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OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to determine if levels of television viewing (a proxy measure for habitual commercial exposure) affect children's food preference responses to television food commercials. METHODS: A total of 281 children aged 6 to 13 years from northwest England viewed toy or food television commercials followed by a cartoon on 2 separate occasions; they then completed 3 food preference measures, a commercial recognition task, and a television viewing questionnaire. RESULTS: After viewing the food commercials, all children selected more branded and nonbranded fat-rich and carbohydrate-rich items from food preference checklists compared with after viewing the toy commercials. The food preferences of children with higher habitual levels of television viewing were more affected by food commercial exposure than those of low television viewers. Pandora Bracelet Charms

After viewing food commercials, high television viewing children selected a greater number of branded food items compared with after the toy commercials as well as compared with the low television viewers. Children correctly recognized more food commercials than toy commercials. CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to television food commercials enhanced high television viewers' preferences for branded foods and increased reported preferences for all food items (branded and nonbranded) relative to the low television viewers. This is the first study to demonstrate that children with greater previous exposure to commercials (high television viewers) seemed to be more responsive to food promotion messages than children with lower previous advertising exposure. Zero Waste Scotland estimated that the industry sends more than 130,000 tonnes of waste per year to landfill. Its report, The Composition of Waste Disposed of by the UK Hospitality Industry, found 77% of that waste was potentially recyclable. Pandora Bracelets Online

Food waste disposed of by the sector amounted to 53,500 tonnes annually, 66% of which could have been eaten. The government-funded organisation is urging the hospitality sector to do more to prevent food waste, increase recycling and improve its environmental management processes. Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead said: "It's staggering that an estimated ￡64m could be saved by the Scottish hospitality sector each year through preventing food waste and increasing recycling. "Harnessing the energy and resource potential of food waste - which can be made into clean energy and fertiliser - is a core aim of our zero waste agenda." Iain Gulland, director of Zero Waste Scotland, said: "This report identifies a real opportunity for businesses of all sizes operating in the Scottish hospitality sector to cash in on cost savings by taking simple actions to prevent food waste and recycle more. "Recycling unavoidable food waste holds dual benefits - not only could it help firms reduce landfill disposal costs, it also prevents greenhouse gas emissions given off as the material breaks down." The Syrian foreign ministry said the visit by Robert Ford was "obvious proof" of US involvement in continuing protests in the country.

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A day later, Mr Assad sacked local governor Ahmad Khaled Abdel Aziz for reportedly failing to suppress the unrest. Security forces swept in on Monday in an attempt to regain control of the city, but tanks have so far remained outside. Continue reading the main story Significance of Hama Hama - a bastion of dissidence - occupies a significant place in the history of modern Syria. In 1982, then-President Hafez al-Assad, father of Bashar, sent in troops to quell an uprising by the Sunni opposition Muslim Brotherhood. Tens of thousands were killed and the town flattened. The operation was led by the president's brother, Rifaat. Similarly, current President Bashar Assad has turned to his own brother, Maher, who commands the army's elite Fourth Division, to deal with the unrest. pandora packages

Hama, with a population 800,000, has seen some of the biggest protests and worst violence in Syria's 2011 uprising. On Thursday, residents blocked streets with burning tyres in attempts to keep out bus-loads of security forces, witnesses said. Dozens of families were said to be fleeing the city. US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Washington was "greatly concerned about the situation in Hama". "The fundamental intention (of Mr Ford's visit) was to make absolutely clear with his physical presence that we stand with those Syrians who are expressing their right to speak for change," she said. The Obama administration has been criticised for not reacting strongly enough to the crackdown in Syria. Washington has warned President Assad that he is running out of time to reform but has yet to call on him to step down. Opposition activists say that more than 1,300 protesters have died across the country since protests began in March. In 1982, Hama was the scene of the ruthless suppression of an uprising against President Assad's father. Pandora Charms for bracelets