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Q: Why doesn't my coordinate system reflect the standard coordinate axis that I requested for?(LibGdx) Basically, I want my coordinate system to have (0,0) as the top left corner of the screen(used to this in Swing and Android Canvas drawing).
I saw a great thread for doing so Changing the Coordinate System in LibGDX (Java). I used the code that the creator provided but the rectangle I am drawing is still at the bottom of the screen.(screenshot)

Here is my code for drawing the rectangle(I use one class, GameWorld, to manage all the "game objects" and another class, GameRenderer to render all the game objects) Both classes have a method that will be called from the GameScreen's render method.
Relevant code in GameScreen.java
public class GameScreen implements Screen {
          //manage game objects
          private GameWorld world;
          //render game objects
          private GameRenderer renderer;
          public GameScreen() {
                 world = new GameWorld();
                 renderer = new GameRenderer(world);
          }
          public void render(float delta) {
                  world.update(delta);
                   renderer.render();
           }
          .....
  }

And in GameWorld.java
public class GameWorld {
    private Rectangle rectangle;
    public GameWorld() {
              rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, 17, 12);
    }
     public void update(float delta) {
            rectangle.setX(rectangle.getX() + 1);
             if(rectangle.getX() > Gdx.graphics.getWidth()) {
                       rectangle.setX(0);
            }
     }
     public Rectangle getRect() {
              return rectangle;
      }
  }

And in GameRenderer.java
public class GameRenderer {
    private ShapeRenderer shapeRenderer;
    private OrthographicCamera cam;
    private GameWorld myWorld;
    public GameRenderer(GameWorld theWorld) {
        myWorld = theWorld;
        cam = new OrthographicCamera(Gdx.graphics.getWidth(), Gdx.graphics.getHeight());
        cam.setToOrtho(true, Gdx.graphics.getWidth(), Gdx.graphics.getHeight());

    }
    public void render() {
        shapeRenderer = new ShapeRenderer();
        Gdx.gl.glClearColor(0, 0, 0, 1);
        Gdx.gl.glClear(GL20.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
        shapeRenderer.begin(ShapeRenderer.ShapeType.Filled);
        shapeRenderer.setColor(87/255.0f, 109/255.0f, 120/255.0f, 1);
        Rectangle toDraw = myWorld.getRect();
        shapeRenderer.rect(toDraw.getX(), toDraw.getY(),
                toDraw.getWidth(), toDraw.getHeight());
        shapeRenderer.end();

    }
}

And finally in Desktop.java where I am testing the game,
public class DesktopLauncher {
     public static void main (String[] arg) {
             LwjglApplicationConfiguration config = new LwjglApplicationConfiguration();
             config.title = "My test";
             config.width = 272;
             config.height = 408;
             new LwjglApplication(new MyGdxGame(), config);
      }

}
Does anyone see where i am doing wrong? Why is the rectangle still being drawn at the bottom of the screen. I used the provided code from the creator and specified the rectangle's top y coordinate as zero.

A: You didn't apply your camera's projection to the ShapeRenderer.
Add this line right before shapeRenderer.begin():
shapeRenderer.setProjectionMatrix(cam.combined);

Also, you should move ShapeRenderer's instantiation from render() to the class constructor so you aren't creating a new one on every frame.

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A Task Analysis for the Development of Minimum Physical Employment Standards for Physically Demanding Occupations
Richard Stevenson, Andrew Siddall, Philip Turner, Keith Stokes, James Bilzon
Department for Health
Centre for Regenerative Medicine
Institute for Policy Research (IPR)
Employees in public safety occupations undertake a variety of activities that are both hazardous and physically demanding. Understanding the minimum requirements of these occupations and determining the physical strain encountered by employees is important to identify appropriate physical fitness standards to help ensure their safety. This study was a task analysis to identify the most important and physically demanding tasks performed by UK firefighters and objectively determine the minimum acceptable performance requirement for each of these tasks. Thirteen experienced operational personnel acted as a technical panel (TP) of subject matter experts who, through a series of focus groups, were tasked to: (a) identify the critical and most physically demanding tasks; (b) determine the method of best practice for undertaking these critical tasks and; (c) agree on the minimum acceptable level of performance for each critical task. The minimum performance standards were determined through the development of realistic simulations being performed at three different speeds. Video observation and blinded voting were used in order for TP members to independently and objectively identify a minimum acceptable pace for each task, from which a group consensus could be reached. The TP identified differences between operational firefighting and incident command roles. Those in a firefighting role performed the most arduous duties (Casualty Evacuation (CE); Equipment Carrying (EC); Hose Running (HR); Stair Climbing (SC); Wild-land Fires (WF); Lifting Ladders (LLift); Extending Ladders (LExt); Lowering Ladders (LLow)), whilst fire-ground incident commanders walked or performed SC to reach operational incidents such as wild-land fires and high rise building fires. The nature of the firefighting role is well established and the critical firefighting activities identified in this study are similar to those reported for a number of other international fire services. Unlike previous studies, we used video demonstration and observation of bespoke tasks, followed by blind expert panel voting, in order to minimise the risk of subjective bias in determining the minimum acceptable performance requirements for each task. This study formed the methodological basis for two further studies, which: 1) quantified the cardiorespiratory demands of criterion firefighting tasks and; 2) assessed the relationship between criterion firefighter task performance and surrogate tests of strength and muscular endurance. This methodology could be used to determine the minimum occupational requirements for other physically demanding occupations and, subsequently, to identify minimum physical employment standards.
Published - 23 Aug 2015
Physical Employment Standards Conference - Canmore, Canada
Physical Employment Standards Conference
Stevenson, R., Siddall, A., Turner, P., Stokes, K., & Bilzon, J. (2015). A Task Analysis for the Development of Minimum Physical Employment Standards for Physically Demanding Occupations. Abstract from Physical Employment Standards Conference, Canmore, Canada.
A Task Analysis for the Development of Minimum Physical Employment Standards for Physically Demanding Occupations. / Stevenson, Richard; Siddall, Andrew; Turner, Philip; Stokes, Keith; Bilzon, James.
2015. Abstract from Physical Employment Standards Conference, Canmore, Canada.
Stevenson, R, Siddall, A, Turner, P, Stokes, K & Bilzon, J 2015, 'A Task Analysis for the Development of Minimum Physical Employment Standards for Physically Demanding Occupations' Physical Employment Standards Conference, Canmore, Canada, 23/08/15 - 26/08/15, .
Stevenson R, Siddall A, Turner P, Stokes K, Bilzon J. A Task Analysis for the Development of Minimum Physical Employment Standards for Physically Demanding Occupations. 2015. Abstract from Physical Employment Standards Conference, Canmore, Canada.
Stevenson, Richard ; Siddall, Andrew ; Turner, Philip ; Stokes, Keith ; Bilzon, James. / A Task Analysis for the Development of Minimum Physical Employment Standards for Physically Demanding Occupations. Abstract from Physical Employment Standards Conference, Canmore, Canada.
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Q: Using Python to download files from Box I'm trying to use Python to download an Excel file to my local drive from Box.
Using the boxsdk I was able to authenticate via OAuth2 and successfully get the file id on Box.
However when I use the client.file(file_id).content() function, it just returns a string, and if I use client.file(file_id).get() then it just gives me a boxsdk.object.file.File.
Does anybody know how to write either of these to an Excel file on the local machine? Or a better method of using Python to download an excel file from Box.
(I discovered that boxsdk.object.file.File has an option download_to(writeable_stream here but I have no idea how to use that to create an Excel file and my searches haven't been helpful).

A: It is correct that the documentation and source for download_to can be found here and here. I learned about it from this answer myself. You just need to do the following
path = 'anyFileName.xlsx'
with open(path, 'wb') as f:
    client.file(file_id).download_to(f)

A: This is what I use to read my excel files from box and you can check the content character type and use that when decoding.
from boxsdk import JWTAuth
from boxsdk import Client
import io
import pandas as pd
import chardet # for checking char type

# Configure JWT auth object
sdk = JWTAuth.from_settings_file('config/box_config.json')
# Get auth client
client = Client(sdk)

s = client.file(file.id).content()
print(chardet.detect(open(s, 'rb').read())['encoding']) # gives char type
outputDF = pd.read_excel(io.StringIO(s.decode('utf-8')))

A: You could use python csv library, along with dialect='excel' flag. It works really nice for exporting data to Microsoft Excel.
The main idea is to use csv.writer inside a loop for writing each line. Try this and if you can't, post the code here.


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Looking for a good prawn mee place in PJ besides Lim Mee Yoke? Well, then you should try out this prawn mee stall at Restoran Kam Heong in PJ State. One of the best prawn mee I've tried so far.
Restoran Kam Heong is cornershop restaurant located somewhere along Jalan Tengah, off Jalan Sultan just nearby Menara MBPJ. If you're familiar with PJ State, then you should know where Public Bank and HSBC Bank are located. Well, Restoran Kam Heong is located right behind these two banks.
Restoran Kam Heong has been around for decades. It's a hawker-style restaurant dishing out some of the best food in PJ district. We used to frequent the same restaurant for duck rice when I was younger. The duck rice stall is still there, but they only serve lunch and dinner crowd.
As for the prawn mee, I usually patronise Restoran Kam Heong in the morning for breakfast. Unlike many other prawn mee that I've tasted, the prawn mee served here at Restoran Kam Heong is the closest to my liking… and wifey's too. There are many names for prawn mee in Malaysia. Prawn Mee is better known as Hokkien Mee in the northern region especially in Penang. In Ipoh and the southern region, it is known as 'Har Meen' in Cantonese or 'Hae Mee' in Hokkien. But no matter what it's called, you can tell it's a prawn mee from its distinct 'prawny' smell.
Prawn Mee is usually served with yellow noodle and rice noodles in a fragrant stock, which is made from fresh shrimps and dried prawns, as well as pork or chicken. Â Some places in PJ and KL, they even served with slices of hard-boiled egg.
Somehow, I particularly like this prawn mee for some reason. Perhaps it's because the soup is tasty and less 'prawny' than others. Yes, some prawn mee stalls have that heavy 'prawny' stench and I don't really fancy that kind of smell, let alone putting it in my mouth. Served with generous portion of tauge (beansprouts), kangkung and pork, just one bowl of it in the morning can last you till late noon. And if you want a little more heat to your prawn mee, you can always mix in a little bit of sambal.
RM5.50 for a bowl of Prawn Mee, I'm definitely keeping this bowl dry!


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Q: iphone soap connection ideas I need to connect to my SOAP web service from IPhone, I tried the approach below and it worked:
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://w3schools.com/webservices/tempconvert.asmx"];
NSMutableURLRequest *theRequest = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:url]
NSString *msgLength = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d", [soapMessage length]];
[theRequest addValue: @"text/xml; charset=utf-8" forHTTPHeaderField:@"Content-Type"];
[theRequest addValue: @"http://tempuri.org/CelsiusToFahrenheit" forHTTPHeaderField:@"SOAPAction"];
[theRequest addValue: msgLength forHTTPHeaderField:@"Content-Length"];
[theRequest setHTTPMethod:@"POST"];
[theRequest setHTTPBody: [soapMessage dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
NSURLConnection *theConnection = [[NSURLConnection alloc] initWithRequest:theRequest delegate:self];

if( theConnection )
{
webData = [[NSMutableData data] retain];
}
else
{
 NSLog(@"theConnection is NULL");
}

this way I cen get response from Service, First I need to create some classes, then I need to parse this XML and fill my data objects with it. My questions is:
What is wrong with this method? Becase there are libraries like WSDL2ObjC which creates code from my wsdl, or cSOAP which is a client/server SOAP library.
Is the only point of using a SOAP library is that I dont need to write the classes that my XML will be parsed into? with my aprroach above it only seems like after parsing the xml everything will be ok, or I am missing something?
For why dont use WSDL2Objc, please see my question about it here There is no documentation!

A: If you get the correct response from the web service your job is done. (Your code looks ok.)
Regarding the XML parsing of the result - you can make your implementation. For a simple result you can even use NSScanner and not go deep into the NSXMLParser. And if you are interested in parsing the XML in the response I suggest using the native XML parsing delegation mechanism of NSXMLParser because Apple believes that this is the correct approach in handling XML as I recall. (If there is a JSON part in the response you can handle that too with the JSON library for iOS.)
Probably, the libraries are done to be more universal and to provide you some performance benefits. But I guess that your own implementation will give you the best performance benefits. However, before using some libraries you could have a look at the code or do some measurements. I was looking for a library at a time because I did not want to implement a feature, but when I saw how someone was creating a string at one place:
for()
{
    newSize = oldSize++;
    newStr = malloc(newSize);
    newStr = strcat(oldStr, newCharStr);
    free(oldStr);
}

I was a bit astonished, because he/she could have made only 1-2 malloc calls in the situation and a lot less copying.
Well, just keep efficiency in mind and you'll be fine.


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Machine for improved curve and stretching device
A machine for Improved Curve Step and Stretching Device unique design of the Aerobic Curve gives a deeper stretching and muscle toning. A stretching routine before and after your work out or playing sports, will give better results, help prevent injury and promote flexibility. Stretching and exercising on the Aerobic Curve is a wonderful stretching and building routine to maximize your work out, build a strong body, enhance balance, body alignment, flexibility and maximize users muscles. The Aerobic Curve prepares and trains the core, (human mid section), and the whole body to get strong and hold up the body. The Aerobic Curve prepares the body to receive results. With a semicircular base unit made from preferably wood or a plastic like material, a padded rubber mat is preferably made from a rubber like material. An exercising, toning, stretching device for use in performing exercises, toning, stretching muscles.
Rester, Dahlene (Edmond, OK, US)
Rester, Ross Earl (Edmond, OK, US)
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BAKER, LORI LYNN
Ross Rester (Edmond, OK, US)
1. A machine for Improved Curve Step and Stretching Device comprising: a base unit made from preferably wood or a plastic like material; a padded rubber mat is preferably made from a rubber like material; an adhesive is a preferably glue like in character; recessed handles are preferably made from wood or a plastic like material used in the base; adjustable strap is preferably made from a fiber like material such as nylon; the resistance bands with two handles is preferably made from a rubber I like material, semisolid and stretchable; the recessed groves are preferably a part of the base; the friction pad is preferably made from a rubber like material; and the resistance ribbons are preferably made from rubber like material, and stretchable.
2. An exercising, toning, stretching device for use in performing exercises, toning, stretching muscles as recited in claim 1. The relationship between parts preferably revolves around the base comprising: a semicircular base made from preferably wood or a plastic like material, which is substantially strong enough to support a users weight while stretches and exercises are being performed and having: a) a substantially flat, lower base portion including a first pair of spaced, generally parallel, opposite edges, a second pair of spaced, generally parallel, opposite edges general perpendicular to said pair of edges; b) a pair of upstanding sidewalls, each being operable connected to one of said first pair of opposite edges of said base portion and having a substantially semicircle shaped configuration; c) an upper portion spanning said first and second pair of opposite edges of said base portion in a covering relation, including a first pair of opposite edges of said upper portion operable connected to said second pair of opposite edges of said base portion, and a second pair of opposite edges of said upper portion forming a co-planar surface with said walls and correspondingly abutting said side walls in a substantially semicircular configuration, each of said second pair of upper portion opposite edges being operable connected to one of said upstanding side walls.
3. An exercise device as recited in claim 2 further comprising a rubber like pad rectangular in shape attached to the flat portion of the base.
4. An exercise device as recited in claim 3 further comprising of grooves to the flat portion of the base, between the rectangular pads running centered parallel and centered perpendicular to base side walls.
5. An exercise device as recited in claim 1, wherein said device is preferably made of wood or rigid plastic like material.
6. An exercise device as recited in claim 1 further comprising a cushion secured to and sized and configured to substantially cover said upper spanning portion of said device.
7. An exercise device as recited in claim 4 wherein said recessed grooves provide a means for placement of resistance band with two handles.
8. An exercise device as recited in claim 4 wherein said recessed grooves provide a means for placement of resistance ribbons.
9. An exercise device as recited in claim 5 wherein said recessed handles is secured to upper portion of said upstanding side walls of said device.
This application is based on provisional application Ser. No. 60/712,229, filed on Aug. 8, 2005.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED APPENDIX
This invention relates generally to the field of health, fitness, exercise and more specifically to a machine for Improved Curve and Stretching Device.
The primary object of the invention is The unique design of the Aerobic Curve Step and Stretch gives a deeper stretch with every little move you do.
Another object of the invention is to give a better, and deeper stretches to abdominal, legs, feet, ankles, knees, hamstrings, buttocks, lower back, hips.
Another object of the invention is to work the abdominal in subtle leg lifts and change in position on Curve.
A further object of the invention is to sculpt stronger legs and abdominal muscles, while toning, and slimming the body.
Yet another object of the invention is to give the user many angles to choose from, providing access to stretches that were once awkward.
Still yet another object of the invention is to stretch out the inside, as well as the outside, of the ankles and legs.
Another object of the invention is to really stretch those hard to reach places.
Another object of the invention is to lets the user stretch out their body gradually.
A further object of the invention is to allow a user to moderate stretching through the legs, start on top just at the beginning of the curve.
Yet another object of the invention is to work your way down the curve for your individual comfort zone.
Still yet another object of the invention is to relieve stress.
Another object of the invention is to release the tension build up in the back, lower back, legs, shoulder blades, shoulders, arms, neck and even in to the skull, by gently stretching these areas and removing the tension and knotted up feeling that is tightening and causing pulling and tugging leading to discomfort.
Another object of the invention is to use different levels of resistant bands lets the user decide how rigorous of a workout they desire.
Yet another object of the invention is to give variety to the users desire of stretching and toning.
Still yet another object of the invention is to lay down on your back the user can adjust themselves for comfort of their arch in their back, and level of intensity, simply by sliding up or down on the Aerobic Curve.
Another object of the invention is to do a good stretching routine before and after your work out or playing sports, will give better results, help prevent injury and promote flexibility.
Another object of the invention is to train the core and the whole body through regular use of the Aerobic Curve.
Yet another object of the invention is to build a strong body, enhance balance, body alignment, flexibility and maximize users muscles.
Another object of the invention is to prepare the body to receive results.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following descriptions, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein, by way of illustration and example, an embodiment of the present invention is disclosed.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a machine for Improved Curve Step and Stretching Device comprising: a base unit made from preferably wood or a plastic like material, as shown in FIG. 1, a padded rubber mat is preferably made from a rubber like material, as shown in FIG. 1A, an adhesive is a preferably glue like in character, recessed handles are preferably made from wood or a plastic like material used in the base, as shown in FIG. 1, adjustable strap is preferably made from a fiber like material such as nylon, as shown in FIG. 4, the resistance bands with two handles is preferably made from a rubber like material, semisolid and stretchable, as shown in FIG. 5, the recessed groves are preferably a part of the base, as shown in FIG. 2, the friction pad is preferably made from a rubber like material, as shown in FIG. 2, and the resistance ribbons are preferably made from rubber like material, and stretchable. as shown in FIG. 5. 1. An exercising, toning, stretching device for use in performing exercises, toning, stretching muscles. The relationship between parts preferably revolves around the base comprising: a semicircular base made from preferably wood or a plastic like material, which is substantially strong enough to support a users weight while stretches and exercises are being performed and having: a) a substantially flat, lower base portion including a first pair of spaced, generally parallel, opposite edges, a second pair of spaced, generally parallel, opposite edges generally perpendicular to said pair of edges, b) a pair of upstanding sidewalls, each being operable connected to one of said first pair of opposite edges of said base portion and having a substantially semicircle shaped configuration, c) an upper portion spanning said first and second pair of opposite edges of said base portion in a covering relation, including a first pair of opposite edges of said upper portion operable connected to said second pair of opposite edges of said base portion, and a second pair of opposite edges of said upper portion forming a co-planar surface with said walls and correspondingly abutting said side walls in a substantially semicircular configuration, each of said second pair of upper portion opposite edges being operable connected to one of said upstanding side walls. 2. An exercise device as recited in claim 1 further comprising a rubber like pad rectangular in shape attached to the flat portion of the base. 3. An exercise device as recited in claim 2 further comprising of grooves to the flat portion of the base, between the rectangular pads running centered parallel and centered perpendicular to base side walls. 4. An exercise device as recited in claim 1, wherein said device is preferably made of wood or rigid plastic like material. 5. An exercise device as recited in claim 1 further comprising a cushion secured to and sized and configured to substantially cover said upper spanning portion of said device. 6. An exercise device as recited in claim 3 wherein said recessed grooves provide a means for placement of resistance band with two handles. 7. An exercise device as recited in claim 3 wherein said recessed grooves provide a means for placement of resistance ribbons. 8. An exercise device as recited in claim 4 wherein said recessed handles is secured to upper portion of said upstanding side walls of said device.
The drawings constitute a part of this specification and include exemplary embodiments to the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. It is to be understood that in some instances various aspects of the invention may be shown exaggerated or enlarged to facilitate an understanding of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the invention.
FIG. 1A is a cross section view of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of resistance band with two handles.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of adjustable strap.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of resistance bands.
Detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiment are provided herein. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed system, structure or manner.
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the present invention is directed towards an improved exercise device, generally indicated as 10. The exercise device comprises a substantially flat lower base portion, 11, which in the preferred embodiment is rectangular in shape, although it will be understood that the device would function equally as well in a square, trapezoidal, or similarly shaped base portion. As best shown in FIG. 2, the base 11 includes four resistance and stabilizing pads, generally parallel opposite edges 12 and 21, and a second pair of spaced, generally parallel opposite edges 22 and 23 which are perpendicular to the first pair 12 and 21. A first upstanding side wall, 12, is operable connected at its lower end to the base portion 11, preferably at one of the first pair of opposite and parallel edges, such as at 21. As illustrated in the drawings, the upper end of sidewall 12 has a substantially semicircular shaped configuration. Although not clearly shown in the drawings, a second upstanding side wall which is a mirror image to first side wall 21 is operable connected at its lower end to the base portion at the other of the first pair of opposite and parallel edges, such as at 12, and also has an upper end having a substantially semicircular shaped configuration. The device further includes an upper portion 13 which spans opposite edges of the base 11 in a covering relation and as best shown in FIG. 1, is sized and configured to form a co-planar surface between the sidewalls which is substantially semicircular in shape, corresponding sidewalls 12. More particularly, upper spanning portion 13 has a first pair of opposite edges 22, 23 which are operable connected to opposite edges 21 and 12, respectively, of the base portion 11. Upper spanning portion 13 also includes a second pair of opposite edges, 12 and 21, each of which is operable connected to one of the upstanding side walls 12 along its upper ends, as shown in FIG. 1. In the preferred embodiment, the overall size and dimension of device 10 allows it to be conveniently transported and stored in places such as under a bed or even in the overhead compartment on an airplane, train, etc.
In the most preferred embodiment, the exercise device 10 is a simple, integrally formed, one piece body. While the device 10 could be made of metal, wood, or any other suitably strong material, it is preferably made of a molded plastic like material. It is contemplated that when the body of device 10 is integrally formed of a suitable plastic material, it has the advantages of being substantially rigid, yet lightweight, and of being relatively inexpensive to manufacture. Additional advantages to forming the body of device from a suitable plastic material include providing a smooth surface for the user, which would be less likely to cause injury to the user and/or to tear or snag clothing. It will however, be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the base, sidewalls and upper portion of the device could be formed of another type of material such as wood or metal, and in such a case, sidewalls 12 could be connected to the base portion edges 12, 21 and the upper spanning portion 13 could be interconnected with the base 11 and sidewalls 12, 21 by other means such as adhesives, nails, staples, or other securing means known in the art which will nonetheless ensure that the device is sufficiently sturdy to support the body weight of an exerciser.
As has been described, the device 10 will support the exerciser's upper body weight when in use, as best shown in FIG. 1. Because the exerciser directly contacts the device 10 along the rigid surface of upper spanning portion 13, it is preferable to provide the device with a cushion 24 for comfort. As shown in FIG. 1A, the cushion is preferably sized and configured to cover the spanning upper portion 13. While the cushion 24 can be fixedly secured to the device 10 by way of adhesives.
In the preferred embodiment, the device 10 will also include at least one recessed handle 17 thereon, as shown in FIG. 1. In the most preferred embodiment where the device is integrally formed of a suitable plastic material, the handle will be integrally formed within the device 10, and positioned within upstanding side walls 12, 21. Alternatively, handle 17 may be operable connected to the device, and preferably will also be located on both of the upstanding side walls 12, 21. In such case, handle 17 may be comprised of a separate metal or wood handle attached to the device by conventional fasteners such as bolts, screws, etc. It will be readily appreciated that handle 17 provides means for easily transporting the device 10 from location to location, whether for traveling or for transporting the device from home to a gym, as is about to be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the device 10 can be used directly on the ground or a floor surface. Further, the sit-up can be performed on device 10 with use of 19 as shown in FIG. 4, an adjustable strap preferably made from a nylon like material and circling device 10, providing a means to secure the exerciser's feet while performing setups. The design of the device 10, minimize pressure to his lower back. Exerciser can perform various exercises on the device and as many repetitions of each exercise as desired. The use of 18 as shown in FIG. 3, can be placed in either 16, or 26, with the exerciser standing on top of 13, to perform lifting and cardiovascular exercises. The use of 20, as shown in FIG. 5, with the exerciser either standing or sitting on 13 will give the exerciser a series of aerobic and Pilate's exercises.
The device gives variety to the exerciser desire of stretch and individual need. Laying down on your back the exerciser can adjust themselves for comfort of their arch in their back, and level of intensity, simply by sliding up or down on the device. The exerciser can incorporate the use of the device into the exercisers workout. The device is used for stretching, toning and building to maximize an exerciser's work out routine, building a strong body, enhance balance, body alignment, flexibility and maximize exerciser's muscles. The device prepares and trains the core, (human body mid section), and the whole body to get stronger and hold up the body. The Curve prepares the body to receive results. The exercises are described in a copyrighted 90 page manual entitled "Aerobic Curve" by Dahlene and Ross Rester 2005.
While the invention has been described in connection with a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to the particular form set forth, but on the contrary, it is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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You're gonna need two medium sized bowls.
In the first bowl mix the flour, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper and paprika. In the other bowl mix the egg and milk.
Dip each strip in the milk/egg bowl. Then dip in the flour bowl and coat all sides. Then double dip it all over again. We want to make sure to get two layers on each strip.
Once you have coated each strip, place them on a plate and throw them in the fridge of half hour or so. This will help firm up the flour coat on each strip and will help during the frying period.
Now, get a good sized fry pan. You're going to want it deep enough so that the oil covers the chicken strip completely. Heat the oil to a fairly high temp.
Place the chicken strips in the hot oil and let them fry until they start to turn golden brown. This will happen in about 6-8 minutes. You can turn the strips in the oil with tong to make sure the chicken is cooking evenly.
Put the Frank's red hot and margarine in a microwavable dish and heat for 30 sec.
Once the chicken and sauce are done, put them in a plastic container with a lid and shake. This will evenly coat the chicken with the sauce.


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package com.intellij.cvsSupport2.cvsExecution;

import com.intellij.CvsBundle;
import com.intellij.cvsSupport2.CvsResultEx;
import com.intellij.cvsSupport2.config.CvsConfiguration;
import com.intellij.cvsSupport2.config.ui.ConfigureCvsGlobalSettingsDialog;
import com.intellij.cvsSupport2.config.ui.CvsConfigurationsListEditor;
import com.intellij.cvsSupport2.cvshandlers.CvsHandler;
import com.intellij.cvsSupport2.errorHandling.CvsException;
import com.intellij.cvsSupport2.ui.CvsTabbedWindow;
import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ActionManager;
import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnAction;
import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnActionEvent;
import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.DefaultActionGroup;
import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
import com.intellij.openapi.application.ModalityState;
import com.intellij.openapi.cvsIntegration.CvsResult;
import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Document;
import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor;
import com.intellij.openapi.editor.EditorFactory;
import com.intellij.openapi.editor.EditorSettings;
import com.intellij.openapi.progress.*;
import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Messages;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.IconLoader;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.VcsException;
import com.intellij.openapi.wm.StatusBar;
import com.intellij.ui.content.ContentManager;
import com.intellij.ui.errorView.ContentManagerProvider;
import com.intellij.ui.errorView.ErrorViewFactory;
import com.intellij.util.ui.ErrorTreeView;
import com.intellij.util.ui.MessageCategory;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * author: lesya
 */
public class CvsOperationExecutor {

  private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance("#com.intellij.cvsSupport2.cvsExecution.CvsOperationExecutor");

  private final CvsResultEx myResult = new CvsResultEx();

  private final boolean myShowProgress;
  private final Project myProject;
  private final ModalityContext myExecutor;
  private boolean myShowErrors = true;
  private boolean myIsQuietOperation = false;
  @Nullable private final CvsConfiguration myConfiguration;

  public CvsOperationExecutor(boolean showProgress, Project project, ModalityState modalityState) {
    myProject = project;
    myShowProgress = showProgress;
    myExecutor = new ModalityContextImpl(modalityState, false);
    myConfiguration = project != null ? CvsConfiguration.getInstance(project) : null;
  }

  public CvsOperationExecutor(boolean showProgress, Project project, ModalityContext modalityContext) {
    myProject = project;
    myShowProgress = showProgress;
    myExecutor = modalityContext;
    myConfiguration = project != null ? CvsConfiguration.getInstance(project) : null;
  }

  public CvsOperationExecutor(Project project) {
    this(true, project, ModalityState.defaultModalityState());
  }

  public CvsOperationExecutor(Project project, ModalityState modalityState) {
    this(true, project, modalityState);
  }

  public void performActionSync(final CvsHandler handler,
                                final CvsOperationExecutorCallback callback) {

    final CvsTabbedWindow tabbedWindow = myIsQuietOperation ? null : openTabbedWindow(handler);

    final Runnable finish = new Runnable() {
      public void run() {
        try {
          myResult.addAllErrors(handler.getErrorsExceptAborted());
          myResult.addAllWarnings(handler.getWarnings());
          handler.runComplitingActivities();
          if (myProject == null || myProject != null && !myProject.isDisposed()) {
            showErrors(handler.getErrorsExceptAborted(), handler.getWarnings(), tabbedWindow);
          }
        }
        finally {
          try {
            if (myResult.finishedUnsuccessfully(true, handler)) {
              callback.executionFinished(false);
            }
            else {
              if (handler.getErrors().isEmpty()) callback.executionFinishedSuccessfully();
              callback.executionFinished(true);
            }
          }
          finally {

            if (myProject != null && handler != CvsHandler.NULL) {
              StatusBar.Info.set(getStatusMessage(handler), myProject);
            }
          }
        }
      }
    };

    final Runnable cvsAction = new Runnable() {
      public void run() {
        try {
          if (handler == CvsHandler.NULL) return;
          setText(CvsBundle.message("progress.text.preparing.for.login"));

          handler.beforeLogin();

          if (myResult.finishedUnsuccessfully(false, handler)) return;

          setText(CvsBundle.message("progress.text.preparing.for.action", handler.getTitle()));

          handler.run(myExecutor);
          if (myResult.finishedUnsuccessfully(true, handler)) return;

        }
        catch (ProcessCanceledException ex) {
          myResult.setIsCanceled();
        }
        finally {
          callback.executeInProgressAfterAction(myExecutor);
        }
      }
    };

    if (doNotShowProgress()) {
      cvsAction.run();
      myExecutor.runInDispatchThread(finish, myProject);
    }
    else {
      PerformInBackgroundOption backgroundOption = handler.getBackgroundOption(myProject);
      if (backgroundOption != null) {
        Task.Backgroundable task = new Task.Backgroundable(myProject, handler.getTitle(), handler.canBeCanceled(), backgroundOption) {
          public void run(@NotNull final ProgressIndicator indicator) {
            cvsAction.run();
          }

          @Override
          public void onSuccess() {
            finish.run();
          }
        };
        ProgressManager.getInstance().run(task);
      }
      else {
        if (ProgressManager.getInstance().runProcessWithProgressSynchronously(cvsAction, handler.getTitle(), handler.canBeCanceled(), myProject)) {
          finish.run();
        }
      }
    }
  }

  private static void setText(String text) {
    ProgressIndicator progressIndicator = ProgressManager.getInstance().getProgressIndicator();
    if (progressIndicator != null) {
      progressIndicator.setText(text);
    }
  }

  private boolean doNotShowProgress() {
    return isInProgress() || isInTestMode() || !myShowProgress || !ApplicationManager.getApplication().isDispatchThread();
  }

  private static boolean isInTestMode() {
    return ApplicationManager.getApplication().isUnitTestMode();
  }

  private static boolean isInProgress() {
    return ProgressManager.getInstance().getProgressIndicator() != null;
  }

  protected void showErrors(final List<VcsException> errors, CvsTabbedWindow tabbedWindow) {
    showErrors(errors, new ArrayList<VcsException>(), tabbedWindow);
  }

  protected void showErrors(final List<VcsException> errors,
                            final List<VcsException> warnings,
                            final CvsTabbedWindow tabbedWindow) {
    if (!myShowErrors || myIsQuietOperation) return;
    if (tabbedWindow == null) {
      if (errors.isEmpty() && warnings.isEmpty()) return;
      final List<String> messages = new ArrayList<String>();
      for (VcsException error : errors) {
        if (! StringUtil.isEmptyOrSpaces(error.getMessage())) {
          messages.add(error.getMessage());
        }
      }
      for (VcsException error : warnings) {
        if (! StringUtil.isEmptyOrSpaces(error.getMessage())) {
          messages.add(error.getMessage());
        }
      }
      final String errorMessage = StringUtil.join(messages, "\n");
      Messages.showErrorDialog(errorMessage, "CVS error");
      return;
    }
    if (errors.isEmpty() && warnings.isEmpty()) {
      tabbedWindow.hideErrors();
    }
    else {
      ErrorTreeView errorTreeView = tabbedWindow.addErrorsTreeView(ErrorViewFactory.SERVICE.getInstance()
                                                                   .createErrorTreeView(myProject,
                                                                                null,
                                                                                true,
                                                                                new AnAction[]{
                                                                                (DefaultActionGroup)ActionManager.getInstance()
                                                                                .getAction("CvsActions")},
                                                                                new AnAction[]{new AnAction(
                                                                                CvsBundle.message(
                                                                                "configure.global.cvs.settings.action.name"), null,
                                                                                IconLoader.getIcon("/nodes/cvs_global.png")) {
                                                                                public void actionPerformed(AnActionEvent e) {
                                                                                new ConfigureCvsGlobalSettingsDialog().show();
                                                                                }
                                                                                }, new ReconfigureCvsRootAction()
                                                                                },
                                                                                new ContentManagerProvider() {
                                                                                public ContentManager getParentContent() {
                                                                                return tabbedWindow.getContentManager();
                                                                                }
                                                                                }));
      fillErrors(errors, warnings, errorTreeView);
      tabbedWindow.ensureVisible(myProject);
    }
  }

  private static void fillErrors(final List<VcsException> errors, final List<VcsException> warnings, final ErrorTreeView errorTreeView) {
    for (final VcsException exception : errors) {
      errorTreeView.addMessage(MessageCategory.ERROR, exception.getMessages(), exception.getVirtualFile(), -1, -1, exception);
    }

    for (final VcsException exception : warnings) {
      errorTreeView.addMessage(MessageCategory.WARNING, exception.getMessages(), exception.getVirtualFile(), -1, -1, exception);
    }

  }

  @NotNull private static Editor createView(Project project) {
    EditorFactory editorFactory = EditorFactory.getInstance();
    Document document = editorFactory.createDocument("");
    Editor result = editorFactory.createViewer(document, project);

    EditorSettings editorSettings = result.getSettings();
    editorSettings.setLineMarkerAreaShown(false);
    editorSettings.setLineNumbersShown(false);
    editorSettings.setIndentGuidesShown(false);
    editorSettings.setFoldingOutlineShown(false);
    return result;
  }

  private static String getStatusMessage(final CvsHandler handler) {
    final String actionName = handler.getTitle();
    if (handler.getErrors().isEmpty()) {
      return CvsBundle.message("status.text.action.completed", actionName);
    } else {
      return CvsBundle.message("status.text.action.completed.with.errors", actionName);
    }
  }

  @Nullable
  public CvsTabbedWindow openTabbedWindow(final CvsHandler output) {
    if (ApplicationManager.getApplication().isUnitTestMode()) return null;
    if (myProject != null && myProject.isDefault()) return null;
    if (myProject != null) {
      if (myConfiguration != null && myConfiguration.SHOW_OUTPUT && !myIsQuietOperation) {
        if (ApplicationManager.getApplication().isDispatchThread()) {
          connectToOutput(output);
        } else {
          ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeAndWait(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
              connectToOutput(output);
            }
          }, ModalityState.defaultModalityState());
        }
      }
      if (!myProject.isDisposed()) {
        return CvsTabbedWindow.getInstance(myProject);
      }
    }
    return null;
  }

  private void connectToOutput(CvsHandler output) {
    CvsTabbedWindow tabbedWindow = CvsTabbedWindow.getInstance(myProject);
    Editor editor = tabbedWindow.getOutput();
    if (editor == null) {
      output.connectToOutputView(tabbedWindow.addOutput(createView(myProject)), myProject);
    } else {
      output.connectToOutputView(editor, myProject);
    }
  }

  public VcsException getFirstError() {
    return myResult.composeError();
  }

  public boolean hasNoErrors() {
    return myResult.hasNoErrors();
  }

  public CvsResult getResult() {
    return myResult;
  }

  private class ReconfigureCvsRootAction extends AnAction {
    public ReconfigureCvsRootAction() {
      super(CvsBundle.message("action.name.reconfigure.cvs.root"), null, IconLoader.getIcon("/nodes/cvs_roots.png"));
    }

    public void update(AnActionEvent e) {
      super.update(e);
      Object data = ErrorTreeView.CURRENT_EXCEPTION_DATA_KEY.getData(e.getDataContext());
      e.getPresentation().setEnabled(data instanceof CvsException);

    }

    public void actionPerformed(AnActionEvent e) {
      Object data = ErrorTreeView.CURRENT_EXCEPTION_DATA_KEY.getData(e.getDataContext());
      CvsConfigurationsListEditor.reconfigureCvsRoot(((CvsException)data).getCvsRoot(), myProject);
    }
  }

  public void setShowErrors(boolean showErrors) {
    myShowErrors = showErrors;
  }

  public void setIsQuietOperation(final boolean isQuietOperation) {
    myIsQuietOperation = isQuietOperation;
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
General Court 'Pours' Over CTM Opposition of Registration Relating to the Wine Industry
In the recent decision in the case of Antica Azienda Agricola Vitivinicola Dei Conti Leone De Castris Srl v OHIM the General Court dismissed an appeal following a trade mark dispute between Italian and Spanish wine producers.
In January 2012, the applicant, Italian wine producer Antica Azienda Agricola Vitivinicola Dei Conti Leone De Castris Srl ("Antica"), filed an application for registration of a Community trade mark ("CTM") with the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market ("OHIM").
The Nice class of goods in respect of which registration was sought was Class 33 which covers 'alcohlic beverages, except beers'. Antica also applied for a figurative sign 'Illiria', the name of a wine they produced.
On 11 May 2012, an opposition to the above application was filed by Spinish winre producer Vicente Gandía Pla, a Spanish wine producer. They opposed registration of the mark in respect of the goods referred to above. Their opposition was based on the earlier CTM 'Castillo De Liria', filed on 14 May 2009 (registered 1 December 2009) under CTM number: 8299653 for goods in Classes 32, 33 and 39.
Opposition Division
The Opposition Division rejected the opposition based on the fact that there was no likelihood of confusion between the two marks. Subsequent to this decision the Spanish opposer filed an appeal.
The Fourth Board of Appeal overruled the decision of the Opposition Division and this has been confirmed by the General Court.
It held that wines are the subject of widspread consumption and and distribution, from corner shops and supermarkets to restaurants and cafés. The relevant public is the average consumer of everyday consumer goods, like wines. These consumers are said to be well-informed and reasonably observant.
The signs in issue represented a low degree of visual similarity, as well as there being a medium degree of photenic similarity in that when both marks are recited they sound similar. The distinctive and dominant element of the earlier trade mark is the element 'Liria' and that the distintive and dominant feature of the mark applied for subsequently is the word element 'Illiria'.
Taking in consideration that the goods are identical between the marks in question, it is settled case-law that for wines a particular importance is attached to the phonetic aspect and that the element 'castillo de' featuring in the earlier mark belonging to the Spanish wine producer is a generic element and the figurative element of the mark applied for by Antica was not distintive. The General Court therefore felt that there was similarity between the signs 'Liria' and 'Illiria' and so it confirmed the Fourth Board of Appeal's decision that a likelihood of confusion existed.


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How marketers can dodge the dangers of deflation
Three ways marketers can grow brand equity in the face of unprecedented price drops
By Jonathan Bacon	 3 Jun 2015 11:37 am
When it comes to price, how low is too low? In April, the UK's consumer price index (CPI) inflation measure turned negative for the first time on record, with prices 0.1% lower than a year previously. That followed two consecutive months of zero inflation.
So does this add further pressure to brands that have already been forced to slash prices in the wake of the recession in an effort to attract value-driven consumers?
The shift to negative inflation means that a basket of goods and services that cost £100 in April 2014 cost £99.90 a year later. It follows a steady fall in CPI inflation since 2011 and, although this measure has been in use only since 1996, it is thought to be the first time prices have dropped across the board since 1960.
Despite its historic significance, economists generally expressed little alarm about the downward inflationary trend. Bank of England governor Mark Carney described it as a temporary blip that would be rectified by the end of the year, while the chancellor George Osborne argued that "negative inflation is not damaging deflation". Instead, he suggested that falling prices would be a boon for the economy by providing families with more money to spend.
It is true that consumer confidence has tentatively risen over the past year, reaching pre-recession levels again, but few marketers are likely to celebrate the onset of negative inflation. Price depression has dogged a huge range of companies by eating into margins, reducing brand value and encouraging brand switching among consumers.
How, then, can marketers meet the demand for low prices while maintaining their brands' emotional benefits and their differentiation in the marketplace? Is discounting an unsustainable strategy in the long term or do marketers need to reassess how they communicate their brand's value proposition?
We present three tips for marketers seeking to adapt to the new phenomenon of negative inflation.
1. Regain trust in your pricing
Figures provided by mySupermarket, an online shopping and comparison site, show an 8% drop in supermarket prices over the past year: a much more dramatic fall when compared to the 0.1% annualised drop in CPI inflation.
The site, which lists the price of goods from 11 major retailers including Aldi and the 'big four' supermarkets – Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons – found that the cost of its 35 most commonly bought grocery products was £86.69 in May 2015, down from £93.87 12 months earlier.
Although supermarkets are cutting prices to regain market share, there are concerns about the long-term sustainability of the strategy
Kim Ludlow, UK managing director at mySupermarket, believes that consumers are "following the value", rather than particular brands (see Q&A, bottom of page). This is contributing to the downward pressure on prices as the major supermarkets fight an ongoing price war.
"From price- and brand-matches to 'everyday low prices', each supermarket wants to look like it is offering the best value and this isn't going to go away," she notes. "Shoppers are voting with their feet and continue to swap from the more established supermarkets to the discounters."
Although price-cutting has become one of the primary tools for retailers seeking to claw back market share, there are concerns about the long-term sustainability of the strategy. Speaking to Marketing Week last month, Asda's chief customer officer Barry Williams argued that the big supermarket groups have become overly preoccupied with competing on price and have sacrificed their relationships with customers as a result.
"Price will remain a focus in our marketing but we want to communicate that our value stretches beyond price and into quality, technology and the in-store experience as well," he said.
The comments echoed those of Morrisons chairman Andrew Higginson, who suggested earlier this year that "the big four's price-focused, 'we're cheapest' ads haven't truly spoken to the customer but only to one another".
Aggressive discount strategies are also eroding trust between shoppers and retailers, according to a recent investigation by consumer rights group Which?. It alleges that Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco, as well as health retailers Boots and Superdrug, are guilty of running misleading special offers that breach government guidelines.
This includes comparing prices on the same product that refer to different periods of time, thereby giving the wrong impression about a discount. Which? uses the example of a pack of Wall's sausages, which were on sale for £2.74 in Morrisons for 42 days, then reduced to £2 and marked for 49 days as 'was £2.74'.
In such cases, Which? argues that the lower discount price is a more accurate reflection of the value of the product because it has been available for longer and that quoting the previous 'was' price is misleading.
Which? has lodged a super-complaint about such pricing practices to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), though the British Retail Consortium has denied that retailers are misleading customers. "The examples set out are very specific in nature and are not in any way indicative of broader systemic problems across the retail industry," it says.
By developing its finance packages, rather than cut prices, Mazda has grown brand loyalty and avoided debasing the price of its cars
Meanwhile, customer engagement agency Grass Roots has added its voice to those who claim that extensive discounting is an unsustainable strategy because it erodes consumer trust.
Divisional director for promotions and incentives Ian Horsham says: "Dropping prices can plant a seed of doubt and accrue distrust over time as customers may start to suspect they have overpaid previously. Reductions should be utilised only as a short-term approach for selling longstanding inventory or time-sensitive merchandise."
2. Harness growing consumer confidence
Although falling prices should help to increase consumers' spending power, there are concerns that negative inflation could also lead shoppers to delay making 'big ticket' purchases, such as cars or white goods, in the expectation that prices will tumble further.
Peter Allibon, sales director at car marque Mazda, acknowledges this is one possible outcome, but is doubtful about the extent to which it will play out in the market. "The media may have put a thought in people's minds that inflation is negative and therefore big ticket items may come down," he says.
"But the reality is that whenever prices increase or decrease [in the automotive sector], it's very negligible in terms of the overall value of a car. It's dependent on many factors and negative inflation isn't that significant within that."
Allibon notes that consumer confidence levels are relatively high in the UK and that people are currently more disposed towards making a car purchase than they have been in recent years. "The automotive sector is very much based around salaries and house prices," he says.
"Salaries are starting to increase after a prolonged period when they were flat or even going down. That and house price increases are the things that give people the confidence to know that their affordability is not a short-lived thing and they can make a decision to buy a new car."
Rather than slash prices since the recession, Mazda has sought to match its offer to consumers' squeezed budgets by developing its range of finance packages. This includes offering zero deposit deals on more of its models, whereby the car is not owned until the buyer has completed all the payments over the term of the contract.
This approach enables Mazda to avoid debasing the price of its product while simultaneously growing brand loyalty by establishing a long-term finance arrangement. Allibon says that under these deals, consumers are more likely to stick with the brand when they trade in a car.
"By focusing on attractive finance offers, car manufacturers have actually drawn people who may have traditionally been cash buyers into recognising a car as a monthly expense, as opposed to a one-off purchase they make every three or five years," he says. "That creates more opportunity for renewal."
Burger King is seeking to change price perceptions with its new ads
The growth of finance offers since the recession extends to other sectors, including white goods and home appliances, and has helped to buttress consumer confidence. Having dipped to as low as -33 in December 2011, the UK Consumer Confidence Index by market research group GfK moved out of negative territory in May 2014 and has recorded six positive scores over the past year. The index score for April 2015 was 4, though this surprisingly slipped back three points in the latest May figures.
Nielsen's comparable measure recorded its eighth consecutive quarter of growth in the first three months of this year, with 45% of people saying now is a good time to spend, the highest since 2006.
The trend coincides with the upturn in the economy and the news from earlier this year that wage increases have finally caught up with inflation. Nick Moon, managing director of social research at GfK, says the shift to negative inflation is likely to have a positive effect on consumer confidence as prices fall and disposable incomes improve.
He also predicts that only a small minority of people are likely to put off buying big ticket items as a result of negative inflation. "People are generally not good at delayed gratification," he says.
3. Present a breadth of price points
The rapid growth of deep discounters such as Poundland, Lidl and Aldi has altered how consumers perceive the entire concept of value in the wake of the recession. As the parameters of what constitutes 'cheap' have shifted downwards, brands have been forced to reassess their value proposition and how they communicate their price points to customers – particularly as negative inflation indicates prices being driven down further.
Burger King is one brand seeking to change perceptions about its prices. The fast food chain has this year been running a TV campaign in the UK in which a man is seen asking passers-by to 'take a guess' about how much a Burger King meal costs. The campaign shows people making their guess before a lower price is unveiled.
Matthew Bresnahan, global marketing director at Burger King, explains that the campaign was borne out of research by the burger chain that showed consumers were not aware of its cheaper options. "We kept hearing this perception that we didn't have an entry level menu and that all of our meals costs £6," he says.
"We found that by using real people and their real responses to the question 'how much would you pay for this meal?' we could really get the message across about our meal deals and saver menu."
Bresnahan adds that Burger King is focused on presenting its multi-tiered pricing structure more clearly. This includes higher-priced premium burgers, as well as its value range.
"We have found that the more we've talked about our value-for-money options, the more [sales of] the premium items have increased, because we've had more people coming in for those value options and then trading up," he explains.
The success of retailers such as Waitrose and Marks & Spencer's food business is proof that people are willing to pay a premium where they feel they are getting good value for money. The challenge for marketers is to communicate product quality, price differentiation and the overall brand promise clearly at a time when negative inflation is adding to the perception of
falling prices.
This was M&S CEO Marc Bolland's message when announcing a 3.4% annual uplift in food sales last month. "This was an outstanding year in a difficult market," he said. "Why have we outperformed? Through a positioning we took four and a half years ago, a strategy to step away from the supermarket territory."
Rather than price, "quality and innovation" are the two pillars Bolland identifies in what he calls M&S's "specialist" strategy. They are attributes that many more price-focused brands would perhaps do better to strengthen.
Q. Do you get the sense that the big supermarkets are struggling to hold their prices at a sustainable level?
I think that on any given day any supermarket can be 'the cheapest'. It comes down to the mix of goods and promotions on offer. That said, I think that shoppers are savvier than ever and are researching purchases before they buy – that means that all the supermarkets must continue to offer value to shoppers in the categories where they want it.
Q. Does price cutting tend to result in a big uplift in sales for retailers?
We can see a general trend of falling prices driving a sales uplift. Promotions definitely do drive sales online at mySupermarket – though the promotion and the product are important when it comes to how much of an uplift there is.
It is difficult to say what the overall sales uplifts for the retailers are across all of their shopping platform, but it's clear that being aggressive on pricing strategy is not going away any time soon. You can pick up any paper on any day of the week and see new announcements about supermarkets slashing prices to win back shoppers – that says to me that they believe price cutting is the right decision.
Q. Do you agree that consumers' loyalty to individual supermarket brands is on the wane as a consequence of the price war?
We see mySupermarket monthly shoppers researching many stores when they are using our site and mobile app. This indicates they are building a selection of lists to use at multiple retailers. It might be cheaper to buy fresh fruit and vegetables at one, but the other may have a really great deal on wine for the weekend. Shoppers are now following the value and seem to be happy to swap stores in search of it.
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Q: How to set ListBox1.RowSource property? I have an Excel workbook with 16 sheets.
I want a listbox on my userform which will list the data in Sheet 1 Cells F2 to F50.
My code
Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()

ListBox1.Clear

Sheet11.Activate

ListBox1.RowSource = "Sheet11!F2:F10"

End Sub

It returns error

"Run Time Error '380' Could Not set the RowSource property. Invalid Property Value"

A: To refer to the sheet name, assuming your sheet is named Sheet1...
ListBox1.RowSource = "'Sheet1'!F2:F10"

To refer the code name for the sheet, assuming that Sheet11 is the code name...
ListBox1.RowSource = "'" & Sheet11.Name & "'!F2:F10"

A: Another alternative is to use
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Focus - Mainstreaming fundamental rights: turning words into action
To strengthen the European Union's evidence base on fundamental rights helps to identify how these rights are respected and promoted, not only 'on paper' but 'on the ground'. Fundamental rights are part of the founding values of the European Union (EU) that are minimum standards to which the EU's institutions and Member States are held accountable and which they should respect and promote. Mainstreaming fundamental rights can help turning words into action, especially if linked to relevant indicators.
FRA has therefore developed rights-based indicator frameworks in areas of its competence, such as for the rights of the child, Roma and persons with disabilities. This allows to assess the status and outcomes of efforts to implement policy goals and policy cycles such as the European Semester. Using these rights-based indicators to assess whether specific actions or measures have reached their targets could facilitate a better understanding of drivers and barriers in policy implementation. From a fundamental rights perspective, this will allow for better law making and render policymaking more transparent while also holding policymakers accountable for their actions. In the long run, this will strengthen democratic legitimacy and entrench a fundamental rights culture in whatever the EU does.
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Strengthening the EU's evidence base with a clear focus on fundamental rights would help identify how rights are respected and promoted, not only 'on paper' but 'on the ground', through concrete measures and reforms.
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU puts flesh on the bones of all the values that are listed in Article 2 of the Treaty of the EU and shared between the EU and its Member States. Further operationalising the commitment to the Charter could contribute to resolving the 'Copenhagen dilemma': bridging the artificial separation between the EU's value commitment vis-à-vis third and enlargement countries on the one hand and its Member States on the other.
Fundamental rights indicators can help to further entrench a fundamental rights culture in whatever the EU does so that it can lead by example.
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