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A new year is right around the corner, and people are once again resolving to make positive changes. But Americans aren't just looking to do more lifting at the gym in 2016 — they also want to raise their bank account balances and pay down debt, according to a new NerdWallet survey.
A nationally representative online survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of NerdWallet in December asked more than 2,000 American adults to choose their top priorities for 2016 (they were allowed to choose more than one). The results: We're still committed to getting healthier, with working out and losing weight as the second- and third-most popular resolutions, respectively. What may be surprising, however, is how financial concerns such as reducing credit card debt, boosting savings and paying off student loans are figuring into people's plans for next year.
Here's how people are prioritizing their 2016 goals:
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|Increasing savings
|Working out
|Losing weight
|Spending more time with friends or family
|Traveling more
|Getting organized
|Paying off credit card debt
|Saving more for retirement
|Finding a better job
|Learning a new skill or hobby
|Paying off student loans
|Getting promoted
Increasing savings a top priority in 2016
Asked about their top priorities for 2016, nearly half (49%) said increasing savings, the most popular answer on the survey. Considering that Americans on average save only 5.6% of their income, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, putting more money aside is a wise move.
Saving more isn't the only financial priority, as at least some Americans are committed to paying down credit card debt.
Those with credit card debt prioritize it
Though the average American household with credit card debt carries more than $15,000 of it, paying off credit card debt is only the seventh-highest concern for Americans moving into 2016, below traveling, spending time with family and getting organized. But the number of Americans committed to paying off their credit card debt increases with the amount of debt they have:
- Of all survey respondents, 29% say paying off credit card debt is among their top priorities.
- Among those with more than $1,000 in credit card debt, 75% of them are prioritizing paying off that debt.
- Of those with more than $3,000 in credit card debt, 82% are focusing on paying it off.
Student loan debt low among concerns
Just 11% of Americans say paying off student loans is a priority in 2016 — despite the average household with student loan debt having $47,712 of it, according to a recent NerdWallet study. Younger Americans are taking that debt slightly more seriously, with 25% of those between the ages of 18 and 34 citing it as one of their top priorities.
The fitness-finances connection
Getting healthier and increasing savings were at top of mind in the survey. That makes sense, as there's a connection between the two, according to health experts. Money consistently ranks as the top cause of stress among Americans, and stress is a risk factor for many chronic conditions, including heart disease.
Saving more money and paying down debt are savvy moves that can help both your bottom line and your physical well-being, particularly if finances are a source of stress.
How you can best fulfill your resolutions
- Enlist help. The best way to reach a goal is to tell people what you want to accomplish and encourage others to share and reach their goals. They'll support you and you'll support them, especially when there are setbacks.
- Make your resolutions specific. If you hope to pay down your student loan debt in 2016, set a specific dollar amount as a target. Likewise, if you want to pay off your credit cards, be specific about how much money and time that will take.
- Set milestones. Putting aside an extra $200 each month in your savings account will be easier than setting a broad goal like $2,400 over the course of the year. Break your resolutions into smaller goals to make them more manageable.
- Be realistic. Setting yourself up for failure will only discourage you and make it harder to recommit. You may not be able to pay off all of your debt in a single year, but you can make considerable progress and create healthy financial habits for years to come.
Survey methodology
This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Poll on behalf of NerdWallet from Dec. 3 through Dec. 7, 2015, among 2,018 people ages 18 and older. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.
Elizabeth Renter is a staff writer at NerdWallet, a personal finance website. Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @ElizabethRenter.
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text: Home > Business Toyota, Nissan cut China output in wake of protests Reuters Posted at Sep 26 2012 11:36 AM | Updated as of Sep 26 2012 07:36 PM Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn BEIJING - Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp, Nissan Motor Co Ltd and Suzuki are curtailing production in China in the wake of anti-Japan protests that shuttered dealerships and darkened their sales prospects in the world's top car market. Nissan, Japan's top automaker in China, said it would halt production at a joint venture in China starting on Thursday, three days earlier than planned, and extending through next week's national holiday period. A Toyota executive in Beijing, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said it was "likely" the automaker would cut output in China in the coming weeks. A Toyota spokeswoman said the company had no immediate comment. Suzuki, meanwhile, said it had stopped one of two shifts that it normally runs in China. Production slowdowns are a normal feature of the auto industry in mature markets like the United States, where they are used to keep inventories from ballooning and avoid pressure for automakers to offer deep discounts that erode profitability. But the steps by the Japanese automakers to cut output in China are an anomaly in a market that has driven the industry's global growth over the past decade and where most automakers had been adding capacity until China's economic slowdown in recent months caused production to outpace sales. LINGERING RESENTMENT The latest auto production adjustments come on top of general cutbacks Japanese auto makers had been making prior to the disruptions caused by anti-Japan protests. Japan and China are at odds over a group of islands in the East China Sea, called Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan. A decision by Japan to buy the islands from private owners sparked the latest flare-up in tensions between the Asian neighbors that has smoldered since the end of the World War Two. Executives and analysts have said lingering resentment in China could hurt demand for Japanese cars, consumer electronics and other goods at a time when slowing growth in Asia's biggest economy may weigh on overall consumer spending. Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst Bin Wang said his checks with Japanese auto dealers in Guangdong province since the protests showed that sales were down on average by 60 percent. The slowdown had boosted sales for German, American and Korean brands, he said. "Dealers believe that the current sentiment on Japanese-branded cars could be longer than the previous island dispute in October 2010," he said in a research note issued on Friday. China's economy grew at its slowest pace in more than three years in the second quarter. A factory survey in August showed China's manufacturing sector contracted at its sharpest pace in nine months. The Asahi newspaper reported on Wednesday that Toyota would completely halt China production in October and stop all exports to China from Japan. The Toyota executive said that report was not accurate. The Nikkei business daily said Toyota would add four days to a planned eight-day holiday closure at its mainstay plant in Guangdong province, which builds 30,000 cars a month, beginning on Wednesday and will operate only one shift instead of two when it reopens in October. A Toyota spokeswoman said she could not comment but said the company would issue a statement later on Wednesday. TOYOTA TARGET AT RISK Toyota sold about 900,000 vehicles in China last year. It had set a target of 1 million sales this year -- a target that now may be at risk -- and a long-range goal of 1.8 million by 2015. On a combined basis, Japanese auto makers had a roughly 19 percent share of China's passenger car market in August before the protests. That was down from 20 percent in July, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Production at other Japanese companies has yet to return to normal more than a week after the biggest demonstrations, which at times degenerated into violent attacks on Japanese run stores and factories in China. Panasonic, which closed three factories that were damaged in the protests, reopened the last one on Tuesday, but production at that component factory has yet to return to normal, a spokeswoman for the company confirmed. Share Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Business,Top Stories,china,auto industry,Toyota Motor Corp,Nissan Motor Read More: china auto industry Toyota Motor Corp Nissan Motor


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- Condition: Used
- Make: Ford
- Model: F-100
- SubModel: Custom
- Type: Pickup (Truck)
- Doors: 2
- Year: 1973
- Mileage: 20,099
- Color: White
- Engine size: 302 V8
- Transmission: Automatic
- Interior color: Blue
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It's hard to say that any example of the best-selling vehicle for decades is a rare beast, but when was the last time you saw a 1973 Ford F-100 pickup that was this clean? The white-on-blue color combination sure doesn't hurt and a torquey 302 under the hood means this is a recently restored sleeper truck from an era before we even knew such things existed.Hard to go wrong with the basics and this white truck has that simple, no-nonsense look that always looks great. The paint is fresh, with a soft shine that looks right on the old hauler and in white so you don't have to worry so much about dust and dirt at car shows. This was obviously never a work truck, and hailing from the south its entire life, it was never a rust bucket that had to be patched back together. Good gaps and straight sheetmetal impress, and there are no dings in the stainless side trim, both front and rear bumpers are new, and even the grille was replaced so it looks like new as well. Better still, you can still put it to work with a spray-in bedliner that isn't hiding any nasty surprises underneath.Blue works extremely well inside, with a simple pleated pattern on the front seat that gives it a no-nonsense look that's also quite tasteful. The wide bench can carry three abreast, and the rest of the interior was redone when the truck was restored. Matching blue door panels have a detailed and elegant look, particularly for a truck, and the carpets and dash pad are brand new. The instrument panel echoes other Ford designs of the period with square gauges, but visibility is good and you get more than just the basics, including auxiliary water, temp, and oil gauges neatly installed under the dash, and a tach strapped to the steering column. The original AM/FM radio is still in the middle of the dash where it's supposed to be and it works! There's also a sliding rear window that makes a big difference in cruising comfort on warm days.No matter what you're driving, 302 cubic inches are going to be entertaining. This F-100's 5.0 has been fully rebuilt with a few upgrades like an Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor, Edelbrock Performer Cam, Edelbrock aluminum intake, Hooker headers, and an MSD ignition system. Finished about 5000 miles ago, it's sneaky fast and runs strong making that fat low-end torque for which the 302 was famous. It's very tidy under the hood with a few Edelbrock dress-up parts to contrast against the white paint and Ford Blue engine, and the hoses have been covered in stainless steel braid. The C4 3-speed automatic transmission was rebuilt at the same time with a shift kit added to handle the horsepower, and it spins a 9-inch rear with 3.70 gears inside. Both engine and transmission coolers were added to the build, so you can take those long road trips with supreme confidence, knowing this truck will stay cool and track true. The chassis shows off four decades of clean living, with a light dusting of undercoating just to keep things looking tidy and a Magnaflow dual exhaust has been added to give the 302 a suitable muscle car voice. Fresh 215/75/15 whitewall radials were wrapped around period Ford steel wheels and hubcaps.This is a low ownership, southern truck that was very well built into a sleeper F-100 that is both dependable, and loads of fun. At this price, it won't last long. Call today!


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In the early 20th century, this area was already known for its incredible fishing opportunities. Visitors were struck by the carpets of ground lichen and the exceptional Arctic vegetation at this latitude. They thus named it the Grands-Jardins-the Great Gardens. Today, Parc national des Grands-Jardins is still visited by anglers and also by hikers, campers, and vacationers. It has the privilege of forming one of the core zones of the Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve, a status granted to the region by UNESCO.
Follow this trail to get to La Roche campground and observe the lake Soucoupe water plant community that is slowly becoming a peat bog.
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According to the complaint, one patient was receiving psychiatric treatment for depression and sexual trauma when, during an appointment and in front of the patient's son, Multani flirted with the patient; performed a massage that included "indecent" touching; hugged and kissed the patient on the lips; and gave the patient his personal phone number to call him for "any reason."
On another occasion, Multani allegedly took the patient out to dinner and afterward took her to Multani's medical office where they had sexual intercourse. The patient reported they had sexual intercourse on many other occasions at both Multani's office and at the patient's home. The board says Multani paid the patient various amount of money for sex, including $2,000 on one occasion, and gave her automobiles for her personal use.
Another patient reported Multani to the police for inappropriate touching.
Multani is also accused of repeatedly violating standards for prescribing drugs. In one case, he is said to have prescribed medication to a patient who was a drug addict. The patient died in December 2009 due to liver necrosis resulting from acetaminophen toxicity.
"The mission of the Medical Board is public protection, and this action reflects the Board's ongoing commitment to that mission," said Linda Whitney, executive director of the Medical Board.
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EU's CAP and its impact on biodiversity and ecosystem services back to the theme
4) Conceptual Papers ( Archived)
Please add any relevant information on existing conceptual papers on the topic in the comment box
As a result of a first literature sreening these existing conceptual papers have been detected. Please add references to further conceptual papers in the comment box.
- Butler, S., et al. (2007). "Farmland biodiversity and the footprint of agriculture." Science 315(5810): 381-384.
- Dicks, L. V., et al. (2014). "A transparent process for "evidence‐informed" policy making." Conservation Letters 7(2): 119-125.
- European Commission (2016) Review of greening after one year. Staff working document plus 5 annexes, available from https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/direct-support/greening_en
- Expert assessment of impacts of EFA options on pollinators, being conducted by a working group within SuperB COST Action, led by Lynn Dicks UEA, Jane Stout Trinity College Dublin, Lorna Cole Scotland Rural . Europe wide assessment, aiming for all countries represented. http://www.superb-project.eu/
- Hennenberg, K. J., et al. ( 2008)."Biodiversity and Land Use."
- Hart, K. (2015). Green direct payments: implementation choices of nine Member States and their environmental implications. Institute for European Environmental Policy, September.
- Lefebvre, M., et al. (2012). The influence of the Common Agricultural Policy on agricultural landscapes. JS a. P. Report, European Commission, Joint Research Center. 7.
- Maitima, J., et al. (2004). "A methodological guide on how to identify trends and linkages between changes in land use, biodiversity and land degradation." UCID Working Paper, no. 43 Nairobi (Kenya): ILRI
- Onate, J. J., et al. (2000). "Agri-environmental schemes and the European agricultural landscapes: the role of indicators as valuing tools for evaluation." Landscape Ecology 15(3): 271-280.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2014). Public Goods and Externalities: Agri-Environmental policy measures in selected OECD countries. OECD Publication
- Petrescu, D. C., et al. (2011). "EU priorities for the future: environmental challenges in the context of Common Agriculture Policy towards 2020." Studia Universitatis Babes Bolyai-Negotia(3): 83-89.
- Phalan, B., et al. (2011). "Reconciling food production and biodiversity conservation: land sharing and land sparing compared." Science 333(6047): 1289-1291.
- Policy, I. f. E. E., J. Poláková, et al. (2011). Addressing biodiversity and habitat preservation through measures applied under the Common Agricultural Policy, Institute for European Environmental Policy.
- Söderberg,. T. (2016). Förgröningen i praktiken – kostnader kontra miljönyttor. Swedish Board of Agriculture
- Synopsis and summary of effects of farm management actions on soil health, water, pollination, pest regulation and biodiversity in Mediterranean agricultural ecosystems. Funded by TNC California. Scope – global, but covers all southern European countries. Lead reviewer: Gorm Shackleford, Cambridge. Project lead: Lynn Dicks, UEA.
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This comments refers to other ecosystem services provided by greening: erosion control and carbon sequestration.
Cover crops in tree crops are a key element in the greeing of the CAP. For the Mediterranean areas there are several papers indicating that the actual impact of these cover crops on these ecosystems services are related to the ground cover and biomass productivity which in water scarce conditions is quite variable among different farms.
The evaluation of the actual impact of CAP (and ideas for its future improvement) could gain if this variability and environmental limits could be evaluated and studied in more detail than now-
There are already several projects (e.g. within the JPI-Biodversa, http://www.vinedivers.eu/ ) in which this is been evaluated, also in relationship to biodiversity
Some references on the paragraph above
1- On variability of carbon sequestration rtes in tree crops.
2- On the impact of different soil management on olives.
3- An overview of cover crops in tree crops in mediterranean areas.
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A Calgary taxi driver has been charged with the sexual assault of a passenger.
Investigators say Umar Khayyam, 35, was arrested on Friday.
A 22-year-old woman named Samantha told Global News she was taking a cab home in the early morning hours of January 25, when her driver began posing personal questions.
She said she became very uncomfortable with the line of questioning.
Instead of dropping her off in front of her home, reports CTV News, the driver pulled into the back alley and ordered Samantha out of the car.
When she refused to leave the vehicle, investigators say the driver pulled her from the vehicle and kissed her.
The woman was able to escape when the man slipped on some ice. She ran home and called police.
GPS technology, along with surveillance video from a nearby gas station, was used to track the cab and driver, reports 770 News.
"Our technical folks were able to geofence and isolate that area and that specific time of the offence between 3 and 5 a.m. on that Sunday morning, and we did get a hit on a particular taxi," Marc Halat of the City of Calgary told Global.
Khayyam made his first court appearance Monday. According to 770 News, he is a temporary foreign worker who has been in Canada less than a year.
He was released on $800 bail and conditions state he cannot drive a cab, go within 500 metres of the alleged victim's home and must abide by a curfew, reports the Calgary Sun.
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Next Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the Pine Crest School's gymnasium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a veritable who's who of college basketball coaches will gather to watch Brandon Knight, the nation's top recruit in the Class of 2010, play in an open gym format.
Jim Calhoun will be there. So will John Calipari, Coach K, Jim Boeheim, Bill Self, Rick Barnes, Billy Donovan, Stan Heath and many others -- including, most likely, coaches from Yale and Harvard (Knight, after all, boasts a 4.2 grade-point average).
Pine Crest coach Dave Beckerman, a Guilford resident and former Hamden Hall coach, held a similar open gym last year. Calhoun, Boeheim, Bobby Gonzalez and others were in attendance. But this year's roster is even more impressive.
Knight will make an official visit to Kentucky this weekend, and after next week's open gym, he'll travel to Connecticut, stay at Beckerman's house for a night or two, then make an official visit to UConn. He's already made two unofficials to the school.
Knight has already made an official to Florida, and his others will be Kentucky, UConn, Kansas and Duke. Beckerman doesn't believe that Knight, a 6-3 point guard who averaged 31.8 points per game last season for Pine Crest, will make a commitment this fall. He's likely to wait until the spring.
"There are a lot of variables," Beckerman noted. "He wants to look at who else commits to the schools, how the team does, what's coming back. He wants to see where he fits in."
Suffice to say, Knight should fit in quite well, wherever he chooses. In fact, academically, according to Beckerman, if he went to UConn he'd have 18 credits right off the bat, thanks to all of the AP courses he's taken at Pine Crest (one of the top academic schools in Florida).
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Let me introduce you to Shareasale, a program that works like Awin, but it mainly works with US brands. It a simple and easy program if you looking to make your first step into affiliate marketing.
I signed up with them last year and so far I have been pleasantly surprised by them. I was a little anxious signing up for affiliate programs that majority work for US brands. But I had no real worries as I'm now finding more and more US brands are chasing me to work with. So that a result.
I was also anxious about dealing with money due to currency differences, and yet, the team at Shareasale talks me all through the exchange currency and how easy it was for a UK person to earn money through them.
Much of Saleasale is the same as Awin and it seems silly to keep comparing them both, but as I keep repeating myself here, Awin primarily works with UK brands. While Shareasale doesn't really have too many UK brands on there and instead focus on US brands.
As with Awin, you still be put in touch directly with brands and you still received newsletters telling you the latest offers, which I always found to be very beneficial.
Shareasale still lets you put links and banners on your site. The good thing I have found with that, not only does it show you are supporting that particular brands, but it also shows the readers what something I have found which I like and I can share it all with you.
If you are nodding your head and want to sign up, but scared on security. Don't be as the program is very secure and like I said earlier; I was nervous signing up but the team at Shareasale soon put me at ease.
I will like to say to any of my UK readers reading this and thinking it won't work for you. It does – but be prepared for everything to be in US Dollars and working with US brands. I'm from the UK, I have been using this and I had no problem.
So to any of my US and overseas readers, I hope this has been beneficial to you. Will you be using Shareasale for your affiliate marketing?
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The order rankled some librarians who called it censorship, and it appears to be a rare instance in which the book has been removed from circulation — albeit briefly. It also has highlighted the debate about balancing freedom of speech with concerns about students. "It would be hard for anybody who has dealt with suicide to not have a heightened awareness of things, to perhaps be a little more cautious about things," said Leigh Grasso, the curriculum director for the 22,000-student Mesa County Valley School District who decided to pull the book.
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The Anova cooker clamps on to the side of a pot rather than coming with its own pot, and it has a timer which just beeps rather than controlling the cooker.
Anyway, sous vide is putting food in a vacuum-sealed packet, then simmering it at a controlled temperature for a while. It has a reputation for cooking meat wonderfully-- partly because it gets the whole piece to a cooked temperature without over-cooking anything, and partly because none of the flavor goes off into the air making the kitchen smell good. If you want a dark, tasty surface, you use a propane torch or a hot skillet.
You don't have to use a vacuum sealer, you can use a zip-lock bag. I'm not worrying about danger from cooking in plastic on the assumption that people who worry about it seem to be running on general principles and I'm not likely to be sousviding more than once a week. If there's more evidence (preferably with information about dose and risk), let me know.
I found that after I got the cooker, I couldn't get myself to cook some meat, and decided that the problem was that I normally cook as a result of coming up with a combination of foods which seems really good to me, and it just wasn't happening with meat.
Modernist Cooking Made Easy has a recipe for French Scrambled Eggs which looked interesting.
Scrambled Eggs Sous Vide Recipe
Scrambled eggs sous vide are one of the more interesting dishes to cook. The resulting texture is much more like a custard than the sometimes rubbery scrambled eggs we're used to here in America.
Scrambled Eggs Sous Vide
Time: 18 Minutes
Temperature: 167F / 75C
Serves: 2
Scrambled Eggs Sous Vide Ingredients
4 Eggs
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
2 Tablespoons heavy cream
3 Pieces of bacon, cut into lardons
1 Tablespoon basil, cut into strips
Parmesan Cheese for grating
Scrambled Eggs Sous Vide Directions
Preheat your sous vide setup to 167F.
To make the scrambled egg mixture beat together the eggs, cream, salt and pepper until mixed well. Grate a few tablespoons of the cheese into the scrambled egg mixture then pour the mixture into a sous vide pouch and add the butter.
Seal the pouch lightly, shutting off the vacuum when the eggs get close to the opening. A good way to help with this is to hang the sous vide pouch off the edge of your counter when sealing it.
Once the sous vide setup has preheated, add the pouch with the scrambled eggs to it. You will be initially cooking it for around 10 minutes.
While the scrambled eggs are cooking, cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crispy.
After 10 minutes take the egg pouch out of the water and massage it to break up the eggs. Return it to the sous vide setup and cook for another 5-8 minutes, until the mixture begins to firm up.
I basically followed the recipe, except that I included some cooked wild rice and basmati brown rice and some spinach with the bacon, and I'd say it serves one.
The eggs were very nice, and I speak as one who generally doesn't like soft scrambled eggs and has to kind of remember that my tastes have changed since I was a kid to enjoy raw egg yoke. I kept looking at what was on my fork and thinking "that's soft scrambled eggs-- do I actually want that?", and then I'd eat some more of it.
I'm planning to check information about time and temperature and then cook some meat with salt and pepper so I've got some information for my intuition to work with.
More recipes: I'd been irrationally lusting for a copy of Modernist Cuisine. Not only is it way too expensive for me, but it's huge (but with gorgeous pictures), and I almost certainly wouldn't get around to reading it or using it very much. It has a website with many recipes, and I've heard good things about the macaroni and cheese.
You can find a way to search the recipes by using the hard-to-notice menu icon in the upper left corner and going to "recipes".
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Mittwoch bis Sonntag!
31. Jan - 4. Feb 2018
Model railway systems live from individual details and technical refinements. Hall 4A at Spielwarenmesse is full of them, when the industry shows model railways and accessories for all gauges from 29 January to 3 February 2014. The small-series manufacturers are also there and present their products from select models to sophisticated technology in a special area.
The special area for small-series manufacturers offers model railway retailers products they can use to set individual touches for their customers.
23.1.2014 – km
Spielwarenmesse, the leading international fair for toys, hobbies and leisure, is organized by the fair and marketing services provider Spielwarenmesse eG. The trade fair creates a comprehensive communication and ordering platform for 2,700 national and international manufacturers. The presentation of new products and the extensive industry overview provide a valuable pool of information for annual market orientation for some 72,500 buyers and toy traders from over 100 nations. The name Spielwarenmesse has also been a protected word mark in Germany since 2013.
Fair date: Spielwarenmesse, Wednesday to Monday, 29.1-3.2.2014


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Water Shortages Threaten Global SecurityJul 11th, 2010 | By Michael Bittner | Category: Climate Change, Sustainability
A new report evaluating the water security of 165 countries has been developed by Maplecroft, a firm specializing in corporate risk intelligence. The Water Security Risk Index can be used by multinational companies to identify potential risks to their operations and global supply chains. The report concludes that water shortages and competition for water have an impact on global security.
The index analyzes several key factors associated with water security:
- access to improved drinking water and sanitation
- availability of renewable water
- reliance on external water supplies
- the relationship between water supply and demand within a country
- the overall water dependency of each country's economy
In all, 10 nations have been rated as extreme risk:
- Somalia
- Mauritania
- Sudan
- Niger
- Iraq
- Uzbekistan
- Pakistan
- Egypt
- Turkmenistan
- Syria
Security Concerns from Water Shortages
Countries in the extreme risk category, including the emerging economies of Pakistan, Egypt and Uzbekistan, are already experiencing internal and cross-border tensions due to limited water resources. Furthermore, as the global climate changes, water stress is predicted to become more acute in these regions and has the potential to threaten stability. Consider the following:
- Pakistan's long-running dispute with India over Kashmir is partially fuelled by competition for critical water resources that are needed to maintain the growth of industry and investment for both countries.
- Egypt, which is dependent on water from the Blue Nile, is currently threatening legal action over the construction of the Gibe III dam in Ethiopia, which will further jeopardize Egypt's limited supplies.
- In Uzbekistan, a country with good access to quality drinking water, tensions are rising with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan because of hydroelectric projects on the rivers that flow into the country.
"Climate change and increasing demands from population growth will cause a worsening of water stress over the coming decades," said Dr. Anna Moss, environmental analyst at Maplecroft. "Conflict is likely to spread and intensify as a result of a lack of water security and for the countries that are heavily reliant upon external supplies the issue of water may become critical."
About Maplecroft
Maplecroft is a leading source of global risk analysis. They research, index and map over 500 risks and issues to identify exposures and opportunities in both countries and companies. Maplecroft's products and services are a vital resource for businesses and investors requiring analysis and insight into complex political, economic, social and environmental risks.
About the Author
Michael Bittner is an associate partner in the Boston, U.S.A. office of Environmental Resources Management (ERM) and editor of the EHS Journal. He has more than 20 years of experience in the EHS field, including 17 years of EHS consulting experience and four years as the corporate environmental manager for a U.S. Department of Defense contractor. Mr. Bittner specializes in global EHS solutions including
- Compliance and management systems auditing
- EHS management systems implementation and design
- Sustainability solutions
- Strategic planning
- Mergers and acquisitions support
Image: Water Security Risk Index 2010, courtesy of Maplecroft, Bath, United Kingdom.


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Working with children in Years 3 to 5
Great Open Door is known by schools for our creative methods of storytelling in assemblies. Our After School Clubs have been developed to assist schools with providing interactive programs, such as, singing and animations using digital technology.
We want to enable the children of Harlow to become great storytellers through many different mediums. Living in a digital age, we would love to get the children in your school telling stories using technology, so we have created our Animations Club. The children use tablet devices, which we provide, to retell a Bible story using stop motion technology.
We run a Guardians of Ancora Club using a world-class tablet game, developed by Scripture Union, for 8- to 11-year-olds offering an amazing virtual world and an immersive interactive experience of Bible stories. It combines the excitement and creativity of a high-spec online game with an immersive experience of Bible content and faith exploration. Players go on an exciting journey that will lead them through the virtual world of Ancora, as they explore the stories of the Bible.
Our School Clubs run for 45 to 60 minutes, once a week for a half term, on a day to be agreed with each school. These groups work with children in Years 3-5 and would offer up to 20 places on a first come first served basis.
It's all great fun for kids!


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Unlike many other countries with mass coffee consumption, the public was introduced to instant products prior to freshly brewed coffee through the U.S. forces in South Korea in 1950s. The prevalence of Da-bang, a teahouse which was an older version of modern cafes, imprinted instant coffee as typical caffeinated drinks to South Koreans, while the place functioned as a focal point for politicians, young intellectuals and artists.
In 1976, Dongsuh Foods Corporation popularized three-in-one coffee mixes in a single sachet, the first of its kind invention in the world. The innovation lies in its simplicity that people did not have to prepare soluble coffee, powdered creamer and sugar separately. The convenient caffeinated drinks penetrated into offices, restaurants and homes. The accelerated caffeination, in consequence, enlarged the pie of the instant coffee market in South Korea.
South Koreans started appreciating the true value of brewed coffee in 2000s with mushrooming franchises. The South Korean cafe industry has reached a saturation within two decades. In 2017, the mega coffee shops by the store quantity were counted as Starbucks, Angel-in-us, Ediya Coffee, the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Tom N Toms, a Twosome Place, and Hollys Coffee. The rivals have competed vigorously across different domains such as dessert menu, discount policies and user-friendly services. Many offer reading rooms where visitors can study or work in a group using laptops, video projectors and whiteboards. To this end, the meaning of sitting in a cafe have great resemblance to spending time at Da-bang which served as a vehicle of socialization.
Coffee drinkers have presented a polarization in consumption, from choosing budget options in convenience stores to exploring specialty flavors in local roasteries. The merchandisers have strived to diversify the origin of coffee beans, enhance their own roasting skills, and develop coffee machines for households. As a reflection of their efforts, a survey conducted in 2016 suggested that coffee has reversed the rank of the most loved non-alcoholic beverages in South Korea. As South Koreans are keen on experiencing new recipes, which has created fads, for example, in nitro cold brew and uniquely blended coffee, the cafe industry is bound to be sophisticated.


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Jessica Alba showed off her saucy side in an ab-baring crop-top for day three of San Diego's Comic-Con.
The Sin City: A Dame to Kill For star flashed her flesh in the sexy outfit for fans.
She teamed her racy top with a floaty midi-skirt featuring saucy cut-away panels showing off her enviably long legs.
The 33-year-old was at the annual convention to promote the sequel to Sin City, more than nine years after the original burst onto our screens.
And the brunette beauty, who plays an exotic dancer in the films, was keen to show she's still got it.
Her sunkissed skin looked flawless and the actress's gorgeous long hair was swept to one side.
The mum-of-two completed her look with a pair of statement heels.
Jessica appeared alongside her film co-star Rosario Dawson , who opted for a similar laid-back hairstyle.
The pair chatted with fans on Skype in the Microsoft VIP Lounge before cuddling up to each other for pictures.
And it seems all that posing took its toll on our Jess, who later took to Twitter to post a picture sprawled out on a bed with the caption: "Done".


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Infestation World is an open-world MMO survival horror game, with a focus on what every open-world zombie-flavored MMO aims for: shooting zombies and not dying. You may have heard of this game in its' previous mutations; "The War Z", which was graced with a difficult history as a Steam title before being re-imagined as "Infestation: Survivor Stories". The launch and short life of the online game was ended in Spring of 2013 by a hacking group that brought the servers and forums to a halt as OP Productions did their best to salvage what they could. OP began to rebuild, and launched the game yet again, this time as Infestation World.
When starting up the game, in lieu of actually having a manual, the game brings up the Infestation World website via your internet browser. It has a section for Game Guides, and like a person who enjoys knowing what they're doing, I opened one titled "Scavenging for Resources". What the page gave me was a series of pictures and a general overview of the hunger and thirst meters, and where to find different supplies. As I was already a fan of survival genre games, this was not a new concept to me, so I found it ponderous why they failed to mention the mechanics behind looting, just the existence of it. Confused, I started the game.
Coming into World, it offers quite a bit in the "survival" department, for starters. The typical hunger and thirst meters sometimes seen in survival sims make an appearance here, along with an inventory with limited slots. It's a relatively straightforward interface, although I still had some marked trouble figuring everything out upfront. It took me a few seconds to realize that the camera was controlled by mouse movements, with actual spacial controls using the standard WASD scheme. I guess my relative inexperience with PC shooters might have had me at a marked disadvantage. However, I had an article to write; my intrepid spirit untarnished, I pressed on.
So, playing the game for five minutes or so, I came across a group of fenced buildings I took to be some sort of military holdout, seeing as there were tanks and all. After carefully jogging towards the only part of the map that did not clearly have humanoid figures in it, I managed to discover a break in the fencing and slipped inside the base. After another 30 seconds, I was unceremoniously shot to death by another player. Who then sent me a group invite.
… Okay?
That server had had a whole 6 people in it, so I tried again after my respawn timer was up, instead choosing one with even fewer human beings. Upon respawn, I went to a server with only one other human being, who I would hopefully never see. I finally came across one of my sworn enemies; a zombie, standing out in the open. Armed with a flashlight, I reasoned that if my character aimed properly (as she should, being a hunter) she might be able to brain it and take it down quickly enough. It was supposedly a heavy, baton-style flashlight, so it should work, right?
The AI for the zombies is atrocious. Perhaps it's server lag, perhaps just poor programming, but anyone with a basic knowledge of hit-and-run or kiting seems to be able to avoid much damage from a one-on-one duel with these creatures. I whacked the undead fiend with my trusty flashlight. And again, a blow to the head. And again. And… again. Around 3 minutes later, I had gotten in perhaps 30 blows, and the zombie had killed me in five hits. And then shuffled away, not a care in the world, without even the common decency to eat me afterward.
So having played this game for 10 minutes total, I managed two deaths to two unrelated sources. Perhaps I would try once more, and do my best to stealth my way through to… somewhere. There wasn't exactly a clear goal, so I figured the best thing was to head for the building I inevitably spawned near. When next I entered the game, it was evening. Unfortunately, the distance for your flashlight is similarly awful, making it almost useless in the only situation it's actually meant to be used in. I began to jog around the fence, quickly realizing my mistake when my aggro sensor (or whatever it is) turned from green to orange. I dropped prone and began to crawl along, wondering just how long night lasts in this place. Unfortunately, as I pondered and shuffled along, I ran directly into a zombie, which took half my health as I got off the ground. I turned my flashlight on, hoping to kite it, and realized another major flaw in the game's design. The zombies could run… but I couldn't. My colleague later informed me of the mechanics behind running, and that it was indeed a thing, but by the time I found that out my desire to hop back on and try it out was gone.
Having suffered three character deaths in less than 20 minutes, I may not have gathered all of the nuances of Infestation World, but I can make a few observations from the viewpoint of a new player. The draw and view distances in this game are very, very inconsistent; the flashlight barely lights anything more than two feet from the character, and grass pops out of the ground seemingly out of nowhere, but the zombies and buildings are viewable from quite far away. Character customization could be seen as superfluous anyway, but the barebones attempt they have seems like they should have either tried significantly harder, or not at all. Combat is thoroughly lacking in both depth and balance, as a gun can oneshot any zombie, but melee weapons seem to be largely pathetic.
All in all, the game is unbalanced. More importantly, it isn't fun either, which one could argue is the chief point of a game in the first place. If you are fine with a rather substandard shooter with survival-ish elements, then I would urge you to try it for yourself. Perhaps you, gentle reader, may find merit and enjoyment where I could not. However, if you need something more from your games than to simply occupy you for a time, then I can't, in good conscience, recommend Infestation World.


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I love Cornwall. I lived there for a year during my studies, and this summer I'll be going back for the graduation ceremony. I just booked my ticket, and I can't wait to go back even if it is just for some days. So it seemed like time to write about the place. It's interesting how the Cornish talk about the border to Devon, like it was another country all together. We always talked about how it almost felt like the trains moved slower once they were in Cornwall. I can't say if it's actually the case, but it felt like it. Everyone is open and helpful, and you say thanks to the bus driver when you get off. Though, when the summer season arrives you feel the difference. Suddenly there are people everywhere.
Cornwall has some beautiful nature and coast areas. I've walked along a beach or the coast several times, while the surfers where in the water. Regardless the time of year. If you find yourself down in Cornwall, you should go for a walk. Many of the towns are also lovely and nice to walk around in. You can enjoy the Oyster Festival in Falmouth, where there will be loads of events going on and something for all ages. You can take a both over to St. Mawes for a walk and a meal (Michelle says she got the best cheese-burger at The Rising Sun). St. Ives, Truro and Penzance are two other towns worth visiting.
Along the coast you will also find the Minack Theatre, which is an open-air theatre with view over the water. It is beautiful and a special experience to watch a show there during the summer. I've been there twice for an evening show. Bring your own picnic and blankets, or you can always buy a hot beverage there if you feel chilly. As it is outdoors, be prepared for various weather. I've seen the sun set and moon appear during a show, and I've watched gannets dive into the water for fish. It is an extraordinary experience and something I would recommend. Even if it's chilly and there might be a drizzle.
If you decide to go to an evening play at the Minack Theatre, you could spend the day down at Land's End. It is the most westerly point, and is also the start or finish point of the Land's End to John o' Groats trail (the longest possible journey in Great Britain). Just like many places along the Cornish coast, it has a stunning scenery. The same can be said for Tintagel, where you can visit what is left of Tintagel Castle. The medieval fortification associated with the legends of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table.
There is much more to see in Cornwall, if you venture down. Various gardens to visit, the Eden Project, beaches, castles, sanctuaries, and of course have a local cider or beer while enjoying the view. If you are in Falmouth you can also take a wildlife cruise, and have a chance of seeing dolphins, porpoises and a basking shark.


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Just over one in six people diagnosed with HIV in Europe between 2004 and 2015 was over 50 years of age, and new diagnoses in older people increased in 16 European countries across the same period, a study published today in The Lancet HIV shows, Aidsmap reports.
The study found that older people (people aged 50 or older) were more likely than younger people (aged 15 to 49 years) to be diagnosed with advanced HIV disease, and acquire HIV through heterosexual sexual contact. Older people diagnosed with HIV were less likely to be migrants.
Although the rate of new diagnoses in older people is less than a quarter of the rate in people aged under 50, between 2004 and 2015, the rate of diagnosis in older people increased in 16 countries.
At the time of HIV diagnosis, 39% of people over 50 had a CD4 cell count below 350 cells/mm3, indicating late diagnosis. Of these, almost three-quarters were diagnosed with a CD4 cell count below 200 cells/ mm3, indicating advanced HIV disease and a high risk of illness or death. In comparison, 26% of people under the age of 50 were diagnosed with a CD4 count below 350 cells/mm3, of whom just over half had a CD4 cell count below 200 cells/mm3.
The study authors warn that health care workers need to consider the possibility of HIV infection in older people. Health care providers should also acknowledge that older people are sexually active but less likely to use condoms.
Older people may not have accurate information about HIV transmission or the risk of exposure, and may not consider themselves to be at risk.
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Once again, an issue that could jack up the rates for Internet usage will be examined by California state regulators this week.
On Thursday, the state's Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to vote on a dispute involving Pacific Bell and Pac-West Telecomm, a small, Stockton-based telephone company. At issue in the case are fees paid to smaller phone carriers who provide connections to Internet service providers (ISPs) by large carrier like Pac Bell.
The key question in the case is whether calls to ISPs should be treated as long-distance calls -- as Pacific Bell argues -- or as local calls. Earlier rulings by the commission have treated these calls as local in nature, thus allowing ISPs to avoid paying hefty long-distance charges and other fees for hooking their subscribers up to the Internet. Internet enthusiasts say these additional fees could dramatically increase the cost of Internet usage and slow the booming growth of the new medium.
Pac Bell and other Baby Bells argue, however, that massive Internet usage has clogged up their aging networks, making it difficult for them to deliver quality voice and data service. The companies have in the past proposed plans for raising Internet-usage fees to cover the construction of a new digital network dedicated exclusively to Internet use.
Pac Bell petitioned the commission to reconsider its ruling made in October to leave the so-called "interconnect fees" intact, despite a ruling from the Federal Communications Commission that such calls should be treated as long-distance. If the commission accepts Pac Bell's proposal on Thursday, it will come back at a later date for a lengthy discussion on how to structure such Internet calls.
A spokesman for Pacific Bell said last week that even if the company's petition won the approval of the body, there would be no immediate change in Internet fees, since the issue would have to be debated further.
Changes in the makeup of the commission could affect the outcome, although nobody knows for sure which way it will go. The five-member panel currently has two spots vacated by appointees of former Gov. Pete Wilson. Those two appointees voted in favor of the ISPs last year.
Gov. Gray Davis has yet to name permanent replacements. Davis sent two top advisors -- Tal Finney, gubernatorial policy director, and Loretta Lynch, head of the governor's Office of Planning and Research -- to serve briefly on the board last week when the matter was supposed to be voted on. The vote was delayed to allow the new members to study the issue.
Most calls to ISPs start with local Baby Bell carriers such as Pac Bell. Under the current law, companies like Pac-West get a fee from Pac Bell for completing the call to the ISPs. The law was designed to bolster competition in the local phone markets.
But that hasn't happened the way lawmakers originally envisioned, and now Pac Bell claims the law is an unfair subsidy, and most Internet calls are long-distance in nature anyway. The company began withholding the fees from Pac-West two years ago and has accumulated about $50 million in an escrow account. Pac-West is petitioning the commission to make Pac Bell pay the fees.


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Enterprise social media marketing is a totally different animal than social media for small business or startups. There are regulations. There are multiple teams and countries and product lines. One wrong Facebook post can set off a firestorm of controversy.
So, of course, managing an enterprise social media team is complex. On one hand, you want to make sure that teams aren't weighed down by bureaucracy. But on the other, you need to track the results from every account to see where you can optimize spend and content.
If you're a news organization with 50 different reporters, a Fortune 500 with a dozen business units or are a company that handles 100 separate product lines, social media channels proliferate quickly. Customer data is coming in from all directions and it's rarely kept in one place.
To make sense of it all, you have to make sure that everyone on the social media team is data-driven. When every team member makes it a priority to measure success with the same metrics, you can compare the effectiveness of every single piece of content shared by every channel.
Here are the five ways you can make sure your enterprise team is more data-driven:
1. Agree On What Success Looks Like
A lot of times, different teams will track different metrics. Social media analytics tools offer a plethora of stats to users. Some are useful–others are not. It all depends on what you're trying to accomplish. According to Go Gulf, only 5% of businesses are "highly satisfied" with their social media strategy and overall campaign. This means more attention has to be placed on collaboration and social media team planning.
The head of the social media team needs to decide what the bottom line of social media success looks like and communicate that to every stakeholder across every line of business. That will guide the cross-functional strategy of how each team across the organization uses and tracks social media, too.
If there are multiple leaders of the social teams, build out a committee that can guide the conversation about priorities and goals.
2. Streamline Your Metrics
Once you've decided what you're trying to achieve with your social media marketing strategy, decide on the metrics you can use across every team and every social channel. In most cases, you'll want to look past channel-specific metrics (likes, pins, Tweets, etc.) and focus on universal metrics (clicks, traffic referrals and conversions).
When you have one or two core metrics, then you can compare that data across all the different channels your team is measuring. This gives everyone the opportunity to compare and contrast output and outcomes.
3. Put Your Metrics In One Place
If you don't have one place to monitor all of your social efforts across regions, product lines, teams, business units and paid and organic efforts, there's no way to figure out what channels are working.
Worse, you can't really figure out what content is working. If you're not sure what content is really resonating with the brand's audience, one business unit could have a highly effective strategy or content that they don't end up sharing with the rest of the company.
Look for social media analytics tools that offer a way for all of your team members to create a user seat and track the performance of their content.
4. Schedule Regular Metrics Meetings
To create a data-driven culture for the team, start having regular meetings to cover the metrics for all social media efforts. This can also help make sure that everyone is familiar with the tools being used to track success.
By empowering every member of the team with access to easy-to-use analytics tools, you can ensure that everyone can keep track of their own performance and see the impact of their efforts across the board.
5. Integrate, Integrate & Integrate Some More
On average, CMOs rate the integration of customer information across purchasing, social media and other communication channels at a 3.4 out of 7. Essentially that's not even halfway to effective marketing integration.
It's up to social media marketers to find out how to fit social campaigns across silos, bridging the gaps between teams and using data to show the value of social in different marketing initiatives.
It doesn't matter if your goal for social is conversions, brand awareness or customer support–you need to constantly stay in touch with the rest of the marketing organization to ensure you're aligned with everything from product launches to campaigns and brand messaging.
When you've centralized the social media analytics for your efforts, it's that much easier to show social ROI to the rest of the company.
Data In, Results Out
Of course, it's always easier to collect data than do something meaningful with it, especially for an enterprise social media team with global reach. But when you build a data-driven culture and have the right process and tools in place, you can revolutionize your social media strategy, content and ultimately, the impact social has on the entire organization.
Want to learn more about building a data-driven social media team for your enterprise? Join Sprout Social's webinar with Bitly on Thursday, 4/28 at 2 p.m. EST, "Enterprise Social Media: Tips, Tricks, Strategies."
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Directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill), performances will begin April 21, 2018, prior to an official opening May 2.
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Penhall is also the author of Sunny Afternoon and Blue/Orange.
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