MEN: IS YOUR DRESS HINDERING YOUR CAREER PROSPECTS?

Written by Sue Donnelly


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So, if you can answer YES to more than 3 ofrepparttar following questions it might be time for you to get to grips with your own personal presentation. Your financial success could depend on it!

1. Do you regularly wear clothes that are at least 5 years old?

Yes [] No []

2. Do your younger colleagues overtake you inrepparttar 143909 promotion stakes?

Yes [] No []

3. Is your idea of fun a tie with a motif?

Yes [] No []

4. Are your spectacle frames functional rather than fashionable?

Yes [] No []

5. Do you think conditioner and hair gel are for women?

Yes [] No []

6. Do you prefer to visit a barber rather than a hair salon?

Yes [] No []

7. Doesrepparttar 143910 waistband on your trousers sit below your belly?

Yes [] No []

9. Do you own less than 3 pairs of shoes?

Yes [] No []

10. Has it been a long time since someone (other than your mum or wife) told you how handsome you looked?

Yes [] No []

======================================= Sue Donnelly is an image consultant who has helped hundreds of professional men boost their prospects by getting to grips with their image. Her books include: "The 80/20 Makeover" and "Does My Belly Look Big In This?" Buy her common-sense style-guide for British Men here... http://www.bookshaker.com/product_info.php?products_id=105 =======================================

Sue Donnelly is an image consultant who has helped hundreds of professional men boost their prospects by getting to grips with their image. Her books include: "The 80/20 Makeover" and "Does My Belly Look Big In This?" Buy her common-sense style-guide for British Men here... http://www.bookshaker.com/product_info.php?products_id=105


Integrating RFID Into Your Packaging

Written by Dennis Bacchetta


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Although chipless tags typically cost less than silicon-based tags, their use in supply chain management is limited by their inability to read multiple tags at one time.

A smart label is simply a label with an RFID tag integrated into it. An RFID microchip is sandwiched between a paper substrate and an adhesive, resulting in an RFID transponder that can be printed and applied like a traditional label.

Smart labels are frequently used for “slap and ship”, which isrepparttar term for affixing an RFID label to a case or pallet just before it is shipped fromrepparttar 143908 supplier torepparttar 143909 retailer. Becauserepparttar 143910 label is applied externally (torepparttar 143911 case or pallet) asrepparttar 143912 final step before shipping, benefits of “slap and ship” have generally been limited to compliance with retailer requirements.

However, if you think of a smart label as a flexible, printable RFID device, it is easy to imagine creative ways to incorporate it into individually packaged products.

Conductive ink, also called RFID ink, is considered by many to berepparttar 143913 most exciting recent development inrepparttar 143914 printing industry. Precisia and Parelec are two ofrepparttar 143915 companies that have developed conductive metal-based inks.

So far, conductive inks have been limited to printing RFID antennas directly onto labels and packaging through conventional printing methods. Research is ongoing to devise a method of printingrepparttar 143916 IC with RFID ink.

Use of conductive ink significantly lowersrepparttar 143917 cost of RFID tagging, and offers smart tag security with exceptional application flexibility.

The newest form of RFID tag is Creo’s Traceless® taggant. Traceless® is a powder that is mixed with ink or other fluid and applied to product packaging during manufacturing. Suspendingrepparttar 143918 powder particles in fluid allows them to form a random pattern known asrepparttar 143919 “taggant image signature”. A computer records/retains this signature asrepparttar 143920 item’s unique identifier, likerepparttar 143921 EPC of traditional RFID.

Whenrepparttar 143922 item passes by a Traceless® reader,repparttar 143923 reader first confirmsrepparttar 143924 presence ofrepparttar 143925 taggant powder (the pass/fail portion ofrepparttar 143926 security test), and then matchesrepparttar 143927 “taggant image signature” withrepparttar 143928 one on file for that item.

What really distinguishes Traceless® is that it is undetectable, making it virtually impossible to counterfeit or tamper with. Using proprietary methods, Creo mixes a ratio of taggant in solution that is too small to be perceived visually or chemically, and is detectable only by Traceless® readers.

From inventory management to anti-theft control to pharmaceutical pedigrees, RFID technology is revolutionizingrepparttar 143929 packaging industry. Awareness and education arerepparttar 143930 keys to maximizing your ROI with RFID.

Dennis Bacchetta is the Marketing Manager at Diamond Packaging, a leading folding carton manufacturer. He frequently writes on a variety of topics including industry news and emerging technologies.


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