Maclaren recalled over 1 million strollers to demonstrate integrity and prioritize customer safety, even though the strollers had no defects. However, recalling such a large number of units could seriously hurt the company's finances in the long term. A better option would have been to replace the strollers with a new model, asking customers to pay half the cost to maintain both integrity and economic viability.
The document provides an overview of Procter & Gamble, a multinational consumer goods corporation. It discusses P&G's history, brands, management, operations in different regions, and controversies around price fixing, animal testing, and its former logo. P&G was founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It has a wide range of popular brands and recorded $82.6 billion in sales in 2011.
Diagnostic Criteria:
exposure to actual or threatened death, serious, or sexual violence in one( or more) of the following ways:
1) Directly experiencing the traumatic events.
2) Witnessing in person
3) Learning that the traumatic event occur to close family member or friend.
4) Experiencing repeated or extreme exposure to aversive details of the traumatic events.
The document discusses Building Information Modeling (BIM) software tools that can be used to address sustainability in building design. It provides examples of how BIM tools allow analysis of building energy usage, ventilation, and other factors to optimize sustainability. The document also examines how linking BIM tools across different stakeholders in a project can help deliver successful sustainable building projects.
Becoming a trainee advanced clinical practitoner - Darran MillerSHUAHP
Darran Miller summarizes his journey to becoming an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in A&E. As a physiotherapist, he had reached a glass ceiling in his career and was drawn to the ACP role due to its exciting environment and opportunities to develop new clinical skills. The 2-year training post involves hands-on experience in A&E, completing a portfolio, and earning an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice. Upon completion, ACPs can independently assess, diagnose, and manage patients. Miller encourages other allied health professionals to apply for ACP roles, as they currently make up a small percentage of applicants despite having the necessary skill sets.
Windows 7 Jump Lists provide a history of items opened by applications to allow quick access through a taskbar menu. Jump Lists are stored in automaticDestinations-ms and customDestinations-ms files, recording hundreds of recent items in a structured storage format. These files can be investigated to determine a user's application activity, find deleted files, or show intent.
1) Pharyngo-tonsillitis refers to inflammation of the pharynx and/or tonsils that can be caused by viruses or bacteria. Clinical features include fever, sore throat, and tender lymph nodes.
2) Differentiating between viral and bacterial causes based on symptoms alone is difficult, but bacterial causes are more likely if the patient presents with purulent tonsils, toxic appearance, and severe throat pain.
3) Management involves symptomatic relief and considering rapid antigen detection tests or throat culture if antibiotics are warranted. For confirmed bacterial infections, penicillin is recommended for 10 days to prevent complications like rheumatic fever.
1Q13 Mobile Software M&A Overview with Mobile LandscapeBrad Weekes
In the first quarter of 2013, mobile software M&A activity reached its highest level on record with 87 transactions. Marketing & advertising and infrastructure deals made up the largest categories. Notable deals included Dropbox acquiring Orchestra for $100 million and Yahoo acquiring Summly for $30 million. Mobile software exit multiples remain wide ranging but leaders in the space can achieve median multiples over 5x revenue.
Maclaren recalled over 1 million strollers to demonstrate integrity and prioritize customer safety, even though the strollers had no defects. However, recalling such a large number of units could seriously hurt the company's finances in the long term. A better option would have been to replace the strollers with a new model, asking customers to pay half the cost to maintain both integrity and economic viability.
The document provides an overview of Procter & Gamble, a multinational consumer goods corporation. It discusses P&G's history, brands, management, operations in different regions, and controversies around price fixing, animal testing, and its former logo. P&G was founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It has a wide range of popular brands and recorded $82.6 billion in sales in 2011.
Diagnostic Criteria:
exposure to actual or threatened death, serious, or sexual violence in one( or more) of the following ways:
1) Directly experiencing the traumatic events.
2) Witnessing in person
3) Learning that the traumatic event occur to close family member or friend.
4) Experiencing repeated or extreme exposure to aversive details of the traumatic events.
The document discusses Building Information Modeling (BIM) software tools that can be used to address sustainability in building design. It provides examples of how BIM tools allow analysis of building energy usage, ventilation, and other factors to optimize sustainability. The document also examines how linking BIM tools across different stakeholders in a project can help deliver successful sustainable building projects.
Becoming a trainee advanced clinical practitoner - Darran MillerSHUAHP
Darran Miller summarizes his journey to becoming an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in A&E. As a physiotherapist, he had reached a glass ceiling in his career and was drawn to the ACP role due to its exciting environment and opportunities to develop new clinical skills. The 2-year training post involves hands-on experience in A&E, completing a portfolio, and earning an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice. Upon completion, ACPs can independently assess, diagnose, and manage patients. Miller encourages other allied health professionals to apply for ACP roles, as they currently make up a small percentage of applicants despite having the necessary skill sets.
Windows 7 Jump Lists provide a history of items opened by applications to allow quick access through a taskbar menu. Jump Lists are stored in automaticDestinations-ms and customDestinations-ms files, recording hundreds of recent items in a structured storage format. These files can be investigated to determine a user's application activity, find deleted files, or show intent.
1) Pharyngo-tonsillitis refers to inflammation of the pharynx and/or tonsils that can be caused by viruses or bacteria. Clinical features include fever, sore throat, and tender lymph nodes.
2) Differentiating between viral and bacterial causes based on symptoms alone is difficult, but bacterial causes are more likely if the patient presents with purulent tonsils, toxic appearance, and severe throat pain.
3) Management involves symptomatic relief and considering rapid antigen detection tests or throat culture if antibiotics are warranted. For confirmed bacterial infections, penicillin is recommended for 10 days to prevent complications like rheumatic fever.
1Q13 Mobile Software M&A Overview with Mobile LandscapeBrad Weekes
In the first quarter of 2013, mobile software M&A activity reached its highest level on record with 87 transactions. Marketing & advertising and infrastructure deals made up the largest categories. Notable deals included Dropbox acquiring Orchestra for $100 million and Yahoo acquiring Summly for $30 million. Mobile software exit multiples remain wide ranging but leaders in the space can achieve median multiples over 5x revenue.
Here are the main parts of the camera:
- Mode Dial - Used to select the shooting mode (p.20).
- Power switch - Turns the camera power on and off (p.27).
- ISO speed set button - Press to set the ISO speed (p.57).
- Main Dial - Used for selecting settings and menu options (p.4).
- Shutter button - Press fully to take a picture (p.37).
- Red-eye reduction/Self-timer lamp - Lights during red-eye reduction or self-timer shooting (p.59/53).
- Remote control sensor - Used for remote control shooting (p.94
Aeris + Cassandra: An IOT Solution Helping Automakers Make the Connected Car ...DataStax
Drew Johnson, Vice President of Engineering at Aeris Communications, will present on how Aeris and Cassandra provide an IoT solution to help automakers create connected cars. The presentation will cover IoT trends, the anatomy of an IoT platform as a service (PaaS), challenges customers face without a PaaS, how the Aeris AerCloud PaaS works, why Cassandra is chosen over relational databases, and a case study of how automotive OEMs leverage Aeris and Cassandra. The presentation aims to demonstrate how Aeris and Cassandra can help automakers move forward in connecting their vehicles.
An upcoming activity called AIESEC Games is being organized by CQU's HR Director Etta Qin, featuring basketball, badminton, and yoga competitions. The document provides timelines and application details for each event, with basketball applications due by May 9th, badminton by May 10th-15th, and yoga by May 13th-14th. Participants are advised to bring their own yoga mats and that badminton applications must be for mixed gender teams. Contact information is provided for questions.
The document discusses co-crystals, which are crystalline materials composed of an active pharmaceutical ingredient and a co-crystal former. Co-crystals can improve properties like dissolution rate and stability. They are formed through hydrogen bonding, pi-stacking, or van der Waals forces between components. Common preparation methods include solution crystallization, grinding, and antisolvent crystallization. Co-crystals are characterized using techniques like infrared spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and thermal analysis. Examples of co-crystallized drugs discussed include itraconazole, caffeine, and carbamazepine.
DEWN Story - GSMA-Disaster Response Humanitarian Charter Working Group Meetin...Harsha Purasinghe
The document discusses DEWN, a GSM-based early warning system developed in Sri Lanka after a catastrophic disaster. It summarizes the evolution of DEWN from its initial creation to broadcast early warning text messages, to the development of DEWN 2.0 with a new web application, API, and smartphone app. The roadmap outlines plans to release an iOS app, enhance cell broadcast support, develop new warning devices, and integrate the API with more information providers to help save lives from disasters through effective early warning.
Love Will Decides Everything Arrupe Recovered The Ignatian Mysticism Of Ope...Masa Nakata
Pedro Arrupe was a Jesuit priest who served as Superior General of the Jesuits from 1965 to 1983. He had significant life experiences that prepared him for leadership, including being exiled from Spain as a young man and witnessing the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. As Superior General during the Second Vatican Council, Arrupe helped reshape the Catholic Church and the Society of Jesus in response to the changing world after World War II.
Pancytopenia is a reduction in red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The document outlines an approach to evaluating a case of pancytopenia, including considering decreased bone marrow production, increased cell destruction, a thorough history and physical exam, and diagnostic tests like complete blood count, peripheral smear, and bone marrow aspiration and biopsy to determine the underlying cause. The causes of pancytopenia are grouped based on mechanism and include conditions like aplastic anemia, megaloblastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, liver disease, and others.
This document summarizes information about in vitro diagnostics (IVDs). IVDs are medical tests performed on samples like blood or urine to diagnose or rule out diseases. Commonly used IVDs include blood glucose monitors, pregnancy tests, and blood typing. IVDs differ from medical devices in that they do not contact patients directly and provide information rather than treat patients. IVDs also differ from pharmaceuticals by being tests on samples rather than treatments, having no physical contact with the body, and relying on clinical insights rather than laboratory exploration for innovation. The European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association (EDMA) represents the IVD industry in Europe and works to raise awareness of IVDs and shape related regulations and policies.
V.M. Samael Aun Weor discusses his mystical experiences and spiritual journey. He describes healing his astral body of "germs of the egos" and having a vision of ascending a difficult path while carrying a bundle and being attacked by fleas, representing criticism. He emphasizes the importance of logical thinking, annihilating the ego, and freeing oneself from family and other attachments to fully dedicate oneself to spiritual work. Resurrection is described as making one's body elastic and able to control the "Tree of Life."
This document discusses the opportunity for Greece to develop an innovative agro-business sector and bioeconomy model. Currently, Greece is well-positioned due to its climate, geography, and reputation for high quality Mediterranean foods. However, the country has not fully capitalized on this opportunity due to its reliance on outdated business and economic models in the agriculture sector. The document proposes launching a new bioeconomy growth model that would create thousands of new, specialized jobs through development of new techniques, products, marketing channels, and industry collaborations across the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. This transition will be difficult due to entrenched ways of operating but could make Greece a global player in agriculture if the right support structures for knowledge,
Tracking Competitors In Salesforce for Sales UsersMeighan Brodkey
How to use the competitor app to lookup competitive intel and add competitors to Opportunities in Salesforce.
You an find the app at: http://GitHub.com/meighan/competitors
Is there a cover I can put over leather auto seats to help keep them cooler?1carseats
Seat covers come in different materials like fabric, sheepskin, and neoprene that can help keep leather auto seats cooler. These covers can be purchased from various companies and shopping around allows one to find the covers they like best.
Almost 75 Percent Of Parents Face Car Seats The Wrong Way, Study Says1carseats
This document lists numerous children's products that have been recalled due to safety hazards. It describes over 50 products recalled for reasons including choking, strangulation, fall, burn, and other hazards. The recalled products include items like car seats, toys, clothing, furniture and more. Reasons for recalls included issues like detachable parts, excessive lead levels, failure to meet flammability standards, and other defects that could harm children.
Here are the main parts of the camera:
- Mode Dial - Used to select the shooting mode (p.20).
- Power switch - Turns the camera power on and off (p.27).
- ISO speed set button - Press to set the ISO speed (p.57).
- Main Dial - Used for selecting settings and menu options (p.4).
- Shutter button - Press fully to take a picture (p.37).
- Red-eye reduction/Self-timer lamp - Lights during red-eye reduction or self-timer shooting (p.59/53).
- Remote control sensor - Used for remote control shooting (p.94
Aeris + Cassandra: An IOT Solution Helping Automakers Make the Connected Car ...DataStax
Drew Johnson, Vice President of Engineering at Aeris Communications, will present on how Aeris and Cassandra provide an IoT solution to help automakers create connected cars. The presentation will cover IoT trends, the anatomy of an IoT platform as a service (PaaS), challenges customers face without a PaaS, how the Aeris AerCloud PaaS works, why Cassandra is chosen over relational databases, and a case study of how automotive OEMs leverage Aeris and Cassandra. The presentation aims to demonstrate how Aeris and Cassandra can help automakers move forward in connecting their vehicles.
An upcoming activity called AIESEC Games is being organized by CQU's HR Director Etta Qin, featuring basketball, badminton, and yoga competitions. The document provides timelines and application details for each event, with basketball applications due by May 9th, badminton by May 10th-15th, and yoga by May 13th-14th. Participants are advised to bring their own yoga mats and that badminton applications must be for mixed gender teams. Contact information is provided for questions.
The document discusses co-crystals, which are crystalline materials composed of an active pharmaceutical ingredient and a co-crystal former. Co-crystals can improve properties like dissolution rate and stability. They are formed through hydrogen bonding, pi-stacking, or van der Waals forces between components. Common preparation methods include solution crystallization, grinding, and antisolvent crystallization. Co-crystals are characterized using techniques like infrared spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and thermal analysis. Examples of co-crystallized drugs discussed include itraconazole, caffeine, and carbamazepine.
DEWN Story - GSMA-Disaster Response Humanitarian Charter Working Group Meetin...Harsha Purasinghe
The document discusses DEWN, a GSM-based early warning system developed in Sri Lanka after a catastrophic disaster. It summarizes the evolution of DEWN from its initial creation to broadcast early warning text messages, to the development of DEWN 2.0 with a new web application, API, and smartphone app. The roadmap outlines plans to release an iOS app, enhance cell broadcast support, develop new warning devices, and integrate the API with more information providers to help save lives from disasters through effective early warning.
Love Will Decides Everything Arrupe Recovered The Ignatian Mysticism Of Ope...Masa Nakata
Pedro Arrupe was a Jesuit priest who served as Superior General of the Jesuits from 1965 to 1983. He had significant life experiences that prepared him for leadership, including being exiled from Spain as a young man and witnessing the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. As Superior General during the Second Vatican Council, Arrupe helped reshape the Catholic Church and the Society of Jesus in response to the changing world after World War II.
Pancytopenia is a reduction in red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The document outlines an approach to evaluating a case of pancytopenia, including considering decreased bone marrow production, increased cell destruction, a thorough history and physical exam, and diagnostic tests like complete blood count, peripheral smear, and bone marrow aspiration and biopsy to determine the underlying cause. The causes of pancytopenia are grouped based on mechanism and include conditions like aplastic anemia, megaloblastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, liver disease, and others.
This document summarizes information about in vitro diagnostics (IVDs). IVDs are medical tests performed on samples like blood or urine to diagnose or rule out diseases. Commonly used IVDs include blood glucose monitors, pregnancy tests, and blood typing. IVDs differ from medical devices in that they do not contact patients directly and provide information rather than treat patients. IVDs also differ from pharmaceuticals by being tests on samples rather than treatments, having no physical contact with the body, and relying on clinical insights rather than laboratory exploration for innovation. The European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association (EDMA) represents the IVD industry in Europe and works to raise awareness of IVDs and shape related regulations and policies.
V.M. Samael Aun Weor discusses his mystical experiences and spiritual journey. He describes healing his astral body of "germs of the egos" and having a vision of ascending a difficult path while carrying a bundle and being attacked by fleas, representing criticism. He emphasizes the importance of logical thinking, annihilating the ego, and freeing oneself from family and other attachments to fully dedicate oneself to spiritual work. Resurrection is described as making one's body elastic and able to control the "Tree of Life."
This document discusses the opportunity for Greece to develop an innovative agro-business sector and bioeconomy model. Currently, Greece is well-positioned due to its climate, geography, and reputation for high quality Mediterranean foods. However, the country has not fully capitalized on this opportunity due to its reliance on outdated business and economic models in the agriculture sector. The document proposes launching a new bioeconomy growth model that would create thousands of new, specialized jobs through development of new techniques, products, marketing channels, and industry collaborations across the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. This transition will be difficult due to entrenched ways of operating but could make Greece a global player in agriculture if the right support structures for knowledge,
Tracking Competitors In Salesforce for Sales UsersMeighan Brodkey
How to use the competitor app to lookup competitive intel and add competitors to Opportunities in Salesforce.
You an find the app at: http://GitHub.com/meighan/competitors
Is there a cover I can put over leather auto seats to help keep them cooler?1carseats
Seat covers come in different materials like fabric, sheepskin, and neoprene that can help keep leather auto seats cooler. These covers can be purchased from various companies and shopping around allows one to find the covers they like best.
Almost 75 Percent Of Parents Face Car Seats The Wrong Way, Study Says1carseats
This document lists numerous children's products that have been recalled due to safety hazards. It describes over 50 products recalled for reasons including choking, strangulation, fall, burn, and other hazards. The recalled products include items like car seats, toys, clothing, furniture and more. Reasons for recalls included issues like detachable parts, excessive lead levels, failure to meet flammability standards, and other defects that could harm children.
This document discusses Yahoo Maktoob, an Arabic language web portal. It notes that Yahoo acquired Maktoob in 2012 to expand into the Middle Eastern market. The document recommends Yahoo focus on localizing content for Arab users and ensuring a smooth transition for Maktoob users to help the acquisition succeed.
Thousands of Baby Products Reformulated Under Court Settlement Negotiated by The Chanler Group
1. Thousands of Baby Products Reformulated Under Court
Settlement Negotiated by The Chanler Group
BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Parents can breathe easier knowing that thousands of child
and infant
car seats will be reformulated thanks to a settlement reported today.
The agreement requires Evenflo Company, Inc. to reformulate its baby car
seats to remove harmful flame retardant chemicals to comply with
California's right-to-know toxics law. Under the law, companies selling
products that contain dangerous chemicals must first provide consumers
with a health hazard warning or reformulate.
"Children are our most precious resource," said Cliff
Chanler, founder of The Chanler Group. "We want to do everything
to protect them, including ensuring that the products designed to keep
them safe aren't also exposing them to harmful chemicals."
Evenflo allegedly manufactured thousands of car and booster seats
containing the carcinogenic flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)
phosphate ("TDCPP") and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate ("TCEP"), without
providing the requisite warning. The settlement requires Evenflo to
eliminate these chemicals from all their foam-padded car seats and pay
up to $84,000 in fines, seventy-five percent of which go to the State of
California to protect and enhance public health and the environment.
The Chanler Group's clients continue to vigorously enforce the safety of
children and infant products sold in California, and more settlements
are expected.
Details of the Evenflo
settlement are available at www.chanler.com.
2. Mr. Chanler is available to discuss the case, as well as the broader
issues of hazardous materials in children and infant products sold in
the U.S. He can be reached at (203) 312-4484 or at cliff@chanler.com.