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Digital wallet services gain rising acceptance
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JUNE 08: Apple Vice President of Worldwide Online Stores, Jennifer Bailey, speaks about Apple Pay during Apple WWDC on June 8, 2015 in San Francisco, California. Apple annouced a new OS X, El Capitan, and iOS 9 during the keynote at the annual developers conference that runs through June 12. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
By George Avalos | gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: May 25, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. | UPDATED: May 26, 2017 at 3:23 a.m.
SAN JOSE — Money and wallets simply aren't what they used to be.
Tech giants' card-less payment services — including Apple Pay, Android Pay from Google and Samsung Pay — aim to ease the path to the truly digital wallet, and researchers project huge growth in adoption by retailers and consumers. Even staid financial giants such as Wells Fargo and Bank of America are behind a push to encourage and enable customers to access ATMs without their debit cards.
Yet the digital wallet business has gotten off to a rough start, said Bay Area-based analyst Trip Chowdhry, managing director with Global Equities Research.
"There have been many false starts in this industry," Chowdhry said. "The current payment methods are intrusive, and they are not seamless."
Even so, card-less payment services are here to stay.
"Mobile proximity payments, enabled though near-field-communications, are projected to vastly increase to $118 billion in 2018, up from $3.5 billion in 2014," according to a report by Statista, a web-based data and statistics company. "Some of the benefits of mobile payments include the speed of payment, the convenience as well as the integration with pre-existing loyalty and coupon programs."
These benefits point to a brave new world of virtual wallets.
The most common mobile-payment activities include paying bills through a mobile phone or web browser, buying items or digital content remotely with a phone, and paying for goods in a store with a phone, according to the Federal Reserve Bank in a report titled "Consumers and Mobile Financial Services 2016."
As of December 2016, Apple Pay led the way in North American retailers' adoption of mobile-payment systems, with 36 percent acceptance, according to Statista. PayPal had 34 percent acceptance, Mastercard PayPass had 25 percent, Android Pay had 24 percent, Visa CheckOut had 20 percent and Samsung Pay had 18 percent, the report said.
One of the next steps, analysts say, is to make payments seamless for the consumer, and to make it easy for shoppers to pick up items in stores without lining up at check stands.
This sort of convenience is already available in a different industry that new technologies have disrupted: "Uber and Lyft enable users to simply get out of the car at the end of the journey, while the app seamlessly processes the fare in the background," Sunnyvale-based technology company Rambus noted in a report.
The technology providers also need to overcome consumers' worries about security.
Campbell-based market researcher Creative Strategies recently studied digital wallets to assess barriers to greater adoption of the services.
"We found that fears about security, trusting in the apps, are the primary concerns," said Ben Bajarin, a principal analyst. "Consumers don't quite buy the story that they are secure. They are concerned that anything in a digital form can be stolen."
Bajarin said Apple, Android and Samsung mobile payment technologies all encrypt users' information, securing their credit card details.
"Compared to a physical credit card or physical wallet that can be stolen, digital wallets are secure," he said.
Here is a brief look at some of the technology leaders in mobile payments.
Apple Pay is a free digital wallet and mobile payment service that can be used to make in-person payments and is compatible with an array of contact-less terminals. The system is live in 15 countries, including the United States and Canada, along with United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, Japan and several other European and Asian countries.
Q: How many retailers accept your service today?
A: Tens of millions of customers are now using Apple Pay, and more than 13 million contact-less enabled locations exist in the countries where the service is live, Apple said in a statement. More than 4.5 million locations now accept Apple Pay in the U.S.
Retailers that support Apple Pay include Best Buy, B&H Photo, Bloomingdale's, Chevron, Disney, Dunkin' Donuts, GameStop, Jamba Juice, Kohl's, Lucky, McDonald's, Office Depot, Petco, Sprouts, Staples, KFC, Trader Joe's, Walgreens and Whole Foods, according to the MacRumors site.
Q: What improvements are you making to the service?
A: Apple didn't disclose any upcoming upgrades. But Apple Chief Executive Officer Timothy Cook told analysts during a conference call this month: "Apple Pay is experiencing phenomenal traction. We're seeing strong, growing usage as points of acceptance expand, with transaction volume up 450 percent in the U.S. alone."
ANDROID PAY
Google developed the Android Pay digital wallet platform to power tap-to-pay purchases on mobile devices so customers can make payments with Android-based phones, tablets, or watches. Android Pay uses the near-field communications technology to exchange bank card information so funds can be transferred to the retailer.
A: "We don't have this number available to share," said Genevieve Park, a Google spokeswoman. However, some of the retailers using Android Pay are Best Buy, BJ's Wholesale Club, Bloomingdale's, Coca Cola, Dunkin' Donuts, Game Stop, Jamba Juice, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Macy's, Meijer, Panera Bread, Subway, Trader Joe's, Walgreens, Wegmans and Whole Foods.
A: A Google alliance with PayPal enables people to tap their PayPal accounts to make payments using their Android phones; Google has teamed up with multiple banks, including Bank of America and USAA Bank, to add bank cards to the Android Pay platform; and Gmail users can send money as an attachment in an email, the company said in a statement.
"Android Pay is a mobile wallet that allows Android users to save their credit, debit and loyalty cards to their phone and pay easily in-store, in-app, and on the mobile web," Google said.
Samsung Pay uses near-field communication technology and supports more than 500 banks and credit unions, which together represent more than 85 percent of the U.S. debit card and credit card market.
Q: How many major retailers accept your service today?
A: Samsung Pay works at more than 90 percent of the top 250 retailers and the vast majority of merchants, including small, local businesses, Samsung said. Because Samsung Pay supports both Near-Field Communications (NFC) and Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) technologies, Samsung Pay is accepted almost anywhere you can swipe or tap your credit card, it said.
Samsung Pay is driving toward the goal of universal merchant acceptance, which is critical to consumer adoption, Samsung said.
A: Samsung has provided new incentives to help customers reach for their phones every time they go through checkout. Samsung Rewards, for example, serves as the loyalty platform for the entire Samsung ecosystem, working much like standard credit card points programs.
"With Samsung Rewards rapidly accelerating consumer adoption of mobile payments, and Samsung Pay's ability to work almost anywhere you can swipe a credit card unlike other solutions, we know that Samsung Pay is uniquely positioned to lead the mobile payments industry into the future," said Nana Murugesan, general manager of services and new business at Samsung Electronics America.
Instead of a physical card, customers can now use a mobile Wells Fargo app to choose card-free ATM access and then obtain a one-time token for that session to conduct transactions at the machine.
"Wells Fargo is the first large bank in the U.S. to have card-less ATM technology on our entire fleet," said Ruben Pulido, a Wells Fargo spokesman.
Bank of America focuses on digital wallets for its card-less ATM services.
"The way we deployed card-less technologies is we are accepting all digital wallets, including Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Android Pay," said Charles Liu, chief of branch transformation, ATM innovation and market strategy. "We have enabled this so all of the digital wallets will work with our ATMs. You simply place your phone near an ATM terminal and they communicate with each other." This sort of access is available at more than half of the Bank of America ATMs in the U.S. and can be activated by uploading the bank card information to a digital wallet.
Macy's and Bloomingdale's both accept Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay, said Orlando Veras, a spokesman for Macy's Inc., whose subsidiaries include the two department store chains.
The only digital wallet Walmart accepts is Walmart Wallet, the retailer said in an emailed response.
George Avalos | Business reporter
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DES PLAINES (Sun-Times Media Wire) - A driver was injured when a freight train struck his vehicle early Wednesday in northwest suburban Des Plaines.
The 60-year-old man was driving south on Graceland Avenue when he made a left turn onto the tracks and got stuck about 40 feet onto the tracks about 1:45 a.m., according to Des Plaines Police Chief Bill Kushner.
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Notes: => 85th Centile Overweight or obese
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Men, 2014-2017
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Definitions: At risk of overweight (BMI>=85th and <95th centile) At risk of obesity (BMI>=95th)
Boys, 2015
Area covered: National (but small sample)
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Notes: IOTF International cut off NB SMALL SAMPLE SIZES & COMBINED REGIONS
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Notes: SIMD (Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation) Quintiles 5 Least Deprived - 1 Most Deprived Not IOTF Cut off => 85th Centile overweight or obese
Notes: Deprivation Overweight (>= 85th %ile to < 95th %ile) Obese (>= 95th %ile)
Notes: Overweight (>= 85th to < 95th Percentile) Obese (>= 95th Perentiile)
Notes: Income Overweight (>= 85th to < 95th Percentile) Obese (>= 95th Percentile)
Overweight/obesity by ethnicity
Ethnic groups are as defined by publication of origin and are not as defined by WOF. In some instances ethnicity is conflated with nationality and/or race.
Adults, 2008-2011
References: Scottish Health Survey - topic report: equality groups (2012). Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-health-survey-topic-report-equality-groups/pages/34/. Last Accessed: 14.04.21.
Notes: Ethnic groups as defined by the survey of origin.
References: Growing up in Scotland: overweight obesity and activity (2012). Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/growing-up-scotland-report-overweight-obesity-activity/pages/8/. Last accessed: 26.04.21.
Notes: Ethnic groups as defined by survey of origin.
All categoriesEvidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action planEvidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action planEvidence of Marketing Guidelines/PolicyEvidence of Physical Activity Guidelines/PolicyTaxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public healthEvidence of Community Interventions/CampaignTransnational Obesity Strategies/Policy or Action PlanLabelling Regulation/GuidelinesIndustry/Government regulations - voluntary /pledgesHealth Effectiveness Reviews (obesity related)Evidence of Multidisciplinary InterventionEvidence of Management/treatment guidelinesNon-national obesity strategiesEvidence of School Food RegulationsEvidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activityEvidence of Obesity Target
Advertising and Sponsorship Policy (UK-wide policy)
The Advertising and Sponsorship Policy approved by Bristol City Council restricts the marketing of food and drinks high in fat, sugar and/or salt. The policy covers all advertising generated by the Council itself and advertising and sponsorship by third parties on Bristol City Council-owned sites.
Categories: Evidence of Marketing Guidelines/Policy
Organisation: Bristol City Council
References: https://news.bristol.gov.uk/news/new-rules-to-reduce-unhealthy-food-ads-in-bristol#:~:text=Under%20the%20policy%2C%20ads%20that,sites%20such%20as%20bus%20shelters.
Turning the Tide: A 10-year Healthy Weight Strategy (UK-wide policy)
"Our 10-year healthy weight strategy sets out a long-term agenda of evidence-informed policies with 30 recommendations, covering food and drink marketing, early years and treatment as well as the infrastructure needed to ensure policies are robustly implemented and evaluated."
Categories: Evidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action plan
References: http://obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/turningthetide/
Calorie reduction: guidelines for the food industry (UK-wide policy)
This report sets out the calorie reduction ambitions for all food industry sectors, including: the approach to calorie reduction and reformulation, the different ambitions set across food industry sectors recognising that more action is required in the eating out, takeaway and delivery sectors, food products included in the categories and baseline figures for the different food sectors
Categories: Industry/Government regulations - voluntary /pledges
Organisation: Public Health England
Find out more: www.gov.uk
References: Calorie reduction: guidelines for the food industry. A technical report outlining guidelines for industry, 2017 baseline calorie levels and next steps. Public Health England. Available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/calorie-reduction-guidelines-for-the-food-industry (last accessed 11.09.20)
Policy paper, Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to live healthier lives (UK-wide policy)
Organisation: Department of Health and Social Care
References: Policy paper, Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to live healthier lives, Published 27 July 2020.
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards trans fat, other than trans fat naturally occurring in fat of animal origin
Measures to limit or virtually eliminate industrially-produced trans fatty acids in food intended for the final consumer and/or for supply to retail. Adopted by The European Commission from April 2019. (Available in multiple languages)
Organisation: The European Commission
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards trans fat, other than trans fat naturally occurring in fat of animal origin (UK-wide policy)
A Healthier future: Scotland's diet and healthy weight delivery plan
Aims to half childhood obesity by 2030 and significantly reduce health inequalities. This will be acheived by ensuring: children have the best start in life - they eat well and have a healthy weight, the food environment supports healthier choices, people have access to effective weight management services, leaders across all sectors promote healthy weight and diet and that diet-related health inequalities are reduced.
Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Organisation: The Scottish Government
Find out more: www.gov.scot
References: Scottish Government. (2018). A healthier future: Scotland's diet and healthy weight delivery plan. Available from: https://www.gov.scot/publications/healthier-future-scotlands-diet-healthy-weight-delivery-plan/pages/2/. [Accessed 2 May 2019].
Active Scotland Delivery Plan
Physical activity strategy for Scotland developed by the Scottish Government.
Categories: Evidence of Physical Activity Guidelines/Policy
Organisation: Scottish Government
Soft drinks industry levy
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy is a mandatory tax on the amount of sugar present in soft drinks in the UK. It is a two-tiered tax, affecting both manufacturers and importers of soft drinks. This levy was introduced by the UK Government in March 2016 and was enforced in April 2018 as a method of reducing the levels of sugar being consumed through soft drinks.
Categories: Taxation/Subsidies on Food or Beverages or law relating to public health
Organisation: UK Government
References: https://www.gov.uk/topic/business-tax/soft-drinks-industry-levy
Healthy Active Schools System (HASS) (UK-wide policy)
This is a free tool devised and delivered by a UK children's activity provider 'Fit For Sport.' It is an online activity measurement tool which allows schools to track, monitor and evaluate children's activity levels in schools.
Categories: Evidence of Community Interventions/Campaign
Target age group: Children
Organisation: Fit For Sport
Find out more: www.healthyactiveschools.co.uk
NCD Country Profiles 2018 (Obesity Targets) (UK-wide policy)
School Fruit, Vegetables and Milk Scheme (UK-wide policy)
"Applicable since 1 August 2017, the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme combines two previous schemes (the school fruit and vegetables scheme and the school milk scheme) under a single legal framework for more efficiency and an enhanced focus on health and educational. The scheme supports the distribution of products, educational measures and information measures. The scheme supports the distribution of fruit, vegetables, milk and certain milk products to schoolchildren, from nursery to secondary school. EU countries approve a list of products (in collaboration with their health and nutrition authorities) which will help achieve the schemes objective of helping children to follow a healthy diet. Priority is for fresh fruit and vegetables and for plain milk. In order to support a varied diet and/or specific nutritional needs, EU countries may also make processed fruit and vegetables such as juices and soups and certain milk products such as yoghurt and cheese, available. Additionally, under stricter conditions, milk-based drinks may be included." - EU Commission
Organisation: European Commission
Find out more: ec.europa.eu
References: https://ec.europa.eu/info/food-farming-fisheries/key-policies/common-agricultural-policy/market-measures/school-fruit-vegetables-and-milk-scheme/school-scheme-explained_en
School Fruit, Vegetables and Milk Scheme
EU nutrient content lists (UK-wide policy)
Passed in 2011, EU Regulation 1169/2011 on the Provision of Food Information to Consumers requires a list of the nutrient content of most pre-packaged food to be provided on the back of the pack from 13 December 2016.
Categories: Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Find out more: eur-lex.europa.eu
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling (UK-wide policy)
This programme was reported by countries for the 2nd WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 module on actions related to infant and young child nutrition. Information provided by WHO GINA Programme.
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling
Government Dietary Recommendations (UK-wide policy)
Government recommendations for energy and nutrients for males and females aged 1 – 18 years and 19+ years. NB These guidelines relate to England, The form the basis of the Eatwell guide which is applicable across all the nations.
Find out more: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Guide to creating a front of pack (FoP) nutrition label for pre-packed products sold through retail outlets (UK-wide policy)
This guidance supports the development of front of pack (FoP) nutrition labels that are compliant with the UK Health Ministers. Recommendation on the use of colour coding as an additional form of expression and with EU Regulation No. 1169/2011 on the provision of food in formation to consumers (EU FIC). The provision of FoP information remains voluntary, but if provided it must meet the requirements set out in the EU FIC. UPDATED 2016
Organisation: The guidance was developed by the Department of Health, the Food Standards Agency, and devolved administrations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales in collaboration with the British Retail Consortium.
References: Guide to creating a front of pack (FoP) nutrition label for pre-packed products sold through retail outlets. Updated 2016. Available at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/566251/FoP_Nutrition_labelling_UK_guidance.pdf (last accessed 30.10.20)
Guide to creating a front of pack (FoP) nutrition label for pre-packed products sold through retail outlets
Categories (partial): Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Soft Drinks Levy (UK-wide policy)
Soft Drinks Industry Levy which encourages producers to reduce added sugar_x000D__x000D_ content in drinks, market low sugar alternatives, and reduce portion sizes for_x000D__x000D_ high sugar drinks.
Organisation: HM Revenue and Customs
References: HM Revenue and Customs. Soft drinks Industry Levy. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/topic/business-tax/soft-drinks-industry-levy [Last accessed 13 December 2018]._x000D__x000D_ _x000D__x000D_ http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/264/pdfs/uksi_20180264_en.pdf
The Child's Obesity Strategy (UK-wide policy)
This report calls for a ban on fast food takeaway deliveries to schools and the introduction of initiatives such as new classifications on unhealthy food and loyalty cards to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic in the UK.
Categories: Non-national obesity strategies
Organisation: Published by Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), the Youth Health Movement and Slimming World.
Find out more: www.rsph.org.uk
Walk to School Week (UK-wide policy)
Walk to School Week is a project run by the UK charity 'Living Streets.' It uses various campaigns and projects to overcome barriers to walking and encourage millions of people in the UK to walk.
Evidence of Community Interventions/Campaign
Organisation: Living Streets
Find out more: www.livingstreets.org.uk
Guidelines on Preventing excess weight gain (NICE) (UK-wide policy)
Guidelines on how to prevent becoming overweight/obese, including interventions and activities in which weight is not the primary outcome, such as those aimed at preventing cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes, improving mental wellbeing or increasing active travel.
Categories (partial): Evidence of National Obesity Strategy/Policy or Action plan
Organisation: National Institute for health care and excellence (NICE)
Find out more: www.nice.org.uk
References: National Institute for health care and excellence (2015). Preventing excess weight gain. Available from: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng7/resources/preventing-excess-weight-gain-pdf-51045164485. [Accessed 14 December 2018].
Preventing excess weight gain (NICE Guidelines NG7) (UK-wide policy)
These guidelines makes recommendations on behaviours that may help people maintain a healthy weight or prevent excess weight gain.
Organisation: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
School Food Regulations 2014 (No. 1603) (UK-wide policy)
Applicable to school lunches and food provided to students on school premises, will come into force 1 January 2015. These replace the School Food Standards of 2007.
Evidence of School Food Regulations
Organisation: Government
Find out more: www.legislation.gov.uk
Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation 2015 (UK-wide policy)
'This cross-government strategy will tackle head on the flatlining levels of sport participation and high levels of inactivity in this country. Through this strategy, government is redefining what success in sport means, with a new focus on five key outcomes: physical wellbeing, mental wellbeing, individual development, social and community development and economic development.'
Organisation: Department of Culture, Media and Sport
The Food Standards Agency's Strategy for 2015-2020 (UK-wide policy)
'The FSA Strategy 2015 -20 reinvigorates our pledge to put consumers first in everything we do, so that food is safe and what it says it is, that we have access to an affordable healthy diet, and can make informed choices about what we eat, now and in the future.'
Categories (partial): Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Organisation: Food Standards Agency
Find out more: www.food.gov.uk
Thrive Plymouth (UK-wide policy)
Thrive Plymouth is a ten year programme which aims to improve health and wellbeing in Plymouth and narrow the gap in health status between people in the city. Its objective is to generate collective action for social change around the main lifestyle choices that determine health and wellbeing in Plymouth. The programme will encourage and enable partners (residents, organisations, institutions) to support positive lifestyle choices in different settings. It encourages eating a healthy diet, leading active lifestyle, drinking sensibly and not smoking. Year one focus was the workplace, year two focus was schools and year three will be focused on the 'One You' campaign.
Organisation: Plymouth City Council
Find out more: www.plymouth.gov.uk
Annual weigh-in (UK-wide policy)
Assessment of the Academy's 10 recommendations for obesity one year on.
Categories (partial): Health Effectiveness Reviews (obesity related)
Organisation: Academy of Royal Colleges
Find out more: www.aomrc.org.uk
European Union (EU) Action Plan on Childhood Obesity 2014-2020 (UK-wide policy)
EU Action plan. To contribute to halting the rise in overweight and obesity in children and young people (0-18 years) by 2020
Categories: Transnational Obesity Strategies/Policy or Action Plan
Organisation: Ministry of Health
References: EU Action Plan on Childhood Table of contents [Internet]. Available from: https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/nutrition_physical_activity/docs/childhoodobesity_actionplan_2014_2020_en.pdf &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;zwnj;
European Union (EU) Action Plan on Childhood Obesity 2014-2020
References: EU Action Plan on Childhood Table of contents [Internet]. Available from: https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/nutrition_physical_activity/docs/childhoodobesity_actionplan_2014_2020_en.pdf &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;zwnj;
GP Guidance: Management of nutrition following bariatric surgery (UK-wide policy)
This guideline assumes that the bariatric centre will provide the first two years of_x000D__x000D_ follow up for the patient before discharging back to the care of the General_x000D__x000D_ Practitioner.
Categories: Evidence of Management/treatment guidelines
Organisation: British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society. GP Guidance: Management of nutrition following bariatric surgery August 2014
Find out more: www.bomss.org.uk
References: http://www.bomss.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GP_Guidance-Final-version-1Oct141.pdf
MAN v FAT (UK-wide policy)
Man V Fat is a digital magazine and social media community designed to support and champion men who want to lose weight. It also runs bootcamps and football leagues for men with a BMI of 30+.
Organisation: Andrew Shanahan, a writer for The Guardian, The Times and Loaded.
Find out more: manvfat.com
National Clinical Guidelines: Obesity (UK-wide policy)
Clinical guidelines for the identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in children, young people and adults
Organisation: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
National Clinical Guidelines: Obesity
Measuring Up: The medical profession's prescription for the nation's obesity crisis (UK-wide policy)
A report suggesting a number of policy measures to tackle obesity, a ban on junk food advertising before 9pm and recommendations on reducing the proximity of fast food outlets to schools.
Evidence of Physical Activity Guidelines/Policy
Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Organisation: The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
Out to Lunch (UK-wide policy)
This campaign works with restaurants and pub chains to improve the food and service offered to children and families when they eat out on the high street. With the help of a team of 'secret diner' parents, the campaign compiled an 'Out to Lunch' league table, ranking 21 of Britain's top high street chains. Out to Lunch aims to improve healthy menu development and encourages good sourcing and preparation practices.
Organisation: The Soil Association
Find out more: www.soilassociation.org
The Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards and Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2013 (UK-wide policy)
The Healthy Eating Regulations impose requirements and standards on the types of food and drink that can be served at breakfast and lunch, including nutritional standards.
Organisation: Welsh Government
Find out more: www.assembly.wales
EU Regulation 1169/2011
Passed in 2011, EU Regulation 1169/2011 on the Provision of Food Information to Consumers requires a list of the nutrient content of most pre-packaged food to be provided on the back of the pack from October 2011.
Organisation: European Parliament and the Council of the European Union
Evaluation of the EU school milk and fruit scheme (UK-wide policy)
European Court of Auditors (2011) Are the school milk and school fruit schemes effective? Special Report No 10. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
Categories: Health Effectiveness Reviews (obesity related)
Organisation: EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS
References: Information provided with kind permission of World Cancer Research Fund International from their NOURISHING framework www.wcrf.org/NOURISHING
Evaluation of the EU school milk and fruit scheme
Improving Maternal and Infant Nutrition: A Framework for Action
This action framework is aimed at a wide variety of organisations with a role in improving maternal and infant nutrition in Scotland.
Multidisciplinary Tier 3 weight management service (UK-wide policy)
Evaluation of this multi-disciplinary approach using focus groups revealed that participants_x000D__x000D_ described high levels of satisfaction. A Tier 3 weight management service for obese patients with complex co-morbidity was successfully delivered in a primary care setting with a full multidisciplinary team. Health outcomes were good compared with existing services.
Categories: Evidence of Multidisciplinary Intervention
Organisation: Jennings et al 2014
Find out more: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
References: Jennings et al 2014. Evaluation of a multidisciplinary Tier 3 weight management service for adults with morbid obesity, or obesity and comorbidities, based in primary care. Clinical Obesity. doi: 10.1111/cob.12066
Start Active, Stay Active (UK-wide policy)
A UK-wide document that presents guidelines on the volume, duration, frequency and type of physical activity required across the life course to achieve general health benefits. It is aimed at the NHS, local authorities and a range of other organisations designing services to promote physical activity.
Organisation: Department of Health, Physical Activity, Health Improvement and Protection
All Wales Obesity Pathway (UK-wide policy)
The Pathway is a tool for Health Boards, working jointly with Local Authorities and other key stakeholders, to map local policies, services and activity for both children and adults against four tiers of intervention, and to identify any gaps.
Organisation: Welsh Assembly Government
Find out more: www.wales.nhs.uk
Healthy Happy Communities Project
The Healthy Happy Communities Project (HHCP) runs in disadvantaged areas of Angus, focusing on food and health, particularly for women of childbearing age, pregnant women and the under-fives. It has Healthy Start cafes and community gardening and cooking projects.
Organisation: NHS Tayside and Angus Council_x000D__x000D_
Find out more: www.communityfoodandhealth.org.uk
Preventing Overweight and Obesity in Scotland: A Route Map Towards Healthy Weight
This policy is aimed at central and local government decision-makers working with their partners in agencies, the third sector, NHS Scotland and business to develop and subsequently deliver the long-term solutions to overweight and obesity in Scotland. The Route Map sets out the direction of national and local government decision making in the short and medium term.
SIGN Management of Obesity - A National Clinical Guideline
This guideline provides evidence based recommendations on the prevention and treatment of obesity within the clinical setting, in children, young people and adults.
Organisation: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
Find out more: www.sign.ac.uk
References: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (2010). Management of Obesity: A national clinical guideline. Available from: https://www.sign.ac.uk/assets/sign115.pdf [Accessed 14 December 2018].
SIGN Management of Obesity - Quick reference guide
A quick reference guide providing a summary of the main recommendations contained in the SIGN guideline (including primary prevention of obesity in children, young people and adults, treatments by diet,lifestyle, pharmacological therapy and bariatric surgery and prevention of weight regain after treatment).
References: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (2010). Management of Obesity: Quick Reference Guide. Available from: https://www.sign.ac.uk/assets/qrg115.pdf [Accessed 13 July 2020].
The Toy Box Study (UK-wide policy)
The Toy Box intervention is a multicomponent, kindergarten-based, family-involved intervention, focusing on the promotion of water consumption, healthy snacking, physical activity and the reduction/ breaking up of sedentary time in preschool children and their families.
Organisation: EU funded multidisciplinary team project
Find out more: www.toybox-study.eu
Creating an Active Wales (UK-wide policy)
This action plan sets out the steps the Welsh Assembly Government will take, with partners, to achieve an active, healthy and inclusive Wales. Creating an Active Wales focuses on four strategic aims; to develop a physical environment that makes it easier for people to choose to be more physically active; to support children and young people to live active lives, and become active adults; to encourage more adults to be more active, more often throughout life and to increase participation in sport, by all sectors of the population.
Recipe For Success: Scotland's national food and drink policy
This paper sets out how to support the growth of the food and drink industry; build on the Scottish reputation as a land of food and drink; ensure the public makes healthy and sustainable choices; make the public sector an exemplar for sustainable food procurement; ensure the food supplies are secure and resilient to change; make food both available and affordable to all; and ensure that the Scottish people understand more about the food they eat.
Healthy Eating in Schools: A guide to implementing the nutrition requirements for food and drinks in schools (Scotland) regulations 2008
Regulations approved to help improved the health of children and young people in Scotland.
Healthy Eating, Active Living: An action plan to improve diet, increase physical activity and tackle obesity (2008-2011)
A plan of action to help improve the nation's diet, encourage greater physical activity and begin to establish a base for addressing obesity through both targeted interventions and supporting the public to achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
Healthy Stadia Network (UK-wide policy)
"At Healthy Stadia, we encourage professional and amateur sports clubs, league operators, national and international governing bodies of sport to develop their stadia and sports facilities as health-promoting environments. We do this by supporting them to adopt a range of policies and practices in support of the health of their fans, their staff and the surrounding community. The definition we give to Healthy Stadia is: Healthy Stadia are… those who promote the health of visitors, fans, players, employees and the surrounding community… places where people can go to have a positive, healthy experience playing or watching sport."
References: https://healthystadia.eu/healthy-stadia-concept/
Developing a Whole School Food and Fitness Policy (UK-wide policy)
This document is designed to guide and support schools as they develop whole school food & fitness polices
Health, Exercise and Nutrition in the Really Young (HENRY) (UK-wide policy)
"Health, Exercise and Nutrition in the Really Young (HENRY) is an eight-week obesity prevention programme currently delivered in children's centres across the UK."
Find out more: www.henry.org.uk
References: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-019-7410-0
The Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Act, 2007
The Act places health promotion at the heart of a school's activities, and details a number of duties on local authorities such as to promote school meals and consider sustainable development guidance when providing food and drink.
EU health and nutrient claims regulation (UK-wide policy)
Regulation nº 1924/2006 establishes EU-wide rules on the use of specified health and nutrient claims. The European Commission approves claims provided they are based on scientific evidence and accessible consumers. The European Food Safety Authority is responsible for evaluating the scientific evidence supporting health claims. Nutrition claims may only be used on food defined as "healthy" by a nutrient profile.
References: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32006R1924
EU health and nutrient claims regulation
Confidence to Cook – Community Kitchens
Confidence to Cook aims to promote healthy eating messages through practical hands-on cookery sessions, particularly in low-income communities with vulnerable groups.
Organisation: NHS Grampian and Aberdeen City Council
Find out more: www.confidence2cook.co.uk
SGF's Healthy Living Programme
The Scottish Grocers' Federation (SGF) Healthy Living Programme is a Scottish Government sponsored programme. The main objective is to increase the range, availability and value of healthy products in Scottish Convenience Stores, with particular focus on disadvantaged communities.
Organisation: Scottish Grocers' Federation
Find out more: www.scottishshop.org.uk
Game Plan, Strategy for delivering the Government's sport and physical activity objectives (UK-wide policy)
This document describes the United Kingdom's Government objectives for sport and physical activity and identifies ways of improving Government support. It was published in 2002 by two government departments: the Social Exclusion Unit and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. The overall objectives of the plan are to increase the participation of all people in sport and to improve results in international competition.
Organisation: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Find out more: www.sportdevelopment.org.uk
References: DCMS/Strategy Unit. (2002) Game plan: A strategy for delivering government's sport and physical activity objectives. London: Cabinet Office
The Eatwell Plate
The United Kingdom published its first national food model in 1994, and it has been updated since then. The national food model, then known as 'The Balance of Good Health', was launched in 1994. It was revised and named 'The eatwell plate' in 2007. The most recent model, the Eatwell Guide, was published in March 2016. The revision of the eatwell plate to the Eatwell Guide in 2016 was led by Public Health England in association with Food Standards Scotland, the Welsh Government and by the Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland. The Eatwell Guide has been accepted across UK government departments.
References: http://www.fao.org/nutrition/education/food-dietary-guidelines/regions/countries/united-kingdom/en/
"The Alive & Kicking Project was established in 1988 by community activists to provide a centre for elderly and physically disabled people living in Glasgow's Greater Springburn area. Over the past thirty years the Centre has grown and developed a wide range of services and facilities for it's service users." The project addresses obesity and physical inactivity.
Find out more: www.aliveandkickingproject.com
References: https://www.aliveandkickingproject.com/
UK Code of Broadcast Advertising (BCAP Code) (UK-wide policy)
Statutory rules on advertisements for HFSS foods on TV channels dedicated to children. These regulations ban the advertising of food high in fat, sugar, and salt (as defined by a nutrient profiling model) during television programs that have particular appeal to children aged younger than 16 years. Since 2011, the provisions of the Code of Advertising Practice now apply to advertisers own websites and advertising on social media sites.
Organisation: UK Code of Broadcast Advertising (BCAP Code)
Find out more: www.cap.org.uk
An evaluation of the UK Food Standard Agency's salt campaign (UK-wide policy)
An evaluation of the UK Food Standard Agency's salt campaign
Find out more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
CAP non-broadcast code
"The CAP non-broadcast code has rules that cover non-broadcast advertising (for example print, online), sales promotion and direct marketing (such as telesales and email). The code specifies standards for accuracy and honesty that businesses must stick to, including specific conditions, such as: advertising to children" - UK Gov. The CAP non-broadcast code includes Mandatory regulation of food advertising in non-broadcast media.
Find out more: www.asa.org.uk
References: https://www.gov.uk/marketing-advertising-law/advertising-codes-of-practice
CAP non-broadcast code (UK-wide policy)
Children's exposure to food advertising: the impact of statutory restrictions. (UK-wide policy)
Whalen R et al. (2017) Children's exposure to food advertising: the impact of statutory restrictions. Health Promotion International, 34(2), 227‐235.
Commercial promotion of food to children
"A combination of statutory and government-approved private sector self-regulation techniques are used to control the commercial promotion of food to children. Statutory rules apply to child-targeted television advertisements for HFSS foods as defined by the nutrient profiling scheme developed by the Food Standards Agency. "Child-targeted" marketing is defined as marketing during preschool children's programmes, during programmes made for children under the age of 16 in children's airtime, and youth-oriented programming that attracts a significantly higher-than-average proportion of viewers younger than 16 years (the proportion of viewers under 16 is 20% higher than the general viewing population). The rules apply to commercial and public service broadcast channels and all cable and satellite channels. The objectives are to limit children's exposure to advertising for HFSS products and to restrict the use of advertising techniques appealing to children." - WHO
References: https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/155436/e96047.pdf
Commercial promotion of food to children (UK-wide policy)
Does participation in a population-based dietary intervention scheme have a lasting impact on fruit intake in young children? (UK-wide policy)
Fogarty AW et al. (2007) Does participation in a population-based dietary intervention scheme have a lasting impact on fruit intake in young children? International Journal of Epidemiology, 36(5), 1080-1085.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of front-of-pack labelling (UK-wide policy)
Sacks G et al. (2009) Impact of front-of-pack 'traffic-light' nutrition labelling on consumer food purchases in the UK. Health Promotion International, 24(4), 344-352.
GNPR 2016-17 (q7) Breastfeeeding promotion and/or counselling (UK-wide policy)
Living Streets (UK-wide policy)
UK charity campaigning to get everyone out walking more
MEND (Mind,Exercise,Nutrition...Do it!) 5-7 Programme (UK-wide policy)
"The MEND 5-7 programme is a comprehensive, multi-component intervention designed to tackle obesity inchildhood. The programme supports families by provid-ing information on child nutrition (based on governmenthealthy eating guidelines), active play and parenting prac-tices to help parents practically integrate these recom-mendations into everyday life. The programme uses anon-diet approach to prevent unduly restrictive eatingwhich can lead to problematic eating behaviours."
References: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236639812_Assessing_the_short-term_outcomes_of_a_community-based_intervention_for_overweight_and_obese_children_The_MEND_5-7_programme
re:balance (UK-wide policy)
Weight loss programme based in Camden or Islington. You can either refer yourself or a GP can refer you._x000D__x000D_ Rebalance is a 12 week, group, weight-loss programme of exercise and dietary advice for overweight or obese adults. It covers nutritional advice, healthy-eating guidance, online, cognitive behavioural support and help to get active.
Find out more: www.camden.gov.uk
The Family Project (a multi-disciplinary family-based programme for treating childhood obesity) (UK-wide policy)
A multi-component family focused education package involving physical activity sessions and educational workshops focusing on; healthy eating, physical activity, reducing sedentary behaviour, behaviour change and psychological well being. Workshops were also delivered by a multi-disciplinary team comprising; a dietitian, physical activity health promotion officer, an educational or clinical psychologist and 2-3 physical activity instructors.
Organisation: Coppins et al 2011
References: Coppins et al 2011. Effectiveness of a multi-disciplinary family-based programme for treating childhood obesity (the Family Project). Eur J Clin Nutr. 2011 Aug;65(8):903-9.
Is there mandatory nutrition labelling? Present
Front-of-package labelling? Present
Back-of-pack nutrition declaration? Present
Color coding? Present
Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products? Present
Tax on unhealthy drinks? Present
Mandatory limit or ban of trans fat (all settings)? Present
Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? Present
Are there any mandatory policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children? Present
Mandatory restriction on broadcast media? Present
Mandatory restriction on non-broadcast media? Present
Voluntary policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children? Present-(voluntary)
Are there mandatory standards for food in schools? Present
Are there any mandatory nutrient limits in any manufactured food products? Absent
National obesity strategy or nutrition and physical activity national strategy? Present
National obesity strategy? Present
National childhood obesity strategy? Present
Comprehensive physical activity strategy? Present
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs? Present
Guidelines/policy on obesity treatment? Present
Within 5 years? Present


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Russia starts to export Ka52 and Mi-28NE
26-May-2016 Source: Rostec
At the HeliRussia International Helicopter Industry Exhibition 2016, to be held in Moscow from 19 to 21 May, Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will discuss the prospects for expanding export deliveries of whole range of Russian helicopters.
Traditionally, Rosoboronexport will present to foreign customers the entire line-up of Russian-made helicopters, but special attention during the talks will be on the latest models.
"A lot of efforts to promote the latest Russian military helicopters in the world market have started yielding results. In particular, in 2015 Russia carried out the first export deliveries of the Mi-26T2 heavy-lift transport helicopters, while this year a foreign customer will receive the dual-control Mi-28NE attack helicopters. Moreover, export deliveries of the Ka-52 attack helicopters will start soon. Taken together, all of this substantially enhances our country's competitive position among the world's leading helicopter manufacturers," said Sergey Kornev, Head of Rosoboronexport's Air Force Department, who leads the Company's delegation at the exhibition.
In total, Rosoboronexport delivered more than 100 helicopters abroad in 2015, with the Mi-8/17 military transport helicopters accounting for most of deliveries. By and large, cooperation in the helicopter area (including repair, supply of aircraft weapons, etc) in 2015 was maintained with more than two dozen countries.
In the coming years, Rosoboronexport will be seeking to maintain Russia's strong positions in this segment of the global arms market achieved over the past five years. The Company will continue its proactive efforts to promote Russian helicopters in all regions of its presence, including through establishing joint and license helicopter production facilities and improving the quality of after-sales service, among them the setting-up of service centers on the territory of a number of partner countries with the participation of JSC Russian Helicopters.
Rosoboronexport is the only state-owned arms trade company in the Russian Federation authorized to export the full range of military and dual-purpose products, technologies and services. It is a subsidiary of the Rostec Corporation. Founded on 4 November, 2000, now Rosoboronexport is one of the leading world arms exporters to the international market. Its share in Russia's military exports exceeds 85 percent. Rosoboronexport cooperates with more than 700 enterprises and organizations in the Russian defence industrial complex. Russia maintains military technical cooperation with more than 70 countries around the world.
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The assurance of eternal life will never pass away.
Praise God for boundless mercy, He accepts us in His Son.
They have no time for Him who died for sin, upon the tree.
And all God's works are righteous, and all of man's are vile.
We find the more we trust in man, more sorrowful our case.
E'en Adam's perfect circumstance proved this is how it ran.
For most men walk in darkness — they are children of the night.
For fear of what the masses think — UNPOPULARITY.
Separate ourselves unto our Lord — this is what God requires.
It is to those who honour Him, His honour will be shown.
For what God in His Word has said, or what His Spirit's shown.
And it isn't any different when it comes to me and you.
Not caring what the world may say, but resting in my Lord.
Let's proclaim it as He shows it, in old age or in youth.
And never trust TRADITION, FORM or CREED, they all have lied.
And earthly cares and sorrows will wear a different look.
Eternal joys begun down here will never pass away.


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Эрвин Респондек (; 26 октября 1894, Кёнигшютте, Верхняя Силезия — 17 декабря 1971 года, Берлин) — немецкий экономист и политический деятель времен нацистской Германии. Участник антигитлеровского сопротивления. Под пседонимом «Ральф» поставлял сведения американской разведке, в том числе, о плане нападения Германии на СССР.

Биография

Ранние годы

Веймарская республика (1919–32)

Нацистский период (1932-45)
С 1932 по 1933 год был членом германского рейхстага от партии Центра. Будучи католиком и доверенным лицом канцлера Генриха Брюнинга, отвергал зарождающееся национал-социалистическое движение. Однако в 1933 году Респондек проголосовал за Закон о чрезвычайных полномочиях, по словам его биографа Джона Диппеля, в надежде, что Закон даст нацистам «веревку, на которой они в конечном итоге повесятся».

В период судетского кризиса 1938 года вошел в контакт с антигитлеровским сопротивлением. В частности, через своего друга, иезуита Германа Макерманна, установил связь с начальником штаба армии Францем Гальдером. Джон Диппель также утверждает, что Респондек помог многим евреям бежать из Германии после прихода Гитлера к власти. Во время Второй мировой войны Респондек привлекался в качестве финансового эксперта по выпуску денег для оккупированных территорий России. Благодаря этой работе и своим контактам с Гальдером он узнал о планах нападения на Советский Союз еще в августе 1940 года.

В январе 1941 года Респондек проинформировал о намерении Гитлера напасть на СССР
, торгового атташе американского посольства в Берлине, с которым он долгое время поддерживал связь. Отчет Респондека о стратегических, политических и экономических планах германского руководства был направлен Вудзом в Государственный департамент США. После проверки личности Респондека (которого Вудз всегда называл «Ральфом» из соображений безопасности) он был признан надежным источником информации. Государственный секретарь США Корделл Халл писал в своих мемуарах, что предупреждение от «Ральфа» дало «веские основания полагать, что Гитлер нападет на Россию» и легло в основу американского предупреждения Советскому Союзу о неизбежности германского вторжения.

Примечания

Умершие в 1971 году
Родившиеся в 1894 году
Персоналии:Берлин
Персоналии:Хожув
Преподаватели Берлинского университета
Экономисты XX века
Члены Партии Центра (Германия)
Участники немецкого движения Сопротивления
Депутаты рейхстага (Веймарская республика)

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Previous message: [cdi-dev] [JBoss JIRA] Updated: (CDI-83) Clarify that BeanManager.createAnnotatedType() should return any modifications made by lifecycle events.
> At the moment AnnotatedTypes can only be added in the BeforeBeanDiscovery phase. This means that if you want to install additional beans based on the beans processed in the ProcessAnnotatedType phase you must instead add implementations of the Bean interface in the AfterBeanDiscovery phase. This interface is more limited than annotated type, and does not let you exactly mimic the behaviour of beans added as AnnotatedTypes.


Some time ago I created a list of things I wanted to do as a programmer. Creating a minecraft clone, a game engine and a software renderer are some of the items sharing the list with "create an emulator". After some talks with my good friend Kleverson at the office, he convinced me to make a Gameboy emulator. It's not as complex as other game consoles from that time, but it's definitely not trivial.
I got motivated because I saw all the potential subjects I would be exposed while doing this. Learning computer organization in practice, get more familiar with assembly language (not a specific dialect, but whole low-level concept), understand how primitive graphics systems worked, improve my debug techniques, and end up with working project. You can realize by now that I'm selling the idea of creating an emulator, so grab a coffee and let's do this together.
Repository mygbemu is already live on GitHub and you can check the code here. It's not even close to be functional, it only runs the bios software so far and I'm currently working to make Tetris run on it. You'll see more in this project as I write the posts.
I decided to use C because I wanted to get more familiar with it, since I hadn't coded in C for a long time. It should run on Windows and Linux from the beginning, even though I mostly work on it on Windows with Visual Studio. The only 3rd-party library I'm using is SDL for the graphics, but we don't need this right now.
The first version of the gameboy was released in 1989 and was based on a hardware from almost 15 years before. An 8-bit CPU (4MHz) based on the Intel 8080, 8kB RAM and 8kB VRAM. It's very important to read the Wikipedia entry for the Gameboy and watch this amazing video before continuing this article.
That's the question my programming friends ask me when I say I'm working on an emulator. And I did that myself. You know that an emulator emulates, but emulates what? Every electronic component? What are the components? Do I need to understand the target platform from the physical level?
Well, first we need to understand that "emulation" is not "simulation". You don't have to implement things exactly the way they are, no need for wires or electric pulses. Remember the goal is to run a program that was made for that architecture and the results should be pretty much similar, but the way you do does not matter. For instance, the console uses a memory mapping as a bridge to connect the "video card" to the cpu, but you can make a direct call from your cpu module to the video, if the outcome is the same, you're doing it right.
We have many components we need to emulate, mostly important the Memory, CPU, Video Unit and Sound Unit. This also is the order that we are going to implement. Since everything relies on the memory mapping, that's what we are going to do first.
First thing we need to know is that since gameboy's CPU is 8bit, its registers can only hold 8 bits of data at a time. But they can be accessed in pairs, for instance A, F, B, C, H, and L registers can be accessed with the combination AF, BC, and HL. The PC and SP are 16 bit only registers. So we have 16 bit addressable memory, going from 0x0000 to 0xFFFF, that means we have 65,536 positions. However, it's not all RAM memory or anything. As mentioned previously, gameboy uses the memory as a bridge between CPU and other components. So this memory has regions that access data from the ROM, the cartridge, video memory, sound, etc.
This is an accurate map of the gameboy's MMU from this page, which I recommend you to visit to gather more information about each area.
bios will store the 256 bytes startup code. When the gameboy starts, the MMU will map it in the first 256 bytes of the memory, so that's why we need the finished_bios flag. And it's a pointer because it needs to be initialized pointed to position 0xFF50.
Now we can play a little bit with this code. Read and write both 8 and 16 bit values to our MMU.
You can also check the complete assembly for this code here. It's gonna be very important once we start the CPU.
You can check the final code at GitHub. It's a bit different, but that's because I'm going by steps.
Next time we will be looking at the CPU.


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package com.igormaznitsa.mindmap.swing.panel.utils;

import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;

import com.igormaznitsa.mindmap.model.logger.Logger;
import com.igormaznitsa.mindmap.model.logger.LoggerFactory;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;

public class MiscIcons {

  private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MiscIcons.class);

  private static final Map<String, ImageContainer> IMAGE_CACHE;
  private static final String[] ICON_NAMES;

  static {
    final InputStream iconListReadStream = MiscIcons.class.getResourceAsStream("/com/igormaznitsa/mindmap/swing/miscicons/icon.lst");

    final Map<String, ImageContainer> imageContainers = new HashMap<>();

    try {
      imageContainers.put("empty", new ImageContainer("empty"));

      final List<String> lines =
          IOUtils.readLines(requireNonNull(iconListReadStream), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
      ICON_NAMES = lines.toArray(new String[0]);
      for (final String icon : ICON_NAMES) {
        imageContainers.put(icon, new ImageContainer(icon));
      }
    } catch (Exception ex) {
      throw new Error("Can't read list of icons", ex);
    } finally {
      IOUtils.closeQuietly(iconListReadStream);
    }

    IMAGE_CACHE = Collections.unmodifiableMap(imageContainers);

    final Thread loadingDaemon = new Thread(new Runnable() {
      @Override
      public void run() {
        LOGGER.info("Loadin daemon started");
        for (final String s : ICON_NAMES) {
          findForName(s);
        }
        LOGGER.info("Loadin daemon completed");
      }
    }, "mindmap-emoticon-loading");
    loadingDaemon.setDaemon(true);
    loadingDaemon.setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY);
    loadingDaemon.start();
  }

  public static Image findForName(final String name) {
    final ImageContainer result = IMAGE_CACHE.get(name);
    return result == null ? null : result.getImage();
  }

  public static String[] getNames() {
    return ICON_NAMES.clone();
  }

  private static final class ImageContainer {

    private final String name;
    private volatile Image image;

    private ImageContainer(final String name) {
      this.name = name;
      if ("empty".equals(name)) {
        this.image = new BufferedImage(32, 32, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
      }
    }

    private synchronized Image getImage() {
      if (this.image == null) {
        this.image = loadImage(this.name);
      }
      return this.image;
    }

    private Image loadImage(final String name) {
      final InputStream in = MiscIcons.class.getResourceAsStream(
          "/com/igormaznitsa/mindmap/swing/miscicons/" + name + ".png");
      if (in == null) {
        return null;
      }
      try {
        return ImageIO.read(in);
      } catch (IOException ex) {
        LOGGER.error("IO exception for icon '" + name + '\'');
        return null;
      } finally {
        IOUtils.closeQuietly(in);
      }
    }
  }
}

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Prorenoic acid, or prorenoate, is a synthetic steroidal antimineralocorticoid which was never marketed.

See also
 Prorenoate potassium
 Prorenone

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