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Claus-Peter Unterberger, Senior Vice President and Vice Head, Global Marketing, Fujitsu
"We imagine a digital revolution in the hyperconnected future – creating a sustainable world where human centric ICT will help to create a more intelligent society, where everyone is able to live and prosper. At the heart of this revolution is innovation – which will create business and social value by developing solutions and services that bring together the three dimensions of people, information and infrastructure. At Fujitsu Forum, we are demonstrating how Fujitsu is the perfect innovation partner, helping our customers to cope with challenges and maximize the opportunities of a hyperconnected world by blending our customers' know-how with Fujitsu's expertise."
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Approximately 162,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.8 trillion yen (US$46 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. For more information, please see http://www.fujitsu.com.
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"A brilliant, powerfully supported manifesto and an indispensable call to arms."
—Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism: Reclaiming Our Wealth, Our Liberty and Our Democracy
About a decade ago, author and environmentalist Gus Speth began researching conditions and trends to see where America actually stands after several decades of effort within the progressive movement. And the harder and longer he looked, the more sobering the reality.
Speth found that, after years of claiming various environmental victories, we still find ourselves on the cusp of ruining the planet. More generally, he discovered that the United States in fact ranks at the bottom of the 20 leading advanced democracies on 30 key indicators of national well-being, from social mobility to the material well-being of children.
These alarming findings, and the worrisome consequences for his own grandchildren, motivated Speth to take steps that he wouldn't have before—such as getting himself arrested protesting the Keystone XL pipeline and spending three days in a D.C. jail last August.
They also led him to write his latest book, America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy. The book is a powerful treatise on how transformative change can come to America, what life would be like in the attractive future that is still within our power to build, and what we need to do to realize that future—i.e., "America the Possible."
Time magazine once called Speth, a founder of the World Resources Institute and the former head of the United Nations Development Programme, the "ultimate insider." But he has come to the very un-insider conclusion that our only hope of bequeathing an attractive future to our grandchildren lies in deep, systemic change in our country—so deep and so transformative that it leads us beyond today's rapacious and ruthless capitalism to a new system of political economy in America.
America the Possible identifies a dozen features of the American political economy—the country's basic operating system—where transformative change is essential. It spells out the specific changes that are needed to move toward a new political economy—one in which the true priority is to sustain people and the planet. Supported by a compelling "theory of change" that explains how system change can come to America, the book also presents a vision of political, social, and economic life in a renewed America.
Speth envisions a future that will be worth fighting for and argues that we yet have it in ourselves to use our freedom and our democracy in powerful ways to create a reborn America for our children and grandchildren.
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We've been waiting for the letter for weeks. Will we? Won't we? The suspense is killing us. After all our elaborate scheming, our procurement of technically-true documents, our concealment of dodgy credit history details, our wishful calculations of childcare costs, the time is nigh for us to find out whether we've actually managed to get a mortgage.
Curly brings the envelope to the breakfast table and opens it with a trembling hand. Two-year-old Larry is halfway through a chocolate croissant (it's a Saturday, the day upon which I gag the censorious middle-class mother in my brain and give in to sugar and saturated fats), so we have at least five relatively peaceful minutes in which to digest the news.
He draws out the sheaf of paper, and reads it painfully slowly. Meanwhile I am rehearsing my emotional response to both possible outcomes. Either way, I reassure myself, it's absolutely fine. If we do get it that's obviously brilliant, woop-di-doo we will have our own little family home, no matter that it doesn't have a functioning kitchen or bathroom, smells quite strongly of rotting meat and fish, and is located slightly closer to the North Circular than is strictly speaking ideal.
And if we don't get it, that's fine too because we get to stay and be cosy in our flat. Generations of decent, hard-working people have brought up their families in these flats, and if they could do it why shouldn't we? We'll just have to pare down the toy collection and throw out a few books to make room once baby Moe gets too big for his Moses basket. If we get rid of the dining table, we might be able to squeeze a wood-burning stove into the sitting room. Perhaps we could even hang some kind of curtain across the bedroom to create a study…
Who am I kidding? If we don't get this mortgage I am going to throw myself out of the window, right here, right now, and sod the consequences.
Curly hands me the letter, his face inscrutable. "Thank you for choosing a Muesli-Munchers Ltd. Ethical Mortgage," it reads. "I am pleased to tell you that your application has been approved subject to the Terms and Conditions outlined in the enclosed mortgage offer."
I jump up. I scream. I do a Red Indian-style war dance around the sitting room. I hug Larry, who is looking at me in some alarm. I don't even care that I'm getting chocolatey snot all over my hair and my new pyjamas.
Meanwhile Curly is sitting very still and reading the small print. He is muttering his usual grumpy mortgage-related mantra. "Thirty-four years… Thirty-four years." Then he stops and looks up. "Bloody hell, look at this: for every pound we borrow we pay back £1.91. This house isn't costing us £240,000 – it's more like £480,000."
Nigh on half a million pounds and half a lifetime to pay for a smelly, derelict, grey-brick two-up-two-down off a major ring road. It's hard to fathom why I'm feeling so happy, when he puts it like that. But hey, sometimes it's best not to overthink things.


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Rep's fictionalized tale of civil-rights icon is funny, passionate and provocative
In a dimly lit motel room, images of sprinters flicker across a TV screen.
Multiple meanings emerge from that simple first scene in the San Diego Rep staging of "The Mountaintop," Katori Hall's audacious and irreverent testament to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final night on Earth.
The play turns out to be deeply rooted in the notion of human progress as a relay – of one person gaining a few hard-earned yards for equality and justice, and then handing off the baton.
"The Mountaintop" also grapples with competing ideas of how to achieve that progress – whether through nonviolence, as King preached and practiced, or through more confrontational means. There's a hint of that tension from the play's start: The TV clip depicts the American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who set off a firestorm by balling their fists in a "black power" salute on the medal stand at the '68 Olympics.
One other telling detail about those events: They actually happened six months after King was assassinated at Memphis' Lorraine Motel, where "The Mountaintop" is set. Suffice to say this is just the first suggestion that matters of time, perception and everyday reality will be upended in the show.
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When: 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; plus 2 p.m. some Saturdays and 7 p.m. some Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Through March 31.
Where: San Diego Rep's Lyceum Space, 79 Horton Plaza, Gaslamp Quarter
Tickets: $31-$52; $18 students; discounts for seniors, military and groups
Phone: (619) 544-1000
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In fact, it's the contrast between seemingly conventional storytelling and something more fantastical (not to give too much away) that lends Hall's singular work much of its peculiar, undeniable power.
In its less persuasive moments, "The Mountaintop" can feel like a more profane take on a
What gives director Roger Guenveur Smith's finely tuned Rep production its impact is not just its blend of the ominous and the luminous, but the beautifully human performances of Larry Bates as King and the enchanting Danielle Moné Truitt as the motel maid Camae.
The entire play unfolds inside the motel's Room 306, which set designer Christopher Ward renders with a swoop of gray concrete that makes the place look a bit like a subway station – fitting for a story that revolves around departure.
King has just given his now-famous "Mountaintop" speech, the one that rings with an eerie premonition of his own death: "I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land."
A sense of duality is everywhere in the two-actor play, which won Britain's Olivier Award and hit Broadway in 2011. It's in the interplay between pacifism and aggression; past and present; life and death. And in the contrast between the civil-rights icon's sainted legacy and his more human qualities - a fact that has made Hall the center of some controversy.
This King is insecure, a little vain. He chain-smokes, gulps coffee, winces at the crackling thunder (Marc Anthony Thompson's sound and projections and Sherrice Kelly's lighting provide gripping atmosphere). And he flirts openly with Camae.
The maid, in her first day on the job, gives as good as she gets. But as the show progresses, the endlessly sharp and funny Truitt – who cusses with gusto and drawls her companion's name as "Dr. Kaaang" – also brings a deep sense of consequence.
In one virtuoso scene, she dons King's shoes and coat and proceeds to do a dead-on, sermonizing impersonation that goes straight from goofy to weirdly moving.
Through such bold moments, "The Mountaintop" reaches its own lofty peaks.


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A bidding war of sorts Wednesday (May 13) in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Riverside, Calif., netted Riverside-based Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. a slight premium for its defunct travel trailer plant in La Grande, Ore.
Judge Meredith Jury approved the sale of Fleetwood's plant to Northwood Manufacturing, a 15-year-old company based in La Grande that has 400 employees. Northwood paid $2.05 million for the plant.
Arbutus RV and Marine Sales Ltd., a British Columbia-based retailer, had initially offered $1.8 million for the facility. Arbutus, a Fleetwood retailer that would have had to find someone to run the manufacturing operation, raised its offer to $2 million, but the judge ruled Northwood the winner, according to the Riverside Press-Enterprise.
Fleetwood, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March, is selling off some of its assets to raise enough money to help it continue to operate without accepting an $80 million debtor-in-possession financing plan from Bank of America. Fleetwood hopes a buyer for the entire company can be found while it continues to operate, according to the newspaper.
The judge also approved the sale of equipment in Fleetwood's Mexicali, Mexico, travel trailer plant to Krystal Enterprises LLC of Brea, Calif., for about $150,000. Krystal manufactures high-end Class B and C motorhomes,stretch limousines and midsize luxury buses.
Fleetwood opened the Mexicali plant, its first foreign operation, in 2007. Craig Millet, Fleetwood's bankruptcy attorney, told the court he offered to show others the factory but there were no takers.
"The market is extremely thin for this equipment," Millet said.
Bank of America must still agree to Fleetwood's financing plan, but approval of that was continued until May 26.


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Lorenzo Costa the Younger
Italian, 1537–1583
The Holy Family with St. Francis, c. 1575
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Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Acquired with the assistance of the Women's Committee
Born in Mantua, Lorenzo Costa trained first with his father Ippolito Costa, before moving to Rome where he was able to secure decorative work at the Vatican under Federico Zuccaro. In Rome he also found employment with Giovanni Battista Bertani, an architect from Mantua, and worked on a number of altarpieces and decorative commissions. In this charming and intimate portrait of the Holy Family with St. Francis, Costa's allegiance to the style of Zuccaro is understood. As well, the influence of Frederico Barocci, whose work he was exposed to in Rome, can be detected in the soft modelling of the round-faced figures and the rosy highlights on the flesh. Mary, enthroned and clothed in heavy garments, gingerly holds the Christ Child as the older Joseph, aided by a cane, lends his support. St. Francis kneels before them, his hands clasped in prayerful adoration and resting on Mary's lap.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan is exploring an IPO of British football team Cardiff City for as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a deal that would follow the team's recent promotion to the Premier League.
The process is in its early stages, the people said, with details on the timing, size and listing venue subject to change.
A listing would come after Manchester United Plc's debut on the New York Stock Exchange last year, which raised $233.2 million in the largest sports team IPO ever. But prospects for the Welsh team, which does not have Manchester United's track record or as wide a fan base, are unclear.
"There's a pretty mixed history of sport clubs with their IPOs. It's more an emotional investment than a rational one," said Philippe Espinasse, a former investment banker with Nomura and UBS in Hong Kong and author of 'IPO: A Global Guide'.
"I can understand that Manchester (United) was trying to list in Singapore because there is a very big fanbase of Manchester United in Southeast Asia, but it doesn't look like this is one of the major clubs."
Tan, who owns 36.1 percent of the club and is the former chairman of conglomerate Berjaya Group, has engaged at least one investment bank to lead the process, according to the people.
The initial plan is to list the club on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, one of the people said. The deal may be completed as early as this year, another person said. The sources declined to be identified as the information was not public.
The proposed deal, like any corporate transaction in its early stages, may go ahead, change direction, or be scrapped altogether.
Tan was unavailable for comment. He is Malaysia's tenth richest person with a net worth of $1.3 billion, according to Forbes.
Malaysia's IPO market, normally among Asia's quietest, roared to life last year with several multi-billion dollar listings, lifting the Kuala Lumpur exchange to rank No. 4 globally for new listing proceeds.
Still, should Tan and his advisers elect to list the club on his home turf, the listed entity would stand in stark contrast to the predominantly local groups on the Kuala Lumpur exchange.
Unlike Singapore or Hong Kong, two cities with a large international investor presence and an array of multi-national corporations, Malaysia's equity market is made up mostly of domestic funds investing in local companies.
Bankers for the IPO will also have to deal with the thorny problem of valuing sports clubs. Underwriters for Manchester United pitched the club not as a sports franchise but as a global consumer brand, something Cardiff City will find tough to argue as the club's promotion to the English Premier League comes after a 51-year absence.
Promotion to the Premier League is estimated to be worth at least 120 million pounds ($181 million) to clubs over the next five years because of access to a share of lucrative television rights deals.
Cardiff were on the brink of administration and escaped a winding-up petition at the High Court in 2010 after settling a 1.9 million pound tax bill.
Tan has sought to increase the club's marketability, especially in Asia, although his decision to change their traditional blue kit to red sparked controversy. Nicknamed the Bluebirds, having played in blue for over 100 years, Cardiff now have a red badge featuring a dragon, an emblematic beast both in Wales and Asia.
Although revenues will rise, clubs like Cardiff will need to invest heavily in new players to ensure that they are competitive in the Premier League.
Its recent fortunes run counter to another team owned by a Malaysian. Tony Fernandes, chief executive of Malaysia's Air Asia, saw his Queens Park Rangers relegated from the Premier League in what he called a "tragic" season. ($1 = 0.6638 British pounds)
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Photo Challenge: Most Underrated
So you've taken a wonderful picture and think it looks great. While uploading it to JPG you think of all the favorites, views and comments you'll get. After a while, though, there have been only a few visitors who viewed your photo. As it moves further down the page you're left wondering why no one seems to share your enthusiasm for this photo.
Fear not... here's the opportunity to dust off that photo and give it a new lease on life. For this challenge select a photo from those you submitted to JPG that you liked, but was the most underrated and least viewed by the JPG community. Let's give it another shot!
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A leading Irish charity has been accused of mounting a biased campaign against Israel by Fine Gael party chairman Charlie Flanagan.
Trocaire is the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland.
Flanagan has accused Trocaire of 'mounting a biased and partisan political campaign against Israel,' according to a report in the Sunday Independent newspaper.
The Fine Gael party chair accused the state funded charity of 'conducting a very active political campaign in the Middle East.'
He has called on his own government to investigate the claim against Trocaire which receives over $20million annually in state grant aid.
The Fine Gael boss added: "Trocaire is waging this campaign against Israel. I believe it is biased and partisan.
"I hope every family, whose children brings home a Trocaire box for the mantelpiece, should be aware of the true nature of Trocaire's campaign in the Middle East."
The Sunday Independent report carries quotes from an article by Trocaire's executive director Justin Kilcullen on Irish and EU policy towards the settlements.
Kilcullen wrote: "The Israeli settlements in the West Bank have been built on occupied land. Their existence has been repeatedly deemed illegal by the UN and the International Court of Justice.
"But Irish and EU policy towards the Israeli settlements defies logic. We consider them illegal yet we economically support them."
Flanagan told the paper that Trocaire has overstepped its mandate as a development agency.
He added: "I am very concerned about their stance and their political bias. Trocaire is an official organisation linked to Irish Aid - the State's programme of assistance to developing countries.
"It is a major recipient of taxpayers' money through Irish Aid. They are currently calling for a boycott of Israeli products and calling for a ban on trade with those producing goods on the West Bank and have called for a ban on what they described as 'illegal goods'.
"It is my belief they are now engaged in a very partisan political campaign that is beyond their remit."
The report says that Trocaire was set up in 1973 with the aim 'to express the concern of the Irish Catholic Church for the suffering of the world's poorest people.'
Trocaire has always been involved in advocacy work as well as charity work, according to its website which states: "Trocaire envisages a just and peaceful world where people's dignity is ensured and rights are respected; where those in power act for the common good."


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Beating New-Mom Stress
by Melanie Howard
Having a baby can be magical — and crazy. Here's how you can make your life easier
Pamela Cerrie often thinks back on the last parenting class she took before her son, Joseph Jr., was born 14 months ago. The speaker was a college professor studying new mothers, and instead of a chipper pep talk, the professor warned that being a new mom wasn't always fun, and that it could be exhausting and overwhelming.
"I thought, 'This awful woman! How could she say that about having a baby! It's wonderful and I'm looking forward to every second,'" laughs Cerrie, 29, of Fredonia, New York. "Now I'm glad she prepared me for some of the hardships of motherhood. I think as a society we don't prepare women enough."
The happiest event of a parent's life is difficult? You bet, says Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, M.D., medical director for The National Center for Children and Families, in Bethesda, Maryland. "It's normal to feel overwhelmed even about something as positive as a new baby," says Dr. Dryden-Edwards, who's also a family psychiatrist. "Stress is a reaction, a physiological and emotional adjustment to change."
Stress, as we know it, occurs when an event triggers our body's "fight or flight" response, causing symptoms such as elevated blood pressure, increased heart rate, quickened breathing, and muscle tension. Major trauma, like a death in the family, can produce stress, but so can an inflated credit card bill, the prospect of giving a work presentation, or a life-change like having a baby.
These reflexes evolved long ago when a baby's cry in the night meant Mom might need to fend off a pack of wolves, not just stumble to the glider chair to nurse. Our bodies are constantly preparing us for action. If we don't find a way to control or release that tension (how many wolf packs have you fought off lately?), it can take a psychological and physical toll.
Stress has been implicated as a risk factor in health problems ranging from headaches and insomnia to high blood pressure and cardiac diseases. New mothers are especially vulnerable because they're already undergoing major physiological changes related to weight gain and loss, fluctuating hormone levels, and sleep deprivation. "You will live longer and be healthier if you learn to manage your stress," says Dr. Dryden-Edwards. You'll also be a more effective parent, experts say. "Mothers who are really overwhelmed may have difficulty sleeping, making decisions, and just maintaining daily activities," says Nancy Murray, a lactation consultant and a nurse clinician with Duke Children's Primary Care, in Durham, North Carolina, who works with new moms under stress. "These moms may find it harder to read babies' cues that they're tired, hungry, or need to be held. In turn, babies may become more fussy, mothers feel more anxious, and it gets to be a vicious cycle."
As a new parent, it's not realistic to think you can eliminate stress completely from your life, but you can and should minimize it. Recent research published by the American Psychological Association analyzed 293 studies and found short-term stress "revved up" the immune system and actually had a positive health effect, while chronic or long-term stress caused wear and tear and left subjects vulnerable to illness.
BabyTalk interviewed experts in psychology and parenting as well as veteran moms for the best advice on how to reduce your daily pressures. Here are the three most common stress "hot spots" and strategies for cooling them down.
Contain the Chaos
A new baby, with his 24-hour sleep and wake schedule and constant need for care, can leave even the most put-together woman reeling, and turn the most spotless home into an obstacle course.
Women who were super-organizers in their pre-baby lives often suffer the most from chaos-induced stress, says Murray. "If everything was perfectly organized and on time in your life before, it can be difficult to realize that babies have their own schedules, and that you may need to lower your standards."
Experts say simplifying is the secret to keeping your life not perfect, but livable. If your day-to-day routine — or lack of one — is overwhelming you, try to "do one thing differently," suggests Dr. Dryden-Edwards. For Tiffany Boone, 27, of Dunbar, Kentucky, her hair had to go. The mother of a 14-month-old and a 28-month-old, she found that blowing out her long tresses each day before leaving the house became unmanageable, so she got a new cropped 'do. "I love it," enthuses Boone. "I always swore I wouldn't be one of those moms who cuts off her hair, but it's easy to care for, the babies can't pull it, and it has taken a huge load off of me."
New moms should evaluate which beauty routines make them feel pampered and which are just a pain, says Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Ph.D., the Durham, New Hampshire-based author of The Hidden Feelings of Motherhood and The Well Ordered Home: Organizational Techniques for Inviting Serenity into Your Life. Boone may have given up hair care, but she always puts on lipstick before leaving home. "Keep the routines that are special to you," Kendall-Tackett says, adding that moms should keep their beauty supplies in one convenient place.
Changing "just one thing" might also mean cutting back on a household task like cooking, either by preparing double dinner portions (so you can freeze the leftovers) or budgeting for take out. It could also mean simplifying your cleaning routines by keeping supplies where they're used (cleanser, gloves, and sponges in the bathroom, for example), suggests Kendall-Tackett.
Murray advises mothers to pare down their baby equipment. She says she sees mothers overloaded with new baby gizmos and suggests that moms consult their more-experienced mom-friends before going shopping, so that they only buy what they'll really use.
New moms can also try to arrange their homes with an eye toward function, not fashion. "Remember, you don't have to have everything in the house look so perfect," Murray says. "Say, okay, I'm going to have a lot of things in one room so I don't have to go all over the house, and I'm going to set up a station for myself with everything I need for me and the baby."
Rescue Your Relationship
"I didn't have any idea the birth of a newborn would be so hard on us," admits Pamela Cerrie, who says her husband, Joseph, 34, seemed to suffer from "displaced Dad syndrome." "He was upset at being bumped out of the number one spot, and I didn't handle it very well," she says. "I just told him 'Baby Joe is the only one in this house allowed to be a baby right now.'"
Joseph Cerrie's confusion over his role and Pam's anger are typical of what many couples experience postpartum, experts say. "You are undergoing such a time of change as a couple," says Toni Zimmerman, Ph.D., professor of human development and family studies at Colorado State University, in Fort Collins.
One key stressor is the increased family workload and the tendency of women, even those who were in equitable relationships before baby, to find themselves in charge of child-related duties. "If the father doesn't step up to the plate as a fully functioning partner from the get-go, that can be quite damaging to a marriage," says Zimmerman. Often, she adds, this isn't Dad's fault, it's just a gap in communication: "In general, fathers are well-meaning, but we socialize them to the sidelines."
New parents don't have to fall into these patterns, says Zimmerman. "Many of the changes that occur when you have a baby are magical. You can fall in love with each other all over again because you fall in love with each other as parents and share a common love that is quite intense." The solution is to address stressful changes in your relationship up front. "Be proactive, so you can enjoy the magic," she says.
Zimmerman says just talking, rather than fuming, is the first step to remedying postpartum relationship stress. "Couples have to talk about sharing work beforehand and during," she says. "They may never get it right, but they should be in constant communication to work toward that."
Family researcher Alyson Shapiro, Ph.D., at the Relationship Research Institute, in Seattle, Washington, has found that couples can not only maintain but improve their marital satisfaction after the birth of a child. In an article in the Journal of Family Communication, Shapiro details a program, "Bringing Baby Home," that she and other researchers have developed based on successful new-parent strategies. "The big take-home message from our research is that it's important for couples to treasure their relationship and foster fondness and admiration for each other," she says. Often, it's as much about attitude as strategies. Successful couples, she says, "approach stresses as challenges you can meet as a team rather than as something chaotic and out of control." Couples can think ahead to find specific ways that the father can be involved, says Shapiro. "If Mom is breastfeeding, maybe Dad can handle bathing and that can be his special father time."
Cerrie says things are going more smoothly now that her husband is taking her son to and from daycare and feels more involved. "It's been very good for them," she says. "Joey is very communicative and interactive, and since they've been enjoying this time together, Joe has been helping out a lot more around the house."
Parents should also try to cheerlead each other's efforts with the new baby, says Zimmerman, rather than criticize. She points out that a Dad who is told he can't put diapers on right may decide not to try. She also suggests new parents set up a weekly meeting to organize the practical side of running the family. Compare calendars, see what everyone's needs are, and divvy up the work. That way no one's suit ends up left at the dry cleaners the night before an important meeting, the household doesn't run out of toilet paper, and there are fewer arguments about who was supposed to call the sitter."But along with running the family, it's very important to find love within the organization," Zimmerman adds. With the tasks divvied up, new parents will find more time to spend reconnecting with each other (and Dad may be pleasantly surprised to find that Mom is less exhausted and more romantic if she's had a nap, a break from cooking, or an hour out). "It can just be simple time," she says. "You can play cards or walk the baby in the stroller when he's sleeping."
Tiffany Boone says she and her husband, who live in the country, love to put the girls to bed, and then sit out on the deck just listening to the crickets at night. "We can see so many stars where we live, and we just love to go out and look at them together."
Remember that "togetherness" is for talking about politics, music, the weather — anything but baby and household stuff. "Think back to when you were dating," says Zimmerman. "Sometimes you talked about deep things, and sometimes you talked about who won the ball game. If you talked about housecleaning and bills all the time, well, you wouldn't keep dating!"
See Shades of Gray
One week, I was "Melanie Howard, Award-Winning Journalist," and the next week, after my daughter was born, I wasn't. At least, that's how I felt. As much as I adored my baby, I still had dreams about my job from which I'd wake up in tears, convinced I'd never be a writer or work again.
When women today become mothers, most of them have been in the workforce, so they are switching from a job where they've been an "expert" to one where they are totally inexperienced, says Kendall-Tackett. Not only that, but suddenly they are completely responsible for all the needs of another human being, and their new "boss" isn't going to give them clear-cut feedback in the form of evaluations and raises.
For women who stay home or switch to part-time, it also may change the balance of power in their marital relationship or how people treat them, says Kendall-Tackett. For mothers who return to work, there's the push-pull of family time versus work time and the constant guilt that they're not doing enough on either front. In both situations, women may feel alone, depressed, and unsure of who they are anymore. Kendall-Tackett did. "That for me was a shock as a new mom," she says. "I thought, this is it, my life is over." Instead of thinking in black and white terms about motherhood versus work and "the old me" versus "the new me," experts say new mothers should think in shades of gray. It's less overwhelming to look at a change as something you are doing for a while, rather than forever. (This isn't just a mind trick. Note that Kendall-Tackett has written several books since her "life was over," and, obviously, I'm writing this story.)
Mothers should realize that the decision to return to work or stay home is highly personal. "For some families, it's too hard to sacrifice the money a woman earns, while others might decide that eating Hamburger Helper is easier than having Mom returning to work," says Dryden-Edwards. Whatever your choice, says Kendall-Tackett, if you can think through why you're doing it and feel good about your decision, you'll be less anxious if others question you.
Tiffany Boone recently started working on an occasional basis for a local catering firm, despite the fact she has to drive nearly an hour to her mother's to drop off the children. "It barely pays my gas," she admits, "but it's the biggest stress relief. I get out of the house, I get to have adult conversations, and I know the girls are with my mother."
For both at-home and working moms, support can help the adjustment to parenthood, says Murray. "You can join a mothers group, which is particularly helpful for at-home mothers or during maternity leave," she says. "You can also start 'networking' in parks and talk to others who are going through this change." Since Pam Cerrie became a new mother, she's reached out through online support groups and has spent whole days on the phone with an old college roommate who also had a new baby.
New moms also need to remind themselves of who they are besides Mom, says Murray. "Getting out and doing something that you used to do before the baby came can really help you see the forest for the trees," she says. Plan something every other day, she suggests, whether it's a haircut, a walk with a friend, or an exercise class. If your budget won't allow for a sitter, be ready to roll when your husband gets home from work, or join a babysitting co-op. Pam Cerrie relaxes with quilling, a decorative hobby, while Tiffany Boone pursues photography.
"Just remember, whatever you do, it has to be what is best for you," says Dr. Dryden-Edwards. "Be creative. Standard advice on reducing stress may help, or it may not. Just find something that's constructive and healthy for your life. If it works for you, well, that's the test."
Proven Stress-Busters: Try One Right Now!
Are you a little stressed out? These five strategies are guaranteed to make you feel better — fast!
Break a sweat: The National Institutes of Health report that exercising 20 minutes a day or more can reduce stress and build confidence. Easy ways to fit exercise (with your doctor's okay, of course) into your schedule include:
* Walking with your husband and baby in the stroller for 10 to 20 minutes in the morning or evening.
* Joining a "Mom and Baby" exercise class (check your local hospital, recreation center, or YMCA for offerings). These make fitness fun and social, and you don't need a sitter.
* Finding a nearby yoga class (many studios offer classes especially for new mothers). Yoga is soothing and impact-free, and those stretchy yoga clothes are a great, comfortable look in and out of class for postpartum figures.
Get out: Plan a regular activity that gets you out of the house. Have your husband, a relative, or a sitter watch your baby (don't forget to pump a bottle of milk if you're nursing), and join a book or cooking club. Swim laps with a friend at the local YMCA or look into activities at religious institutions — many offer free classes and moms' groups.
Eat: Poor nutrition can sap your energy level and increase stress, says Nancy Murray, a lactation consultant with Duke Children's Primary Care, in Durham, North Carolina. She recommends that Mom or Dad (or Grandma, if she's nearby) spend time each evening loading the fridge with individual servings of nutritious foods and cold drinks so that it's easy for Mom to grab a meal while she's taking care of the baby the next day. Sandwiches are ideal because they can be eaten one-handed while nursing or giving a bottle.
Murray also suggests disposable plates and cups to minimize cleanup. Feel like you can't make it out of the nursery? Plug in a mini-fridge to store snacks as well as pumped breast milk or leftover formula.
Although post-pregnancy weight can be a source of stress, experts urge nursing moms to avoid dieting which can compromise the quality of your breast milk. Eating right and exercising should slim you down, or you can talk to your doctor about ways to cut calories safely.
Pamper yourself: In childbirth rituals around the world, new mothers are celebrated and pampered. Since celebrations in this country mainly revolve around the baby, you need to pamper yourself. Get someone to watch the baby, and schedule a manicure or facial, or for a low-cost alternative, hit your favorite makeup counter at the local department store where sales reps are usually happy to give you a free makeover.
When you can't get away, create your own at-home "spa." Shut the door to the bedroom and the door to the bathroom, and take a long, steamy shower. Pick up some soothing, scented bath and body products to complete your home spa treatment. Some fragrances, like lavender and chamomile, are thought to soothe nerves.
Enjoy date night at home: Sure it's more fun to go out to a nice restaurant or movie with your husband, but sometimes it doesn't work out. Instead, commit to one "date" a week, whether you leave the house or not. If you rent a movie, choose a comedy — a 2003 study found that laughter reduces stress and can boost the immune system.
Get help: If you feel overwhelmed by stress, you can and should seek professional counseling. Women sometimes don't seek support because they're afraid that it makes them a horrible mother to feel stressed or depressed after childbirth, says Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, M.D., medical director for the National Center for Children and Families, in Bethesda, Maryland. Instead, think of it as getting the help you need to be an effective parent.
The National Mental Health Association has a comprehensive resource list and a 24-hour hotline for those who need immediate help (800-784-2433). Or check out the "therapist locator" at the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy website.


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Obama budget hits smokers, wealthy
President Barack Obama presented a budget Wednesday that he called both a compromise and a final offer.
But there's a lot in the $3.77 trillion proposal — including $583 billion in new revenue from the wealthy and $78 billion over 10 years from new cigarette taxes, not to mention an assumption that a deal to reverse sequestration cuts can be struck — that drew an immediate rejection from Congressional Republican leaders.
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Obama said he wasn't interested in continuing to negotiate. Framing the budget as pitting the rich against the middle class, and smokers and the tobacco companies against preschool students, he asked Republicans to decide which side they're on.
( Also on POLITICO: Obama budget squeezes $370B from Medicare)
"When it comes to deficit reduction, I've already met Republicans more than halfway so in the coming days and weeks I hope that Republicans will come forward and demonstrate that they are really as serious about deficits and debt as they claim," Obama said. "And I don't believe that all these ideas are optimal, but I'm willing to accept them as part of a compromise — if, and only if, they contain protections for the most vulnerable Americans."
Obama's counting $1.384 billion in savings from winding down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and $452 million in cuts to a program that provides funding for heating assistance for low-income households. The budget also includes major cuts to farm subsidies, cuts to the LIHEAP heating programs for the poor, lowering the budget for detaining illegal immigrants, new embassy security as recommended by the Benghazi Review Board and $222 million for gun control efforts.
( PHOTOS: What's in Obama's 2014 budget)
The budget also raises the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 per hour, lower than the hike Obama first promised during his 2008 campaign. And it assumes $230 billion in savings due to by implementing the reduction to the growth of Social Security spending known as "chained CPI" — though that proposal immediately fell flat with many Republicans and angered the president's own base when news of it was leaked late last week.
Obama's budget comes months after its original due date, and weeks after the House and Senate passed their single chamber budget bills. During his Rose Garden statement, Obama made clear that his budget proposal already represents a compromise offer and said he will not allow spending cuts without the new tax increases he seeks.
"When it comes to deficit reduction, I've already met Republicans more than halfway," Obama said. "So in the coming days and weeks I hope that Republicans will come forward and demonstrate that they are really as serious about deficits and debt as they claim."
( Also on POLITICO: Full coverage of Obama 2014 budget proposal)
And Gene Sperling, the director Obama's National Economic Council, on Wednesday afternoon emphasized that the proposal is"not an à la carte menu" for Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and congressional Republicans to choose what they like and discard the rest.
"You can't decide to only pick out the concessions the president has made and not include the concessions from the Republican side that need to be part of a bipartisan deal that can pass both houses," Sperling said.
Republicans are not impressed
Republicans made clear Wednesday that they have no appetite for the new taxes Obama seeks.
On a conference call with reporters in the afternoon, House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) called the budget "worse than the status quo," but believed there was a silver lining.
"A positive way of looking at this is at least everybody has put a plan on the table. At least the Senate has put it's plan on the table, the president's plan is on the table, so we can have a healthy budget debate," he said. "My goal is to find common ground to where we can get a down payment on this problem."
He also identified the president's willingness to means test pieces of Medicare as a "small instance of common ground."
"That gives me a glimmer of hope that we can get an agreement at the end of the day but we're a long way from there right now," he said.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said the White House should proceed with the "incremental entitlement reforms" the president offered without the tax hikes – the very proposal Obama explicitly ruled out.
"I would hope that he would not hold hostage these modest reforms for his demand for bigger tax hikes. Listen, why don't we do what we can agree to do? Why don't we find the common ground that we do have and move on that?" Boehner told reporters at the Capitol. "The president got his tax hikes in January, we don't need to be raising taxes on the American people."


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As I mentioned in my last post, I couldn't find a presentation that met my needs for meeting Common Core English Language Arts Standards » Speaking& Listening » Grade 8, so I created one. Actually, I made two. This is the second one and the foldable that goes with it. As my class goes through it, discussing it, they will take notes in a foldable, which they will then add to their interactive journals.
I wish I had some new and fabulous foldable design to share, but I went with the tried and true layered design because it can hold so much info.
The definition for demeanor that I used came from Bing Dictionary.


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The Suzuki Car Buyers' Guide comprises of seven models and sixty-two variants. Amongst the 3,472 items of data recorded, we list new car prices, NCAP safety and insurance ratings, servicing schedules and warranty information. Included within the car specifications are CO2 emissions levels, which affect VED, the environment and car tax bands. We also list fuel consumption data, overall dimensions, capacities and specifications plus towing limits.
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Explainer: Ten high-profile players in the commercial space race
When NASA's space shuttle fleet retires in 2011, the space agency will have to rely on Russian spacecraft and the private sector to taxi cargo and humans to and from the International Space Station, even as it turns its focus to the technologies required to send humans beyond low-Earth orbit.
President Barack Obama views the policy as a boost to the nascent commercial spaceflight industry, where competition is already heating up to supply the taxi services. Some companies are also talking about offering out-of-this-world rides for researchers as well as tourists with deep pockets and a serious case of star lust. Click ahead to check out 10 of the top players in the race to commercialize space.
Space Exploration Technologies
PayPal co-founder Elon Musk has already signed up NASA as a marquee account for his high-flying venture, Space Exploration Technologies, also known as SpaceX. The government has a $1.6 billion contract with the Hawthorne, Calif., company to provide unmanned cargo deliveries to the International Space Station starting in 2011 with its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule.
This image shows the successful test launch of the Falcon 9 rocket on June 4. The rocket will eventually carry the Dragon to orbit. If all goes according to plan, astronauts may get a lift as well, starting in 2013. SpaceX has also secured contracts to launch next-generation satellites for the telecommunications company Iridium.
Orbital Sciences
Another NASA contract — this one worth a reported $1.9 billion — is in the bag at Virginia-based Orbital Sciences, which is planning to supply the International Space Station with its unmanned Cygnus spacecraft, shown here in an artist's rendering. A newly-developed Taurus 2 rocket will ferry the cargo ship to space. If the opportunity presents itself, the company may advance plans to ferry humans to orbit as well.
Boeing, the aerospace giant, has unveiled plans to flesh out designs and build a new capsule-based spaceship called the CST-100, which will take cargo and passengers to the International Space Station. The development push comes thanks to an $18 million NASA grant.
The Apollo-like capsule will carry a crew of seven and be designed to launch on a variety of rockets, including the Atlas and Delta rockets operated by the Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture known as the United Launch Alliance, as well as SpaceX's Falcon. Extra seats may be made available for paying passengers through a marketing arrangement with Space Adventures.
Masten Space Systems
While big NASA contracts have already gone to big names in the commercial space industry, lesser-known Masten Space Systems is in the race to pick up taxi fares to the International Space Station as well.
The company won a $1 million lunar challenge prize with the Xoie spacecraft shown here. It is now working on a next-generation vehicle based on the vertical-takeoff-and-landing design to ferry cargo. NASA funding will go toward four test flights of the spacecraft, called Xaero.
Sierra Nevada Corporation
The reusable Dream Chaser space plane, under development by Sierra Nevada Corp. subsidiary SpaceDev , has a look and feel reminiscent of a mini-space shuttle. Like NASA spacecraft, a rocket lifts the space plane up — and at the end of its mission, the plane lands on a runway.
In fact, the transportation system is based on NASA technology, and the company recently received $20 million from the space agency to continue the plane's development. A full-scale mockup of the plane is shown in this file photo from its unveiling in 2006.
Bigelow Aerospace
Entrepreneur Robert Bigelow padded his bank account by building a hotel chain, Budget Suites of America. His latest pioneering venture, Bigelow Aerospace, is aimed at building affordable habitats in space.
Two prototype inflatable capsules have already been launched, and plans are in the works to put the more expansive Sundancer space station, shown here in an artist's conception, in orbit by 2015.
In this case, the overnight guests may include national space agencies as well as private-sector researchers and thrill-seeking tourists. Other players in the commercial space sector would taxi guests to and from the puffy digs.
Blue Origin
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, who amassed a fortune selling the printed word online, has few words to share about Blue Origin, his commercial space venture to fly a vertical launch and landing rocket to suborbital space.
This much is known: A demonstration vehicle called Goddard, shown here in a file photo, successfully took off and landed in 2006 from the company's private spaceport in west Texas. It's not yet known when the company's commercial vehicle will be ready for a public unveiling.
A bit more info: NASA recently awarded the company $3.7 million of a $50 million pie that it says is for the "development of system concepts, key technologies, and capabilities that could ultimately be used in commercial crew human space transportation systems." Blue Origin is concentrating on the development of a launch escape system that could push a NASA capsule to safety in case of emergency.
Virgin Galactic
Space enthusiasts with $200,000 to burn can book a ticket to ride to outer space with Virgin Galactic on the SpaceShipTwo spacecraft. The plane, meant for tourism as well as research, will haul six passengers and two pilots on suborbital flights that pop into outer space for a few minutes before returning to Earth.
The aircraft was designed by aerospace engineer Burt Rutan and colleagues at Scaled Composites. Test flights of the spacecraft, which launches from the WhiteKnightTwo mothership, are under way. Ticketholders will get their opportunity to ride once all systems are a go.
Armadillo Aerospace
Would-be space tourists who balk at the price tag for a ride on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo might consider another option in the offing: $102,000 for a seat on Texas-based Armadillo Aerospace's vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.
The spacecraft, shown in this artist's conception, will rocket passengers into outer space for about five minutes of weightlessness and 360-degree views. Tickets can be booked through Space Adventures, the same company that has arranged rides to the International Space Station for the super-wealthy.
XCOR Aerospace
Yet another option for the space tourist is a $95,000 trip up to the inky blackness at the edge of space in XCOR's Lynx rocketship. The spacecraft, which has room for just one pilot and one passenger riding shotgun, takes off horizontally from a runway and climbs steeply to 200,000 feet, where views abound of planet Earth and the stars. Advance reservations for the hour-long trip can be booked through space tourism company RocketShipTours. An artist's rendering of the rocketship is seen here.
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If you had to take one fitness move to a desert island, the burpee would be it. "This movement is one of my favorites, and I also hate it," says celebrity trainer Bob Harper.
What it does
In a word, everything. Burpees strengthen the upper body and lower body, enhance mobility and balance, and kick up your metabolism. "It does it all," Harper says. "You will get the workout of your life."
What to do
Start by standing with feet about shoulder width apart. Reach down and put your hands flat on the floor in front of you. Jump or step your feet back behind you so you are now in a full plank position. From here, lower yourself to the ground. But now is not the time to rest. Holding your body in that plank position, push yourself back up, and then walk or jump your feet back up to your hands and stand. If that's not enough, Harper wants you to clap your hands over your head as you hop in place — a quasi jumping jack to polish off the move.
How much
Harper says one of his new favorite training methods is Tabata training, which he says is the best way to get in the hardest workout possible in the least amount of time. It works like this: 20 seconds of movement, followed by 10 seconds of rest, for eight rounds. So, do as many burpees as you can for 20 seconds, rest for 10 and then get back to it, for eight rounds in all.
Note to beginners: Don't be discouraged if you can only get one or two burpees in each round. These are tough!


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Leonardo DiCaprio just had a meeting about playing the most notorious lawman of the 20th Century and his studio just talked to Oliver Stone about directing a film based on the books of John McDonald.
Not long ago, word broke that Clint Eastwood would be directing a film based on the life of former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover from a script by "Milk" scribe Dustin Lance Black.
"It sounds interesting to say the least," DiCaprio told Hollywood Insider of his talk with Eastwood. "There's no contract, no anything, but I'm a huge fan of Clint's."
Meanwhile, Oliver Stone, fresh off wrapping on "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," met with folks at Appian Way, DiCaprio's studio, to discuss the possibility of directing "Travis McGee," based on "The Deep Blue Good-by," the first of the fictional gumshoe's 21 sagas.
Both projects make a certain amount of sense for DiCaprio, who has made a career of working almost exclusively with renowned directors: Scorsese, Spielberg, Boyle, Sam Mendes, Ridley Scott, Chris Nolan...
But seeing as he's among the biggest movie stars on Earth, DiCaprio's name is at least rumored to be involved in 32 as yet unreleased films. So who knows what he'll do?
DiCaprio's next film is "Inception," from Chris Nolan, details of which are scant, but the trailer is mind-bending.


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Performance MKTG necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 25 diseños de 4 diseñadores freelance.
Freebie 4 Her
We require a website Home Page, Landing Page and Sub Page for our new Woman's Freebies Site. Freebie 4 Her is a free samples, coupons and discounts site. We send out a weekly newsletter with all sorts of free samples and other related offers to our users.
Our target audience is 25-50+ females in the US, Canada, UK and Australia. They are interested in getting free samples of popular products, coupons and discounts.
We require three different pages. The Homepage, The landing page and a sub page. Each should use similar imagery in the header so that it all ties together.
Don't use any branded images. iStockphoto is okay if you need it.
I want the signup form and the majority (if not all) of the site to be above the fold using a resolution of 1024x768.
First is the homepage. We're fond of the colors pink and light blue. We would at least like pink used, but are open to other color's to be used along with that. We're looking for a picture of a woman somewhere between 35-45, which matches our target demographic. She should be smiling. We also want a collage of free sample products as the main focus. These items should include a pink USB drive, a pink or purple travel mug, various makeup products like face cream, lipstick, eye liner, bottles that resemble cleaning supplies and coupons. We're open to other items too, but they cannot be branded (so no visible company logos).
To see good examples of what we want for the homepage, check these out:
There should be a simple logo with the site name in it "Freebie 4 Her"
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Don't Make Me Think!: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
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People won't use your web site if they can't find their way around it. Whether you call it usability, ease-of-use, or just good design, companies staking their fortunes and their futures on their Web sites are starting to recognize that it's a bottom-line issue. In Don't Make Me Think, usability expert Steve Krug distills his years of experience and observation into clear, practical--and often amusing--common sense advice for the people in the trenches (the designers, programmers, writers, editors, and Webmasters), the people who tell them what to do (project managers, business planners, and marketing people), and even the people who sign the checks.
Krug's clearly explained, easily absorbed principles will help you sleep better at night knowing that all the hard work going into your site is producing something that people will actually want to use.
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