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The deals will be announced following talks in Downing Street between British Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who is in the middle of a European tour.
As Greece teeters on the brink of default, Beijing is seeking to safeguard its vast holdings of euro-denominated assets and to preserve trade growth with the European Union, its largest trading partner.
And the British Government is delighted by the move. A Downing Street spokeswoman said: "China's rapid economic rise is good news for the UK. It means more money flowing into our economies and has the potential to create more jobs and investment opportunities for British business at home and in China."
China and Britain are important trading partners, with Britain being China's third largest market in the EU and China being Britain's largest export destination save the EU and the United States.
Two-way trade in goods and services between the two nations hit an all-time high last year, rising 28 per cent from the year before.
Investment is also on the fast track, with more and more Chinese setting up subsidiaries in Britain. Last year, China became Britain's sixth largest foreign investor.
In addition, over the past few years an increasing number of Chinese companies have set up R&D centers in Britain.
Meanwhile, British enterprises continue to expand their presence and operations in China. Tesco has committed to making an investment worth $2 billion in China during the next five years.
At the same time, the potential to expand China-Britain commercial and economic ties remains huge. Trade with Britain accounts for a mere 1.7 per cent of China's trade with the rest of the world. British exports to China, meanwhile, constitute less than 2 per cent of China's total imports.
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Sterling fell on Wednesday after the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) minutes for June showed that policymakers judged the growth outlook to have weakened with some believing that more stimulus may be needed.
The pound fell as the MPC's minutes indicated that UK interest rates were unlikely to rise from their record low 0.5 percent this year and flagged a greater chance of the BoE opting instead for more quantitative easing (QE).
It was the first time since October last year that the MPC had discussed QE.
The minutes showed a 7-2 vote to keep rates on hold at 0.5 percent. As expected, new MPC member Ben Broadbent chose to vote with the majority and did not follow the lead of his predecessor, Andrew Sentance, in calling for higher rates.
Most members judged that current growth weakness was likely to last longer than previously thought, with the risks of "adverse shocks on demand" from the euro zone debt crisis.
MPC member Paul Fisher flagged the chances of more QE, saying that Britain's economic recovery remains fragile and could require more "money printing" if deflation becomes a risk.
And fellow MPC member Adam Posen again called for an immediate extra 50 billion pounds of quantitative easing to be added to the 200 billion already produced.
The two members who voted for an increase in the rate, Spencer Dale, the BoE chief economist, and fellow MPC member Martin Weale, accepted that forward-looking data on growth had been weak over the past month.
However, experts say another round of QE is unlikely to be needed over the short-term.
"Given the subsequent inflationary performance, an awful lot of bad news will be required before more QE becomes a serious contender," said Stuart Green at HSBC.
And Simon Ward, Henderson's chief economist, described the prospect of more inflation-boosting QE as "dangerous".
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A damning report by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), published yesterday, indicates that banks in the City of London are showing a brazen disregard for the rules against money laundering and are welcoming questionable clients on the basis that allegations of corruption had not yet resulted in a criminal conviction.
In its paper, Banks' management of high money-laundering risk situations, the regulator says that it found serious weaknesses in regards to a number of firms including its review of anti-money laundering risk-management.
The FSA says that a number of banks appeared unwilling to turn away, or exit, very profitable business relationships when there appeared to be an unacceptable risk of handling the proceeds of crime.
It says: "Around a third of banks, including the private banking arms of some major banking groups, appeared willing to accept very high risk levels of money-laundering risk if the immediate reputational and regulatory risk was acceptable."
Other concerns included some banks' anti-money laundering risk-assessment frameworks not being robust enough; some banks failing to put significant safeguards in place to mitigate relationship managers having a conflict of interest and a third of banks' customer due-diligence was found to be inadequate.
It also found that some banks were unable to give them an overview of their high risk and politically exposed person (PEP) customers easily. The FSA says nearly half the banks in its sample failed to review high risk or PEP relationships regularly.
Robert Palmer of campaigners Global Witness said the FSA's warts-and-all report was commendably candid — far more so than comparable reports elsewhere in the world — but also raised questions as to the regulator's effectiveness. "If I was the FSA I would be embarrassed that the banks they are supposed to regulate have such a disregard for regulations that have the force of law," he said.
Defending the FSA's position, Tracey McDermott, acting head of financial crime, said: "It is not a pretty picture. Obviously, we would have preferred it if there was better compliance ... The banks are just not taking the rules seriously enough."
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Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONC) published yesterday showed that public sector net borrowing fell last month to £15.156 bn from £16.463 bn in May last year, helped by higher indirect taxes such as VAT.
However, doubts remain over whether Chancellor George Osborne can meet his reduction goal this year, amid weaker-than-forecast growth and resistance to the cuts from the unions. In the first two months of 2011, the deficit widened by £1.5 bn from a year earlier to 27.4 billion pounds.
"That still leaves progress during the full year so far as disappointing," said Investec economist Philip Shaw. It's early days, but we would be hoping to see more positive effects of the spending cuts coming through in the figures."
The Government is one year into a five-year plan to largely eliminate the country's budget deficit. However, the opposition has accused the government of trying to reduce the deficit too quickly, thereby hurting the country's fragile economic recovery.
However, Prime Minister David Cameron's response to Labour's calls to slow the pace cuts was that their "plan B would stand for bankruptcy."
But Mr Cameron's insistence on keeping to the Government's plan, which will squeeze the public sector, is setting him on a collision course with the unions. Around 750,000 public-sector workers are set to take part in a national strike on June 30 to protest against government plans to curb their pension rights.
The independent Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts that public borrowing, excluding financial sector interventions, will total £122 bn during the current 2011/12 tax year, more than £20 bn lower than the £143.189 bn borrowed in the previous year. This is equivalent to a budget deficit of 9.58 per cent of GDP, down from 11.13 per cent in 2009/10.
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The controversial decision to increase the state pension age to 66 and four months has been agreed on by Government ministers. However, due to a backlash of criticism the move has been postponed until 2024, instead of 2020, as originally planned.
In exchange for a delay to the changes being introduced, a higher pension age was finally agreed on. It is hoped that the delay will soften the blow of a sharp rise to the retirement age, allowing women in their 50s time to make plans for alternative retirement savings.
With retirement put back by as much as two years, it was estimated that for over 330,000 women who were born between December 1953 and October 1954, the increase to the retirement age would have had the biggest impact on their retirement plans as they would have faced the steepest rise in their pension age.
There has been wide acceptance that changes must be made to the state pension age due to the fact that life expectancy is rising and the burden it will have on the tax payer. However, many eyebrows have been raised at the rate at which it is rising.
Ros Altmann, the director general of Saga, said: "We have been inundated with letters and emails from women affected by these unfair changes and we believe that the Government's timetable for raising the state pension age should be adjusted.
"Some even said it feels as if the Government has gone into their bank account and robbed them of £10,000."
Conservative Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith and Liberal Democrat Pensions Minister Steve Webb are understood to be "sympathetic" to the arguments.
A report published today by the charity Age UK says a worrying number of women are confused by the reforms. When asked when they will get their state pension, one in five women in their early fifties said the answer is 60.
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Jefferson In Paris
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His wife having recently died, Thomas Jefferson (Nick Nolte) accepts the post of United States ambassador to pre-revolutionary France, though he finds it difficult to adjust to life in a country where the aristocracy subjugates an increasingly restless peasantry. In Paris, he becomes smitten with cultured artist Maria Cosway (Greta Scacchi), but, when his daughter visits from Virginia accompanied by her attractive slave, Sally Hemings (Thandie Newton), Jefferson's attentions are diverted.
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PETER Hyoungjin Cho stares out a window at Red River College's downtown campus, but his thoughts are halfway around the world.
The 39-year-old business administration student and his wife moved here from Korea in 2011 to build a better life, but if war breaks out on the Korean peninsula, he will have to leave his family and his hopes of a life in Canada behind. As a captain and intelligence officer in the army reserves in South Korea, he will be headed to the DMZ between North and South Korea — the world's most unfriendly and dangerous border.
"If I don't go back to my country, I can be jailed. If I become a permanent resident in Canada, I would not have to go."
Cho spent 11 years in the South Korean military as an intelligence and anti-terrorism officer before moving to Winnipeg to further his studies and find a new job. He served in Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan.
He talks often with his friends and family back home. Most of the time they talk about movies and celebrities, but lately they have started to talk about their neighbour to the north, and its new, young leader, Kim Jong-un.
"Most Koreans say Kim Jong Un is too young and he doesn't know how to do diplomatic issues. He doesn't know how to run an economy. After his father's death, he has shown us many ridiculous things. His people are hungry, but he plays basketball with Dennis Rodman."
Cho says the people he has talked with back home in South Korea are not concerned war is about to break out.
"My parents are there, my friends, my family, and my brother. They don't care about North Korea's provocation. It's a usual thing in the Korean peninsula. For 60 years, after the Korean war, they have been menacing. It isn't the right thing to ignore the provocation, but I don't think there is going be a war."
Simon Kim, another of the estimated 20,000 Koreans who live in Winnipeg, works at Arirang Oriental Food Market. He left Korea and his hometown of Seoul 10 years ago.
He also said he's not overly concerned about the possibility of a larger conflict, but he points to the inexperience of the North Korean leader as a cause for the growing tensions.
"I think he needs power and that's why he's doing that. They just want to show their pride to the world."
At the Red River campus, Cho points at the Public Safety Building across the street. His goal is to become a police officer in Winnipeg.
"It's the family business."
But it's a dream that could be derailed by an untested and hostile leader half a world away.
Cho likes to look at a cartoon he has saved on his tablet. It shows two small children trying to fight and get at each other. One is South Korea and the other is the North. The two children are being held back by their parents. America is holding back the South and China is doing the same to the North.
Cho hopes the parents prevail.
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I've been using Minion Pro as the text font for my self-edited scores and drafts. I find it gorgeous: the regular is clean and great looking, the bold has presence, and I'm particularly enamored with its italic. However, I'm not sure where I got it. I don't know whether it came with my Mac or if it came with an Adobe product, since it was developed by Adobe. I'm guessing the latter.
I'm in the process of founding a music publishing house. I would be in charge of handling directly with the music, and responsible of establishing a "house style", a consistent design to use across all of our published scores.
my favorite serif typefaces up to now are in particular Albertina (is there a difference between the digital releases by DTL and Monotype?) and Scala, but also Minion. Bembo and Dante are as well fine typefaces with fine italics, but have in my opinion a too literary tone.
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I can volunteer to talk about the following topics if anyone wants me to:
* hacking with phidgets (http://www.phidgets.c...) and arduino (http://www.arduino.cc...) * HTPC build + choices of software * shell scripting * C programming * intro to auto-tools (automake / autoconf / libtools) * simple audit, hardening * basic SSH tutorial * boring server stuff (php, sql, apache, etc.) * basic encryption with device-mapper / whole-disk encryption * build your own inexpensive RAID-5 filer Suggestions? |
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Thanks on this. I appreciate the fact that others will "step up to the plate" and help provide topics. There are several items in your list that I'd love to hear about. I think #1 for me at this time is the encryption topic. I'd like to explore the ways to encrypt various items: drives, email, files, etc. However, I'd also like to see if others will post here what they'd like before we make a decision... Thanks, let's stay tuned... Bob |
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I would like to second Bob's suggestion. There are several other topics that I'm interested in, but encryption is a good place to start. So, I'll vote for encryption.
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Encryption sounds great to me, as well. Also, using the "auto" tools is an intriguing idea..especially since I am "still" wanting to build my own distro someday...remember, Bob? :-). Something for the future might be setting up wireless - resources for certain kernels and machines, as well as walkthroughs..especially since laptop support is still "iffy"...
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Hi Everyone, My LO is 3.5 months old. I want to get a baby carrier for her but no sure what to get. I have read reviews on ERGO and Baby Bjorn. I am looking for one that is comfortable for and myself and one that she can face toward me and away from me. I read the that the ERGO doesn't have the option for the baby to face outward. I also want to be able to use it for a long time. Anyone have a favorite carrier that you can recommend? Thanks so much, Winter
I have a Baby Bjorn, a Moby Wrap, and a Sleepy Wrap (similar to the Moby but stretchier fabric). I had a lot of problems w/ the Moby - IF you can get the baby into it properly (no gaps, not too tight or loose, baby's nose & mouth visible) it's great. I will try it again when my LO is older and can hold her head up. The Sleepy Wrap is much easier to use but not as readily available as the Moby (order it online). Both of the wraps can be worn by you or your partner, adjust as baby grows, and I think hold babies up to 30 pounds. AFAIK, the baby must face you, though. Baby can face in or out w/ Baby Bjorn and I can throw it on and have baby in it in minutes. She seems to like it. There are lots of different styles of Baby Bjorns to choose from. I love putting her in it to go shopping rather than have her sit in her car seat in the cart. Good luck! I think baby carriers are great!
I have the Bjorn, Moby, Ergo and an Infantino. I honestly HATE the Moby because there is way too much to deal with and it's HOT. The Infantino came in handy while on vacation when Akadia was 6 weeks old because I could use it to nurse and let her sleep. I also HATE the Bjorn. I do not like how she just hangs in it and all that weight is on her "crotch". I know people who have loved it, but mine is so uncomfortable for me (major back pain when using it) and Akadia can't stand to be in it. I LOVE my Ergo though. She sits in it, doesn't "hang" and she really likes it. It has much better back support for me and even now at 22 pounds, it doesn't bother me to haul her around while doing housework. I barely last 10 minutes with the Bjorn plus I could never fit her in that now anyways. My only complaint about the Ergo is that she can't face forward. It does have the options for her to be on the side though - kind of on your hip.
We have the Bjorn "baby carrier air" and have used it several times, my son is 7 weeks old. He seems to enjoy it and is fairly comfortable for me. I don't have any other carriers to compare. I agree with Liann, he does seem to be bottom heavy, but he doesn't seem to mind. I had originally requested the ERGO on my registry but did not receive it so we went with the Bjorn simply b/c we could get prime shipping from amazon. Also, we went w/this one b/c of the "air" quality, fabric is mesh like. We live in NC and the summers get hot and steamy, thought it may be cooler. Melanie
Thanks Thank you ladies! I decided to go with the Ergo Performance. I got it at Diapers.com with free 2 day shipping. It was expensive but I am hoping to use it for well over a year. Hope everyone's LO's are doing great. Winter
Hi Amber, I have tried the front carry position with Lainey 3.5 months old. She hates it so far. I think in part because her legs have to be so spread apart it is not comfortable for her. Also she sits far enough down that she can't see anything. I wonder if I am doing something wrong? Should both legs be to one side right now? As she gets bigger I think it will work - I hope!! We didn't even get to walk around in it. I put her in and she started screaming. Any ideas? Thanks, Winter
Winter - I think there is an infant insert that you can buy to make it more comfy and the legs do to to one side in that - I think your baby might be too old for that though. She's kind of between that and being able to straddle you. You may try just positioning her with both legs going to one side without the insert and see if that works or you may do better with the side position since she wouldn't have to spread her legs so far and she would be able to see better. I didn't have the Ergo when Akadia was that little. We've been using it for her since 5 months and up. It should be good until she is around 2. She loves riding on my back in it now. p.s. This is hard to explain, but make sure that when you put her in it, that you have it so she is sitting in it with her legs kind of coming up and around your waist. When I first put Akadia in it, I had it so tight at the bottom that there was no pouch for her to "sit" in and she was basically hanging with all her weight in between her legs which was pulling them too far apart and hurting her. When she is sitting back in the carrier, her legs separate easy because the weight is on her hinie not her legs and she's able to straddle better.
Don't get the bjorn. There are far better carriers out there. Bjorns only last until baby is about 6 months old, same with stretchy wraps. I always used woven wraps and mei tai carriers and I still wear my 3 year old son in them. The bjorns can be very uncomfortable for baby and mom. The part that goes between babies legs isn't wide enough to give proper support. Baby's legs should be spread farther apart to put their weight on the whole pelvis. If it's too narrow the baby's weight is placed on the spine. The reason you can't do forward facing with the ergo is because forward facing places the pressure on the baby incorrectly. They're meant to face toward you, so ergo doesn't recommend that. If you really want to do forward facing the best thing is to use a carrier where you can fold their legs froggy style underneath them rather than having the legs dangle, but then you need to check the circulation in their legs. A lot of people say their baby doesn't like to face towards them, but they will usually get used to it and most prefer it. The key for a lot of babies tends to be to keep moving. When I wore my son I had to always be walking or bouncing on an exercise ball no matter what position he was in. Also forward facing can be overstimulating for a young baby because they can't turn their head towards you if they no longer want to view everything going on in the world. If they really seem to want to see what is going on then a back carry is best. They can see everything, but they can look away if they want to, and they are supported in a better position. The ergo is a soft structured carrier and many many people love them. I would recommend that or a mei tai which is similar to a soft structured carrier, but they tie instead of buckle. Also woven wraps are great and a lot of fun because they come in many colors and patterns and there are lots of carries you can learn to do if that interests you. Check out www.thebabywearer.com. There is a lot of info there and it can be overwhelming, but it is a great place to learn about the different carriers and there is a forum where you can buy used carriers. Good luck!


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Just as socially irresponsible organizational behavior leaves a punitive legacy on society, socially responsible organizations can foster curative change. This paper examines whether small organizations can foster societal change toward more sustainable modes of living. We contend that consumption is deeply intertwined with social relations and norms, thus making individual behavioral change toward sustainability a matter of facilitating change in individual behavior, as well as in social norms and relations between organizations and consumers. We argue that it is in this facilitation process that small firms can play a major role, by adopting upstream and downstream approaches to diffuse behavioral change. By synthesizing four key strands of literature - small businesses and corporate social responsibility, ethical consumption, community social marketing and the diffusion of innovation - and using the exemplar case of Modbury, the iconic 'plastic bag free' town, we demonstrate how responsible small firms can influence communities, and the individuals therein, to encourage environmentally sustainable practice to diffuse and support change in society.
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So I run towards Skyrim, and there is this group of soldiers yelling at me. So they charge at me and then the Imperials show up. Well long story short I was on a cart going to be executed. I'm just lucky the didn't find out about my heritage. --- http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/615803-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/62287165 - restored faith in humanity. 3/13/2013, shipment date | |
My character Eric was simply going to skyrim from cyrodil on vacation along with plans to vacation to other places of tamriel all while training to be a paladin but got caught in the middle of that imperial ambush against stormcloaks so he goes from being on vacation to being accused of being rebel scum and nearly getting beheaded lol XD still he is forgiving and joined up with the imperial legion it was just one officer being a ***** lol | |
Oh, you know. Just killing, pillaging, and raping. Nothing new for a pirate. --- Uh. Random signature? | |
My character willingly went onto the cart. He likes to be bound and gagged a lot.Humiliation and being accused of a rebel just excited him more. --- Herp-a derp | |
he was a nord hunter and amateur adventurer living in cryodiil with his family. his family made a make shift talos temple out of a cabin in the woods. an imperial captain found out and ratted it out to the thalmor. the imperials and thalmor burnt down the cabin and killed everyone inside while my character was out hunting. he found out who it was and hunted both the imperial captain and thalmor leader and murdered them both with a hatchet, he wasn't exactly subtle about it, so he fled north and was caught crossing into skyrim. --- Gamertag: Clonedzero | |
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Play Sets
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Classroom Furnishings
play set
Horse Racing Play Set
play set
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Dream Kitchen
play set
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Little Miss Structo General Electric Replica Kitchen
play set
Playskool Village No. 309
play set
How to Fly Training Cockpit: Complete Pre-Flight Training Course
game | play set
Diecast Airport Baggage Carts and Stairway Ramp
play set | airport
Municipal Airport
City Airport
Municpal Airport
Airport Hangar
Main Street Airport
Arcadia Airport
Turnover Choo-Choo with 3 Train Sounds
play set | toy train
Hot Wheels Streex Test Trax
play set | race track
30 in One Electronic Projects Lab
play set | science set
Milkcap Maker: Official Licensed Product / The World POG Federation
play set
Davy Crockett Outfit No. 406
play set | hat | holster | pistol | powder horn
Creepy Crawlers Thingmaker
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Play-Doh Fun Factory
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Ant Hill
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Donald Duck Cassette Player
stuffed animal | play set | cassette player
Eskimo Dog Sled and Kayak Play Set
play set
Covered Wagon and Horse
covered wagon
Drum & Rhythm Set | Musical Instruments
play set | drum | maraca | flute | harmonica | tambourine | bell | whistle
Little People Fun Park
play set
Biggest Littlest Pet Shop
play set
Lil Luvables Fluffy Factory
play set | plush figure
Star Wars | Hans Solo | Chewbacca | Transformers | Millennium Falcon
play set | action figure
Playmobil 3748: Bandido Play Set
play set
Kissing Dolls Lovable PlayMates
figure set
Lite-Brite Shapes and Forms Accessory Kit by Hasbro
play set
Go Diego Go: Diego's Talking Animal Rescue Center
play set | electronic toy
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses Horse and Carriage Set
carriage | play set
Mr. Potato Head
play set
Mrs. Potato Head
play set
Romper Room: Super Mr. Potato Head
play set
Barbie Primp and Polish Styling Head
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Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses: Princess Genevieve and Sisters Dress Up Trunk
play set | costume
Just Like Home: Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Party for Four
play set
Ginny Doll bed and dream cozy sheet set
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The Mini Rubber Duckie Kit
play set | rubber duck | book
Sheryl and her Mini-Market / Shoppin' Sheryl
doll | play set
Barbie Beauty Center
play set
Dream Kitchen
play set | table | chair
Dream Kitchen
play set | dishwasher


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