thanks for your cool tools!
At this point, everybody will have problems running this app as it was compiled using a very early alpha version of Flex 2. Until we update it for the release version, it will not work, unless you still have that particular Alpha Flash player.


The perfect wooden swing for your baby is here!
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Please do not leave your baby unattended confined in the swing, for a proper development babies need freedom of movement.
Additional rope/hardware is required to hang the item.


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Some Okanagan micro-distilleries are stepping in to help combat hand-sanitizer shortages by using alcohol waste product from the distillation process to create a disinfectant.
At Legend Distilling in Naramata, the owners are filling 300 250ml spray bottles to distribute to anyone who needs one — free.
“I’ve got a big tank full of this stuff and I’ve been wondering what to do with it,” said owner Doug Lennie.
Lennie has closed the business’ restaurant and tasting bar to protect his staff from the spread of COVID-19, but he’s been forced to lay off most employees, and said he’s lost 90 per cent of his business.
Lennie said their sanitizer, cheekily named “Surface Sanity,” is infused with rosemary and lemon zest.
In Summerland, Simon Buttet of Alchemist Distiller is also handing out free surface sanitizer.
The micro-distillery usually produces apple-based absinthe, gin and apple liqueur, but given the global health crisis, Buttet is doing what he can to help.
Butteto mass produce and sell the disinfectant to help cover his losses.
Tyler id he’s aware of at least a dozen distilleries in the province who are producing and distributing free sanitizer.


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On the best tribute to Lady Thatcher: “Not to consign her to a simplified heroine or villain, but to remember her with all the nuance, unresolved complexity and paradox she possessed”.
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Hi Sean, I came across your site maybe a week now and you make a avid reader out of me. You are inspiration. I have start two blogs so far, one I deleted because I was just learning and believe it was a bid confusing for me because I steer away from the focus. So I have just start a new one about a month three weeks now. But you have encourage me and inspired me try new things. I want to just like you when I grow up, lol. Blessings bro and more success on all you do.
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Toulouse were the subject of a comeback victory from Widnes Vikings in the south of France. Two tries came from Kevin Penny as the Vikings won 32-24, though three tries came in the last 10 minutes from Paul Cullen’s men.
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Apple has issued “critical” security patches for iPhone, iPad and Mac users after reports emerged of a dangerous WiFi security threat.
Security researcher Nitay Artenstein of Exodus Intelligence exposed the flow, which allows hackers to “execute arbitrary code on the Wi-Fi chip” if within range.
In other words, Fortune says hackers could take over your device via WiFi chips embedded in the device’s main processor.
Apple issued a fix over the weekend. iPhone, iPad and Mac computer users are urged to download the latest updates as soon as possible to protect their security.
For iPhones, iPads and other mobile devices, users should download the latest iOS update. Go to Settings, General and then Software Update to install iOS 10.3.3.
For Mac, users should click the Updates tab within the Mac App Store and install the macOS Sierra update to version 10.12.6.
Google had a similar vulnerability to Broadpwn and issued its own security patch for Android devoices earlier this month.
Wi-Fi On Planes Opens Door To In-Flight Hacking


A unified framework for decentralized reasoning about gradual changes in topological relations
A zero-step functionalization on paper-based biosensing platform for covalent biomolecule immobilization
Barcode-like paper sensor for smartphone diagnostics: An application of blood typing
Combining KLD-sampling with Gmapping proposal for grid-based Monte Carlo localization of a moving robot
http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:45147 Particle filters using Gmapping proposal distribution has demonstrated their effectiveness in target tracking and robot self-localization. Due to the number of particles required in this approach, the computational demand is an issue associated with the Gmapping proposal distribution. The traditional approach is often ad hoc by setting a threshold for acceptance/rejection sampling to reduce the number of particles. However, the number of particles required in this approach is fixed and needs to be selected in advance which can be subjective and inefficient in representing a posterior distribution of various complexity. In parallel, the KLD-MCL algorithm has the capability to adaptively change the sample size of particles with an arbitrarily chosen proposal distribution. This paper combines the Gmapping proposal distribution with the KLD-MCL algorithm, resulting in an efficient particle filter which systematically adapts the number of particles. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed approach has higher self-localization accuracy and requires a lower number of particles than the standard KLD-MCL algorithm. 2017-09-20T11:20:00Z Guan, R; Ristic, B; Wang, L
Decentralized reasoning about gradual changes of topological relationships between continuously evolving regions
http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:32236 A key challenge facing many applications of new geosensor networks technology is to derive meaningful spatial knowledge from low-level sensed data. This paper presents a formal model for representing and computing topological relationship changes between continuously evolving regions monitored by a geosensor network. The definition of "continuity" is used to constrain region evolution and enables the local detection of node state transitions in the network. The model provides a computational framework for the detection of global high-level qualitative relationship changes from local low-level quantitative sensor measurements. In this paper, an efficient decentralized algorithm is also designed and implemented to detect relationship changes and its computational efficiency is evaluated experimentally using simulation. 2015-08-06T07:34:00Z Guan, L; Duckham, M
http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:28664 We report first principles calculations on the magnetism and electronic structures for nitrogen-doped anatase TiO2 (N: TiO2). Our calculations indicate that magnetic state is the ground state for N: TiO 2 systems. An isolated N atom produces a total magnetic moment of 1.00 uB and introduces spin-polarized 2p states in the band gap. The origin of the magnetic moments is the holes in N 2p π band of the N dopant. Several doping configurations studied suggest the existence of ferromagnetic coupling between N dopants. The ferromagnetism in N: TiO 2 can be attributed to the hole-mediated double exchange through the strong p-p interaction between N and O. 2015-01-21T13:51:00Z Tao, J; Guan, L; Pan, J; Huan, A; Wang, L; Kuo, J; Zhang, Z; Chai, J; Wang, S
Feature-based robot navigation using a Doppler-azimuth radar
http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:43298 The merits of the Doppler radar compared to other existing sensors used for robot navigation such as the LIDAR, include a lower cost, smaller size and lower weight which could prove to be useful in economically building a swarm of mobile vehicles. This paper demonstrates that, given a feature-based map and landmark associations, a Doppler radar which outputs Doppler-shift measurements with associated azimuth readings and an Extended Kalman Filter for processing measurements, a robot is able to self-localize. Additionally, the Cramer-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB) for the estimation error of this scenario is computed to show that it is theoretically feasible for robot self-localization, which is later verified through Monte-Carlo simulations. 2017-06-07T08:28:00Z Guan, R; Ristic, B; Wang, L; Moran, W; Evans, R
First-principles study of the magnetization of oxygen-depleted In2O3(001) surfaces
http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:28646 The origin of the magnetism in some oxide-based diluted magnetic semiconductors is still a puzzle. In this work, significantly ferromagnetic states of the oxygen-depleted In2O3(001) surfaces are investigated on the basis of first-principles density functional calculations. Our results show that the perfect oxygen-depleted surfaces are nonmagnetic; however, the surface states become ferromagnetic with the appearance of vacancies on the most outward In sites. The origin of the surface state magnetization can be explained using the Stoner model, and the exchange coupling between surfaces In s-p hybridization orbitals implies a ferromagnetic ground state. Our investigation gives a reasonable explanation for the source of the magnetism in oxygen-depleted In2O3 nanostructures observed in previous experiments. 2015-01-21T13:51:00Z Xiao, Z; Fan, X; Guan, L; Huan, A; Kuo, J; Wang, L
First-principles study on ferromagnetism in nitrogen-doped In2O3
http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:28654 We report stable room temperature ferromagnetism in nitrogen doped In2O3 N-In2O3 based on density functional theory. Our investigation on the electronic and magnetic properties of N-In2O3 suggests that N dopant introduces spin-polarized hole states in the band gap generating a total magnetic moment of 1.0B per N, which is mainly localized on the doped N atoms. The ferromagnetic interaction in N-In2O3 system is mainly driven by the occurrence of coupling chains between a first N N1-2p to a second N N2-2p via a bridging In 5p and 4d orbitals 2015-01-21T13:51:00Z Guan, L; Tao, J; Huan, A; Kuo, J; Wang, L
http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:1958 Ginkgo biloba is one of the most popular herbal medicines in the world, due to its purported pharmacological effects, including memory-enhancing, cognition-improving, and antiplatelet effects. The study aimed to investigate the activity and expression of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A in human and rat primary hepatocytes treated with standardized G. biloba extract (100, 500, and 2500 ng/ml) for 72 hr, and to measure the protein expression of CYP3A in human and rat primary hepatocytes treated with bilobalide (2, 10, and 50 ng/ml) and ginkgolides B (2, 10, and 50 ng/ml). The activity of CYP3A was measured by the quantification of dehydronifedipine formation using a validated tandem liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method. The levels of mRNA and protein of CYP3A were determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western-blotting analysis, respectively. The G. biloba extract at 100-2,500 ng/ml significantly induced the activity, protein and mRNA expression of CYP3A in a dose-dependent manner in human and rat primary hepatocytes. Bilobalide at 2-50 ng/ml significantly increased CYP3A protein expression in a dose-dependent manner in human and rat primary hepatocytes. However, ginkgolide B did not affect CYP3A protein expression in vitro. The results indicate that G. biloba extract pretreatment significantly induced the expression of CYP3A protein and mRNA and increased CYP3A activity, and there was no significant species difference between human and rat. G. biloba may cause potential interactions with substrate drugs of CYP3A. Bilobalide might play a key role in the enzyme- inducing effects of G. biloba extract. Further study is needed to identify the substances in GBE that induce CYPs in vivo, and elucidate the molecular mechanism of CYP3A induction by GBE and bilobalides. 2009-08-03T09:49:10Z Deng, Y; Bi, H; Zhao, L; Wang, X; Chen, J; Ou, Z; Ding, L; Xu, L; Guan, S; Chen, X; Zhou, S; Huang, M
Magnetic and electric transport properties of Nd0.75Sr 1.25Co1-xMnxO4
Nonconventional magnetism in pristine and alkali doped In2O3: density functional study
"Periodic-table-style" paper device for monitoring heavy metals in water
http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:45500 If a paper-based analytical device (mu-PAD) could be made by printing indicators for detection of heavy metals in chemical symbols of the metals in a style of the periodic table of elements, it could be possible for such mu-PAD to report the presence and the safety level of heavy metal ions in water simultaneously and by text message. This device would be able to provide easy solutions to field-based monitoring of heavy metals in industrial wastewater discharges and in irrigating and drinking water. Text-reporting could promptly inform even nonprofessional users of the water quality. This work presents a proof of concept study of this idea. Cu(II), Ni(II), and Cr(VI) were chosen to demonstrate the feasibility, specificity, and reliability of paper-based text-reporting devices for monitoring heavy metals in water. 2017-10-20T08:20:00Z Li, M; Cao, R; Nilghaz, A; Guan, L; Zhang, X; Shen, W
Possible room temperature ferromagnetism of Li-doped anatase TiO2: A first-principles study
http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:43306 Recent studies have implicated keratin 5 (KRT5)+ cells in repopulation of damaged lung tissue following severe H1N1 influenza virus infection. However, the origins of the cells repopulating the injured alveolar region remain controversial. We sought to determine the cellular dynamics of lung repair following influenza infection and define whether nascent KRT5+ cells repopulating alveolar epithelium were derived from pre-existing alveolar or airway progenitor cells. We found that the wound-healing response begins with proliferation of SOX2+ SCGB1A1- KRT5- progenitor cells in airways. These cells generate nascent KRT5+ cells as an early response to airway injury and yield progeny that colonize damaged alveolar parenchyma. Moreover, we show that local alveolar progenitors do not contribute to nascent KRT5+ cells after injury. Repopulation of injured airway and alveolar regions leads to proximalization of distal airways by pseudostratified epithelium and of alveoli by airway-derived epithelial cells that lack the normal characteristics of mature airway or alveolar epithelium. 2017-06-07T08:28:00Z Ray, S; Chiba, N; Yao, C; Guan, X; McConnell, A; Brockway, B; Que, L; McQualter, J; Stripp, B
Up-regulated renal expression of TNF-alpha signalling adapter proteins in lupus glomerulonephritis
http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:4047 The role of tumour necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) signalling adapters in lupus nephritis (LN) is poorly understood. This study investigated renal expression of TNF-alpha and TNF signalling adapter proteins, including TNF receptor-associated death domain protein (TRADD), receptor-interacting protein (RIP) and TNF receptor-associated factor-2 (TRAF-2) in patients with LN. The renal expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and CD68 was also measured. The study showed that glomerular and tubular expression of TNF-alpha, TRADD, RIP and TRAF-2 was significantly up-regulated in class III and IV LN in which the intense staining was observed on the crescents, proximal and distal tubules and interstitial mononuclear cells. The number of PCNA-positive cells and CD68-positive cells (macrophages) was increased obviously in class III and IV LN. There was a correlation between the expression levels of TNF-alpha, TRADD, RIP, TRAF-2 and the number of PCNA-positive or CD68-positive cells and active index of renal pathology. These findings suggest that TNF-alpha and TNF-alpha adapters in patients with LN play a role in immunopathogenic injury via transmitting abnormal cell proliferating and proinflammatory signals. The findings have provided further insights into the role of TNF-alpha and its adapter proteins in the pathogenesis of LN and have important therapeutic implications. 2010-06-08T13:20:56Z Zhu, L; Yang, X; Chen, W; Guan, W; Zhou, S; Yu, X


Oh, boy!It’s time to start planning our garden already. I’m not sure if I’m ready for that yet or not. It’s so much work, but I love having shelves full of canned goods and a freezer full of frozen veggies to eat throughout the year. And with how much my boys eat, it definitely helps cut the grocery bill down!
The onions, tomatoes and flowers are all poking through too. Won’t be long before these little plants will be ready to be transferred to the garden!
Then I look at my garden and it’s a long ways away from being able to put those little plants in the ground!
I’m glad your garden looks about as good as mine does!🙂 It will be beautiful in a few weeks!🙂 …. Impressed that you start all your plants from scratch. I’m trying that this year, but we’ll see how it goes. Can’t wait to see if when it’s all done!


Everyone knows someone who has been a victim of fraud. It can be a nightmare when a cybercriminal has dipped into your bank account, stolen your credit card details or taken out credit in your name.
In the short term your credit score is going to take a dip because you can’t simply delete it. Don’t despair, however. You’re not the first person in this situation and it can be ironed out.
This is where a fraudster pretends to be you. Sometimes all they need is your name and birth date. The criminal may also get his/her hands on your passport, driver’s licence, credit cards and other documents and uses them to get credit. Even photocopies of these documents can be used to defraud you. The first you might know is that you start receiving credit card or store account bills you know nothing about.
All you have to do to tall victim is click on a link in a phishing email, malware or virus via email. It takes just one click to load a key logger on your computer and record your bank account login and password. The malicious email probably looks like it came from your bank, the Inland Revenue Department or other organisation you have an account with. What’s more, once the fraudster has your login credentials for one account there’s a good chance you use the same passwords for others. Beware that Trade Me accounts can be accessed in this way and your feedback reputation ruined.
This happens if your credit or debit card is stolen and used. Perhaps you’ve been shoulder surfed at an EFTPOS machine and then your card is pick pocketed a few minutes later. More sophisticated fraudsters sometimes skim your card, create a copy and start spending on it.
It’s not your responsibility to pay this money back. In the meantime, however, you need to take steps to clear your name and sort out the mess. “There is a lot of work to unwind the damage done,” says Brown.
If you don’t act, the black mark on your credit record could stop you borrowing money in the future, buying a home, or even getting a job because employers often credit check potential employees. There have been cases in the past where debt collectors have chased fraud victims.
Check your credit report. Monitor any changes.
Report the crime. You need to report the crime to the police.
Tell your credit providers. Send the police report to your credit providers and ask them to remove the default or footprint on your credit report.
Prove you were never there. Quite often, says Brown, lenders and credit providers can identify the location of the IP (Internet) address where the fraud was committed. If you can prove you weren’t in Nigeria, the Ukraine or Invercargill at the time it happened, that could help.
Set up a credit alert. Ask the three credit agencies illion, Centrix, and Experian to put an alert on your credit file to warn other credit providers and stop the fraudsters in their tracks. You can also get your credit file ‘frozen’ – so that your information isn’t released to anyone without your consent.
Repeat. When you think the problem is dealt withto ensure that none of the fraudulent entries remain. If they do, approach the credit providers again.
Get help. If you need help consider contacting the local Citizens Advice Bureau, Community Law Centre, the Banking and Insurance Ombudsman, or Financial Services Complaints Limited for advice.
Have the fraud alert removed. Sadly your credit score is going to be compromised until this is all cleared up. When it is finally ironed out contact the three agencies to remove the fraud alert.


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You can follow Nesnick Family & Sports Chiropractic on these social platforms. </s>  7% reduction from 1990 levels by 2012.Some mayors have turned down the offer of being a “Cool Mayor.” One suggests that the program “appears likely to lose its way and simply redistribute wealth in the state.” Whoa, that mayor can read between the linesor’s attempts to revitalize Michigan’s economy through the Cool Cities initiative might seem honorable, but it is ironic that
Then note the hint at population policy – that the teeming multitudes (us) they have forced into the cities must be culled. But they haven’t directly – yet – told us how the will handle that problem.
One has to wonder if any of the mayors and city legislators truly comprehend what they are seemingly so whole-heartedly endorsing. If they do, they must understand that they are destroying their cities; businesses will close and residents will loose their homes, thus the tax base will dry up. A city cannot survive without the taxes derived from


The ideas that I’ll focus on in the next steps are Beauvoir’s concept of woman as “other,” or, as she says, “A” (xxi); and “t” (xxii). Keep going until someone comes up with this; you can leave other questions and concepts that come up here on the backburner to come back to later in this class to see how the reading fits together as a whole.
Throughout this discussion it is important to clarify that the problem is not necessarily the segregation of the items or that there are separate women’s items (t-shirts are a great example here); it’s that, just as Beauvoir describes, one item is for “everybody,” while another item is specifically for women. Are women not part of everybody? You can draw the students back into a discussion of Beauvoir and her continued relevance today by engaging the question of what is hidden under these universal categories. How does one dominant group remain unmarked while others end up marked?


 with his latest comments on his upcoming announcing gigs, the build to Shane McMahon vs. The Undertaker and more. Below are some of the highlights.
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This Monday’s RAW with Undertaker scheduled to be on the broadcast to ostensibly answer the challenge will add significantly to this storyline and perhaps clear up the matter for some fans who seemingly have everything figured out regarding it.


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TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - “Ten”, a six-year-old New World parrot, can solve a puzzle consisting of t at a botanical garden in suburban Tokyo competes against more than a dozen human visitors every day, but remains undefeated.
“I can’t do it! It’s impossible!” said eight-year-old Yuto Uotani, after Ten solved the puzzle in a matter of seconds, using her beak and foot.
Other parrots have so far failed to beat Ten’s record. Most of them pay no attention to the chain puzzle.
“Ten is having fun while solving, whereas other parrots must learn first to disentangle. That’s the difference right there,” parrot keeper Daichi Yamanaka told Reuters.
“I can’t believe I lost! This is frustrating!” said 23-year-old visitor Yuka Ishida, who kept trying even after being walloped twice by the parrot.


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