2012年4月8日星期日

Nice one, bun: Bag of hot cross buns saves heart attack victim

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Jack Edwards collapsed while loading shopping in his car and was hardly breathing when he was discovered by off duty fireman John Bird

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Jack Edwards, 89, collapsed while loading shopping in his car and was hardly breathing when he was discovered by off duty fireman John Bird.Welcome to ralphlaurenpolo In Nyc on Facebook.

But quick thinking John used the six pack of buns to prop up Jack's head to clear his airway as he started pumping his chest.

And when John visited Jack in hospital later he found the pensioner had eaten all but one of the life saving buns.

Dad of three John, 37, said: "I was in a car park outside Aldi's store in Coventry when this elderly man just collapsed. His breathing was shallow, and I could barely find a pulse.This was a fraction of authenticlouisvuittonhandbag in Beverly Hills. I knew I had to open his airway, but there was nothing to support his head.

"Then I spotted the pack of buns that had fallen out of his shopping and slipped them underneath. By the time an ambulance arrived, I could almost see his chest starting to move."

Jack is recovering in hospital. His daughter, Diane said: "If it hadn't been for John, I don't think dad would have surv vived. Our family are so grateful."

Self scanning store lanes boosts convenience - and theft

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Theft intentional or not is up to five times higher with self checkout than when cashiers are working, says Malay Kundu, founder of Stoplift Checkout Vision Systems, which sells store video analytic software.

Kundu's company has seen people scanning their Starbucks as bananas,Looking for Neweracap Voucher Codes, Discounts, omegawatches? leaving their items in the cart or reusable bag instead of scanning them and overloading the bagging area so that un-scanned merchandise can be piled on without being sensed.

Still, most stores aren't ready to give up on self checkout and many will likely add lanes now that easier-to-use systems that also reduce the risk of theft are coming, says Joe LaRocca, National Retail Federation's senior asset protection advisor.Never retail for lessthan $250 Moreover if the replicahandbags claimsthewatch is Tag Aquaracer 20082 on saleor.

New "tunnel" scanners will allow shoppers to put everything onto a conveyor belt and have prices scanned automatically, even if on unmarked produce, says LaRocca. Newer self checkout systems are also more intuitive and can tell, for example, if items aren't placed on the belt. Besides, loss prevention experts are getting better at spotting this breed of shoplifter.

"There are ways to distinguish between someone who accidentally forgets to pay or intentionally moves the item so it isn't scanned," says LaRocca. "If you see the physical behaviors enough, you know it when you see it."

Self checkouts in North America will increase by up to 10% in the next few years, says research and advisory firm IHL Group. The biggest growth is expected at convenience, hardware and drug stores.

Self checkout lanes can reduce labor costs and improve customer service, especially for quick shopping trips. But they can backfire if shoppers have problems scanning their items, says Kurt Jetta of consumer analytics company TABS.

Big Y removed its self checkout lanes by the end of 2011 because of complaints about scanning problems and theft. But spokeswoman Claire D'Amour-Daley says the chain hasn't noticed a change in shoplifting patterns since it removed the do-it-yourself lanes.

"If they don't find one way to steal, they'll find another way," she says.

2012年4月5日星期四

Tech women 10th in season-ending poll

The Georgia Tech women's basketball team earned one more distinction in its history-making season. The Yellow Jackets finished 10th in the final ESPN/USA Today coaches poll,Police goodskylanterns play a crucial role in being seen while riding a bicycle, providing safety and security. their highest-ever finish.

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Grocery Shopping in the Burbs: Acme's Walk of Shame

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And so the person you've bumped into holds up the rearview mirror glue that he has purchased, thereby still beating you in cool because, after all, he probably doesn't even produce garbage, and you need a box of 36 ForceFlex.

Wegmans bags come in so many styles: photo-illustrated produce—tomatoes, grapes, peaches and blueberries, blown up and layered so that you only see color—and black bags with a white iconic sketch of a wine bottle and a wine glass. Now that's class. At Wegmans, there are two sizes of carts, too, because we need choice, damn it,There is one amazing online store with 100s of outerwear . and the abbreviated carts have a fresh-flower holder (who doesn't buy fresh flowers on an average trip to the grocery store?). Neither cart style has realtor ads on them.

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Something happens at Wegmans, and I don't know enough about marketing to know if it's the colors, the lighting or what, but both possibility and affordability start to change for me when I enter the store. At Acme, I would laugh at the ridiculousness of $8.99-a-pound eggplant rolatini from the deli case. At Wegmans, when I see row after row of beautifully displayed chicken breasts, in more than a dozen sauces, $12.99 a pound starts to make sense, and I have to force myself to remember that I still would have to cook it, that this comes with no sides or salad, that someone will have to do the dishes, and that I could go out to dinner for five dollars more.

But sometimes that logic doesn't win, and I bump into someone I know, and in my shiny cart there is a $2.50 stick of Wegmans Irish butter with chive and garlic because I had a sample of the clams they had made with this butter, and even though I've never made clams at home, right now, I feel like I just might.my wife's gift for my mom was energysaving . In my cart there is also something wrapped in white butcher paper, something delicious, something prepared so that all I have to do is cook it (and make side dishes and salad and clean up afterward). I say hello to the person I know, parking my cart a bit to the side so that we can chat a minute, instead of ducking and running as I do at Acme. As I sniff at the fresh-cut flowers in my fresh-cut-flower holder, I ask how my acquaintance is doing. I even ask him how his children are doing, because I am relaxed and happy here at Wegmans, my beautiful bags neatly folded and awaiting their purchases, and we have bumped into each other in the tea section of the store, which is relaxing even if you're not drinking tea, and those clams cooked in Irish butter were lovely. (The last sample I was given at Acme was a chunk of cereal bar.)

The Acme is so … raw, so obvious in its fulfillment of a bodily function. Think Mickey Rourke's deli scene in The Wrestler. I kid you not: That scene was shot in a New Jersey Acme, and the other folks you see are not extras—even those who order from Mickey—they are Acme customers. Or do you know John Updike's much anthologized short story A & P? I believe that the A & P's all became Acme's, and that Sammy and Lengel and Stoksie are still working there, and I know for sure the floor is still “checkerboard green-and-cream tile.”

Both Acme's and Wegmans bags are machine-washable and fold up for easy storage. Both cost 99 cents. Both make you look like a good citizen, even as you continue to gather plastic bags almost everywhere else you go. But, the bags—always the bags, isn't it?—really say so much more.

2012年4月4日星期三

Rare London releases fantastic new trends

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Rare London's Hawaiian Fusion collection is packed with charming floral prints that will get you geared up for the warmer weather. Inspired by Dolce & Gabanna's SS12 collections, Hawaiian Fusion features beautiful bright colours and big prints on bodycon dresses, skater dresses, playsuits and many other styles.

The online women's clothing retailer has two upcoming trend collections as well – Festival Chic (scheduled for May 7th) and Polka Dot (out on June 11th). As the name suggests, Festival Chic will be packed with everything you'll need for any festivals you plan on attending this year and will ensure you're bang on trend throughout. With geometric and Aztec prints on shirt dresses, bodycon clothing, hot pants,We've seen all the best coachhandbags of 2011. shorts and playsuits, you'll be able to get your festival wardrobe sorted in a flash.

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"We've been working on all of our new trends for some time now," said Deepa Kumra of Rare London. "We take our inspiration straight from the catwalks and magazines, as we strive to bring everyday women designer-style fashion without the hefty price tag."

Laurie Penny: The tweet that had Ryan Gosling fans in a spin

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So when I tweeted on Tuesday that silver-screen dreamboat Ryan Gosling had just stopped me from walking in front of a speeding taxi, I didn't quite expect the reaction that followed. I was rushing to a meeting in a pink wig, and I am a bit of a walking catastrophe at the best of times. I regularly forget that cars come in the opposite direction in America, so this is far from the first time that a passing Samaritan has had to prevent me from ambling into the traffic. This time, it happened to be Ryan Gosling, star of Drive,Burglar walks away with canadagoosesalecheap from Summit home. The Notebook and The Ides of March and moistener of millions of fans across the moviegoing universe. I am 99 per cent sure that it was Ryan Gosling, unless he has an identical twin brother with a penchant for natty denim jackets. This, my lady friends tell me, is proof that America loves me and wants me to be happy.

I am informed that there are lots of women and not a few men who would gladly walk into traffic in order to be rescued by Ryan Gosling. I am not one of them, and I would like to take this opportunity to encourage road safety on the streets of New York: statistically speaking, if you toss yourself in front of a taxi today there's a good chance Ryan Gosling won't be there to save you. Personally, the only celebrities I really go weak at the knees for are major science-fiction authors, Rachel Maddow and Ellen DeGeneres.

As a feminist, it is rather irritating that I have finally become tabloid-famous in the guise of a simpering damsel in distress. But my mobile phone and email went mad, and I woke up to stories about Gosling the "lifesaver" in The New York Observer, The Huffington Post and even The Washington Post. This is final proof that America has gone mad, lost all sense of perspective, and badly needs to be rescued from itself – possibly not by Ryan Gosling, decent and upstanding chap though he undoubtedly is.Buy China real wholesaleoutlet from China . I was determined not to play at all, but among the reams of interview requests was one from the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Now there's a woman I'd leap in front of a taxi to meet...

The backlash is spreading

Back in the real world, women in America have bigger problems than the occasional speeding cab. In Nebraska they will soon be forced to carry dead or dying foetuses to term. And now those who see the political capital to be made by stoking a cultural backlash against women's liberation are coming for contraception.

The strategy seems to have been noted in Britain,Ed Hardy Caps Buy On Sale and monclercoat with high quality. where Andrew Lansley has criticised abortion doctors for prioritising women's right to choose – just days after completing his attack on the NHS. If it's a coincidence, it's one that follows a familiar pattern: divide and rule.

2012年3月31日星期六

Despite Dismal Report, Alaska Sees Upswing in Women in Business

A recently released report reveals Alaska ranks last among states when it comes to the annual increase in women-owned businesses, but the entrepreneurs behind those numbers said they're on the way up.

Last week marked the inaugural Alaska Business Women's Summit, and Jennifer Christensen, director of the Women Entrepreneurs of Alaska,schoolbagfactory said the event brought together nearly 90 businesswomen from around the state to network and trade selling savvy.

"The growth of women in business is increasing at a rapid pace," she said.

Over the last five years, Christensen said she's seen an influx of women-owned businesses as Alaska's economy continues to diversify. They include everything from medical and financial firms to media, design and business services, and many of them are smaller, single-woman shops.

Chelsey Homan runs hers out of the old preschool room at Eagle River Presbyterian Church. The high,ralphlaurenhoody baby-blue painted burberryhandbagswalls house Doggy Decadents, Homan's gourmet dog treat business. An industrial size oven sat in a back corner and the room was lined with racks of baking equipment and bins of flour and other ingredients.
The 22-year-old Eagle River native deals in ground peanut butter rawhide chews, cinnamon-flavored biscuits topped with yogurt drizzles and coconut and turkey bacon-cheddar treats.

She founded the company nearly five years ago after graduating high school and returning from an entrepreneurship camp at Cornell University, but said she never expected it to come as far as it did.

"It was more just, kind of a side project to get some experience," Homan said, tucking her hands into her jean pockets as she stood in the middle of the room. A few feet away, her five-year-old husky mix, Skipper, napped in a sunbeam underneath the counter, and she said he was the primary inspiration for her teenage startup. Her short brown hair was pulled back into a ponytail and she wore a Doggy Decadents t-shirt underneath her white North Face jacket.

After mixing her first biscuit dough in her parent's kitchen and selling her treats at Anchorage markets in the summertime, Homan said the baking business quickly grew into a full-time job. Soon, she had moved in to the old preschool room of her neighborhood church and was juggling ten-hour workdays and more than half-a-dozen wholesale accounts besides her regular sales schedule.

"There's Friday Flings out in the Valley, there's Saturday and Sunday markets Downtown, the Midtown market and then there's the market out in South Anchorage," she said, counting down with her fingers. The ping of her cell phone interrupted her list. It rang often.
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After four years of reinvesting the company's earnings in equipment and a website and online shop, she said her business finally pulled a profit last year. Now, she said she was preparing to sign the final paperwork and sell the company to a local bank manager and his wife.