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Brussels, 17 December 2013
Eurobarometer survey: How green are European SMEs?
The European Commission has published an extensive survey – the second of its kind – to understand the views and attitudes of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) towards three core environmental themes: green jobs, resource efficiency and green markets. The results show that in 2013, European SMEs added more green jobs, made improvements in resource efficiency and are contributing to the transition to a low-carbon economy.
A transition to a greener economy – SMEs' contribution is needed
In 2012, it is estimated that there were 20.3 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the European Union, representing 98% of all businesses and providing around 90 million jobs in the single market (IP/13/1156). SMEs are the backbone of the European economy and their contribution is essential for pursuing the goals of 'Europe 2020', the EU's strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
However, SMEs find it more difficult to comply with environmental legislation than large companies. A lack of expertise, lengthy approval procedures for new products and a lack of consumer demand are the main obstacles that prevent SMEs from entering the green markets. The aim of this Eurobarometer survey was to evaluate how European SMEs are faring in green jobs, resource efficiency and green markets, compared to a similar survey which took place in early 2012 (MEMO/12/218). The survey included more than 11.000 SMEs in the 28 EU Member States, as well as Albania, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, the Republic of Serbia, Turkey, Israel and the USA.
Green products and services + resource efficiency = green jobs
Green products and services are those with a predominant function of reducing environmental risk and minimising pollution and use of resources. For this survey, products with environmental features (eco-designed, eco-labelled, organically produced, and with an important recycled content) were also included.
According to the definition used in this Eurobarometer, green jobs are either:
As a result, the total amount of green jobs measured by this Eurobarometer is linked both to resource-efficiency processes and to the production of green products and services as well as with compliance with environmental legislation. Examples include a chemical technician testing air samples for pollution emissions levels of the production process, a worker contributing to the production of machinery that reduces pollution emissions, or an operator of renewable energy equipment to produce electricity for use within the company.
1. Four out of ten SMEs have at least one green job1
According to the survey, 42% of EU SMEs now have at least one full or part-time green employee – a 5% increase which exceeded the expectations set by businesses in 2012 – amounting to more than 20 million green jobs in the SME sector across Europe. More than half of these jobs are in SMEs offering green products and services (one in five SMEs), with 3 million green jobs concentrated in SMEs active in eco-industries (air pollution control, renewable energies, energy efficiency, waste management, recycled materials, environment-friendly services). However, since the last survey in 2012, the increase in green employment is mostly taking place in SMEs not offering green products and services, due to the increased pressure from rising costs of energy and materials to become more resource efficient. SMEs with at least one green employee are most likely to be bigger than average and to be active in the industry sector.
While the proportion of SMEs employing at least one full-time person in a green job has increased by 5%, the proportion of companies employing 1-5 of green employees has increased by three points. These developments outstripped the expectations set by businesses (39% of all SMEs to have at least a green job by 2014).
Base: All SMEs = 11,207
Companies that offer green products or services are the most likely to have at least one green employee (74%) followed by those that are planning to offer such products or services (42%). In comparison, 29% of companies with no plans to offer green products or services have at least one employee in a green job. SMEs offering green products or services also have the highest average number of green employees (4.6 vs. 1.1-2.0).
The more resource efficiency actions a company is undertaking, the more likely it is to have at least one full-time employee in a green job: 54% of those taking many actions have at least one green employee compared to 16% of SMEs taking no action.
Country level results for all SMEs once again highlight differences between the EU and the US. Although the proportion of SMEs in each region having at least one green employee is the same (42%), the average number of such employees is higher in the US than in the EU (3.7 vs. 2.1). When compared to last year, SMEs in the US added more green employees on average (+1.5) than EU SMEs (+0.4).
Base: All SMEs = 11,207
2. For SMEs, being resource-efficient is important
93% of SMEs are taking at least one action to be more resource efficient, with the most common actions being to minimising waste (67%), saving energy (67%) and saving materials (59%). At least half are also recycling by reusing material or waste within the company, or by saving water (both 51%).
Moreover, eight out of ten SMEs are planning additional resource efficiency actions in the next two years, particularly saving energy (58%) and minimising waste (56%). Almost half (49%) plan to save materials, while 43% will save water and 41% will recycle within the company.
2.1. For a majority of SMEs, resource efficiency is a necessity
The majority of SMEs in the EU act to become more resource efficient in order to reduce costs (63%), although 28% say the environment is one of the top priorities for their company.
Base: SMEs answered 'at least one action to be more resource efficient'
Around a fifth mention financial and fiscal incentives or other forms of public support (19%), creation of a competitive advantage/business opportunity (18%) and demand from customers or providers (23%) as the reasons why they take actions to improve their resource efficiency. Anticipating future requirements in terms of legislation (10%) or professional/product standards (10%) are less likely reasons for improving resource efficiency.
2.2. Green public procurement remains a challenge for SMEs
Just 12% of SMEs have bid for a public procurement tender that included environmental requirements, with 7% successful in their bids.
Base: All SMEs = 11,207
The most common reason for not bidding on a public procurement tender with environmental requirements is that SMEs have never been confronted with such a tender (55%). However 14% didn't even attempt a bid as they assumed it was too complicated. There are rather pronounced differences among countries.
Base: All SMEs = 11,207
2.3. Most do not use an environmental management system
More than two thirds of SMEs (67%) do not use an environmental management system. This is a slight increase since the previous Eurobarometer survey published in 2012 (+2 percentage points). Across all companies, national or regional environmental management systems (11%) and ISO 14001 (9%) are the most commonly used.
Base: SMEs that are taking at least one resource efficiency action = 10,511
3. Green Markets – A largely untapped potential
3.1. One quarter of SMEs offer green products or services
Just over one quarter (26%) of SMEs in the EU offer green products or services, with a further 7% planning to do so in the next two years. However, the majority of SMEs do not offer green products or services, and have no plans to do so (59%).
Base: All SMEs = 11,207
Overall the picture has not changed since 2012. Large differences remain across countries.
3.2. The main green sectors where SMEs are active
Half of SMEs in the EU which offer green products or services do so in the area of products and services with environmental features. 35% offer green products or services in the area of recycled materials and 19% in solid waste management.
Base: SMEs that offer green products or services = 2,977
3.3. The most commonly sold green products and services
Just over one quarter of SMEs in the EU that offer services or products with environmental features do so in the construction area (26%). Almost one quarter sell food and beverages (24%), while 22% sell electronic and mechanical machinery and equipment. One fifth of SMEs offer furniture, wood and paper products (20%) while 9% offer textiles, wearing apparel and leather products.
Base: SMEs that offer products or services with environmental features = 1,527
SMEs are now much more likely to be offering construction materials or services with environmental features than they were in 2012 (+8 percentage points). There has been little change in the proportion of SMEs offering products or services with environmental features in the other areas.
3.4. A decline in the turnover attributed to green goods
SMEs that offer green products and services are most likely to report they represent 30% or less of their turnover (60%). In fact for a third of green SMEs (34%), these products or services represent 1-5% of their annual turnover. It is worth noting that there is a sizeable proportion of SMEs in this category for whom sales of green products and services make at least 75% of their turnover (16%).
Base: SMEs that offer green products or services = 2,977
The trend from the last survey shows that turnover attributed to green products and services has declined, with more companies now saying 1-5% of their annual turnover comes from green products or services (+4 percentage points).
3.5. For SMEs, green markets are predominantly domestic
At least nine out of ten SMEs selling green products or services say their own country is their main market in terms of annual turnover (91%). Almost one in five (19%) say their main market is the EU and /or Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Only 7% say that their main market is outside of Europe. Additionally, from the SMEs that export to another EU country, one quarter (24%) also export to a country outside of the EU.
Base: SMEs that offer green products or services = 2,977
Country level analysis shows that SMEs in the US are even more likely than those in the EU to say their national market is their main market (99% vs. 91%).
3.6. Policy support could help SMEs to become greener
SMEs are most likely to say that grants and subsidies would help make their company more resource efficient (34%). One quarter mention consultancy on improving resource efficiency (25%), while 22% would like advice on funding possibilities for resource efficiency investments.
Base: All SMEs = 11,207
Just under one in five say that demonstrations of new resource efficiency processes or technology, or more cooperation between entrepreneurs on new waste reduction processes would most assist their company (both 19%). A case study database showing company benefits is mentioned by 16%, as is a self-assessment tool to gauge the company's resource efficiency compared to others.
3.7. Financial incentives key in launching new green products
SMEs that sell green products or services were asked what kind of support that would be most helpful to them in expanding their green offering. Almost half (46%) mention financial incentives for new products, services or production process development. Financial incentives are much more likely to be mentioned than assistance with identifying potential markets or customers (27%), technical support or consultancy for new product, services or production process development (22%) or consultancy for marketing or distribution (19%).
Base: SMEs that offer green products or services = 2,977
Cross-country comparison highlights the differences between SMEs in the US and the EU that offer green products or services. EU SMEs are more likely to mention financial incentives (46% vs. 42%), while those in the US are more likely to mention assistance identifying markets or customers (39% vs. 27%), technical support (29% vs. 22%) or marketing or distribution consultancy (24% vs. 19%).
SMEs that do not currently offer green products or services were asked what kind of support would most help them launch a range of green products or services. Financial incentives for developing new products, services or production processes are the most mentioned kind of support (29%), followed by assistance identifying potential customers or markets (17%), technical support and consultancy for developing new products, services or production processes (16%) and marketing or distribution consultancy (12%). However, more than one third (37%) said none of these options would help.
Base: SMEs that do not offer green products or services = 7,341
There have only been slight changes since 2012, with SMEs less likely to mention financial incentives (-2 percentage points), and more likely to mention technical support or marketing or distribution consultancy (both +2 points). SMEs are also more likely to mention 'none' (+5 points).
SMEs in all but two EU countries are most likely to say that financial incentives would help them the most to launch their own green products or services. Companies in Greece (48%) are the most likely to say this, followed by those in Poland (43%), Bulgaria, Croatia and the UK (all 38%).
A green job is one that directly works with information, technologies, or materials that preserves or restores environmental quality. This requires specialized skills, knowledge, training, or experience.
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Vin's 505518 and 505520 builds appear to be closer to 09A than 10A? By 10A Vin's appear closer to the 514000 range. Body no.'s also correlate better to 09A. 0A Tag translates better to 09A than 10A?
Factory documentation indicates that the 1969 system used the central office order confirmation number as the body number and the analysis of vehicle data and documentation confirms this. This is the same number sent to the dealer as the order confirmation, used on body broadcast sheets in the IDENT number field, and that appears on the Window Sticker/Shipper. These numbers were unique for both Norwood (NOR) and Van Nuys (LOS or VN) in 1969 since they were assigned to the plants from a common pool of numbers (for example, 295460 was built at NOR (see the 69 tag picture) and 295461 may have been built at VN). Orders were not built sequentially, but were scheduled by the assembly plant dependent on build component availability. Orders could be held for several weeks until the required components were available, e.g. 295460 may have been held for a several weeks due to a supply issue, where as 295461 may have been added to the build schedule right away. This makes the 1969 body numbers vary relative to the VIN numbers. Due to the extended 1969 model year, the body numbers were reset in August 1969 to 100000 at Norwood (Van Nuys has ceased Camaro production by that point).

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A streaky first half to the Summit League season is over for the University of South Dakota, as the Coyotes take a quick breather from conference play to host Peru State Tuesday night in Vermillion.
USD dropped its last for games in league play to close the first half, after starting the Summit League schedule with three straight wins.
Against North Dakota State last Thursday, the Coyotes saw the #1 shooting team in the country hit 50 percent against them at the DakotaDome and race out to an 11-point halftime lead, before USD switched things up in the second half and nearly won the game late.
Head coach Joey James told me about how his team held the Bison to 26 percent shooting and 22 points in the second half:
Against South Dakota State Saturday, the Coyotes again rallied at home from a double digit deficit, this time 15 points in the second half, to have a chance to tie or win the game late, coming up just short again.
USD did a lot with a little in the first half, grabbing a one point lead over the Jackrabbits at the break, despite each Coyote starter having just one field goal in the first 20 minutes:
So at the halfway point of the Summit League slate, South Dakota is 3-4, but could just as easily be 6-1, after losing their last three by a combined seven points, with USD having the ball in the final minute of each with a chance to win or tie:
Tuesday the Coyotes host a non-conference tune-up with NAIA's Peru State. Coach James says there is a definite purpose for this game at this time on the schedule:
Tipoff is 7:00pm Tuesday in Vermillion.
The second half of the Summit League season for USD starts Saturday in Denver. The Coyotes beat the Pioneers in Vermillion back in week 1 on the strength of 57 percent shooting for the game (63 percent in the first half).
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Chapter 18: Sets, Classes and RelationsIn this chapter we look at more of the built-in functions of J. The connecting theme is, somewhat loosely, working with set, classes and relations.
Suppose that, for some list, for the purpose at hand, the order of the items is irrelevant and the presence of duplicate items is irrelevant. Then we can regard the list as (representing) a finite set. In the abstract, the set 3 1 2 1 is considered to be the same set as 1 2 3.
The word "class" we will use in the sense in which, for example, each integer in a list belongs either to the odd class or to the even class.
By "relation" is meant a table of two or more columns, expressing a relationship between a value in one column and the corresponding value in another. A relation with two columns, for example, is a set of pairs.
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18.1.1 MembershipThere is a built-in verb e. (lowercase e dot, called "Member"). The expresssion x e. y tests whether x matches any item of y, that is, whether x is a member of the list y. For example:
Evidently the order of items in y is irrelevant and so is the presence of duplicates in y.
We can test whether a table contains a particular row:
18.1.2 LessThere is a built-in verb -. (minus dot, called "Less"). The expression x -. y produces a list of the items of x except those which are members of y.
Evidently the order of items in y is irrelevant and so is the presence of duplicates in y.
18.1.3 NubThere is a built-in verb ~. (tilde dot, called "Nub"). The expression ~. y produces a list of the items of y without duplicates.
We can apply nub to the rows of a table:
18.1.4 Nub SieveThe verb "nub sieve" (~:) gives a boolean vector which is true only at the nub.
18.1.5 Functions for SetsThe customary functions on sets, such as set-union, set-intersection or set-equality, are easily defined using the built-in functions available. For example two sets are equal if all members of one are members of the other, and vice versa.
seteq =: *./ @: (e. , e.~)
18.2 The Table AdverbRecall that the adverb / generates a verb; for example +/ is a verb which sums lists. More precisely, it is the monadic case of +/ which sums lists. The dyadic case of +/ generates a table:
The general scheme is that if we have
z =: x f/ ythen z is a table such that the value at row i column j is given by applying f dyadically to the pair of arguments i{x and j{y. That is, z contains all possible pairings of an item of x with an item of y. Here is another example:
The result shows, in the first row, the value of 'a' = 'face', in the second row the value of 'b' ='face' and so on.
18.3 Classes
18.3.1 Self-ClassifyConsider the problem of finding the counts of letters occurring in a string (the frequency-distribution of letters). Here is one approach.
We form a table testing each letter for equality with the nub.
The expression ((nub y) = / y) can be abbreviated as (= y). The monadic case of the built-in verb = is called "Self-classify").
If we sum each row of = y we obtain the counts, in the order of the letters in the nub.
The counts can be paired with the letters of the nub:
18.3.2 Classification SchemesGardeners classify soil-types as acid, neutral or alkaline, depending on the pH value. Suppose that a pH less than 6 is classed as acid, 6 to 7 is neutral, and more than 7 as alkaline. Here now is a verb to classify a pH value, returning A for acid, N for neutral and L for alkaline (or limy).
classify =: ({ & 'ANL') @: ((>: & 6) + (> & 7))
The classify function we can regard as defining a classification scheme. The letters ANL, which are in effect names of classes, are called the keys of the scheme.
18.3.3 The Key AdverbGiven some data (a list, say), we can classify each item to produce a list of corresponding keys.
We can select and group together all the data in, say, class A (all the data with key A):
Now suppose we wish to count the items in each class. That is, we aim to apply the monadic verb # separately to each group of items all of the same key. To do this we can use the built-in adverb /. (slash dot, called "Key").
For another example, instead of counting the members we could exhibit the members, by applying the box verb <.
The verb we apply can discover for itself the class of each separate argument, by classifying the first member: Here the verb u produces a boxed list: the key and count:
u =: (classify @: {.) ; #
The general scheme for the "Key" adverb is as follows. In the expression x u /. y, we take y to be a list, and x is a list of keys of corresponding items of y according to some classification scheme, and u is the verb to be applied separately to each class. The scheme is:
x u /. y means (= x) (u @ #) yTo illustrate:
y =: 4 5 6 7 8 x =: classify y u =: <
We see that each row of =x selects items from y, and u is applied to this selection.
18.3.4 Letter-Counts RevisitedRecall the example of finding the counts of letters in a string.
Here is a variation. We note that we have in effect a classification scheme where we have as many different classes as different letters: each letter is (the key of) its own class. Thus we can write an expression of the form y u /. y.
The applied verb u will see, each time, a list of letters, all the same. It counts them, with #, and takes the first, with {., to be a label for the class.
u =: {. ; #
18.4 RelationsSuppose there are a number of publications, such as:
and we aim to catalog such publications. A suitable data structure for such a catalog might be a table relating authors to titles and another table relating titles to subjects. For example:
Now we choose a representation for our relations. For a first approach, we choose tables of boxed strings. The authors-titles relation is:
] AT =: (". ;. _2) 0 : 0 'Smith' ; 'Pigs' 'Brown' ; 'Pets' 'Smith' ; 'Dogs' 'James' ; 'Dogs' ) +-----+----+ |Smith|Pigs| +-----+----+ |Brown|Pets| +-----+----+ |Smith|Dogs| +-----+----+ |James|Dogs| +-----+----+and the titles-subjects relation is:
] TS =: (". ;. _2) 0 : 0 'Pigs' ; 'pigs' 'Pets' ; 'cats' 'Pets' ; 'dogs' 'Dogs' ; 'dogs' ) +----+----+ |Pigs|pigs| +----+----+ |Pets|cats| +----+----+ |Pets|dogs| +----+----+ |Dogs|dogs| +----+----+
18.4.1 Join of RelationsFrom the authors-titles relation AT and the titles-subjects relation TS we can compute an authors-subjects relation showing which author has written a title on which subject. We say that AT and TS are to be joined with respect to titles, and we would expect the join to look like this:
+-----+----+ |Smith|pigs| +-----+----+ |Brown|cats| +-----+----+ |Brown|dogs| +-----+----+ |Smith|dogs| +-----+----+ |James|dogs| +-----+----+The plan for this section is to look at a function for computing joins, then at an improved version, and then at the advantage of representing relations as tables of symbols rather than boxed strings. Finally we look at some performance comparisons.
A method is as follows. We consider all possible pairs consisting of a row at from table AT and a row ts from table TS. Each pair at,ts is of the form:
author; title; title; subjectIf title matches title, that is, item 1 matches item 2, then we extract author and subject, that is, items 0 and 3. Verbs for testing and extracting from at,ts pairs can be written as:
test =: 1&{ = 2&{ extr =: 0 3 & {and these verbs can be plugged into a suitable conjunction to do the pairing. In writing this conjunction, we aim to avoid requiring the whole set of possible pairs to be present at the same time, since this set may be large. We also aim to avoid any duplicates in the result. Here is a first attempt.
PAIR =: 2 : 0 : z =. 0 0 $ '' for_at. x do. for_ts. y do. if. u at,ts do. z =. z, v at,ts end. end. end. ~. z )The join verb can now be written as:
join =: test PAIR extrand we see:
The join verb as defined above is slow, because the test and extr verbs are applied to a single x,y pair at a time - they are scalar computations. Performance will be better if we can give these verbs as much data as possible to work on at one time. (This is a universal rule in J). Vector or array arguments are better. Here is a revised vector-oriented version of PAIR and join, which still avoids building the entire set of pairs.
VPAIR =: 2 : 0 : z =. 0 0 $ '' for_at. x do. z =. z , |: v (#~"1 u) |: at , "1 y end. ~. z ) vjoin =: test VPAIR extrgiving the same result as before:
Representing relations as tables of boxed strings, as above, is less than efficient. For a repeated value, the entire string is repeated. Values are compared by comparing entire strings.
Now we look at another possibility. Rather than boxed strings, a relation can be represented by a table of symbols.
18.4.2 What are Symbols?Symbols are for efficient computation with string data. Symbols are a distinct data-type, in the same way that characters, boxes and numbers are distinct data-types. A symbol is a scalar which identifies, or refers to, a string.
A symbol can be created by applying the built-in verb s: (lowercase s colon) to a boxed string.
a =: s: <'hello'Now the variable a has a value of type symbol. We inspect this value in the usual way:
a `helloand see that the value is displayed as the original string preceded by a left-quote. Even though a looks like a string when displayed, it is a scalar.
The original string is stored in a data-structure, maintained automatically by the J system, called the symbol-table. Strings are not duplicated within the symbol-table. Hence if another symbol b is created from the same string as a, then b is equal to a.
Notice that the comparison is simple scalar equality, with no need to compare the original strings.
Our relations above can be converted to arrays of symbols, and joined as before.
Symbols are lexicographically ordered to reflect the ordering of the original strings. Hence tables of symbols can be sorted:
18.4.3 Measurements ComparedHere is a utility verb giving time in seconds to evaluate an expression, averaged over say 4 executions.
time =: (8j5 & ":) @: (4 & (6!:2))The examples of relations above are too small for meaningful performance measurements, so we make larger relations by replicating each say 100 times.
AT =: 100 $ AT TS =: 100 $ TS sAT =: 100 $ sAT sTS =: 100 $ sTSThere are 4 cases to compare:
t1 =: time 'AT join TS' NB. scalar method, boxed strings t2 =: time 'sAT join sTS' NB. scalar method, symbols t3 =: time 'AT vjoin TS' NB. vector method, boxed strings t4 =: time 'sAT vjoin sTS' NB. vector method, symbolsand we see:
3 3 $ ' '; 'strings'; 'symbols';'scalar';t1;t2; 'vector';t3;t4 +------+--------+--------+ | |strings |symbols | +------+--------+--------+ |scalar| 1.79959| 0.04626| +------+--------+--------+ |vector| 0.02485| 0.00202| +------+--------+--------+
18.4.4 Saving and Restoring the Symbol TableSuppose that data is an array of symbols.
] data =: s: 2 2 $ 'hello'; 'blah';'blah';'goodbye' `hello `blah `blah `goodbyeFor a symbol in data its original string ('hello' for example) is stored only in the symbol table, not in data itself. The original string is needed to display the value of the symbol.
Suppose that we write data to a file, aiming to read it back in a new session. At the beginning of a new session, the symbol table is empty. Thus we must save the symbol table from the earlier session, and reinstate it at the beginning of the new session.
First, here are two utility functions to save a value to a file and retrieve it. (See Chapter 27 and Chapter 28 for more about data in files.)
save =: 4 : '(3!:1 x ) 1!:2 < y ' retr =: 3 : '3!:2 (1!:1 < y )'Save the data to a file named, say, data.xyz
data save 'data.xyz'The symbol table is not itself a variable, but the expression 0 s: 10 gives a value for it. We save this value to a file named, say, symtab.xyz
(0 s: 10) save 'symtab.xyz'Start a new J session. The symbol table is initially empty, so begin by reinstating it from the file saved in the earlier session:
10 s: (retr 'symtab.xyz') 1Now, with the correct symbol table in place, we can retrieve the array of symbols data from its file:
DATA =: retr 'data.xyz'and we see that the symbols are correctly interpreted:
DATA `hello `blah `blah `goodbyeThis is the end of Chapter 18
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Vampires in young adult novels have been "over" for a while now. It used to be impossible to enter a bookstore without seeing dozens of stories about young girls falling in love with those immortal bloodsuckers. And it wasn't just vampires. There were werewolves, angels, ghosts, demons—for a few years, the paranormal world was a hot commodity in young adult fiction.
But then came the rise of The Hunger Games and the dystopian novel. Instead of sexy vampires, ruined societies and warrior-like heroines filled the shelves. Paranormal books floundered under the power of series like Divergent, Delirium, and Matched. While there were a few highlights, such as Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone series, the general consensus was that paranormal novels – where magical elements exist in our 'normal' world – were finished.
Now it seems that the tides are shifting again. While high fantasy novels like Sarah Maas's Throne of Glass series are enjoying widespread popularity, paranormal novels are starting to sneak back onto bookshelves. The fall YA lineup is a diverse blend of fantasy, dystopian, realistic-fiction and yes, paranormal novels. Will they become as popular as they were during the Twilight years? We'll have to wait and see. But in the meantime, here are three new paranormal reads to look out for this fall:
The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey (September 16)
The anticipated follow up to last year's The 5th Wave tells the story of a calculated alien invasion that comes in five horrific waves. Part paranormal, part sci-fi, and part apocalyptic, the novel deals with how people come together in the face of extreme destruction. Will the aliens succeed in demoralizing and killing off what remains of the human race? Pick up this action-packed sequel to find out.
Sublime by Christina Lauren (October 14)
Christina Lauren is really two authors – Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings – and their newest collaboration takes on paranormal worlds and forbidden loves. Lucy and Colin meet one chilly day and it's basically love at first sight. There's only one problem – Lucy is a ghost, and Colin is prepared to do almost anything to be with her, including dying (or coming very close). Romance, ghosts and murders? This is one paranormal book you won't want to miss.
The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin (November 4)
Ever since The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, published in 2011, fans have been anxiously waiting to find out what will come of Mara. After an accident left several of her friends dead, Mara moved to a new town and tried to start over. But she soon realized that the threat might not be abandoned buildings or accidental deaths – it might be coming from inside herself. Together with her love Noah, she has to solve the mystery of what she is. Retribution is the third and final book in the series, and promises to resolve the cliffhanger left at the end of Book Two. Fans are praying for a happy ending for Noah and Mara, though this tweet from author Hodkin seems a little ominous:
What does it mean for Mara? I guess you'll just have to read to find out! And make sure to pick up the other books on this list too. Only you – and your bookshelf – can help keep the paranormal genre alive.


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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The Great Bear Recreation Park in Sioux Falls plans to open some of its ski slopes this weekend.
KELO-TV reports that the city-owned park lost much of the snow it produced earlier this year. Last weekend's cold spell allowed workers to produce enough snow to open 40 percent of the runs.
The recreation area served more than 38,000 visitors last winter.
Great Bear is considering expansion options that would allow the park city-owned park to cater to a wider variety of people.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale lightweight rowing team won all four events against Georgetown and MIT this morning, with the varsity eight earning the Joy Cup with a 1.1-second victory over the Hoyas. All races saw favorable conditions, with a slight headwind increasing over the course of the day.
Competition opened with the freshman eights, as Yale took an early lead and kept it for the entirety of the race, winning in a time of 6:03.2. Georgetown was 6.5 seconds back, crossing the line with a time of 6:09.7, while MIT finished well back in 6:28.2
In the second varsity eights, Yale raced two boats, finishing first and second. The Yale 2V, starting from the center lane, finished first in 5:52.7. The Yale 3V maintained contact with their teammates for much of the race but fell behind in the last 500 meters, finishing with a time of 5:58.5. Georgetown finished in 6:07.5.
Yale's varsity eight, ranked No. 6 in the nation, was next, winning a hard-fought race with No. 4 Georgetown and No. 11 MIT. Yale had the advantage early, gaining a lead of as much as six to eight seats at the midway point. Georgetown moved into the Bulldogs in the second half, but Yale held on for a 1.1-second win, finishing in 5:53.4. MIT finished in 6:17.1
In the day's final race, Yale's fourth varsity and second freshman combination eight defeated Georgetown and MIT's second freshman eights. Yale finished in 6:28.7, Georgetown finished in 6:43.3, and MIT finished in 6:45.8.
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In years gone by it was easy to tell that autumn had arrived in eastern North Carolina.
In years gone by it was easy to tell that autumn had arrived in eastern North Carolina. As motorists made their way through small towns like Farmville, Smithfield and Burgaw, the distinctive aroma of cured tobacco filled the air, emanating from warehouses where rows of the valuable, yellow leaf waited to be sold. It was a smell that signaled the end of a long summer of hard labor for farmers and their families. It suggested that, with the harvest done, there may be time for some much needed rest and recreation.
For many of those farm families, the best place to enjoy their leisure was the state�s iconic barrier island beaches. And, one of the most enjoyable ways to spend their time there was fishing. It was a favorable coincidence that, at that same time of year, other visitors to our coastal waters arrived in great numbers. It was the �spot,� a popular saltwater panfish that offers great sport on an angler�s line and a tasty treat in a pan.
The warehouses no longer hold tobacco. Nowadays the crop is sold in the field and shipped directly to processors. The fish still show up at the coast each fall, however. And fishermen come too, usually a few weeks after the autumnal equinox, when the word spreads that �the spots are running.� They take a stand along the surf, claim space on one of the few remaining ocean piers or anchor a small boat in likely waters hoping to fill a cooler or at least catch �a mess.�
Spot are in our coastal rivers � near the beach, in the sounds and up the brackish rivers � throughout the warm months. During that time of the year they are scattered, though, and most are small. In September and October, spot begin to congregate around ocean inlets and along the surf, preparing to migrate to deep offshore waters where they will spawn. The larger one and two year-old fish often sport bright yellow bellies which is an indication of their raging hormones. As the days become shorter and ocean waters cool, schools of spot move out and are replaced by other groups. That�s why fish seem to show up in �bunches� with all being about the same size. It also explains why a place that is devoid of fish today may be teeming with spot tomorrow morning.
The spot�s eggs hatch at sea and baby fish barely 1/13-inch slowly drift toward shore and into the estuaries during late winter and early spring. Life for spot fry is tough, to say the least. They are finger food for just about every critter that swims in the sea and many that make it to the inside waters will be done in by low oxygen or other environmental factors during the summer months. Luckily for the spot and the spot fishermen, the fish are prolific breeders and their numbers tend to be stable from year to year. According to the National Marine Fisheries Service, the commercial catch is about 10 million pounds per year. Recreational anglers land an estimated 2 million pounds.
The average spot caught in the fall is 2 years old, about 9 inches long and between a quarter and a half-pound. A spot over one pound would be three or four years old, a rarity. The North Carolina state record, which weighed 1 lb. 13 oz., was landed by Hubert Basnight at Manns Harbor in 1979. Most are hand-size but make up in sport and on the table for what they lack in physical stature.
Spot are invertebrate eaters � thus their sweet taste when cooked. They feed near the bottom, mostly on small marine crustaceans such as shrimp, crabs, mollusks and worms. The best bait, by far, is bloodworms with small pieces of fresh shrimp running a distant second. Unlike croakers, a similar saltwater panfish, spot rarely hit cut bait and almost never artificial lures. In recent years, anglers have discovered that artificial bloodworms, like those marketed as Fishbites, work as well or maybe even better at times than the real thing. They stay on the hook and are readily available when live bloodworms are in short supply. Some anglers maintain that, when spot are feeding heavily, they can also be caught on common, garden-variety red worms.
There is one technique that is common among anglers who fish in the Chesapeake Bay but not seen very often in North Carolina waters. That is to �chum� for spot. It involves punching holes in cans of cheap dog or cat food, suspending them in a mesh bag or wired together and then fishing close by. The idea is that fish will be attracted by oils released from the cans. If an angler is on a pier, he has to be careful to not get his hooks tangled in the chum device.
The standard outfit for spot fishing is a medium-weight spinning rod and reel spooled with six to ten pound-test line, a pyramid sinker sufficient to hold the bottom, and one or two #4 hooks. The technique is simple: toss out the bottom rig; take slack out of the line; wait for a sharp tap or two. Spot have relatively soft mouths so there�s no need to slam the hook home when a bite is detected. Simply tightening the line and cranking the reel will usually do the trick.
The real key to catching good numbers of fall spot is deciding where to fish. Because of their abundance in inshore waters that is usually a minor problem. For anglers with small boats, there are a lot of possibilities. A few are: the Emerald Isle bridge in Cape Carteret; the White Oak River channel near Swansboro and the turning basin of the N.C. Port at Beaufort. In most spot-fishing holes it�s easy to tell when the fish are there � just look for a gang of anchored boats that makes an area look like an aquatic version of the Wal-Mart parking lot. Some folks call those congregations the �Spot Armada.�
For land-based anglers, spot can be caught anywhere in or near the surf. One of the best bets, however, is on an ocean pier. When schools appear, the action there can get fast and furious with anglers elbow to elbow, rods bending and fish being flipped onto the deck. When the spot are running, the tide or time of day doesn�t seem to make much difference but which side of a pier an angler is on does. Schools of spot, migrating along the beach will not pass underneath a pier but will move parallel to it until they can get around. That�s why the fishermen on one side (usually the north) seem to get most of the bites.
When the spot show up, the fishermen won�t be far behind. They�ll line the piers, set up along the beach and form the �Spot Armada.� It�s a tradition that has been a part of our outdoor heritage as long as many of us can remember. And a tribute to a small fish that announces, �Fall is here and life is good.�


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Robert Downey Jr. injured on Iron Man 3 set
Actor ROBERT DOWNEY JR. is nursing an ankle injury after a stunt went wrong on the set of IRON MAN 3.
The action man has been filming scenes for the upcoming sequel, but production on the blockbuster has now been delayed to allow him time to recover from an accident.
A statement issued by Marvel Studios on Wednesday (15Aug12) reads, "Robert Downey Jr. sustained an ankle injury on the set of Iron Man 3 in Wilmington, North Carolina while performing a stunt. There will be a short delay in the production schedule while he recuperates."
The movie, which also stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce, is set to hit screens next May (13).


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BRISTOL — Bristol resident and former Marine John Shepard had always hoped to take his daughter Natasha, 13, to visit the North Carolina coast, the territory he loved when he served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the 1980s.
According to Shepard's ex-wife and still good friend Marion Martin, a Mineville, N.Y., resident, John and Natasha planned to go this coming November.
But that was before Shepard's health took a dramatic turn for the worse.
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Let's start the week with my favourite set of photos from the weekend. There were a lot of good photos released this weekend and we'll get to most of them soon. But none of them are as delightful as these shots of Nicolas Cage at something called the Lawyers' Ball in Vienna. Read Full Intro
Nic & Crispin
I have to show you these photos, my favourite photos of the day – at least so far. Because they're batsh-t. Nicolas Cage went out for dinner last night with Crispin Glover Full Story
Nicolas Cage in USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
Let's be very clear—the story of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the survivors' subsequent four day nightmare in shark-infested waters is one of the most compelling survival stories from World War II. It's the kind of story that begs for cinematic treatment, and it would make a good subject for a filmmaker like Kathryn Bigelow or Peter Berg. Full Story
Now Nicolas Cage is fighting sharks
Man it's a bad week for sharks at the movies. Following the trailer for Blake Lively Shoot A Shark, we now have the first trailer for USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (totally unnecessary subtitle), starring Nicolas Cage fighting sharks. The story of the USS Indianapolis is one of history's most badass survival tales, meaning it's utterly horrible but full of bravery and incredible feats. Full Story
Elijah Wood and Nicolas Cage in THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER
Elijah Wood used his Lord of the Rings juice to push through passion projects like the criminally underseen TV show Wilfred, and genre movies like the Maniac remake and Cooties. But apparently he's grown tired of being a purveyor of fine niche entertainment and has entered the ironic portion of his career because he is willfully choosing to star in movies with Vin Diesel and Nicolas Cage. Full Story
Where's Johnny Depp?
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Nicolas Cage was at the Guns N' Roses show the other night. That's Andrew Dice Clay with him. The photo was posted on the band's Instagram. Please take a close look at Cage's style – the hat, the beads around the neck, the t-shirt with his own face, that f-cked up belt, what appears to be fringe on his pants, the cane, the rings, waving around a glass of wine… And my first question, swear to God, when I saw this picture on Dlisted Full Story
Nicolas Cage is "open to the world"
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I've been waiting a while for new photos to post of Nicolas Cage. Like 3 months, actually. That's how long it's been since his awesome interview with The Guardian in July. I mean, this is what you want in a Movie Star. They water them down too often these days. Full Story
A handy list of actors who think you're stupid
That's what Forbes should have called their list of "Hollywood's most overpaid stars". In and of itself, there's nothing wrong with commercial filmmaking. It's not a completely soulless endeavor, it's just that it's frustrating when movies consistently get made to the lowest common denominator and people with actual talent squander it repeatedly on trash. Full Story
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What's up with Trespass?
It's a movie starring Oscar winners Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman directed by Joel Schumacher. Something about a rich family getting trapped in their home by thieves and going postal on the gangsters in retaliation. Have you seen the poster? It's AWFUL. And the tagline? When terror is at your doorstep you can run or you can fight Um, is Nic Cage poor? Well, actually, yes, he is. Full Story
The graveyard shift
Written by Sarah January and February are traditionally where movies are sent to die. Reading the studios' slates for January and February is like reading the obit section. "Atlas Entertainment is sad to announce that 'Season of the Witch' has died. Full Story


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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Kenjon Barner ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns despite leaving the game for a time with an injury and No. 5 Oregon defeated No. 16 Oregon State 48-24 in the Civil War on Saturday, keeping alive the Ducks' hopes for a spot in the Pac-12 title game and even an outside chance at the national championship.
De'Anthony Thomas, who helped picked up the slack while Barner was on the sidelines, ran for 122 yards and three scores for the Ducks (11-1, 8-1).
After Oregon's undefeated season was thwarted by a 17-14 overtime loss to Stanford last weekend, the Ducks had to wait for UCLA's game against the Cardinal later Saturday to see who would be headed to the conference championship game. Both Oregon and Stanford started the day with one conference loss in the league's northern division.
It was Oregon's fifth straight victory in the 116-game rivalry series with the Beavers.
While the Civil War is normally the season finale for both teams, Oregon State (8-3, 6-3) will host Nicholls State next Saturday in a matchup that was supposed to open the season but was put off when Hurricane Isaac bore down on the Colonels' Thibodaux, La., campus.
The Beavers will have to wait to find out where they're headed for a bowl game, but already their season can be counted a success after they went just 3-9 last year.
Barner appeared to hurt either his abdomen or ribs late in the first half and headed to the locker room. He returned after the break, but much of the work went to Thomas until he returned on a scoring drive that made it 41-17 early in the fourth quarter.
Oregon redshirt freshman Marcus Mariota threw for 140 yards and a score, and also ran for 85 yards and a touchdown.
His Oregon State counterpart, Sean Mannion, threw for 311 yards and a touchdown but was intercepted four times. Storm Woods rushed for 70 yards and two scores.
Mannion started the first four games of the season, throwing seven touchdowns and averaging 339 yards, but injured his left knee and required surgery. Vaz, who hadn't started since high school, took over and helped the Beavers to win in the next two games, and later became the team's starter.
But Vaz sprained his left ankle in the final moments of a loss to Stanford two weeks ago, and sat out last Saturday during Oregon State's 64-14 victory at home over California. Mannion got the nod for the Civil War.
A 47,249 fans attended the game, setting Reser Stadium record.
Oregon put the Stanford loss behind them by striking quickly on their first possession with Mariota's 42-yard keeper. The touchdown drive took just 1:46, but the Ducks' 2-point try to cap it off failed.
The Beavers took a 7-6 lead on Woods' 7-yard touchdown run, but the Ducks answered on the next series with Thomas' 2-yard TD dash. Barner added a 1-yard scoring run before he was hurt.
Stanford held Barner to 66 yards the week before, but he had 141 yards before halftime against the Beavers. With his first 15 yards rushing Saturday, he moved past Derek Loville (1986-89) for second on Oregon's career rushing list.
Trevor Romaine kicked a 36-yard field goal to narrow it to 20-10 at halftime and the Beavers pulled closer with Woods' 2-yard scoring run on their first series of the second half.
It was all Ducks the rest of the way. Thomas scored on a 6-yard run to extend Oregon's lead to 27-17, before the Ducks capitalized on a Beaver fumble that led to Thomas' 29-yard touchdown run. Barner returned with his 1-yard run and Mariota found B.J. Kelley with a 2-yeard scoring pass.
Mannion hit Micah Hatfield with a 6-yard touchdown pass with 20 seconds left for the final margin.
The Ducks hold a 60-46-10 advantage in the Civil War which dates back to 1894 and is the seventh-most contested rivalry in the nation.
It was the fourth time that both teams were ranked for the Civil War. The last was in 2009, when Oregon was No. 7 and Oregon State was No. 13. That game was dubbed the ``War of the Roses'' because the winner was guaranteed a Rose Bowl berth. Oregon won 37-33.


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MD, MS, MSc
UNC-Chapel Hill
Cancer Epidemiology
Area of interest
An internist and clinical epidemiologist, over the past 25 years I have had leading roles in the conceptualization, conduct, and interpretation of numerous clinical trials and epidemiological studies. Many of these have addressed issues in the epidemiology and prevention of cancer. As a member of the Steering Committee of the Colon Cancer Family Registry, I have helped develop one of the largest cohorts of colorectal cancer cases in the world. I have also been active in the Early Detection Research Network, where I serve as the clinical epidemiologist for a validation center investigating gastrointestinal early detection markers. I lead the Polyp Prevention Study Group, which has conducted several important adenoma prevention clinical trials that have been instrumental in clarifying the effects of antioxidants, calcium, aspirin, and folic acid on these common neoplasms. I have has also served on the Safety and Data Monitoring Boards of several prominent trials, including SELECT and the recent DFMO/sulindac trial recently reported by Meyskens et al.
Awards and Honors
2008 Royal Melbourne Hospital Overseas Visitor
2008 Cannon lecturer
Society for Gastrointestinal Radiology
2007 Miller lecturer
Section of Gastroenterology, University of Iowa
2004 Katherine Swan Ginsburg Memorial lecturer
Division of Rheumatology, Brigham & Womens Hospital
1993 American Epidemological Society
1992 American Cancer Society Scholar Award
1980-85 Milbank Scholar Award (Epidemiology)
1967-69 National Science Foundation Competitive Fellowship
1967 Girshick Prize in Statistics, Stanford University
1967 B.A. Magna Cum Laude, Yale University
1967 deForest Prize in mathematics, Yale University
1966 Anthony Stanley Award (mathematics), Yale University
1966 Election to Phi Beta Kappa, Yale University
1963 Yale National Scholarship, Yale University


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