Using the Family Self‐Sufficiency Program to Help Families with Housing Assistance Improve Earnings,Credit Score,and Debt Levels: A Quasi‐Experimental Analysis

HUD's Family Self‐Sufficiency (FSS) program aims to help housing assistance recipients increase their earnings and build savings to make progress toward economic security. This study examines an asset‐building nonprofit's innovative financial coaching‐based approach to FSS that adds an additional focus on helping clients build assets and financial capability. We use a quasi‐experimental approach to estimate the program's impact on earnings and cash assistance receipt and analyze credit and debt outcomes against a benchmark group. The findings show substantial, significant gains in households' earnings and significant decreases in receipt of some cash benefits. Participants also saw increases in credit score, and success in paying down credit card and derogatory debt. Our results indicate that FSS can be an effective platform for helping participants in subsidized housing make real progress toward economic security and financial health.     

Grand Gathering of Auto Aftermarket Industry

Profile of the show Held in China International Exhibition Center (New Venue) from February 14 to 17,the 14th China International Expo for Auto Accessories,Electronics,Tuning & Car Care Products (CIAACE2012) is one of the most famous platforms of China's auto aftermarket industry.It is the biggest expo for auto electronics,accessories,tuning and car care products in China.The show drew 6,103 exhibitors and 221,864 visitors from home and abroad,who were very excited about what they saw.20,316 billion yuan worth of deals were closed at the show.     

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The aim of the study was to evaluate a hospital-based injury recording system on hip fracture registration in elderly persons aged + 65 years from 1994 through 2008, and to examine the agreement between the number of validated fractures and the number of fractures reported to the Norwegian Patient Registry using three different sources: (1) Medical records, (2) Patient administrative system and (3) The hospital's hip fracture record to the Norwegian Patient Registry from 2002 through 2008. The injury recording system included 582 hip fracture events and 535 (92%) were confirmed through the medical records. Reasons for non-verification were different coding failures. Searching the patient administrative system using ICD codes identified 16 hip fractures not included in the fracture registry between 2002 through 2008. The total number was the same as the number of hip fractures reported to the Norwegian Patient Registry using ICD codes alone for identification. The conclusion is that on well-defined diagnosis like hip fractures, local fracture registries may obtain a high degree of reliability if different sources are available for quality control. Well-functioning patient administrative systems may be used to study numbers of hip fractures.     

Grand Gathering of Auto Aftermarket Industry

Profite of the show Held in China International Exhibition Center (New Venue) from February 14 to 17,the 14th China International Expo for Auto Accessories,Electronics,Tuning & Car Care Products (CIAACE2012) is one of the most famous platforms of Chinas auto aftermarket industry.It is the biggest expo for auto electronics,accessories,tuning and car care products in China.     

Fascinating China Sceneries in Blockbuster Films

It feels good to watch a well-made film with touching plot and enchanting scenes,and only better to see in real the impressive images it leaves in your head.Ihis issue of This Is China will take you to the beautiful places where beloved films Avatar;Kong Fu Panda,Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,and Hero were shot.Zhanngjiajie National Forest Park-Avatar The Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is located in Zhangjiajie City in northern Hunan Province in the People's Republic of China,covering an area of 4,810 hectares.It was recognized as the country's first national forest park in 1982,and listed as a UNESCO Global Geopark in 2004.     

Making the link between work-life balance practices and organizational performance

The business case for work-life balance practices, as espoused by many organizations, rests on attracting better applicants and reducing work-life conflict among existing employees in order to enhance organizational performance. This review of the literature provides some evidence for the claim regarding recruitment, but there is insufficient evidence to support the notion that work-life practices enhance performance by means of reduced work-life conflict. We suggest that the business case may therefore need to be modified to reflect the number of additional routes by which work-life balance practices can influence organizational performance, including enhanced social exchange processes, increased cost savings, improved productivity, and reduced turnover. The impact of these processes may, however, be moderated by a number of factors, including national context, job level, and managerial support. The importance of further research into the effects of these practices is discussed.