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Busco CRM Sustainability Green CRM?
When energy prices were on the rise in 2007 and 2008, we heard an awful lot about the move to "Green IT." People began connecting the dots between computing and energy, and much was heralded about the win-win advantages of doing things in a green way: it's good for your budget, and it's good for the world.
And while that's true, it appears the hunkering down of the last two years has caused many to defer green initiatives, especially if they involve investments, as they tend to their core business and try to keep afloat on the stormy seas of a sour economy.
That's somewhat understandable, but it's also short sighted and inexcusable. The adoption of green business behavior (I prefer that to "green computing," which only tells part of the story) is something that can be done incrementally and can start paying off immediately in terms of a better bottom line - which is what the goal was all along, right? And, as with many things in business, green business behaviors can start with customer facing business processes, and your Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.
CRM software systems aid your staff in working more efficiently; reducing business cycle times, redundant activities, rekeying of data and production of hardcopy documents such as quotes, orders, invoices, and reports, all of which are now frequently distributed and shared electronically.
CRM systems automate and manage staff and customer interactions across a multitude of internal departments and customer facing channels, so that staff incur less manual time doing these things. So, on a basic level, if you're people are getting their jobs done without having to burn the midnight oil, you don't have to pay for the lights for as long as you would otherwise. Simple.
That's one fairly basic green practice. Here's another one: using a CRM solution with a good service component, and coupling it with well-trained and empowered agents, can be green. Good service processes enable you to limit the frequency of technicians' visits, and allow your technicians to plan their daily calls to burn less gas. While you're saving fuel, money and time, your customers are also getting more things handled through the call center without the need for a technician's visit. Thus, you save money, limit your contribution to carbon emissions and end up with happier customers.
Even sales force automation is green in its own way by cutting down on the amount of travel your reps have to do to get face-to-face time. By allowing them to focus their energies on the customers who truly need face time, your sales people are more efficient, their expense accounts are smaller and they create less CO2. Similarly, linking your CRM data with your marketing presentations, and a telepresence solution, can dramatically decrease costs and carbon emissions associated with airline travel.
Another CRM trend that is definitely green is the increased adoption of software as a service (SaaS). Allowing the vendor to manage your applications through its datacenter – in a multi-tenant shared services environment along with the applications of other businesses – maximizes efficiency far better than your in-house, single tenant IT infrastructure. For example, much of the energy used by data centers goes for cooling, and cooling the hardware needed to run multiple businesses' applications is not much greater than cooling the hardware to run one business's applications. The same economy of scale goes for things like lighting and facilities security. Meanwhile, your business saves its up-front costs and has no need to invest in hardware, staff or facilities. SaaS CRM systems also support anytime, anywhere access to customer information which can encourage telecommuting or home office workers, and thereby reduce carbon emissions associated with the daily commute.
These are just a couple examples where minor shifts in business behavior can lead to both an improvement in your company's impact on the planet and improvement in your bottom line. It makes perfect sense that saving anything – power, water, paper, man-hours – translates directly into a savings at the bottom line. When it comes to Customer Relationship Management, it also translates into efficiency improvements that help service, sales and the satisfaction of customers. It's a win-win combination, and if there's an argument internally about leaning toward green, it may help to emphasize that conservation goes hand in hand with the extra green that goes in your pocket.
We'll talk more about this in the near term, and that will include a conversation with Denis Pombriant, the most vocal CRM voice around the idea of sustainability. In the meantime, I challenge you to look around your processes, your people and your technology – in other words, around the things that make up CRM – and look for ways that small changes can save energy and resources while improving the way your business works. A little creativity can pay big dividends – for your customers and for mother earth.
Saving anything – power, water, paper, man-hours – translates directly into a savings at the bottom line. When it comes to CRM, it also translates into efficiency improvements that help service, sales and the satisfaction of customers. It's a win-win combination, and if there's an argument internally about leaning toward green, it may help to emphasize that conservation goes hand in hand with the extra green that goes in your pocket.


Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, this talented and pretty preacher's daughter burst onto the country music scene in 1986 with the self-penned homage to her Dad, "Daddy's Hands." From that point on, Holly Dunn wrote her own name in the annals of country music history as one of the first female artists to write, produce and run her empire when women were still considered "girl singers," and record labels were still dictating everything from song selection to hair style. Plucked from the obscurity of studio session singer/songwriter in 1985 by MTM Music Group, Holly quickly rose to the top of their fledgling roster by writing and producing three hit albums containing her first six hit singles, two of which were number ones. During her MTM days, Holly also garnered the first of many awards and nominations to come her way. Between 1986 and 1989 when the label closed it's doors due to squabbling amongst the owners, Holly had racked up an impressive three Grammy Award nominations, and brought home the ACM New Female Vocalist Award (1986) and the coveted CMA Horizon Award (1987). However, she wasn't "Dunn" yet! Before she left MTM, she was also named BMI Songwriter Of The Year (1988), and was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry (1989). After MTM, landing a major recording contract with Warner Brothers Records was a snap for the fastest rising star in Nashville. In fact, the president of the label signed her himself. Holly's five years with Warner Brothers continued the upward trajectory of her career, with four hit albums including a greatest hits package called, "Milestones" and two more number one singles.


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Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati. The Legendary Italian String Instruments
For the first time a unique collection of old string instruments is visiting Latvia and an opportunity to see them will be truly historic event.
Instruments of the famous Italian masters Antonio Stradivari, Giuseppe Guarneri, Antonio and Girolamo Amati have been treasured for centuries. The ones made in Italy during the 17th and 18th century was commissioned to the most part by the nobility. The sound of the instruments filled the halls of the "Royal Courts" across Europe.
They were played by the greatest masters - Niccolo Paganini, Fritz Kreisler, Mstislav Rostropovich, Itzhak Perlman at the world's top venues like La Scala in Milan, Carnegie Hall in New York, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, as well as in Musikverein Vienna.
In the exhibition is displayed Antonio Stradivari cello "Archinto" which ranks among the top 5 cellos in the world. Its state of preservation is second to none and its provenance is complete and absolutely unique. It is one of the most well documented instruments by Antonio Stradivari accompanied by 12 certificates of the authenticity. Its sister cello the "Medici" is displayed in the museum of Florence. The "Archinto" is fascinating for its remarkable beauty and extraordinary sound. Unquestionably this is one of the finest instruments ever made.
One of the best violins made after 1700 (so called "The Golden Period") is violin "Markees" which is one of the 6 Stradivari violins that have been preserved with the original varnish. The first owner we have been able to link to this magnificent Stradivarius violin was a Professor Karl Markees – (1865–1926) who was a Swiss violinist that studied under the famous Hungarian soloist Joseph Joachim. Violin "Markees" is one of the 66 instruments selected for international exhibition in Cremona in 1987 which was dedicated to the 250 anniversary of the death of Stradivari.
In the exhibition there is displayed a violin of Giuseppe Guarneri (1666–1739/40), also known as "Joseph Guarnerius, filius Andreæ". He was the youngest son of Andrea Guarneri. By 1685, Giuseppe's workmanship had surpassed his father's, and when Andrea died in 1698 Giuseppe took over the shop. He competed with Stradivari (whose workshop was right down the street) to develop the finest instruments and this rivalry continued in next generation.
Giuseppe's younger son, Bartolomeo Giuseppe (1698–1744), became the most celebrated member of the dynasty. Because he used the letters I.H.S. on his labels, he became known as "del Gesù". Bartolomeo Giuseppe was one of the greatest makers ever; many feel his instruments are better than Stradivari's. "Del Gesù" violins are renowned for their rich, powerful tone, and have been favoured by virtuosos from Paganini to Pinchas Zukerman. "Del Gesu" violin "David-Midori" is outstanding example which is made in Cremona around 1735. There are only about 135 surviving Guarneri instruments left in the world, all of which are violins except for one cello. By comparison there are approximately 655 surviving Stradivari instruments (mostly violins). This exceptional violin is not only a beautiful and well-preserved example by the maker, but also a superb player's instrument, having been favoured by some of the foremost virtuoso violinists in history, including the celebrated Japanese virtuoso soloist Midori, and the renowned nineteenth century virtuoso soloist and composer Ferdinand David, by whose names the instrument is now known.
The oldest instrument of the exhibition is cello made by Antonio Amati (1537–1607) and Girolamo Amati (1551–1630). Antonio and Girolamo Amati were the sons of Andrea Amati, the craftsman who is regarded as the inventor of the violin as we know it today. This master craftsman and pioneer started a dynasty of violinmakers in Cremona, Italy, which would influence violinmaking in Europe and around the world for over 500 years. Without the influence of Amati family there would be no Stradivaris, Guarneris, Ruggieris, Bergonzis, Stainers Rogeris, Seraphis, Montagnanas etc. and the violin as we know it today would not exist.
This year, in 2017, "Fine Violins Vienna" in collaboration with the Latvian cellist Maxim Beitan and support of Foundation "Baltic Musical Seasons" has decided to choose Latvia as an exhibition destination and is delighted to welcome you to the exhibition – "Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati. The Legendary Italian String Instruments" in the Art Museum RIGA BOURSE and to the Grand Opening Concert in Dzintari Concert Hall on 3rd June where the collection of the instruments will be played by the Luigi Cherubini Memorial Orchestra under the legendary Italian conductor Riccardo Muti.
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Baiba Uburģe, Collection Manager of the Art Museum RIGA BOURSE
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Milford Sound, one of the most beautiful spots in NZ.
Maori culture at a Marae. Māori ancestors were the first settlers in New Zealand.
The countless stunning drives, just one reason to love NZ.
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Home Latest News Defense Business Dassault, BAE Systems to Cooperate Developing MALE UAVs
Dassault, BAE Systems to Cooperate Developing MALE UAVs
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BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate exclusively on the preparation and submission of a joint proposal to the UK and French Ministries of Defence for the design, development, production and support of a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The signature follows the United Kingdom and French Governments agreement at the Anglo-French Summit in November 2010 to collaborate on the next generation MALE UAS to meet the requirements of both countries.
BAE Systems' Mantis could provide the basic platform for teh new Franco-British MALE UAV cooperation. Photo: Defense Update
Dassault was hoping to win a current French Air Force order with the Israeli Heron TP, marketed under a two-year cooperation with IAI and the Spanish company Indra. However, this contract is likely to be awarded to U.S. General Atomics delivering the MQ-9 Reaper. With the newly announced collaboration with the British company, Dassault is now aiming at furtehr down the road – the MoU will enable the two companies to establish a framework under which they may jointly 'pursue long term business opportunities' the ccompanies annauncement said.
According to Eric Trappier, Executive Vice President International at Dassault Aviation, thejointly developed MALE UAS will provide both countries a cost-effective, intelligent autonomous exploitation system that will meet both countries' military requirements within the future budgetary constraints under which both governments are expected to deal with.
BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have already completed a joint MALE UAS feasibility study for the United Kingdom and French Governments. This study has given both companies the confidence to move to the next stage of developing a joint proposal that will harness the considerable UAS capabilities of both BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation.
Kevin Taylor, Managing Director Military Air & Information at BAE Systems emphasized the importance of the cooperation established among the two aviation industries, ensuring that the UK and France maintain their status as leading providers of aerospace capability. "We have a strong team in place that is ready to develop the future frontline UAS capability required by both the UK and France" Taylor added.
Dassault is developing an unmanned combat aircraft (UCAV) technology demonstrator (nEUROn) under a multi-national cooperation with the EADS group, Italian Alenia, Swedish company Saab, Swiss RUAG and Helenic Aerospace Industries. The U.K is developing a similar platform under MOD/BAE Systems' Taranis program. The current agreement on MALE UAVs could pave the way to extend such cooperation to unmanned combat aerial platforms as well.
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Personal and household finances
Income and wealth
Household total wealth in Great Britain
Household total wealth in Great Britain: April 2018 to March 2020
Main results of household wealth from the seventh round of the Wealth and Assets Survey covering the period April 2018 to March 2020.
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Other pages in this release
Main points
Total net wealth
Wealth by characteristics
Total wealth in Great Britain data
Measuring the data
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1. Other pages in this release
Distribution of individual total wealth by characteristic in Great Britain: April 2018 to March 2020.
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2. Main points
In April 2018 to March 2020:
Median household net wealth in Great Britain was £302,500, a marginal increase on the previous period but a 20% increase compared with July 2006 to June 2008, after adjusting for inflation.
The wealth of the richest 1% of households was more than £3.6 million, compared with £15,400 or less for the least wealthy 10%; wealth inequality as measured by the Gini coefficient has remained stable over the last 14 years.
Median wealth was highest for households whose head was aged 55 years to under State Pension age (£553,400); the wealth of this group was 25 times higher than those aged 16 to 24 years.
Household median wealth was highest in the South East at £503,400, having risen 43% since 2006 (after adjusting for inflation); wealth was lowest in the North East at £168,500.
Regions with the lowest median household wealth (North East and Scotland) saw a decrease in wealth compared with the previous period, of 7% and 12% respectively after adjusting for inflation; London also experienced a large decrease of 8% while the East and West Midlands saw the largest growth, at 14% and 13% respectively.
Looking at economic status, households where the head was retired were the wealthiest group (£489,300); they also had lower expenditure and more stable primary income source, as such were more likely to withstand impacts to household finances resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
3. Total net wealth
Household wealth indicates availability of resources and can help assess financial resilience including the ability to use assets to withstand income loss (such as through the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic).
For the latest period, (April 2018 to March 2020), median household net wealth was just over £300,000. Although a marginal increase on the previous period this is a 20% increase since July 2006 to June 2008, after adjusting for inflation. Average wealth as measured by the median remained generally stable since 2006, except for the period between 2014 and 2018 which saw reasonable growth across all components of wealth.
Average wealth
Figure 1: Median household wealth grew marginally in latest period to £302,500, but by 20% since July 2006 to June 2008, after adjusting for inflation
Median total household wealth in nominal and real terms, Great Britain, July 2006 to March 2020
Source: The Office for National Statistics - Wealth and Assets Survey
Nominal values for total wealth dataset table 2.4 have been adjusted for inflation to April 2018 to March 2020 prices using the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs.
Survey periodicity changes mean estimates moved from starting in July to April.
Download this chart Figure 1: Median household wealth grew marginally in latest period to £302,500, but by 20% since July 2006 to June 2008, after adjusting for inflation
Image .csv .xls
Total net wealth includes four main components:
net property (value of residences minus mortgage debt)
physical (household contents, vehicles)
net financial (savings or investments minus financial liabilities)
The share of wealth accounted for by each of the four components has remained stable in the latest period, with net property and private pension wealth the biggest components, together accounting for more than three-quarters of total wealth.
Over the last 14 years the proportion of wealth held in private pensions has increased slightly. This category is now the largest component of total wealth at 42%. Over the same period the proportion of wealth held in property fell slightly and was 36% in the latest period. Reasons for this change could include:
lower levels of home ownership for younger people
varying pension pot valuations influenced by fluctuating annuity and discount rates
the introduction of Automatic Enrolment and the increase in the State Pension age (SPa); causing more people to contribute to their pension for longer
Financial wealth and physical wealth made up smaller proportions of total wealth at 13% and 9% respectively.
Wealth inequality is a measure of how unequally wealth is distributed across the population. The wealthiest 10% of households held 43% of all the wealth in Great Britain in the latest period; in comparison the bottom 50% held only 9%.
The richest 1% of households were those whose total wealth was more than £3.6 million (Figure 2). The least wealthy 10% of households had wealth of £15,400 or less. In this group at least half only held wealth in physical assets (with a mean value of £8,000) and almost half held more financial debt than they did financial assets.
Physical wealth was the main wealth component for the least wealthy households, (deciles 1 to 3), whereas for those households in the middle of the distribution, (deciles 4 to 7), property wealth was the largest component (Figure 3). At the top of the distribution, pension wealth was the largest component; the top 1% held average (median) household pension assets of around £2 million. In contrast, the average (median) value of pension assets for households where the head is approaching SPa, (aged 55 years to under SPa) was just over £200,000.
For most households net financial wealth was the smallest component of total wealth. However, at the top of the distribution financial wealth was far more prominent, particularly at the very top as wealth held by the richest 1% of households was greater than for the entire bottom 80% of the population.
Figure 2: The richest 1% of households had wealth of more than £3.6 million, least wealthy 10% had £15,400 or less
Household total wealth by percentiles, Great Britain, April 2018 to March 2020
Download this chart Figure 2: The richest 1% of households had wealth of more than £3.6 million, least wealthy 10% had £15,400 or less
Figure 3: Physical wealth made up the largest share of wealth for the least wealthy households compared with property for mid-range households and pension for the most wealthy
Wealth components median by household total wealth decile, Great Britain, April 2018 to March 2020
Mean presented for physical wealth because of the way in which the data are collected.
Download this chart Figure 3: Physical wealth made up the largest share of wealth for the least wealthy households compared with property for mid-range households and pension for the most wealthy
Gini coefficients measure inequality and take a value between 0 and 1 where 0 expresses no inequality and 1 total inequality.
Based on this measure, wealth is distributed more unequally than income; the Gini coefficient for income was 0.36 in 2020, whereas the equivalent for wealth was higher at around 0.6. However, wealth inequality by the same measure has remained stable for 14 years. Wealth components with the greatest inequality were net financial (0.89) and private pension (0.73). Physical wealth had the lowest Gini coefficient (0.47), but this still reflects a significant degree of inequality.
4. Wealth by characteristics
Wealth for households where the head was aged 55 years to under State Pension age (SPa) was 25 times higher than youngest households (aged 16 to 24 years), as measured by the median.
Typically, wealth accumulates with age. The average age of first-time buyers in England was 32 years, while participation in workplace pensions and the size of pension contributions is positively correlated with income (which also increases with age). This means wealth is likely initially to build slowly before growing at a faster rate until retirement.
After SPa household wealth declines as one of the primary assets, pension wealth is drawn upon typically in the form of lump sums and annuities.
Median wealth among households where the household reference person (HRP) is aged 25 to 34 years was almost £77,000 in April 2018 to March 2020, with most wealth held in physical assets (£30,000 on average).
For the next age group, (aged 35 to 44 years) wealth was almost three times higher (nearly £200,000) with net property the largest asset (£60,000 on average).
Figure 4: Median wealth largest for households where the head is aged 55 years to under State Pension age; 25 times higher than the least wealthy (aged 16 to 24 years)
Median total household wealth and components by age of household reference person, Great Britain, April 2018 to March 2020
Download this chart Figure 4: Median wealth largest for households where the head is aged 55 years to under State Pension age; 25 times higher than the least wealthy (aged 16 to 24 years)
Economic status
When looking at economic status, the wealthiest households (measured by the median) were those where the head was retired (£489,300). Almost three-quarters of households with a retired head owned their home outright, compared with less than 30% of self-employed and less than 20% of employee-led households. With the highest levels of assets across all components of wealth, lower expenditure and a stable source of primary income, households with a retired head were more likely to better withstand impacts to household finances resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Households where the head was self-employed were the next wealthiest group with median total wealth of £333,700, compared with wealth of £287,200 for households whose heads were employees. On average households with employee heads had higher levels of pension wealth than the self-employed, which was most likely driven by higher participation in private pensions (94% had private pension wealth compared with 79% for self-employed). This group also held larger pension pots on average, a consequence of defined benefit pensions being available to employees but not for the self-employed.
Households where the head was unemployed or inactive (but not retired) had only one-twentieth of the wealth held by those where the head was retired. Average total wealth was around £25,000 with most of these households not having property or private pensions.
Table 1: Wealthiest households had retired heads and median wealth of almost £500,000
Median, mean and mean-to-median ratio of total household wealth and components by economic status of household reference person, Great Britain, April 2018 to March 2020
Inactive other
and Unemployed
Median (£)
287,200 333,700 25,700 489,300
Mean (£)
544,100 626,000 175,000 763,800
Mean:Median
78,000 35,000 0 123,500
3.23 5.27 - 2.53
90,000 159,000 0 200,000
5,900 10,200 200 28,600
58,000 88,300 15,300 117,300
Inactive other includes students, looking after the family home, temporary and long-term sick or disabled.
Download this table Table 1: Wealthiest households had retired heads and median wealth of almost £500,000
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Both the median and mean are measures of the "average"; median is the middle households' wealth if all households in Great Britain are sorted from poorest to richest, while the mean is the wealth of all households divided by the number of households. The ratio between mean and median provides a measure of inequality, with a higher ratio indicating higher inequality.
In April 2018 to March 2020 for all household types (Table 1) the mean to median ratio was largest for net financial wealth suggesting this component is most unequally distributed. Net financial assets includes both assets and debts with some households holding asset rich portfolios or investments, while others hold significant amounts of debt (which can be persistent or "problem debt"), which explains the skewed distribution.
Comparisons of wealth and inequality by region can indicate regional differences in standards of living and employment opportunities.
The wealthiest region of Great Britain in April 2018 to March 2020 was the South East, which also saw one of the fastest increases in average (median) wealth since 2006. Median wealth in the South East was £503,400 having risen 43% since 2006 (after adjusting for inflation).
The regions with the lowest median wealth were the North East and Scotland. Average wealth in the North East (£168,500) was about one-third of the average level of wealth in the South East. The North East is one of the few regions where median wealth is lower now than in 2006 (after adjusting for inflation). Household wealth in the North East decreased the most since 2006, reducing by 17%. Both the North East and Scotland saw large decreases in median wealth compared with the previous period, of 7% and 12% respectively after adjusting for inflation, with London also experiencing a large decrease of 8%. Home ownership and pension participation rates were lower in these regions.
Figure 5: South East wealthiest region with median household wealth of over £500,000, having risen 43% since 2006
Median total household wealth by region, Great Britain, July 2006 to March 2020
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Nominal values from total wealth dataset table 2.8 have been adjusted for inflation to April 2018 to March 2020 prices using the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs.
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Although London had the lowest property ownership rate, low participation in private pensions and decreasing median wealth in the latest period, the region held 15% of all wealth in Great Britain. This is likely because of substantially higher property values in the region; median household net property wealth in the latest period for those owning property was £450,000, the highest among all regions.
Gini coefficients show that London had the most uneven distribution for total wealth and most of the different components of wealth (Figure 6). In all regions, wealth inequality was highest in net financial wealth followed by pension, net property and physical wealth. However, inequality in physical wealth was particularly high in London.
Outside London, the regions with the lowest median household wealth, (North East and Scotland) also had higher total wealth inequality. Inequality of net financial wealth was highest in the North East.
Regions with higher median wealth (the South East and East of England) had the lowest Gini coefficients for total wealth, (0.58) implying a more equal wealth distribution.
Figure 6: London had the most unequal distribution of wealth followed by regions with lowest median wealth; North East and Scotland
Gini coefficients for household total wealth and components by region, Great Britain, April 2018 to March 2020
5. Total wealth in Great Britain data
Total wealth: wealth in Great Britain
Dataset | Released 7 January 2022
Estimates of total wealth and four main components are available.
Household reference person
The household reference person (HRP) is the person that is the sole or joint householder or is responsible for household affairs. Where there are joint householders, the HRP will be the person with the highest income. In cases where income is the same for a joint householder, the eldest person is assigned as the HRP.
7. Measuring the data
The Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS) launched in 2006 and is a biennial longitudinal survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This survey measures the well-being of households and individuals in terms of their assets, savings and debt, and planning for retirement. The survey also examines attitudes and attributes related to these. Classificatory variables (age, sex, employment status) are also collected.
The first wave of the survey commenced in July 2006 and covered a two-year period ending in June 2008. This periodicity was maintained until Wave 5, the survey period then moved to a two-year financial year-based periodicity (April to March) with this periodicity being referred to as a "round". Therefore, round 6 covered the period April 2016 to March 2018. This move to a two-year financial basis allows WAS to be integrated with other household financial surveys that are based on financial years. This also allows analysis on a consistent basis alongside other components included within other household financial surveys (income and expenditure).
As part of the ONS Data Collection Transformation Programme (DCTP), several surveys have been brought together to form the Household Finance Survey (HFS), with more details available in the Moving the Wealth and Assets Survey onto a financial years' basis methodology. Round 7 of WAS commenced in April 2018. A level of integration took place with the other HFS surveys, with a common sample being drawn for all three surveys, and harmonisation of some income questions across the surveys.
8. Strengths and limitations
The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) has been used to reflect the general change in the value of money over time. Where inflation-adjusted "real" prices are provided, these are in April 2018 to March 2020 prices. Note that the background tables are in nominal terms so may not match the figures quoted here.
No estimates are included that are based on fewer than 30 responding households. However, because of the complexity of the data (such as imputed values and complex weighting) no formal significance testing has been undertaken at this stage.
As wealth is known to be unevenly distributed, addresses more likely to contain wealthier households were sampled at a higher rate to improve the efficiency of the sample. These addresses were identified using data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). However, it is noted that estimating household aggregate wealth using the Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS) can be difficult as the wealthiest households can be under-represented.
Comparability with other data sources
Please note the estimates of household wealth in this bulletin and those produced in the National Accounts balance sheet release are not directly comparable. This is because of differences in the concepts, data sources and methods reflecting the different purposes for which the two sources are designed.
More quality and methodology information on strengths, limitations, appropriate uses, and how the data were created is available in the Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS) QMI.
9. Related links
National balance sheet estimates for the UK: 2021
Bulletin | 2 December 2021
Annual estimates of the market value of financial and non-financial assets for the UK, providing a measure of the nation's wealth.
Household income, spending and wealth, Great Britain: April 2016 to March 2018
Article | 22 October 2020
Examining income, spending and wealth to better understand the financial well-being of households.
Manylion cyswllt ar gyfer y Bwletin ystadegol
Hilary Mainwaring
wealth.and.assets.survey@ons.gov.uk
Ffôn: +44 1633 455915


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package com.mohiva.play.xmlcompressor.fixtures

import controllers.AssetsBuilder
import play.api.http.DefaultHttpErrorHandler
import play.api.libs.iteratee.Enumerator
import play.api.mvc._
import play.twirl.api.Xml

import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
import scala.concurrent.Future

/**
 * Test controller.
 */
class Application extends AssetsBuilder(DefaultHttpErrorHandler) {

  /**
   * The template to compress.
   */
  val template = """

    <?xml version="1.0"?>
    <node>
      <subnode>
        Some text
      </subnode>
    </node>
    """

  /**
   * A default action.
   */
  def action = Action {
    Ok(template).as("application/xml")
  }

  /**
   * A async action.
   */
  def asyncAction = Action.async {
    Future.successful(Ok(template).as("application/xml"))
  }

  /**
   * A non XML action.
   */
  def nonXML = Action {
    Ok("  <html/>")
  }

  /**
   * Loads a static asset.
   */
  def staticAsset = at("/", "static.xml")

  /**
   * Action with chunked transfer encoding
   */
  def chunked = Action {
    val parts = List(" <node> ", " <subnode> ", " text", " </subnode> ", " </node> ").map(Xml.apply)
    Ok.chunked(Enumerator.enumerate(parts))
  }
}


I was lucky enough to participate in the life changing experience, of being a member of the youth crew for The Young Endeavour. I went on voyage 01/17 which sailed from Adelaide to Stanley, Tasmania. The duration of the trip started on the 02th of January 2017, and came to a close on the 12th of January 2017. It was the most amazing experience of my life.
When I first heard about the Young Endeavour through school I was unsure as to what it was all about or what to expect if I applied. I had been out on small yachts before, but never really had in interest in sailing. Even so I entered into the ballot, certainly not expecting to win at all. In the past I had entered a lot of different things, but never got through so my hopes weren't very high. The first ballot was drawn and they told me that I didn't get a spot. At the time, I wasn't really surprised as I haven't ever been chosen for anything like this. The second ballot was drawn a week later and when I got the email to say that my name was drawn I was surprised, over the moon and in shock all at the same time, it was surreal. When I told my parents, they were eager for me to go and said it would be an amazing experience.
As the acceptance date got closer, my nerves grew and I started to have doubts as I had never been away from home for a long period of time with people I have never met. I had no experience of sailing in open sea before and I knew that when I did go out in smaller boats, I experienced sea sickness. However I put my nerves aside and accepted. Soon enough I found myself counting down the days until I would be on the plane flying down to Adelaide.
As my usual self, I turned up to the port late and found that everyone apart from 2 other people had turned up. Not long after I arrived we were taken to see the ship. I remember being very nervous as we walked over to it because I still had no idea what to expect. When we first seen the ship we were all in awe. I started talking to 2 people in the group and we soon become good friends. The night we spent alongside the wharf which I was very grateful for because I did not want to be getting sick on the first night. The first night we were given the challenge of climbing aloft and sitting out on the yards. We all achieved this, though it was absolutely freezing at the top.
For the next few days we sailed and we started the overnight watches. It was certainly interesting waking the next watch up. There was always different responses, sometimes they just didn't wake up at all, sometimes they woke up with the first shake. I'm guilty of being hard to wake up, I once was literally pulled by my feet from my sleeping bag because I wasn't waking up. Apparently I had been woken up 3 times before that which I certainly did not remember.
Thankfully on the first day out at sea I didn't get sea sick. Some people were already starting to feel sick and I was glad that I hadn't, yet. That soon changed as night time approached and for the next three days I was with one of the girls I had become friends with, along with a couple of the other youth crew up on top deck day and night hanging over the side of the ship or sleeping when we could. The sea was pretty rough the first few days and gradually more and more people were joining us up on the top deck. The wind made the ship rock, which in turn made the sea sickness worse and overnight, it was absolutely freezing. During the day time the sun was out and I made sure to sleep under it which I soon regretted doing because I ended up with some bad sunburn. The tan lines I ended up with didn't disappear until after I returned home.
After three long days we arrived in Robe on the coast of South Australia and we were finally able to go onto dry land, which felt like such a relief. We got of the ship into a smaller boat which took us into the beach. As we arrived, we were still a couple of feet from the sand, so we had to get out in the water and walk in, I, being my clumsy self, fell out of the boat and everything was completely wet. I tried to run to shore and I tripped and I was back in the water again. Since I had already been in the water I decided to go for a swim. The ocean was flat, which I and the others were thankful for. There was a platform a little way out and a few of us swam out to it. After our swim we walked into town and bought ice-cream. That was the first thing I had eaten in 2 days! It felt so good to be able to keep food down for a change. After realising I could keep food down, I went a little bit over board on eating chocolate and lollies, which ended up giving me a stomach ache. After a few hours we made our way to the wharf which was where we were getting picked up from, which I was thankful for as I didn't want a repeat of the morning. Once we were back on board Young Endeavour a long shower was badly needed. Once we had all showered and cleaned ourselves up, we went up on top deck and participated in a few activities and had a BBQ.
The next morning, we said goodbye to Robe and we set sail for King's Island which was our next stop! I couldn't wait! For the next few days we sailed, rotated watches, and enjoyed Martins lessons on sailing. The one that stuck with me was the rules of the ocean. What different buoys meant and the lights for the different ships and boats. I found that very interesting.
After a few days sailing we finally arrived at King Island and anchored. We went into land and spent the day on the island being guided around on tours and seeing the icons of the island. We went to the famous cheese shop and done cheese tasting. I certainly ate way too much cheese. We walked along parts of the coast line and visited an art gallery. Our bus driver told us about the history of the island as we drove from one place to another. Of course, our last stop on the island was the General Food store. We stocked up on lollies and chocolate for the next few days at sea.
Once we got back on the ship, we all gathered in the café area to elect the captain, watch leaders, navigator, chefs, etc. for command day which was the following day.
The next morning we went to the beach on King Island. We played a soccer game, which was girls against boys. Though half way through I had to recruit more girls to the girl's team because the boys were thrashing us, I'm pretty sure they were cheating though. After that we built sand replicas of Young Endeavour. All of them looked really cool and quite funny. Everybody had some pretty interesting ideas.
Once we got back on the ship we had to start command day which was when the youth crew took over the ship for 24 hours! That was pretty fun, scary as well, but fun none the less. The crew gave us a list of set tasks and we had to try and complete as many as we possibly could in 24 hours. We did succeed at completing most the task's given by working together. One of the task was to build a rope hammock that would hold the entire youth crew, which was 22 people. The planning and process was long but somehow we managed to get it done, it was very funny.
We left King Island for our next and sadly last destination Stanley in the north of Tasmania. The youth crew sailed overnight and I was on watch at 4 in the morning when we spotted Stanley in the distance! This was extremely exciting but also saddening because it meant that our trip was coming to an end. When we arrived at Stanley later that morning we anchored just off the coast and took a smaller boat to the wharf. We climbed The Nut which is one of the things Stanley is known for. There was 4 youth including myself and one of the staff members who decided to run up the steep track. I certainly didn't think it was going to be as hard as it was but it was the perfect challenge to finish the voyage with. We had a whole youth crew photo at the top of The Nut at the lookout with the Young Endeavour in the back ground. We also had the entire youth crew join in and do the Nutbush at the lookout which attracted locals and other tourist attention. We then had a shop around Stanley and bought lots and lots of food for the last 2 nights on the ship.
That night we had a presentation that one of the girls and I put together. We included photos from everyone on the voyage. As stressful as it was to make, it was well worth it. One of the boys had written a poem with some help from another boy and he presented that to the youth crew and staff after the presentation. It had the whole group laughing. On the second to last night, there 4 youth crew members who decided to sleep on the top deck, though it started to rain at 2 in the morning so we had to pack up and go down below. For the last 2 nights we just had 1 hour watches with 1 or 2 other people instead of the whole watch which was always much better than the 4 hour watches. We done the rounds and then chatted while waiting to go and wake the next people to go on watch.
For our second to last day on the ship, we had a chance to play a few games on the boat, talk about how command day went, and to just relax. Some people started packing so they had a head start and weren't rushing the next morning. Just after lunch we all went back into Stanley and separated into our watch groups. We then found somewhere nice to sit and had a chat about what we learnt on the trip, what we enjoyed, what we didn't and if we achieved any goals. After that was finished we had a chance to spend an hour walking around Stanley and doing what we wanted to do.
On the last night we had 7 of the youth crew that decided to have a "sleepover" on the top deck. So we all got our sleeping bags and pillow together and wedged ourselves together. The next morning Horto played the usually Jonny Cash alarm VERY loud over the speaker, it certainly did its job of waking us all up! Once we were out of bed, awake, refreshed and ready we finished packing our bags and met on the top deck. The whole youth crew did one final climb aloft as we pulled up and docked at the wharf. Once everything was safe we were able to bring family and friends on board and give them a tour of the ship before presentations and last photos. We all said a very sad and tearful goodbye to all the friends we had made on Young Endeavour before the transport bus departed for Devonport.
I had a fantastic time on Young Endeavour and I know others who had been on other voyages around Australia have said they have had amazing experiences. I met so many new people who came from very different backgrounds and from all walks of life. I am so glad that in the end I chose to do it despite my worries and fears because if I didn't go, I wouldn't have known what I was missing out on. I have made lots of new friends and treasured memories that I will remember for life.


In 2017/18, Cardinia Shire contributed 0.2% of Victoria's Motion Picture and Sound Recording Activities employment and 0.1% of its value added.
The table and second chart also show how Cardinia Shire contributes to the wider economy. For example, Motion Picture and Sound Recording Activities in Cardinia Shire contributes 0.2% of Victoria's Motion Picture and Sound Recording Activities employment.


Axis Customer Forum • View topic - A1001 door chime?
Post subject: A1001 door chime?
I have a A1001 Door controller for my front gate. It is controlled by a keypad and a Doorking wiegand keyfob reciever.
The door controller is in the garage and i would like to have it control a door chime in the house so i know when the gate opens. Would it be possible to have an Axis 9161 I/O relay module in the house hooked up to a door chime and have the A1001 send a notification to the 9161 to trigger the door chime?
If so, how would one go about doing this?
Post subject: Re: A1001 door chime?
Technically possible. Configure your A1001 to send an http notification event to trigger your T9161's I/O that is connected to the door chime.
Thank you Cheng. I actually dont use skype. Would you be able to send me an email at mike@ridgewireless.net?


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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
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package com.facebook.presto.common;

import com.facebook.presto.common.Subfield.NestedField;
import com.facebook.presto.common.Subfield.PathElement;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.common.collect.Streams;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

import java.util.List;

import static com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList.toImmutableList;
import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.testng.Assert.assertTrue;
import static org.testng.Assert.fail;

public class TestSubfieldTokenizer
{
    @Test
    public void test()
    {
        List<PathElement> elements = ImmutableList.of(
                new NestedField("b"),
                new Subfield.LongSubscript(2),
                new Subfield.LongSubscript(-1),
                new Subfield.StringSubscript("z"),
                Subfield.allSubscripts(),
                new Subfield.StringSubscript("34"),
                new Subfield.StringSubscript("b \"test\""),
                new Subfield.StringSubscript("\"abc"),
                new Subfield.StringSubscript("abc\""),
                new Subfield.StringSubscript("ab\"cde"),
                new Subfield.StringSubscript("a.b[\"hello\uDBFF\"]"));

        for (PathElement element : elements) {
            assertPath(new Subfield("a", ImmutableList.of(element)));
        }

        for (PathElement element : elements) {
            for (PathElement secondElement : elements) {
                assertPath(new Subfield("a", ImmutableList.of(element, secondElement)));
            }
        }

        for (PathElement element : elements) {
            for (PathElement secondElement : elements) {
                for (PathElement thirdElement : elements) {
                    assertPath(new Subfield("a", ImmutableList.of(element, secondElement, thirdElement)));
                }
            }
        }
    }

    private static void assertPath(Subfield path)
    {
        SubfieldTokenizer tokenizer = new SubfieldTokenizer(path.serialize());
        assertTrue(tokenizer.hasNext());
        assertEquals(new Subfield(((NestedField) tokenizer.next()).getName(), Streams.stream(tokenizer).collect(toImmutableList())), path);
    }

    @Test
    public void testColumnNames()
    {
        assertPath(new Subfield("$bucket", ImmutableList.of()));
        assertPath(new Subfield("apollo-11", ImmutableList.of()));
        assertPath(new Subfield("a/b/c:12", ImmutableList.of()));
        assertPath(new Subfield("@basis", ImmutableList.of()));
        assertPath(new Subfield("@basis|city_id", ImmutableList.of()));
        assertPath(new Subfield("a and b", ImmutableList.of()));
    }

    @Test
    public void testInvalidPaths()
    {
        assertInvalidPath("a[b]");
        assertInvalidPath("a[2");
        assertInvalidPath("a.*");
        assertInvalidPath("a[2].[3].");
    }

    private void assertInvalidPath(String path)
    {
        SubfieldTokenizer tokenizer = new SubfieldTokenizer(path);

        try {
            Streams.stream(tokenizer).collect(toImmutableList());
            fail("Expected failure");
        }
        catch (InvalidFunctionArgumentException e) {
            // this is expected
            assertTrue(e.getMessage().startsWith("Invalid subfield path: "));
        }
    }
}


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I promised this feature to some of my friends in the US long time ago. And starting from today, our platform offers full support of these types of spreads. Our team made a great effort to bring the best experience for traders of these advanced strategies.
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package org.kohsuke.stapler;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
 */
public class AncestorImpl implements Ancestor {
    private final List<AncestorImpl> owner;
    private final int listIndex;

    private Object object;
    private String[] tokens;
    private int index;
    private String contextPath;

    public AncestorImpl(List<AncestorImpl> owner) {
        this.owner = owner;
        listIndex = owner.size();
        owner.add(this);
    }

    public void set(Object object, RequestImpl req ) {
        this.object = object;
        this.tokens = req.tokens.rawTokens;
        this.index = req.tokens.idx;
        this.contextPath = req.getContextPath();
    }

    public Object getObject() {
        return object;
    }

    public String getUrl() {
        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(contextPath);
        for( int i=0; i<index; i++ ) {
            buf.append('/');
            buf.append(tokens[i]);
        }

        return buf.toString();
    }

    public String getRestOfUrl() {
        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(contextPath);
        for( int i=index; i<tokens.length; i++ ) {
            if (buf.length()>0) buf.append('/');
            buf.append(tokens[i]);
        }

        return buf.toString();
    }

    public String getFullUrl() {
        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
        StaplerRequest req = Stapler.getCurrentRequest();
        buf.append(req.getScheme());
        buf.append("://");
        buf.append(req.getServerName());
        if(req.getServerPort()!=80)
            buf.append(':').append(req.getServerPort());
        buf.append(getUrl());

        return buf.toString();
    }

    public String getRelativePath() {
        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
        for( int i=index; i<tokens.length; i++ ) {
            if(buf.length()>0)  buf.append('/');
            buf.append("..");
        }
        if(buf.length()==0) buf.append('.');
        return buf.toString();
    }

    public String getNextToken(int n) {
        return tokens[index+n];
    }

    public Ancestor getPrev() {
        if(listIndex==0)
            return null;
        else
            return owner.get(listIndex-1);
    }

    public Ancestor getNext() {
        if(listIndex==owner.size()-1)
            return null;
        else
            return owner.get(listIndex+1);
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return object.toString();
    }
}


After undergoing repairs the bridge over the Casselman River and the park area with its new interpretative panels will be reopenend.
Check out the beautiful setting, take some pictures. There will be kids' activities and music and you will also get a chance to eat a bite and buy souvenirs.
Have a great weekend visiting our beautiful Garrett County!


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Q: Dictionary becomes list, not sure why I have the following response which I get from an API. When I check the type of it I get dict but when I slice it for just the results, which also has key > value pairs, it becomes a list and I am not sure why.
responsefromapi = requests.get(url)
response = json.loads(responsefromapi.text)
print(type(response))
results = response["results"]
print(type(results))

A: The external is still a dictionary, but each value has its own type as well. In the below case it's a list.
>>> example_dict = {'key':['value']}  # make a dictionary
>>> type(example_dict)
<class 'dict'>
>>> type(example_dict['key'])  # access element via its key
<class 'list'>

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Q: How to add category summation using vba code? I have a vba code that outputs a list of numbers. This list could vary by every execution. Therefore the number of rows and position of empty cells could change by each run.
What I need here is to insert the summation of white cells ( correspond to each product category) into the following green cell at column B (Aval.Qnty). This is showed in the below picture.

Is there any way to do that through piece of vba code?

A: Add Subtotals

Option Explicit

Sub AddSubTotals()

    Dim ws As Worksheet: Set ws = ActiveSheet ' be more specific
    Dim rg As Range: Set rg = ws.Range("A1").CurrentRegion
    Dim rCount As Long: rCount = rg.Rows.Count
    If rCount < 2 Then Exit Sub ' not enough data

    With rg.Columns(2)

        Dim Data As Variant: Data = .Value

        Dim r As Long
        Dim sTotal As Double

        For r = 2 To rCount
            If IsEmpty(Data(r, 1)) Then
                .Rows(r).Value = sTotal
                sTotal = 0
            Else
                If IsNumeric(Data(r, 1)) Then
                    sTotal = sTotal + Data(r, 1)
                End If
            End If
        Next r

    End With

End Sub

A: (The solution below is not vba but excel formula. It will help you I think.)

*

*You can use the formula at C2 and extend this formula to the bottom to get the sums of product categories:

=IF(LEFT(A2,3)=LEFT(A1,3),B2+C1,B2)

You need to only consider the cells next to the blank cells at column C for sums of product categories.

*You can use the formula at D2 and extend this formula to the bottom to get total sum

=IF(RIGHT(A2,1)="X",C2+D1,IF(ISNUMBER(D1),D1,0))

You need to only consider the bottom cell at column D for total sum.
Here is the formulas and result:
Formulas
Result
You can analyze the formulas for how it works.


The Retirement Advantage, Inc. (TRA), an industry-leading national retirement services company is proud to announce the hiring of Jeffrey Schreiber as their Director of Sales, reporting to Matt Schoneman, President and Partner of TRA.
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Jeffrey received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Ohio State University and his Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School. Jeffrey currently holds his FINRA Series 7, 26 and 63 securities licenses as well as his ChFC, CLU and is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA).


The best part about events is that everyone is a copycat! If it works, why invent something new? When planning an event or even a concept, go to other festivals and events in your area. You never know what you will find! There might be great vendors you want at your event, a contest was coordinated well, or you generated a new idea for your own event! If you cannot attend the chosen event, check the website for photos and articles. Being there online is better than nothing at all. Here are a couple of local Jacksonville, NC events that you should look out for.
A fun event for the whole family. This family is held in Sneads Ferry on August 14 & 15. This year will be the festival's 40th anniversary. Be sure to check it out!
CISM will be taking place from October 8-17 aboard Camp Lejeune, NC. Over 50 countries will be represented at this event. This event is also open to the public.
Oktoberfest is one of the most well executed and well attended event in Onslow County. This year, Oktoberfest is on October 23 from 10am-9pm at Riverwalk Park in Jacksonville, NC.


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Cairngorm Capital recognises the achievements of Neil McGill and Stuart Whiteford
London and Edinburgh, 18 December 2018
Cairngorm Capital is delighted to announce the promotions of Neil McGill and Stuart Whiteford. Neil and Stuart joined the firm in early 2017 and their promotions recognise the significant contribution made by both to Cairngorm Capital's sustained growth and success.
Neil McGill leads Cairngorm Capital's activity in Scotland and has been pivotal in developing the firm's presence and influence within the business community across the region. In addition, since November 2017 he has led four acquisitions which have established the National Timber Group as the UK's largest independent processor and distributor of cut timber, with combined revenue approaching £250 million, 52 distribution and processing sites and over 1300 employees. Neil also serves on the Board of Stevenswood, where he is supporting an accelerated branch roll-out programme. Neil now becomes a Managing Director of Cairngorm Capital and joins the firm's Investment Committee.
Stuart Whiteford has played a central role in each of the National Timber Group acquisitions and now serves on the Board of that company. He has also been involved in many other Cairngorm Capital acquisitions and strategic initiatives and was celebrated as one of the Drax "Future 40" UK private equity professionals earlier this year. Stuart now becomes an Investment Director of the firm.
Cairngorm Capital is currently investing its second fund and has expanded steadily to establish a talented team of investment professionals, operating partners and non-executive directors. The firm invests in strongly performing UK companies, partnering with their management teams to drive transformation by improving performance, extending geographic reach and expanding product offerings.
This approach has resulted in the creation of six platform companies, with combined revenues of over £450m and more than 2,500 employees, covering a broad range of activities: online distributor of building products, Building Supplies Online; window and door manufacturer Customade Group; supplier of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) components MRO+ Solutions; timber merchant, National Timber Group; builders' merchants, Parkers Building Supplies and window and door distributor, Stevenswood. Typically, portfolio companies have more than doubled in scale within the first year following Cairngorm Capital's investment.
With £180 million of committed equity capital and a proven methodology for driving growth, Cairngorm Capital continues to seek profitable companies in manufacturing, distribution and services industries that require strategic support to achieve the next stage of expansion.
Andrew Steel, Founder and Managing Partner of Cairngorm Capital said, "I would like to congratulate Neil and Stuart. They have played a central role in the success of our business and that of our portfolio companies. Both combine transaction expertise with highly effective personal styles and a collaborative approach that is admired by management teams in our portfolio companies. We are delighted to be able to recognise their achievements."
Lee Hess, Chairman of Cairngorm Capital said, "My congratulations to Neil and Stuart. Their promotions are recognition and endorsement of the talent and expertise that both have consistently applied since joining our firm."
For further information, please contact Zuzanna Thompson on 0207 183 6389 or 07849 122495
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was enacted to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of health care delivery by creating a national framework for health privacy protection.
HIPAA provides that individually identifiable protected health information (PHI) must be protected. Generally, PHI is information, including demographic information collected from an individual, that:
is created or received by a health care provider, health plan or employer;
relates to the physical or mental health or condition of, or the provision of health care to, an individual, or the payment for the provision of health care to an individual; or
identifies the individual or provides a reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify the individual.
All members of the JCCC workforce, including regular employees, temporary employees, volunteers, contractors or agents of JCCC who have access to PHI are covered by HIPAA.
PHI encompasses virtually all health information that JCCC acquires in its capacity as an employer, if the information can somehow be linked to an individual. This includes information related to health benefits, such as benefit enrollment data, claims and attachments, explanations of benefits, medical records, treatment summaries, return to work releases and any medical notes. It also includes health information related to FMLA, ADA, workers' compensation, disability claims and sick leave requests.
Any employee medical information (such as return to work releases, physician restrictions and detailed sick leave reports that identify specific illnesses/injuries) that a department may have in its files should be sent to the Office of Human Resources for protection. This includes copies of original information a department may have already sent to Office of Human Resources. The Office of Human Resources will be solely responsible for the security and storage of this medical information.
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Employees should deliver any relevant medical information directly to the Office of Human Resources. Employees will need to sign specific release forms in order for PHI to be disclosed. These forms are maintained in the Office of Human Resources.
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If you have questions about HIPAA, email Becky Centlivre, Human Resources Executive Director, or call her at 913-469-8500, ext. 3267.
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"Wednesday morning at about 11 o'clock a loud explosion literally shook the whole hospital." Giacomo, logistician in Lashkar-gah, Afghanistan, tells us: "The windows, doors and some parts of the roof were blown to smithereens by the blast wave. A vehicle packed with explosives had been blown up in front of the entrance to the governor's palace, about 300 metres from our hospital.
After the explosion we heard shots as well, so we decided to activate the usual "mass casualty plan". Instead of using tents in the garden as we usually do in these situations, this time we decided to stay under shelter inside the building and to use the canopy in front of our emergency Opd area to carry out the "triage" on the casualties. The sounds of the fighting went on for some minutes but were drowned out straight away by the noise of the ambulances racing to our hospital.
24 casualties arrived, including 3 dead on arrival. Relatives and friends of our local staff were involved in the attack too.
Hedayat has been working at the EMERGENCY Surgical Centre in Kabul since it opened in 2001.


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Grom's Curiosity Ink Media and Cepia Entertainment Partner Bring Feline Festivities to Santa.com with Launch of Cat vs. Pickles Yuletide Advent Calendar
How the Gherkins Stole Christmas Counts Down to the Big Day, Revealing a New Cat-tastic Animated Chapter Every Day Beginning December 1 through Christmas Day
December 01, 2022 08:00 ET | Source: Grom Social Enterprises Grom Social Enterprises
BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grom Social Enterprises, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GROM), Curiosity Ink Media – its original story telling subsidiary that weeks ago threw open the doors to digital holiday venue, Santa.com announced today the launch of the site's new Yuletide Advent Calendar, How the Gherkins Stole Christmas, based on the wildly popular Cats vs. Pickles franchise. Packed with feline fun, pickle hijinks and exciting cliffhangers, the story will roll out in 25 pickle-tastic chapters that will captivate kids and keep families laughing together as the big day approaches. The animated Christmas countdown calendar, courtesy of an exclusive partnership between Curiosity Ink Media and Cepia Entertainment, was announced today by Darren Marks, Chairman and CEO of Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. Investor relations information on Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. is available at https://investors.gromsocial.com.
Bringing the hilarious adventures of the beloved Cats vs. Pickles world to the holiday season, How the Gherkins Stole Christmas is a heartwarming, original tale, penned by acclaimed children's author, Darren Farrell. In the spirit of a classic Yuletide advent calendar, each day through Christmas morning, the story and characters will be brought to life with another new, sequential animated chapter, narrated by the author.
"The Gherkins Who Stole Christmas is a stocking-stuffer that Santa.com visitors can unwrap each day leading up to Christmas," said Marks. "We hope that this original holiday tale becomes a favorite tradition for both Cats vs. Pickles fans and those who are just discovering these lovable feline characters."
When a grinchy storm rolls into Catsburg, the joyful spirit of the season seems to disappear and its residents begin to forget the true meaning of Christmas. When The Pickles are called in to help, true to form, they come up with a thoroughly outrageous plan to help turn the feline frowns upside down. But the relentless cukes run into an unexpected snag when a mischievous furball named Snowball makes it her mission to convince the town that the little green gherkins are actually aliens.
The wildly popular all-white Snowball bean made its return on Santa.com, after being launched in limited release in 2021. Now, Cats vs Pickles fans can order their Snowball bean character and have it to accompany the How the Gherkins Stole Christmas story.
"The holidays are a magical time of anticipation of something great," said Cepia CEO James Russell Hornsby. "We're proud of the How the Gherkins Stole Christmas and think that our fans will love how the story evolves each day as a new chapter is unlocked."
Santa.com also features other VS World brands, including limited edition Cats vs. Pickles Holiday beans and jumbos, as well as new Dogs vs. Squirls and Kittens vs. Gherkins beans which have been named as Hot Holiday Toys for 2022 by the Toy Insider.
Santa.com is a dynamic, holiday venue, overflowing with e-commerce and fun content for every member of the family. The one-stop holiday hub includes specially themed editorial, curated gift lists, decorating tips, interactive games and merry content, all of which is designed to ease the stress often associated with holiday preparations. The site recently debuted an ASK SANTA feature, an AI-driven virtual experience that allows kids to engage with Santa Claus, anytime 24/7, on mobile or desktop devices. Powered by industry-leading artificial intelligence technology from StoryFile, ASK SANTA offers parents a safe, convenient alternative to mall visits and long lines.
Santa.com joins Grom's growing stable of family-friendly, holiday-themed IP following its 2021 acquisition of Curiosity Ink Media. This also includes the afore mentioned original, animated feature-length film, which is inspired by such iconic holiday classics like "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" and "Elf." Additionally, the company has published books including Santa.com by Russell Hicks and Santa's Secret Society, by international best-selling children's author Amber Stewart.
You can follow Santa.com on social at:
https://www.instagram.com/officialsantadotcom/?hl=en on Instagram
https://www.twitter.com/OGSantaDotCom on Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/SantaDotCom/ on Facebook
About Cepia
Headquartered in St Louis, Mo., Cepia, LLC is a privately held, family-owned global manufacturer of entertainment-driven brands designed to ignite the imaginations of children of all ages. Led by industry veteran and former inventor of the year James Russell Hornsby and a small band of passionate toymakers, Cepia creates toy franchises that ignite magic through wonder and imagination. Versus World Property brands Cats vs Pickles, Dogs vs Squirls and Kittens vs Gherkins are distributed in major and specialty retailers in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Thailand. For more information, please visit www.cepiallc.com and www.catsvpickles.com.
About Curiosity Ink Media
Curiosity Ink Media is a global media company that develops, acquires, builds, grows and maximizes the short, mid, and long-term commercial potential of Kids & Family entertainment properties and associated business opportunities. Driven by a best-in-class leadership team, Curiosity Ink Media's multi-faceted I.P. library is designed to amass ongoing value through strategic stewardship, partnerships, and highly targeted market entry. For more information, please visit https://curiosityinkmedia.com/.
About Grom Social Enterprises, Inc.
Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. is a growing social media platform and original content provider of entertainment for children under 13 years of age, which provides safe and secure digital environments for kids that can be monitored by their parents or guardians. The Company has several operating subsidiaries, including Grom Social, which delivers its content through mobile and desktop environments (web portal and apps) that entertain children, let them interact with friends, access relevant news, and play proprietary games while teaching them about being good digital citizens. The Company owns and operates Top Draw Animation, which produces award-winning animation content for some of the largest international media companies in the world. Grom also includes Grom Educational Services, which has provided web filtering services for K-12 schools, government and private businesses. For more information, please visit https://gromsocial.com.
This press release contains statements, which may constitute "forward-looking statements." Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief, or current expectations of Grom and members of its management team as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Important factors currently known to management that may cause actual results to differ from those anticipated are discussed throughout the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission which are available at www.sec.gov as well as the Company's website at www.gromsocial.com. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or changes to future operating results.
Marianne Romano
Grom Social Enterprises/Curiosity Ink Media
Romanomarianne@me.com
Brooks Hamilton
MZ Group - MZ North America
GROM@mzgroup.us
CEPIA Entertainment Contact:
Laura Frerichs
lfrerichs@cepiallc.com
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/3f6d2025-2e38-4e3a-b6a9-943f93b62cb5
HOW THE GHERKINS STOLE CHRISTMAS Santa.com today launched a new Yuletide Advent Calendar, How the Gherkins Stole Christmas, based on ...
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Tags: Marijuana | Polls | Quinnipiac | poll | Florida | marijuana
Quinnipiac Poll: Floridians High on Legal Marijuana
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By Melissa Clyne | Monday, 28 July 2014 08:17 AM
Florida could soon be the next state to allow medical marijuana, according to the results of a Quinnipiac University poll, which finds that 88 percent of Sunshine State voters support the idea, which will be voted on in November.
Even seniors are on board, according to the poll, with 83 percent of voters over 65 favoring it, slightly less than the 95 percent of voters between ages 18 and 29.
"Forget the stereotypes of stodgy old folks living out their golden years playing canasta and golf," Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University poll, said in a statement. "Almost 9 in 10 Floridians favor legalizing medical marijuana, and a small majority says adults should be able to possess small amounts of the drug for recreational purposes.
"Even though a proposal to legalize medical marijuana, on the ballot this November, must meet a 60 percent threshold, these numbers make a strong bet the referendum is likely to pass."
Republicans are the group with the least amount of support, though they still favor the idea by an 80 percent to 19 percent split.
According to ProCon.org, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legal medical marijuana, and a host of others are considering recreational use laws. Colorado and Washington recently passed it.
In Florida, support for recreational pot is not as fervent as medical marijuana, but it's still strong: 55 percent to 41 percent. Men are much higher on the idea (61 percent to 36 percent) while women are more evenly split, 49 percent to 45 percent.
Age is a major contributing factor when it comes to support for lighting up for purely recreational purposes. Seventy-two percent of voters 18 to 29 favor it, while 59 percent of voters over 65 oppose it.
Democrats and independents are much mellower about the idea with 64 percent and 55 percent support the idea, respectively. Republicans oppose it by a 56 percent to 41 percent margin.
In Florida last month, Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who is up for re-election, signed into law the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act permitting limited use of a special strain of marijuana to treat epileptic seizures, cancer, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known as Lou Gehrig's disease, according to Reuters.
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How Pizza Hut boosted sales in Hong Kong with digital marketing savvy
Grace Chng
Digital marketing has boosted sales, according to Ravel Lai, IT director for the franchise holder of Pizza Hut in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Vietnam and Myanmar. PHOTO: Grace Chng
Information technology director Ravel Lai has been successful marketing Pizza Hut to its online customers in Hongkong.
The number of customers who actively buy Pizza Hut meals online have gone up by 50 per cent yearly to about 400,000 today, up from 100,000 in 2014. Revenue has also risen although Lai did not disclose the numbers.
Why is an IT director successful in marketing?
"It's because I know the technology's capability. I use technology to achieve the outcome Pizza Hut wants," said Lai, IT director for Jardine Restaurant Group, the franchise holder of this fast food chain restaurant in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Vietnam and Myanmar.
His technology strategy is built around Big Data, analytics, apps and cloud computing. He has in-house capabilities in app development and analytics in addition to a customer database that also tracks a loyalty programme.
To generate quick marketing programmes, he used the cloud services from Salesforce, a leading provider of customer relationship management software.
"With these technology infrastructure, I can target specific customer segments," said Lai in an interview here in San Franciso, on the sidelines of Dreamforce 2016. He was a speaker at the Salesforce customer event this week.
A key success occurred on December 9 last year. He recalled it was raining in Hong Kong. When he got into office in the morning, he asked his team to create a marketing campaign to target housewives who might want not want to go out to buy food but might want the convenience of ordering pizzas in.
Within two hours, his team had developed an e-coupon which was sent to housewives who have the Pizza Hut's mobile app.
Lai was right. Sales was up seven per cent that day compared to other rainy days. Emboldened, he went one step further. With Hong Kong in the midst of winter, he ran a similar marketing campaign in January this year targeted at the same group of housewives.
"This time we didn't give any e-coupons. We chose a soft, sentimental message, creating a graphic of a fondue with a wintery-snowy background on the app's landing page. We sent a reminder to the customers that winter is here. In five days we racked up about US$200,000 extra sales with no advertising at all."
This time sales went up by US$300,000 within four to five days. The campaign has since been repeated in various versions and each time the sales has gone up. It has resulted in other digital marketing programmes.
For example, customers can get an express ticket number using the Pizza Hut app when there is a long queue at a store during peak hours. Customers redeem an express ticket using their loyalty points.
Said Lai: "If the queue is too long, we'll lose customers who are in a hurry or who don't want to wait. The express ticket ensures 'stickiness', so that the customer can quickly buy the meal he wants."
Pizza Hut in Hong Kong is among the earliest of the pizza chain to use digital marketing. The same strategy is being used in Taiwan and Japan.
Digital marketing has enabled Pizza Hut to focus on the customer, raise revenue and reduce costs, Lai said.
A traditional campaign for example, using handbills would have taken three weeks to execute because a handbill had to be created, designed, printed and distributed to various Pizza Hut outlets.
"Then someone from the restaurant would have to stand outside the store and distribute the handbills. Customer response from handbills is at best three per cent. This process just takes too long and costs too much," recalled Lai.
"With digital marketing, our cost is zero and we can react in real-time. We can not only double this response, we can also target the same people who had responded to us previously. So we can get repeat customers to order with us again," he added.
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This week on PodQuest Chris and Richie talk about Desinty 2, Wonder Woman's reviews, Dungeons and Dragons, Disney World, the Arrowverse and more! Lots of spoilers if you haven't watched the season finales of Supergirl, Flash, and Arrow. We do them in that order at the end of the episode and make a warning before so you've been warned!


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25th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act
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This page highlights the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and shares the vison of what equal access means in emergency management.
Message from Administrator Fugate
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July 26, 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This law protects the civil rights of more than 56 million Americans, or 20 percent of the U.S. population, who have physical, mobility, hearing, vision, speech, and cognitive, intellectual and mental health disabilities. Since the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed, many improvements have been made to eliminate barriers for people with disabilities; however, many still face obstacles that limit their health, safety and independence, especially in the midst of unexpected emergencies, or even worse, catastrophic events.
FEMA is working to ensure equal opportunity for children and adults with disabilities and others who also have access and functional needs. Our mission extends to the whole community as we support our citizens and first responders to improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. FEMA is committed to integrating and coordinating emergency management practices that include the expertise of individuals with access and functional needs. This means equal access to preparedness activities and programs without discrimination, meeting the access and functional needs of individuals, and consistent and active engagement in all aspects of emergency planning.
Marcie Roth, FEMA's Office of Disability Integration and Coordination Director, envisions equal access as:
Everyone actively participating in exercises that test the capability and procedures of a community in the event of an emergency or disaster with needed accommodations provided.
Accessible transportation during an evacuation and restoring transportation accessibility after a disaster as a part of restoring the essential services needed by the whole community.
People with disabilities having the tools and resources to maintain their health, safety and independence in a shelter.
The whole community having access to effective communication including Sign Language interpreters, assistive listening devices, CART, materials in large print or braille, TTY and video relay services and being sure to use plain language; equal access also means people receiving emergency alerts, warnings, and important messages that are accessible to them. . Information has to be accessible to be actionable.
Meeting the accessible housing needs of disaster survivors and addressing the recovery needs of the whole community so that children with disabilities go back to school with their peers and adults with disabilities go back to work along with their co-workers.
A career path in emergency management as accessible to workers with disabilities as it is to workers without disabilities.
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate said, "It is time children, people with disabilities or any other segment of our communities who have traditionally been underserved, to be more fully and consistently integrated into preparedness and planning efforts at every level of government." When communities integrate the access and functional needs of children and adults with and without disabilities in all phases of community-wide emergency management, they strengthen their resilience and capability to prepare.
FEMA's Progress
Since opening the Office of Disability Integration and Coordination in 2010, FEMA has been building bridges toward inclusive emergency management by:
Expanding our team in the 10 FEMA regions by including Regional Disability Integration Specialists who increase our capacity to serve the whole community. They also serve as advisors to states and FEMA's leadership team in an effort to ensure that access and functional needs and rights of individuals with disabilities are being properly included and addressed in all aspects of emergency preparedness and disaster response, recovery and mitigation. Our Regional Disability Specialists have deployed to more than 35 disasters since coming on board.
Training emergency managers, shelter planners, and states to provide better functional needs support services throughout the nation. We provide the tools and strategies for accommodating individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs in general population shelters during emergencies.
Providing universal cots replacing standard military cots in general population shelters. Military cots are low to the ground, narrow and easy to tip. Recognizing that the cots are not useful for many people, we are replacing them with wider, sturdier universal cots. Also, the removable hand rails make it easier for people who use wheelchairs to transfer from their wheelchair to a cot.
Partnering with the National Council on Independent Living and its 450 Independent Living Centers to assist people at FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers with access and functional needs following a disaster.
Partnering with the National Disability Rights Network and their 57 state Protection and Advocacy Agencies to ensure that the needs of people with disabilities, young children, seniors, and all members of the community are fully integrated into emergency planning efforts. National Disability Rights Network is now involved in policy decisions and coordinates directly with the entire emergency management team.
Hosting two nationwide conferences, Getting Real; Inclusive Emergency Management National Capacity Building Conference and Getting Real II; Promising Practices for Inclusive Emergency Management. Both events brought together inclusive emergency management teams from across the nation to share strategies, tools, and resources for engaging the whole community in emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.
According to Administrator Fugate, "We don't plan for easy in FEMA…we plan for real." And we encourage everyone, including people with disabilities, to plan for their welfare in the event of a disaster or emergency. To learn more, visit the Office of Disability Integration and Coordination page and FEMA's Ready website at www.ready.gov for step-by-step information on how to prepare for disasters.


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Daniel Radcliffe on NPR's Wait wait...don't tell me!
In promotion of Horns Daniel was on NPR's news quiz Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! with panelists Luke Burbank, Kyrie O'Connor and Alonzo Bodden (Saturday 1st November 2014). Audio below.