The optimal level of investment is the rate that generates the highest sustainable level of consumption over time.
Running deficits is a way to smooth our collective consumption over time if we know that the economy will be growing.
So if the government enacts a once-off tax rebate, theory would lead one to expect that people would spread increased consumption over time, rather than go out and binge.
But holding a portion of one's wealth in a basket of foreign currencies is advisable, he says, as a portion of one's consumption over time comes from foreign goods produced both in developed and emerging markets.
The ultimate in energy efficiency will come when power producers can turn on and off small substations at a moments notice based on real-time data on energy consumption at a household level, and consumers can make power purchasing decision based on real-time metering of their consumption.
Many suppliers are connected to HP via the Internet and get real-time consumption data and automatic replenishment orders.
Although the rice strain is now deregulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it was not approved for human consumption at the time of the contamination, according to complaints that began popping up in December 2006.
The inquest also heard the Royal Navy's rules on alcohol consumption at the time of the shootings stated that individuals were allowed no more than 10 units in the 24 hours before duty, with no alcohol to be consumed 10 hours before.
The 2013 Nissan LEAF is offered in three well-equipped models, the LEAF S, LEAF SV and LEAF SL. Standard features include a 6-way manual driver's seat, 4-way manual front passenger's seat, trip computer (instant and average energy consumption, driving time, outside temperature and autonomy range), Automatic Temperature Control (ATC), center console storage and 3.6 kW onboard charger.
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But schadenfreude, however tasty at the time of consumption, consumes a bit of us, too.
"This simple recipe modification ups your vegetable intake and reduces calorie consumption at the same time, " says Rolls.
Rosen said in the fourth quarter, real income levels rose 2.1%, which nearly equaled real consumption growth at the time.
Something that is not just purchased for the way it works, looks or feels, but which provides us with the opportunity for conspicuous consumption at the same time.
"The government is supportive of investment in the railway sector because it remains a key growth driver for the economy, especially at a time when exports are faced with difficulties and it takes time for consumption to pick up, " said Zhu Chaoping, head of research at ChinaScope Financial, a research and data firm partly owned by Moody's Corp.
At the same time, private consumption also lost some of its edge, rising 3.1% in 2012 from 4.1% in 2011.
Health experts have been trying to get our attention about the issue of energy drink consumption by kids for some time.
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At the same time, Saudi consumption is rising with a growing population.
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At the same time, domestic consumption in Japan continues to remain subdued.
The incentive to consume more and spend more time enjoying that consumption as well as to engage in tax avoidance rises with income.
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The increase in incidents over the holiday period is also attributed to higher alcohol consumption and families spending more time than usual with each other, police said.
Such was the case in 2006 when I founded the American Mustache Institute (AMI), at a time when media consumption habits began evolving at breakneck speed and many of my friends in journalism were losing their jobs.
Alright, first up we've got the catchily-named BCM20751, which performs the rather ordinary tasks of GPS, Bluetooth, and FM radio management but also throws in an audio processor to offload some work from the phone's primary CPU, which the company says can reduce battery consumption enough to improve playback time by up to 100 percent in some situations.
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Time, speed of consumption, and amount along with allergens, and sugar are the biggies.
The consumption data would be real-time from meters or monthly from utility bills or manual data entry.
You can reduce consumption and increase production the same time.
Huawei's unique Quick Power Control (QPC) and Automated Discontinuous Reception (ADRX) power-saving technologies, reduces power consumption by 30% and charging time by more than 25% compared to other smartphones.
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Although the amount of gas used to generate electricity rose 82% between 1997 and 2010, increasing efficiency in appliances that use natural gas has led to declining consumption of gas per customer over time.
The LED backlight also boasts of better luminance, faster response time and lower power consumption than the traditional LCD, and combined with some fancy ASUS Power4 Gear eXtreme power management should have battery life up 20-25 percent over traditional laptops.
By the time it is ready for consumption, a typical casu marzu contains thousands of larvae.
Oil cartel OPEC on Tuesday cut its global demand forecast for 2008 for the fourth time this year, adding consumption would continue to slow in 2009.
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