1-1) Bodyshame-fat 1-2) Industry 4.0 2-1) Single vs. married 2-2) Can we start a fried-chicken&beer store?

1-1) Fat is the new ugly on the playground (cnn)Marah Rhoades remembers when her daughter, Emilia Cooper, started to worry about weight. She was 5. That's when boys at her Brooklyn school started calling her fat. Emilia, now 9, has always been taller and more broadly built than most of the other kids in her class, and she quickly learned her body type made her a target for teasing. "At that point she became very aware of weight," says Rhoades. "She started coming home and telling her 3-year-old brother, 'If you eat that you're going to get fat.'" "We all exercise a lot, and it's definitely just her body type," says Rhoades. "We started having a dialogue about it, but it's hard for her to understand that there are different bodies." Fat is the new ugly on the school playground. Children as young as 3 worry about being fat. Four- and 5-year-olds know "skinny" is good and "fat" is bad. Children in elementary school are calling each other fat as a put-down.  As our country becomes more obsessed with increasingly skinny ideals of beauty at the same time that we're getting more obese, "Fat hatred has become so pervasive that it is part of the fabric of our language and interactions," says Dr. Robyn Silverman, author of "Good Girls Don't Get Fat: How Weight Obsession is Messing Up Our Girls and How We Can Help Them Thrive Despite It." "Fat and thin are no longer simply assessments of size or weight, but rather of character. So you can imagine why adoption of these attitudes, diet talk and disordered behavior is happening earlier as well." Emilia Cooper is an ice skater but won't lift her arms during her routines because she thinks her arms are too fat. Her mother worries she's not thinking about more interesting and healthy topics: having fun while skating, learning new routines, her homework or having fun with her friends.  People who diet a lot -- and therefore regularly spend a lot of attention and self-control on what they eat -- often don't have enough focus for math problems or other exercises, says Jennifer Thomas, a psychology professor at Harvard Medical School and assistant director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program. It's also true that growing children and teens need to eat healthy, well-balanced meals to grow into healthy adults. In people who severely limit their food intake for prolonged periods, brain scan studies show their brains shrink, says Thomas. Parents whose weight is normal but who talk about how they need to diet or lose weight around the children all the time can have a negative influence on their children, whether it's Mom talking about dieting because she's gained a couple of pounds or "being bad today" by having a piece of cake. "Children pick up on the idea that their parents think [the parents] need to lose weight and get in their heads that they [the children] need to do the same," [Question] Do you think you are fat or used to be fat? How do you try to be in shape? How is your eating habit? 1-2) Think you are too smart to be replaced by a robot in your job? Think again.(cnn) Experts are warning that skilled jobs will soon start disappearing because of the rise of artificial intelligence. So far, robots have mainly been replacing manual labor, performing routine and intensive tasks. But smarter machines are putting more skilled professions at risk. Robots are likely to be performing 45% of manufacturing tasks by 2025, versus just 10% today, according to a study by Bank of America. And the rise of artificial intelligence will only accelerate that process as the number of devices connected to the Internet doubles to 50 billion by 2020. By the same year, nearly half of all U.S. jobs will be at high risk of being lost to computers, according to experts at Oxford University, with an additional 20% facing medium risk. Jobs previously thought of as secure and now considered at risk include data analysts and bankers.  The prices of robots and computers are falling, making them even more attractive to employers. Costs have declined by 27% over the past decade and are expected to drop by another 22% in the next decade, the Bank of America report stated. And as robots become easier to use, with features like machine learning, and voice and facial recognition, they're becoming a more viable alternative in jobs where people deal with customers. Countries that can adopt new technology early will get a big boost from lower labor costs and higher productivity.Japan is leading the way. There are already 1,520 robots per 10,000 employees in Japan's car plants, compared to only 66 per 10,000 worldwide. China is eager too -- the country has been the biggest buyer of robots for the last two years, and now accounts for 25% of global demand. The coming revolution could dramatically transform the global economy, and increase inequality. That's because most of the jobs set to disappear are lower paid, with medium skills, economists have warned. Of course, this is not the first time that technology has radically transformed the workforce. During the Industrial Revolution, many manual laborers were forced to "skill up" and move into more sophisticated jobs. But the report warns this time could be different. Workers in skilled positions may be forced to take jobs they are overqualified to do but which can't easily be performed by a machine.  Here are some examples of jobs most at risk: Administrative staff, manual workers, data processing jobs. Bank of America estimated that there's a 90% risk or more of the following being replaced: Tour guides, bakers, butchers, pharmacy technicians, insurance sales agents, retail salespersons, tax collectors, telemarketers, accountants and clerks. At the other end of the spectrum are professions such as physicians, psychologists and clergy. Jobs that require empathy, intuition and lots of social interaction are least likely to be threatened by technology. They include mental healthcare workers, social workers, police and detectives, teachers and artists. * A 'fourth industrial revolution' is about to begin(http://www.wired.co.uk/article/factory-of-the-future) Factories are about to get smarter. The machines that make everything from our phones to our sandwiches rely on creaking technology -- but not for long. "We will have a fourth industrial revolution," says professor Detlef Zühlke, a lead researcher in the factories of the future. And that fourth revolution is all about making factories less stupid. Zühlke and his team have spent the past decade developing a new standard for factories, a sort of internet of things for manufacturing. "There will be hundreds of thousands of computers everywhere," Zühlke tells WIRED.co.uk. "Some of these technologies will be disruptive". In Germany this impending revolution is known as Industry 4.0, with the government shovelling close to €500m (£357m) into developing the technology. In China, Japan, South Korea and the USA big steps are also being made to create global standards and systems that will make factories smarter. The rest of the world, Zühlke claims, is "quite inactive". Zühlke is head of one of the largest research centres for smart factory technology in the world. The facility, located at the German Artificial Intelligence Research Centre (DFKID) in the south-western city of Kaiserslautern, houses a row of boxes packed with wires and circuitry. At first it looks like any factory, but then you notice all the machines are on wheels. This, Zühlke explains, is the factory of the future. His vision is based on cyber physical systems, combining mechanical systems with electronics to connect everything together. And the wheels? One day different modules in the factory could potentially drive themselves around to allow factories to alter the production line. For now, moving the modules is done by humans.[Question] What human jobs can disappear soonest with the 4th industrial revolution and why/how? What human jobs are safe from the revolution? What kind of new human jobs can be created?   2-1) Single vs. married (cnn) Each year when Valentine's Day approaches, our thoughts turn to love, relationships and coupling. As some anticipate the holiday that others dread, the spotlight is split between two groups: those in relationships and those who are not. In the game of love, is there one side that emerges victorious, not just on February 14 but for the rest of the year too? Let's investigate.  In one corner, we have "Team Marriage." According to the U.S. Census, 55.3% of Americans 18 and over were married in 2014. The marriage rate that year was 6.9 per thousand, which translates to 2.14 million new marriages. This is up from 2013, which saw about 2.08 million.  On the other side, there's "Team Singles," those 18 and over who have never been married, divorcees and widows and widowers. There were almost 107 million single Americans in 2014, which is about 45% of the adult population. Forty-six percent were women, and 43.2% were men. When you have a significant other, you have a significant financial advantage: You can pool your financial resources and share the bills. If you both work, and make about the same amount, it can seem like you're getting an 100% raise. One often-cited 2005 study from Ohio State University found married people "experience a per person net worth increase of 77% over singles. Additionally, their combined wealth increases on average by 16% for each year of marriage." Another plus, if one partner loses his or her job, the other's income provides a safety net. Married people seem to reap more health benefits, too. Being married may significantly improve the likelihood of surviving cancer, according to a 2013 study from the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Coupled cancer patients were also 17% less likely to see their cancer spread. They have a lower risk for heart problems as well, says 2014 research from the American College of Cardiology. Researchers there screened 3.5 million adults for cardiovascular problems and found that those who were married had less heart disease and healthier blood vessels throughout the body than people who were single, divorced or widowed. Don't forget health insurance. Couples and families sharing a plan are sometimes able to pay toward the same annual deductible, which would make benefits coverage kick in faster, saving money. The takeaway from these advantages relies on whether the couples had happy marriages. Stress and depression resulting from unhappy partnerships can adversely affect health, an issue singles don't have to face. Researchers found that middle-aged women in unhappy marriages showed risk factors for heart attacks and diabetes.[Question] How important is marriage in your life? What are good and bad things about being single? What are good and bad things about being married?  2-2) Amid fried chicken craze, foreign firms ruffle Korean feathers(CNBC) Global poultry producers hoping to cash in on South Korea's craze for fried chicken and beer face a market crowded with local birds that have clipped prices and profits for Korean growers. The popularity of the combination, known as "chimaek", has boomed in recent years, fueled by its appearance in a hit South Korean television drama and an explosion of restaurant chains. Chimaek stores now dot Korea and their ubiquitous delivery services shuttle freshly fried chicken and beer to homes, offices and picnics. At a Seoul outlet of the popular BBQ chain recently, Kim Chang hoo said he and his colleagues had planned to go to a sushi restaurant for a company dinner, but decided instead on chimaek - a mashup of chicken and maekju, the Korean word for beer. "I cannot help think of chicken, even when I'm eating sushi," Kim, 24, said. "I don't know if it's just me, but chicken always comes to my mind and is always delicious." The craze has pitted domestic chicken producers in an increasingly tough battle for market share, prompting an over-supply and a drop in farm prices. Now imports are set to rise as South Korea lifts bans on overseas suppliers who are attracted by still low per capita consumption rates. South Koreans ate 14.2 kg (31 pounds) of poultry meat each in 2015, a near three-fold increase since 1990 according to OECD data, but only half the global average of 28.6 kg per person. South Korea's market for chicken is expected to grow 5 percent to 1.01 million tonnes this year and a further 3 percent in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), boosted by the chimaek craze. Supply is currently dominated by the country's three biggest producers - Harim, Dongwoo and Maniker. All have seen their earnings hit in the first half of this year as they ramp up production to secure market share. Park Ju-No, the managing director at Harim, acknowledged producers were engaged in a "game of chicken", each holding a potentially dangerous course in the hope their rivals flinch first. "We think it's more crucial to focus on quality differentiation to survive instead of adjusting production, even though it contributes to a glut," said Park. Park expects the imbalance to ease in the second half as the number of slaughtered chickens drops in summer, but sees the market over-supplied again next year as imports from the United States and Thailand resume. In July, Asia's fourth-largest economy lifted ban on chicken imports from the United States, imposed due to a bird flu outbreak in 2015. It is likely to resume imports in November from Thailand, banned since a 2004 bird flu outbreak, according to Korea's Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency. Overall South Korean chicken imports are expected to rise 9 percent to 130,000 tonnes this year, and a further 8 percent in 2017, due to the resumption of U.S. chicken imports, the USDA report showed. Analysts said the increase in chicken imports could squeeze domestic producers with lower prices. U.S. suppliers might also find conditions challenging. "It's going to be a tougher market because the U.S. only had to compete against Brazil before, but now there are more competitors like Denmark and sooner or later Thailand," said Jenis Bae, manager at KTSC, who has imported U.S. chickens for almost 20 years. Still, the competition is good for consumers and restaurants drawn to the chimaek boom. Even global giant KFC recently opened its first "KFC Chimaek" outlets in South Korea, offering set menus such as two pieces of fried chicken, cheese fries and a glass of draft beer for 7,500 won (around $7). Major Korean franchises are now expanding their overseas stores, particularly in China where the TV show "My Love from the Stars" is wildly popular and its heroine's chimaek cravings strike a chord with viewers. "We learned the food culture of South Korea from Korean soaps," Gu Chenghu said at a chimaek outlet in Shanghai. "Also many young people are willing to try something fresh. So it's very popular." Genesis BBQ, Korea's top fried chicken franchise now has 350 stores abroad in 30 countries including China and the United States. It wants to grow to 50,000 stores by 2020, company director Kwak Sung-kwon said. "Our aim is to having more stores globally than McDonald's," he said. [치킨프렌차이즈 가맹점 수, 공정거래조정원, 2016년] <img src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ggilbo.com%2Fnews%2Fphoto%2F201602%2F268424_199952_310.jpg" style="font-size: 9pt;"> 가맹계약에 따라 가맹본부에 지급하는 최초 가맹금(가맹비·교육비·보증금·개점행사비 등)은 천차만별이다. 100만 원에서 4570만 원까지 있다. 맥시칸치킨은 보증금만 100만 원을 받고 비비큐의 경우 프리미엄카페를 열려면 4570만 원의 가맹금을 내야 한다. 인테리어·간판·설비집기류·초도상품 등 최초 가맹금 이외의 비용도 있다. 역시 규모와 브랜드별로 차이가 있는데 비비큐 프리미엄카페(165㎡ 기준)의 경우 2억 3614만 원이 필요하다. 치킨만 파는 단독매장의 경우 보통 5000만 원 안팎의 비용이 든다. 이밖에 가맹점사업자의 영업 중 부담과 계약연장·재계약 과정의 부담, 영업지역 설정 기준, 계약기간, 광고비 분담, 소해배상 예정금액 및 지연이자율 등에 대한 자세한 사항은 공정거래조정원 홈페이지(kofair.or.kr)를 참조하면 치킨 가맹점 관련 정보를 비교할 수 있다. [Question]Let's assume that MoneyFunny, as a company, start a fried-chicken & beer business on the 2nd floor(20평) of Qua building. All the group members are equal partners. Rent is 170만원 per month.   1) Which one do you prefer between our own brand and a franchise(initial fee 가맹비 3000만원 + monthly 10% royalty payment of sales)?2) Which role would you play for the business among marketing/sales, purchasing/book-keeping, cleaning/washing, cooking, serving, cashier, and general management?