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Y-cam Showcases Wide Range of Security Cameras at CES ? Debuting First-to-Market Outdoor Cloud Camera for the Home, Professional IP Models and Award-Winning BabyPing Smart Baby Monitor

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Las Vegas ? January 3, 2013 ? Award-winning, British IP camera specialist Y-cam Solutions Ltd, the leading provider of affordable and easy-to-use security cameras and as well as popular smart baby monitor BabyPing, debuts HomeMonitorTM and Cube at CES ? two distinct lines of wireless cameras catering to residential and professional use, with a first-to-market outdoor cloud version offered with HomeMonitorTM. New products will be showcased in South Hall 2, Booth # MP25458, along with the award-winning BabyPing remote-viewing baby monitor, launched this past September in the United States.
"We believe remote video monitoring is genuinely valuable to a wide range of consumers. Who wouldn't want the option to see what's happening at their home from anywhere or record a short clip each time someone approaches their front door?" said Devin Chawda, Y-cam CEO. "The challenge up until now is most people are put off due to high costs, technical fears or reliability issues. Y-cam HomeMonitorTM changes this. Our market-leading camera technology connects to a free secure cloud account that can be viewed on virtually any mobile, computer, tablet or even TV. HomeMonitorTM is a truly unique product, simple enough to be used by anyone, and we believe it will revolutionize the way people connect to the things they care about most."

Y-cam HomeMonitorTM
HomeMonitorTM is a new 'plug & play' secure cloud camera service that makes it easier than ever for people to monitor their home, loved ones and belongings from any device, anywhere. Quick and easy set-up takes minutes: connect the HomeMonitorTM camera to a home network (through Wi-Fi or Ethernet cable), create an online account and begin viewing live from anywhere; no technical knowhow or fiddling with routers required. Users can now see and store events securely in the cloud, viewing footage from any Internet-enabled computer or smartphone, with no monthly subscription required. Having the ability to tap into home life from anywhere in the world gives users peace of mind: check on children or elderly relatives, record clips each time someone approaches a front door or vehicle, or ensure the house is safe while traveling.

HomeMonitorTM is the first-ever residential monitoring solution offering both indoor and outdoor installations that are Wi-Fi enabled and offer true cloud-based viewing and recording. HomeMonitorTM Indoor ($199.99) and HomeMonitorTM Outdoor ($349.99) both come standard with the HomeMonitorTM free service package which includes 7 days of free online cloud storage and unlimited email alerts; an upgrade package is available to increase storage time for a low yearly fee (30 days of online recording is just $39.99 per camera, per year). HomeMonitorTM is a super easy, all-in-one home monitoring solution that works right out of the box. For a full list of features and to purchase HomeMonitorTM, visit www.homemonitoronline.com.

Y-cam Cube
The Cube is a professional grade, indoor IP camera providing exceptional video and audio representation, ideal for home or business customers seeking the upmost in security, integration, design and reliability. Cube offers remote viewing and recording, plus local recording to microSD or NAS. Offering the highest quality, and widest range of inter-device compatibility, each camera is filled to the brim with specialized features which provide the next level of security for high-tech homes and safety-conscious businesses, allowing users to stay in control no matter where they may be. Cube also eliminates the need for bulky camera equipment; its small and sleek design blends quietly into any setting.

Three versions of the Cube are available ? VGA (640 x 480 resolution) and HD (720p and full HD 1080p) ? in either black or white. All offer market-leading powerful night vision, automatic IR cut filter operation for uncompromising color and picture quality in day and night, intuitive motion detection, real-time video and audio streaming to Internet-enabled devices, and minimal bandwidth usage and storage requirements. Y-cam is also one of the few IP camera companies that supports both PC and Mac platforms.

Cube is a robust, powerful security solution providing complete reassurance and protection, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For a full list of specs and to purchase Cube ($199.99-$349.99) beginning in February, visit www.y- cam.com.

"Over the past five years, we've seen a trend among parents trying to use our existing Y-cam cameras for baby monitoring. As parents ourselves, we understood that our current cameras didn't meet the needs of modern parents so we tasked ourselves with creating a baby monitoring system that integrated the high-tech video and wireless Wi-Fi technology of our current lines blended with more user-friendly features and cutting-edge app development," said Chawda. "The BabyPing Video Monitor leads the Y-cam vision to make monitoring loved ones simple and affordable for everyone."

BabyPing
BabyPing is a secure Wi-Fi-enabled smart baby monitor. Parents can hear, view and monitor their infant at all times via an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch using the free BabyPing app, which runs in the background so users can continue to read books, surf the web or listen to music on their devices while simultaneously monitoring their baby.

BabyPing has developed its own technology evolving it into a truly next generation smart baby monitor ? not just a 'baby viewer.' SmartFilterTM technology cuts out background noise and static associated with traditional baby monitors, and Constant-ConnectTM acts as a permanent tether between the app and monitor notifying the user when the baby is upset or or if their Wi-Fi network status changes at any point. BabyPing+ allows for viewing when outside the home over 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi, and also gives one-tap sharing access to family and friends, wherever they are in the world. These features allow parents to not only see their baby remotely, but actually monitor their baby locally without delays or broken connections.
BabyPing is currently the only Wi-Fi monitor on the market with completely invisible infrared night vision, offering round-the-clock visibility without disturbing the baby. Modern and sleek in design, BabyPing is simple to set-up directly on an iOS device with no need for a computer, and the ability to use the monitor at home when not connected to the internet ensures parents who worry about privacy and security can rest easy. BabyPing also features all the specifications you would expect from a high tech baby monitor, such as vivid full color video with 640 x 480 resolution, a high quality built-in microphone and superfast wireless Wi-Fi, double-layer security and customizable alerts (live audio or silent vibrations) to inform parents if the baby cries, if Wi-Fi connection has been broken or if the iOS device is out of range, putting parents firmly in control by creating the safest way to monitor their baby.

Launched in September 2012 in the US, BabyPing has already received the prestigious 2012 Kind Und Jugend Innovation Award for its ingenious use of the latest in modern, safe technology. To learn more or to purchase BabyPing ($199.99), visit www.babyping.com.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/03/y-cam-homemonitor-cube/

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Interactive: Do you look like America?

By Chris Wilson

Every few years, the Census releases its projections for how many people of every possible combination of age, sex, race and ethnicity will live in the United States over the next half century. Curious how many 35-year-old female Hispanic American Indian/Alaskan Natives there will be in 2045? I can tell you. It?s 17,632.

One might scoff at this sort of datum. How could the Census Bureau possibly know what medical advances will prolong our lives over the next 33 years? Or what geopolitical currents will shift immigration patterns? And what about the robot apocalypse? Will the robots prey on every age group with statistical uniformity?

The Census doesn?t know, of course. A projection is a portrait of what the country will look like if present trends persist exactly as they are now: if babies are born to parents of different races at the same rates, immigration is unchanged, and people?s life spans adhere precisely to the unforgiving mathematics of decline. No one, including the Census Bureau, believes this will happen.

When your mother says, ?Keep eating like that and you?ll have a heart attack when you?re 50,? she is not predicting the future. She is commenting on your present behavior. Population projections have the same effect: They don?t tell us much about the distant future, but they tell us a surprising amount about the present.

?The idea is that if all of the assumptions were to come true, that is what we would expect the population to be at that future point in time,? says Census demographer Jennifer Ortman, who led the team that produced the projections.

In the interactive below, you can track the predicted population for any demographic profile, based on the figures released last month. Each line represents people born in a single year. You can drag the sliding bar back and forth to examine individual years of birth.

If the line rises, it is due to immigration (there is no method by which people of a given age otherwise materialize from thin air). Lines tend to tick up at the end because the Census groups everyone who is 100 or older together, and there tend to be more of them than there are 99-year-olds.

If this view is too morbid for you?I?d like to think I have more than a 3-in-4 shot at being a vibrant, dashing 77-year-old in 2060?you can switch the view in the upper right-hand corner to ?by age,? which shows a different view: How many people of an exact age, race, ethnicity and sex will live in America in the next five decades? Rather than, for example, track people who are 37 right now, this tracks the number of 37-year-olds there will be each year going forward.

I find this more interesting, because it shows us waves of births and captures the rise or decline of a given slice of the population independent of time?s cruel recall. There will be twice as many 72-year-olds in 2060 as there are today, for example?a fact that starkly captures the reality of our aging population. Dragging the bar to age zero shows projected births. Dragging it to 65 shows us that, in the next several years alone, the number of newly eligible retirees will spike dramatically.

When we look at these projections, we?re visited by the Ghost of Census Future?not, perhaps, attended by the same terror as Scrooge encountered, but with the same knowledge that what we?re really seeing is the present.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/census-projections-interactive-how-many-people-like-me-044411382.html

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No need for routine repeated CT scans after mild head trauma, reports neurosurgery

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If patient is stable, repeated scans unlikely to affect treatment

Philadelphia, Pa. (January 3, 2013) When initial computed tomography (CT) scans show bleeding within the brain after mild head injury, decisions about repeated CT scans should be based on the patient's neurological condition, according to a report in the January issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

The study questions the need for routinely obtaining repeated CT scans in patients with mild head trauma. "The available evidence indicates that it is unnecessary to schedule a repeat CT scan after mild head injury when patients are unchanged or improving neurologically," according to the study by Dr. Saleh Almenawer and colleagues of McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Canada.

Are Repeated Scans Necessary after Mild Head Trauma?

In a review of their hospital's trauma database, the researchers identified 445 adult patients with mild head injury who had evidence of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH)bleeding within the brainon an initial CT scan. In many trauma centers, it's standard practice to schedule a second CT scan within 24 hours after ICH is detected, to make sure that the bleeding has not progressed.

To evaluate the need for routine repeated scans, Dr. Almenawer and colleagues looked at how many patients needed surgery or other additional treatments, and whether the change in treatment was triggered by changes in the patients' neurological condition or based on the routine CT scan alone. (For patients whose neurological condition worsened, CT was performed immediately.)

Overall, 5.6 percent of the patients required a change in treatment after the second CT scan. Most of these patients underwent surgery (craniectomy) to relieve pressure on the brain. Nearly all patients who underwent further treatment developed neurological changes leading to immediate CT scanning.

Just two patients had a change in treatment based solely on routine repeated CT scans. Both of these patients received a drug (mannitol) to reduce intracranial pressure, rather than surgery

Decisions on CT Scans Can Be Based on Neurological Status

Dr. Almenawer and colleagues extended the same method to patients reported in 15 previous studies of CT scanning after mild head injury. Including the 445 new patients, the analysis included a total of 2,693 patients. Overall, 2.7 percent of patients had a change in management based on neurological changes. In contrast, just 0.6 percent had treatment changes based on CT scans only.

Bleeding within the brain is a potentially life-threatening condition, prompting routine repeated CT scans after even mild head injury. The researchers write, "Although CT scanners are very useful tools, in an era of diminishing resources and a need to justify medical costs, this practice needs to be evaluated." Each scan also exposes the patient to radiation, contributing to increased cancer risk.

The new study questions the need for routine repeated CT scans, as long as the patient's neurological condition is improving or stable. "In the absence of supporting data, we question the value of routine follow-up imaging given the associated accumulative increase in cost and risks," Dr. Almenawer and coauthors conclude.

Neurological examination is the "simple yet important" predictive factor leading to changes in treatment and guiding the need for repeat CT scanning after mild head injury, the researchers add. They emphasize that their findings don't necessarily apply to patients with more severe head injury.

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About Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery, the Official Journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, is your most complete window to the contemporary field of neurosurgery. Members of the Congress and non-member subscribers receive 3,000 pages per year packed with the very latest science, technology, and medicine, not to mention full-text online access to the world's most complete, up-to-the-minute neurosurgery resource. For professionals aware of the rapid pace of developments in the field, Neurosurgery is nothing short of indispensable.

About Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is a leading international publisher of trusted content delivered in innovative ways to practitioners, professionals and students to learn new skills, stay current on their practice, and make important decisions to improve patient care and clinical outcomes.

LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry. Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company with 2011 annual revenues of 3.4 billion ($4.7 billion).

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If patient is stable, repeated scans unlikely to affect treatment

Philadelphia, Pa. (January 3, 2013) When initial computed tomography (CT) scans show bleeding within the brain after mild head injury, decisions about repeated CT scans should be based on the patient's neurological condition, according to a report in the January issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

The study questions the need for routinely obtaining repeated CT scans in patients with mild head trauma. "The available evidence indicates that it is unnecessary to schedule a repeat CT scan after mild head injury when patients are unchanged or improving neurologically," according to the study by Dr. Saleh Almenawer and colleagues of McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Canada.

Are Repeated Scans Necessary after Mild Head Trauma?

In a review of their hospital's trauma database, the researchers identified 445 adult patients with mild head injury who had evidence of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH)bleeding within the brainon an initial CT scan. In many trauma centers, it's standard practice to schedule a second CT scan within 24 hours after ICH is detected, to make sure that the bleeding has not progressed.

To evaluate the need for routine repeated scans, Dr. Almenawer and colleagues looked at how many patients needed surgery or other additional treatments, and whether the change in treatment was triggered by changes in the patients' neurological condition or based on the routine CT scan alone. (For patients whose neurological condition worsened, CT was performed immediately.)

Overall, 5.6 percent of the patients required a change in treatment after the second CT scan. Most of these patients underwent surgery (craniectomy) to relieve pressure on the brain. Nearly all patients who underwent further treatment developed neurological changes leading to immediate CT scanning.

Just two patients had a change in treatment based solely on routine repeated CT scans. Both of these patients received a drug (mannitol) to reduce intracranial pressure, rather than surgery

Decisions on CT Scans Can Be Based on Neurological Status

Dr. Almenawer and colleagues extended the same method to patients reported in 15 previous studies of CT scanning after mild head injury. Including the 445 new patients, the analysis included a total of 2,693 patients. Overall, 2.7 percent of patients had a change in management based on neurological changes. In contrast, just 0.6 percent had treatment changes based on CT scans only.

Bleeding within the brain is a potentially life-threatening condition, prompting routine repeated CT scans after even mild head injury. The researchers write, "Although CT scanners are very useful tools, in an era of diminishing resources and a need to justify medical costs, this practice needs to be evaluated." Each scan also exposes the patient to radiation, contributing to increased cancer risk.

The new study questions the need for routine repeated CT scans, as long as the patient's neurological condition is improving or stable. "In the absence of supporting data, we question the value of routine follow-up imaging given the associated accumulative increase in cost and risks," Dr. Almenawer and coauthors conclude.

Neurological examination is the "simple yet important" predictive factor leading to changes in treatment and guiding the need for repeat CT scanning after mild head injury, the researchers add. They emphasize that their findings don't necessarily apply to patients with more severe head injury.

###

About Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery, the Official Journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, is your most complete window to the contemporary field of neurosurgery. Members of the Congress and non-member subscribers receive 3,000 pages per year packed with the very latest science, technology, and medicine, not to mention full-text online access to the world's most complete, up-to-the-minute neurosurgery resource. For professionals aware of the rapid pace of developments in the field, Neurosurgery is nothing short of indispensable.

About Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is a leading international publisher of trusted content delivered in innovative ways to practitioners, professionals and students to learn new skills, stay current on their practice, and make important decisions to improve patient care and clinical outcomes.

LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry. Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company with 2011 annual revenues of 3.4 billion ($4.7 billion).

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Why Gerard Depardieu became a Russisan citizen

Gerard Depardieu, the French actor, is opposed to paying 75 percent of his earnings above $1.33 million to the French government. Depardieu may avoid the proposed French tax hike if he is a Russian citizen.

By Jim Heintz and Lori Hinnant,?Associated Press / January 3, 2013

French actor Gerard Depardieu at the inauguration of fashion designer Ralph Lauren's new shop in Paris in 2010. Gerard Depardieu has been granted Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin on Jan. 3, 2013.

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Gerard Depardieu, the French actor who has waged a battle against a proposed super-tax on millionaires in his native country, has been granted Russian citizenship.

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A brief announcement on the Kremlin website revealed that President Vladimir Putin signed the citizenship grant on Thursday.

The former Oscar nominee and star of the movie "Green Card" has been vocal in his opposition to French President Francois Hollande's plans to raise the tax on earned income above ?1 million ($1.33 million) to 75 percent from the current high of 41 percent.

"I have never killed anyone, I don't think I've been unworthy, I've paid ?145 million in taxes over 45 years," Depardieu wrote in an open letter in mid-December to Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, who had called the actor "pathetic."

"I will neither complain nor brag, but I refuse to be called 'pathetic," Depardieu wrote in his response.

A representative for the former Oscar nominee declined to say whether he had accepted the Russian offer and refused all comment. Thursday was a holiday in Russia and officials from the Federal Tax Service and Federal Migration Service could not be reached for comment on whether the decision would require Depardieu to have a residence in Russia.

Depardieu said in his letter to Ayrault that he would surrender his passport and French social security card. In October, the mayor of a small Belgian border town announced that Depardieu had bought a house and set up legal residence there, a move that was slammed by the newly-elected Socialist government.

Though the two-year tax was struck down by France's highest court Dec. 29, the government has promised to resubmit the law in a slightly different form soon. On Wednesday it estimated that the court decision to overturn the tax would cost it ?210 million in 2013.

France's debt burden is around 90 percent of national income ? not far off levels that have caused problems elsewhere in the 17-country eurozone. In contrast to the proposed top French rate, Russia has a flat 13 percent tax on income.

Depardieu has made more than 150 films, among them the 1991 comedy "Green Card" about a man who enters into a marriage of convenience in order to get U.S. residency. Most famously, Depardieu was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Cyrano de Bergerac in the 1990 film by the same name.

The Kremlin statement gave no information on why Putin made the citizenship grant, but the Russian president expressed sympathy with the actor in December, days after Depardieu reportedly said he was considering Russian citizenship.

"As we say, artists are easily offended and therefore I understand the feelings of Mr. Depardieu," Putin said.

Although France and Russia disagree sharply about how to resolve the civil war in Syria, the two countries have strong commercial relations. In 2011, Russia signed a contract worth more than ?1 billion ($1.33 billion) Friday to buy two French warships ? the largest military deal between a NATO country and Moscow.

Depardieu is well known in Russia, where he appears in an ad for Sovietsky Bank's credit card and is prominently featured on the bank's home page.

Depardieu is not the only high-profile Frenchman to object to the super-tax. Bernard Arnault ? chief of the luxury goods and fashion giant LVMH and worth an estimated $41 billion ? has also said he would leave for Belgium.

France's Civil Code says one must have another nationality in order to give up French citizenship because it is forbidden to be stateless. Thursday's decision by the Kremlin appears to fulfill that requirement.

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Hinnant contributed from Paris.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

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Full Steam Ahead - World Leasing News

Full Steam Ahead ? By The Way, Where Are We Going?

By Robert J. Rinaldi, Senior Vice President CSI Leasing

Bob Rinaldi?s Look at 2013 for World Leasing News

When Sudhir Amembal asked me to pen some of my thoughts about my views for 2013, he also asked me to list one ?hot topic?.? In past years, that was usually not a challenge, even during the worst of 2008 and 2009. Things generally sucked (that?s a technical term) but the direction for next 8-12 months ahead was fairly clear. Additionally, if there was a hot topic it was clearly identifiable and singular rather than plural.? But this time? Well this time is different.? Very different indeed; at least in my mind it is. The outlook for 2013 is murky at best and dire at worst.? As for the hot topic?? Um ? maybe it?s ? Then again ? OMG!? LOL!? Like the proverbial kid in a candy store!

Any discussion about the prospects for the equipment leasing and finance industry has to begin with Net Business Fixed Investment (CapX) regardless what country we are talking about.? Net business fixed investment is generally considered the amount commercial entities spend on capital equipment.? Over the past decade, one must also add software to this definition of net business investment since an increasing percentage of the total annual commercial business spend is made up of software (in the traditional sense or via the Cloud). Barring any exogenous events or shocks and unusual regulatory regimes, net business fixed investment trends would correlate closely with the new business leasing/finance volume. ?After all, we cannot finance equipment if our customers don?t commit to the incremental investment expense (regardless via Capx or OpX).

The other day, I had Bloomberg TV in a minimized window on my Mac desktop while wading through the morning?s email. ?I noticed a chart on CapX in the window.? I quickly enlarged it and watched as the commentator walked through the other macroeconomic metrics that correlated closely with net business investment. The chart analyzed the correlations, starting in1999. The guest went on to show how close the correlation was between both the annual GDP growth rate and payrolls with net annual growth rate of net business fixed investment.? It obviously makes sense and we all probably would have guessed the same if asked about it but seeing the correlation over more than a decade just really hit home, especially since his latest data showed a marked downturn in CapX while GDP and payrolls hadn?t started to downturn yet ? a less than desirable sign. So why is this important?? Well, as I said earlier, you can?t project new business equipment leasing/finance volume without first projecting net business fixed investment. Based upon the above correlations, you can, by extension, restate my correlation between net business fixed investment and volume as, ?you can?t project new business equipment leasing/finance volume without first projecting the coming year?s GDP growth rate or Payroll trend.?

Okay, that being said, what factors determine GDP growth and unemployment rate?? This is where things get really confusing and, to be frank, downright dicey for us. Never before in my 30 years or so in business has the federal government, banking regimes and accounting bureaus played such a pivotal role in influencing the direction of GDP growth and the ?real? unemployment rate ? all at the same time. ?The distinction of the term ?real? has to do with both the reported unemployment rate and the job participation rate. ?We in the American business world have had to fight dragons before, but usually one at a time ? a fair fight. This isn?t a fair fight anymore. ?If anyone has ever watched the theatrics of big time wrestling at least once, you will recall the tag team match when the bad guys knock out one of the good guys and the referee to boot. ?The bad guys then proceed to pummel the lone good guy! That is how American business owners feel right about now. ?Forgive me for devolving into Big Time wrestling but hey, I am from Pittsburgh and it is real!

Okay, so why the segue into the part about ?how business owners feel?? ?You see, that is the crux of the issue here ? feelings, or if you prefer, ?confidence.?? GDP has a great deal to do with confidence. ?Consumer and business owner confidence is the harbinger of their future actions and effects in the market. As reported on Dec. 11, 2012 in Bloomberg.com by Carlos Torres, ?The?National Federation of Independent Business?s?optimism index?decreased 5.6 points to 87.5, the lowest reading since March 2010, from 93.1 in October. ?It was the biggest drop in monthly records, going back to 1986 as 8 of the measure?s 10 components fell. ?To put this into perspective, last month?s drop exceeded the 5.4-point decrease seen in October 2008, in the aftermath of the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., and the 5.2-point fall in September 2001 following the terrorist attacks in the U.S. ?The NFIB report was based on a survey of 733 small-business owners through Nov. 30. ?Small companies represent more than 99 percent of all U.S. employers, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. ?A small business is defined as ?an independent enterprise with no more than 500 employees?.

Now, to be fair, some would say the NFIB is biased to the conservative side of the political and economic spectrum. ?To that I say, ?Duh! ?Of course they are, since business owners are playing with their own money and not someone else?s.?

This isn?t a Monopoly game to them. ?The less business owners have left after tax, the less they have to invest in their business (CapX and people).? The outcome of this past Presidential election portends that they will have less after tax income due to rising rates, fees, regulatory expenses, and the new taxes and fees within Obamacare that will start to bite Jan.1, 2013. ?Hey most people who know me know that I am an optimist. ?I am sorry to be so bleak but in short, my answer to the industry?s 2013 prospects is less than optimistic. ?We will continue at the trend in the second half of 2012. ?Businesses will replace equipment due to attrition but will not likely expand or take big risks on new prospective projects. ?As further corroboration, I would direct you to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation?s quarterly Economic Outlook produced for the Foundation by Keybridge Research. This is a valuable tool to all industry players and is free of charge from the Foundation Website.? http://www.leasefoundation.org/IndRsrcs/EO/. The Economic Outlook forecasts net business fixed investments in most of the major asset classes that we finance and has become the most downloaded Foundation publication every quarter. In addition, Keybridge produces the annual forecast and 2013 is due out soon.

As for the hot topic, well I think I addressed that somewhat with ?dragons and tag team wrestling?.? I cannot pick one but if I were to rank a few I would have to say, Basel III and the Dodd Frank implementation, vilification of the millionaire business people (defined by Al Gore as a person who makes $250,000 a year for 4 years), and Lease Accounting changes, in that order.

Enough, I need a drink!

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Source: http://www.worldleasingnews.com/the-year-ahead/full-steam-ahead-by-the-way-where-are-we-going/

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Ten tips for children to do their homework | Early Childhood ...

Following a series of guidelines prevents when homework becomes a real battle everyday

It is normal for children to resist doing homework at home. And this often leads to fights orangerthat harm family life and the educational process. To avoid this, it should be noted some recommendations, such ascreating certain routines and enabling environments, support and encourage children as they perform tasks and review with them when they have finished. Following these assumptions generates motivation and incentives that are critical for small. This article explains why it is important for children to do homework and collect ten tips to achieve it.

Why homework is important:

Every so often resurfaces in the educational debate about whether the duties that teachers send children to make at home are beneficial or not, and in any case, how much homework is appropriate to entrust. Beyond the various opinions in this discussion,? the fact is that today the duties are an essential part of the educational process of children.
The existence of homework has several positive aspects: helping to create habits of responsibility and discipline in small, strengthens their concentration, can reinforce what is learned in class during the day and also serves to strengthen the relationship between parents and children.
The problem is that children are often reluctant to spend time at home for homework. And the direct consequence of this fact are often fights, anger, stress and bad times that hurt children and adults in everyday life and in the educational process in general.Therefore, it should be noted the tips and techniques listed in the following ten to encourage children to do their homework without problems and getthe best results.

Ten Tips for children to do their homework

1.Establish an appropriate place to do homework.
Does not have to be at a desk or in your room, but it should be respected that is always the same,? that is well lit and there the child has access to everything you need to make your tasks. Also, it is a place without distractions, which can concentrate and, over time, reach associate with the study. It is critical that, while engaged in their duties, little or no access to phone or television.

2.Set a time of day.
As with the place, there are also free to choose what the time devoted to homework. But once elected, they must comply. This helps to create study habits and discipline, and also helps to avoid arguments, when the time comes,? touches homework. It is best to be early, after a moment of distraction after returning from school. The later is made, the child will be more tired and have less desire, will cost more and the results will be worse.

3.If you set rules and schedules, be stead fast in its performance.
This point is closely related to the previous two. It does not mean you have to be inflexible in a radical way, but you notice that, when not met with a schedule, it is an exception.

4.Accompanying children while doing homework.
Accompany means to be near them, but not over, far from "them" homework. Let children make their activities as independent as possible is a way torecognize their independence, intelligence and ability to do things for themselves, but do not go perfect. This attitude helps a lot in learning to manage their responsibilities and strengthens their self-esteem.

5.Lead by example.
This is very positive: the adult,? whenever possible, make your own "homework" in view of the child, while it makes his: calculations related to home economics, review of bills or other paper , read a book, etc. It will be an extra motivation for two reasons: first, because children always try to look like their elders, and secondly, because it is a great way to show them that what they learn now will serve them for life in the future.

6.Be alert to help, especially if the child gets stuck with the task.
's Way, of course, is not doing the activity for him, but give some clue to bring it to the correct solution.Alternatively, if the child is stressed because of the difficulty of the duties is to give a break: you take a break to clear your mind and try again.

7.Rather than teach, tools for thinking. Often older may clarify the doubts of the students, but may not always do so. In such cases, do not get overwhelmed: the role of parents is to accompany the children and provide ideas, tools for thinking and look for alternatives. It is convenient not to have solved nagging doubts in class but encourage them to not forget to do the following.

8.Check the homework done.
This means not only the first instance of correction, but also a demonstration of interest by the adult to small activities, which is essential for the child that represents the motivation. The review should always start by highlighting the positive: the things the child has done well, developments and improvements to be detected, and so on. This will be taken by the student as a recognition for their work and encourage him to keep going. The nit will be time to mention another errors or mistakes made, without drama or exaggeration. However serious, are faults that can be corrected and are part of the learning process.

9.Avoid the "rewards" for homework.
One thing is motivation and a promise of a reward in exchange for the child to do their homework. With an offer like this, you run the risk that the situation is denatured and the alleged prize becomes a "bribe". It is best that the motivations and incentives are of another kind.

10.Discuss homework with positive terms.
The connotation of words is crucial here: if parents refer to expressions homework with him as a punishment, something bad or boring, sure the children will live in that manner. So whenever it is appropriate that, when we talk about the work, done with words? "good", highlighting how much the child will learn, what will serve in the future, it may be interesting to know, etc..

Source: http://earlychildhoodeducationwebsites.blogspot.com/2013/01/ten-tips-for-children-to-do-their.html

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