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I live in an apartment that has an air conditioner wall unit that I would like to plug into a timer. It has an outlet that looks like this one: http://advice.thisoldhouse.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1538&d=1218946281. The inside of my unit says that is has 230/208 volts (cooling/heating) and 8.9/9.6 for amps.
I bought a timer that should have worked except that the top left prong on the ac plug is turned vertically and the timer only accepts horizontal plugs. Can I get/is it safe to try to find an adapter for this? Or does anyone know of a timer that fits this plug? I don't know where to look and am not terribly well educated as to the terminology so I'm having a difficult time with this. Thanks for any help.


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Grab a short test video (trust me, keep it short for now - see later....) and then find it in Gallery. Note that there's a Facebook icon front and centre as the way to share this media. Don't be put off by this.
The icon is simply showing the last service you used to share something - don't worry, it'll change in a moment. In the meantime, tap on the options menu (the three lines):
Choose 'Share' (i.e. just as if you were going to share the media via Facebook etc.) You'll see (what to you is probably) a new option, to upload to YouTube:
As this is the first time you've done this, there's a log-in process (subsequent uploads will be authenticated automatically):
... And then it's on to adding title and description as needed. Note that because this sharing mechanism is tightly baked into Belle FP2, the new keyboard is available to help with spelling and word-completion:
Here's a typical upload 'form', simply fill in and then tap on 'Share':
That's it!
There's no obvious way to tell how far the upload has got, but there is a 'sharing' plugin for the standard Symbian Belle notifications pane - so swipe this down and you'll see the upload meter. Tap this and there's the opportunity to cancel the upload if needed.
Once you get back to the Gallery screen, you'll see that the little YouTube icon/shortcut has displaced the Facebook one. Mind you, if you then share something to Facebook, the icon will switch again, so....!
The bandwidth issue and best solution
There's an endemic problem in all this though, and it's both an obvious one and one that's common to all smartphones on all platforms. My short five second 1080p video clip, captured on the Nokia 808, was about 10MB. A real world clip, say a minute of a band performing, would run to well over 100MB. Even on a good 3.5G connection, this will take a while (tens of minutes) and will take a big chunk out of whatever data tariff you're on.
And there's no way to force the OS to only use Wi-fi for uploads. All of this is the downside of the terrific video quality and resolution we're now seeing from mobile devices, but I'd argue that it's worth going old-school in terms of specs. When you're shooting something which you know you'll want to share while mobile, pop into 'Creative' mode and downgrade the resolution to '360p'. On the 808, this also has the happy benefit that you can zoom in a lot further without losing quality - up to 12x, to get the singer's face up close or the guitarist's hands, etc.
At 360p, a minute of video will be only around 16MB, which is far more practical to share from a 3.5G-connected mobile. And the people who watch your clip online will still get a decent enough experience in a typical web-hosted playback window - things will only look a bit blocky if they go full-screen on a desktop or laptop display.
Just - please - remember to switch back to 'Auto' or similar afterwards. You won't want to be still shooting at 360p for that crucial baby footage that's intended for 1080p editing on the desktop!

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The Information We CollectRevelex Corporation operates solely as a provider of Internet-enabled Application Service Provider (ASP) that provides a comprehensive travel agency customer management system solution for registered travel agencies. As such, Revelex does not collect any of the data within our systems except for and at the explicit instructions of our customers-- the travel agencies that have contracted to use our applications and services.
All PII received originates from travel agents who represent travel agencies that have contracted with Revelex to act on their behalf in order to fulfill travel booking requests-Revelex Corporation does not collect PII from any other source. Only information required to complete a travel request (ie, carrier availability search, booking, etc…) is asked for and received by our applications.
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The main event of Roughhouse Friday Boxing at Marlintini's Lounge between Al "The Mean Machine" Valentine and Jesse "The Roofer" Solomon proved so evenly matched, the judges declared it a draw.
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Solomon started the first round by dancing and jabbing, making his signature hissing-snake sound, while Valentine protected his head. Valentine brought out the heavy leather in round two, landing some solid body blows. Solomon countered by dancing and reaching inside Valentine's protective stance.
Valentine came out smoking in round three, getting Solomon against the ropes and pummeling his body. In round four, Solomon, his body red from Valentine's landed punches, stayed tough and dodged a giant haymaker from Valentine. The force of the missed punch sent "The Mean Machine" flying across the ring and into the ropes where he struggled to recover. He did come back with a big left-right combination at the bell.
In the final round, both fighters looked ready to go five more rounds, trading big shots before the fight was called a draw.
Here's a recap of Friday's action:
In a solid, energetic four-round bout, Greens Creek miner Chuck "The Ice Man" McCracken, 33, stopped 42-year-old Rudy "No Introduction Needed" Vonda 50 seconds into the final round.
McCracken, making his first Roughhouse appearance since losing via knockout to Julio "The Haitian Sensation" during last season's Southeast Showdown, made a smart adjustment to win the bout.
McCracken's strategy going in was to use his reach advantage, but his corner man noticed that every time Vonda jabbed, he dipped to the right. McCracken started anticipating this, delivering uppercuts as he dipped down to get the win.
"The Ice Man said he wanted to fight Vonda because, "I knew he is a fighter, not a brawler, because we've fought many times before".
Both boxers traded hard, quick blows in the first round as McCracken bloodied Vonda's nose. In round two, Vonda continued to be the aggressor and caused McCracken to back up around the ring. McCracken began to assert his dominance in the third round, swinging some big hard uppercuts and combinations. Vonda stayed tough, but McCracken threw even more hard combinations in the fourth round. One shot on Vonda's already-injured nose forced "No Introduction Needed" to retire 50 seconds into round four.
Les Schwab worker Dan "The Animal" Fink, 27, defeated Ken Graves construction laborer Kenneth R. "The Tlingit" Willard 35 seconds into round two.
Both fighters stood 6-foot-1 and stared each other down before the bout began.
Fink withstood a busy first round and asserted himself in the second.
"(Willard) comes out strong in the first round, so I decided to just cover up and wait until he was tired in round two," Fink said.
Fink (10-7-1) landed the first quick punch in the first round, and Willard (2-2) countered by punching his opponent around the ring and into the ropes. Fink came back strong with his jab to end the first round.
The 34-year old Willard looked out of gas to start round two as Fink went to work. "The Animal" landed five hard head blows and then rocked his body with solid shots. A big left-right combination forced Willard to retire.
Another Greens Creek miner, 29-year-old Scott Horne, defeated University of Alaska Southeast student Jacob Ivanoff, 25, 30 seconds into round two.
After Ivanoff started the fight strong, Horne ended the first round in a flurry by landing 12 hard head blows from all directions.
Horne closed the show in round two, landing seven more head shots before one final combination sent Ivanoff to the mat for good.
Operating engineer Perry "Douglas Diablo" Blair, 23, successfully made his Roughhouse debut by defeating Priority Home Healthcare caretaker Anthony "The Gonz" Gonzalez in the night's first fight.
Blair, who was recruited by fight promoter Bob Haag during his plane ride to Juneau, came out the aggressor in round one and forced the referee to issue the 24-year-old Gonzalez a standing eight count. Blair continued to dominate, landing a heavy left hook 58 seconds into the round to vanquish "The Gonz."
Shawn "The Comeback Kid" Beaird, 24, improved his record to 18-7 after beating 56-year-old Native art carver Wayne "Fu" Smallwood via unanimous decision.
After an even first round, Beaird sent Smallwood to the mat with a hard left hook in the second round. Smallwood was issued a standing eight count and survived the round.
In the third round, however, Beaird continued to dominate and gave Smallwood a bloody nose.
"'Fu' kept stepping into my left hook, so I just kept throwing it and he was there all night," Beaird said.
Dave Mulkey, tipping the scales at more than 300 pounds, defeated 245-pound Walter "Showstoppa" Brown 41 seconds into the second round
Brown protected his head from the multiple hard blows Mulkey dished out in round one, but only delivered a couple punches of his own. Mulkey, towering over Brown, send Brown to the mat with a combination in round two to win the heavyweight battle.
The next Roughhouse boxing will be March 23 at Marlintini's Lounge.
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Deanna Bettineschi is a reporter for Action News Jax.
While working for Action News Jax, Deanna covered the kidnapping and killing of 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle. Perrywinkle was a young girl lured in by a sex offender in Jacksonville.
Deanna covered big local trials including the Michael Dunn trial. Dunn was the man who killed Jordan Davis at a south side Gate gas station after a confrontation ensued over loud music.
Deanna was also played a part in the continuing coverage of a missing autistic boy in Baker county, who was eventually found alive in the woods, 49 hours after his disappearance.
Deanna joined the Action News Jax team from Dothan, Alabama, where she was a reporter and anchor for the local CBS affiliate.
While in Dothan, she covered the national story about a boy kidnapped off a school bus and held hostage for days in an underground bunker.
Deanna's passion for news started when she was just a kid. She and her father would watch the local news before school every morning.
After attending her first journalism class at the University of Florida, she knew this would be her career.
She graduated magna cum laude from UF with a major in telecommunication and a minor in communication studies.
Deanna's other passion, is her family. When she's not out in the field, she likes to head back home to south Florida to be with her very large Italian family.
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There are thousands of articles written on how to make the most of networking events. Most of the articles offer advice on how to find clients at those events.
Here's another reason to network: finding future consultants, partners, and employees to help grow your business. At some point you will need to hire a virtual assistant, accountant, project manager, etc. How will you find the right person/firm to hire? Let me tell you, it's much harder than you think.
Before you begin your search for the right person to hire, you must narrowly define the mission, vision, and ideal client for your business. Why does this matter? Because the consultants and employees you hire can't help carry out the mission of your business if they don't understand it.
Defining the mission, vision, and ideal client for your business is just the start. Determining what tasks to delegate will help you spend your money efficiently and get the results you want. Here's something else to consider. If you're not sure it's time to hire a person to help you, does it make sense to invest in software such as task/project management, CRM (contact relationship management), etc?
So the next time you attend a networking event, consider whether the people you meet might be someone you could hire someday and not just a potential client. And don't forget the networking you are doing on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.


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Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa Siem Reap Reviews
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Fancy fancy fancy Jul 03, 2015
Ok, so I met a wonderful travel companion on my way to Siem Reap and he invited my to stay a night. This place is amazing and pampering. A big upgrade from my $7 USD night room. This place is about $60 USD but has everything. It would be 4 times the price in the USA. It has all the ammentities you can imagine. The room is spectacular and the pool is inviting. I usually travel and do not stay in my room much, but if you want a very nice and relaxing place after visiting the temples, then this place is it. It is only 5 minutes from the airport.
What can I say, this is a great place. But it is not close to the night life, there is not much around this main street area. I prefer to stay in city center by the Night Market and Pub Streets. So depending what you are looking to do here in Siem Reap will depend on what location to stay the night.
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Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa Overview
Featuring a rooftop terrace with beautiful city and pool views, the Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa offers air conditioned rooms with a plasma / LCD TV, cable / satellite channels and a safe. The resort offers comfortable rooms and a day spa and is located within a 10 minute drive from Siem Reap International Airport (REP). Siem Reap city centre is within a short 10 minute drive from the resort.
The Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa's leisure facilities include billiards, an indoor pool and outdoor tennis courts. Guests can relax at the resort's spa facilities, including a jacuzzi, a sauna and massage services. Guests travelling with their computer can take advantage of the resort's free high speed wireless internet.
The rooms offer elegant décor and luxurious 5-star facilities. The rooms at the resort feature tea and coffee making facilities, a DVD player and a mini bar. If access is a concern, prospective patrons will be glad to know the resort caters to wheelchair access for an inclusive experience.
Baphuon, Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat are within easy driving distance of the Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa. For an easy and effortless check-in and departure experience, take advantage of the Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa's express check-in/check-out feature which minimises the usual hassles letting you get on with your holiday. The resort's multilingual staff will be happy to provide dining suggestions and help you organise your stay in Siem Reap.
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Dadaism "The Anti-Art" Philosophy of Dada Important Dada Artists Hugo Ball Marcel Duchamp Raoul Hausmann The Idea Behind Dadaism: Dada Art is was a reflection of the environment it was created in. Dadaism was created in 1916 in Zurich, Switzerland. The Art Form spread from Switzerland to the rest of Europe. The movement was started by European "Avant-Garde" Artists inspired and associated with the Swiss nightclub, the Cabaret Voltaire. The movement became increasingly prominent in Germany, especially in Berlin; as a response to the horrors the country faced in the aftermath of the war. The movement was created in the midst of World War I. People were beginning to realize the horrible deeds committed during war and showed their contempt and anger at the disregard for human life showed during war with their art. The Dadaists felt that artists should not be celebrated for their ability to create beautiful art when other humans create weapons to hurt and kill others. Hugo Ball is considered to be the father and founder of Dadaism. Ball, a German poet and writer from Pirmasens, Germany was a forerunner in the creation of the movement. Born in France, 1887 Marcel Duchamp was the most famous of the Dadaists. Raoul Hausmann was born in 1886, in Vienna, Austria (known as Austria-Hungary at the time). The Birth of the Movement The artists were a combination of many different art forms, such as visual arts, poetry, writing, design, theater and other preforming arts. The first published dadaist work. The art movement was created as a response to the atrocities committed during the first World War. Some of Dada's most influential artists came from Germany such as: Raoul Hausmann Emmy Hennings Hannah Hoch Very much influenced by the war Europe was engulfed in. After being denied service in the German army during World War I, he became an anti-war activist. Ball moved to Zurich (where he went on to further his work with Dada, considered a traitor by his country. Duchamp worked in many fields of art, including Cubism, Post-Impressionism and Fauvism as well as Dada. Duchamp was famous for his art pieces dubbed "Ready-Mades" taking pre-made, normal objects and making them into art, most well known being "Fountain" Fountain Bicycle Wheel Hausmann was a key participant in the Dada movement, very influenced by an equally important artist, Hannah Hoch. Haussman worked in collage, Collage, Photography, Sculpture, Poetry, and Performance. ABCD (self portrait) Mechanical Head (The Spirit of Our Time) Hannah Höch Hannah Höch was born in Gotha, Germany in 1889. Höch studied College of Arts and Crafts in Berlin choosing to study glass design and graphic arts, rather than fine arts, a large influence on her artwork. Höch worked for Ullstein Verlag [The Ullstein Press], designing dress and embroidery patterns for Die Dame (The Lady) and Die Praktische Berlinerin (The Practical Berlin Woman). Höch is best known for her work "Cut with the Kitchen Knife through the Beer-Belly of the Weimar Republic"Full transcript


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The state of Rajasthan is the largest in India in terms of area and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country, for both domestic and international tourists. Rajasthan is known for its great natural beauty and its golden desert along with historic forts and palaces, art and culture.
The Royal Safari Of North India2N Delhi , 2N Jaipur , 2N Ranthambhore National Park and 1N Agra
Itinerary Map
What's Included
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|2 night(s)
Standard Room
|Room only
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Standard Room
|Room only
|Ranthambhore National Park
|2 night(s)
Standard Room
|Room only
|1 night(s)
Standard Room
|Room only
- Return Transfer From Delhi.
- Assistance on Arrival.
- Maximum KM blockage will be 2000 km with Toll Tax, Parking, Night Halt, State Tax, Etc.
- Travel throughout the entire journey in an air condition car.
- Welcome Drink On Arrival at Hotel
* Prices mentioned are for per person on twin sharing basis (minimum 2 people staying together)
Day Wise Itinerary
Day 01: Delhi Railway Station / Airport – Hotel
Day 02: Delhi Local Sightseeing
Things to see and do
Qutub Minar
Qutab Minar, This incredible example of early Indo-Islamic architecture is the tallest brick structure in the world. Built as early as the 12th century by Qutbuddin Aibak, the...
$ 4 Average Cost
Raj Ghat
Raj Ghat is where Mahatma Gandhi Ji was cremated on 31st January 1948 after his assassination and his ashes were buried and hence make it his final resting place beside the ...
Bahai Lotus Temple
Bahai Lotus Temple is located near Kalkaji, South Delhi, Shaped like a lotus bud with 27 petals, this stunning temple suspended above milky-blue ponds is surely one of the...
Jantar Mantar
The Jantar Mantar is located in the modern city of New Delhi. It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments. The site is one of five built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of ...
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India Gate
The India Gate, originally called the All India War Memorial, is a war memorial located astride the Rajpath, on the eastern edge of the ceremonial axis of New Delhi, formerly ...
Day 03: Delhi – Jaipur (259 Km / 4 ½ Hrs)
Travel from Delhi to Jaipur
4hrs 11min
5hrs 32min
6hrs 47min
Day 04: Jaipur Local Sightseeing
Things to see and do
Amber Fort
Amber Fort is an old fort, built in 1592 by Raja Man Singh. This fort is also very popularly known as the Amer Palace. The Amer Fort was built in red sandstone and marble and ...
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Gaitore is one of the most prominent tourist attractions in Jaipur, is a royal cremation ground for the Kachhwaha Rajput kings and the members of the royal family. Gaitore is ...
$ 0 Average Cost
City Palace
Upon visiting the magnificant City Palace,it's easy to see that the royal family of Jaipur was one of the richest in India.The huge complex of courtyards,gardens,and buildings...
$ 1 Average Cost
Day 05: Jaipur – Ranthambore (156 Km / 3 Hrs)
Things to see and do
Ranthambore National Park
Ranthambore national park was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1957 and in 1974 it gained the protection of "Project Tiger". It got it's status of a National Park in 1981. ...
Travel from Jaipur to Ranthambhore National Park
2hrs 32min
3hrs 25min
Day 06: Ranthambore National Park (Jeep Safari / Canter Safari)
Things to see and do
Ranthambore Fort
Ranthambore Fort is situated on the top of the hill, which offers a beautiful view of the Ranthambore National Park to the tourists. The fort was constructed in 944 AD by Tatu...
Day 07: Ranthambore – Agra Sightseeing (265 Km / 5 Hrs)
Things to see and do
Half Day Excursion to Fatehpur Sikri
Take this excursion to Fatehpur Sikri and be amazed at the complex of monuments and temples, all in a beautiful blend of Hindu and Islamic architectural styles. The buildings ...
$ 5 Average Cost
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, It is built by the bank of the Yamuna river not very far from the Agra Fort. Taj Mahal is a masterpiece of the Mughal ...
$ 0 Average Cost
Travel from Ranthambhore National Park to Agra
4hrs 43min
Day 08: Agra – Delhi Railway Station / Airport (216 Km / 3 ½ Hrs)
Hotels Included
BB Palace (3 star)
2638 & 2642 , Bank Street, Gurudwara Road Karol Bagh - 110005, Delhi
Hotel Mosaic (3 star)
141, Officer's Campus, Sirsi Road, Vaishali Nagar - 302021, Jaipur
Hotel Mountain View Resort (3 star)
Rantahmbhore National Park RoadSawai Madhopur 322001Rajasthan India, Ranthambhore National Park
Crystal Inn (3 star)
Fatehbad Road, Behind TDI Mall - 282001, Agra
Cancellation Policy
- The package once booked is refundable and cancellable.
- Flight cancellation will be as per airline cancellation policy.
- Date of booking to 30 days before travel the cancellation charges will be 10% of the tour cost
- 30 to 15 days before travel - cancellation charges will be 50% of the tour cost
- 15 to 7 days before travel - cancellation charges will be 75% of the tour cost
- 0 to 7 days before travel - cancellation charges will be 100% of the tour cost. No refund shall be given
- Please note cancellation policy is subject to change. It depends on the hotel policy. In peak season, some hotels may charge 100% cancellation.
Additional Information
- Check-in at hotel starts from 14:00 hrs.
- Check-out time is until 12:00 hrs.
- Early check-in or late check-out is subject to availability and may be chargeable by the hotel.
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1. Overview of the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software
2. Installing and Enabling Software
4. Setting Up Services and the Control Domain
12. Performing Other Administration Tasks
File Names (file) and Variable Names (var-name)
Virtual Disk Server backend and Virtual Switch Device Names
Configuration Name (config-name)
Combine Multiple Consoles Into One Group
Stopping a Heavily Loaded Domain Can Time Out
Operating the Oracle Solaris OS With Oracle VM Server for SPARC
OpenBoot Firmware Not Available After Oracle Solaris OS Has Started
Save Your Current Domain Configurations to the SP
Do Not Use the psradm(1M) Command on Active CPUs in a Power-Managed Domain
Result of Oracle Solaris OS Breaks
Results From Halting or Rebooting the Control Domain
Using Logical Domains With the Service Processor
Reset the Domain Configuration to the Default or Another Configuration
Configuring Domain Dependencies
Determining Where Errors Occur by Mapping CPU and Memory Addresses
Determine the Real Memory Address
Examples of CPU and Memory Mapping
Using Universally Unique Identifiers
Virtual Domain Information Command and API
A. Oracle VM Server for SPARC Physical-to-Virtual Conversion Tool
B. Oracle VM Server for SPARC Configuration Assistant
C. Logical Domains Manager Discovery
D. Using the XML Interface With the Logical Domains Manager
E. Logical Domains Manager XML Schemas
You can connect to a guest console over a network if the listen_addr property is set to the IP address of the control domain in the vntsd(1M) SMF manifest. For example:
$ telnet host-name 5001
Note - Enabling network access to a console has security implications. Any user can connect to a console and for this reason it is disabled by default.
A Service Management Facility manifest is an XML file that describes a service. For more information about creating an SMF manifest, refer to the Solaris 10 System Administrator Collection.
Note - To access a non-English OS in a guest domain through the console, the terminal for the console must be in the locale required by the OS.


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Any Rotarian who took a tour about a year ago of Daybreak Foods south of Estherville already had a pretty good idea of just how picky the company is about food safety when Daybreak general manager Sam Utecht took the floor at Thursday's Rotary meeting.
That's when they heard just what Daybreak's food safety protocols are - as well as how many of them. Those protocols all came back when Rotarians recalled taking far more health and safety precautions in their tour last year at Daybreak than one would on entering a hospital maternity ward.
It's everyone's job to learn food safety at Daybreak, Utecht said. In fact, the Daybreak Safe Quality Food Program trains all employees in the process so everyone could brief an auditor and say just what those food safety protocols are.
Utecht said Safe Quality Food general training includes:
n Promoting an understanding and awareness of food safety practices.
n Providing an understanding of SQF system principles, activities and terminology.
n Promoting a common approach for the implementation and auditing of SQF systems.
n Sharing knowledge and practical experience in applying SQF program principles.
n Imparting skills necessary so that food safety professionals can implement and audit an SQF system appropriately in order to provide safe, quality food.
n Ensuring a consistent and effective approach to the implementation of an SQF system.
Sanitation includes not only cleaning and sanitizing but also monitoring, chemical control, training and documentation.
Then there's security, which includes security during production, storage, shipping and receiving, video surveillance and alarms. Utecht said every truck coming into the plant - with the exception of grain trucks - is required to have seals. There's even alarms for product temperature control.
Operations and facility priorities include sanitary design, preventative maintenance programs and computer control.
The integrated pest management program works to reduce or eliminate the impact of pests in Daybreak operations. Utecht said the approach includes education, building and grounds, maintenance, environmental protection and personal safety.
The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) program includes focusing on preventing food contamination, is science-based and places responsibility for ensuring food safety on the food manufacturer.
The HACCP process includes:
n Assembling the HACCP team.
n Describing the product.
n Identifying the intended use.
n Constructing a flow diagram.
n On-site verification of the flow diagram.
n Listing all potential hazards.
n Constructing a hazard analysis.
n Determining control measures.
n Determining critical control points.
n Establishing critical limits for each CCP.
n Establishing a monitoring system for each CCP.
n Establishing corrective action for deviations that may occur.
n Establishing verification procedures.
n Establishing record keeping and documentation.
Utecht said food safety and quality procedures include both incoming and outgoing quality levels, testing the product, training people, making sure the product is fresh and wholesome, auditing the process and USDA inspection. He said he feels his USDA inspector is a great partner in helping to ensure plant food safety.
Good manufacturing practices include clean uniform smocks and food and drink policies. And environmental stewardship includes reducing environmental impact, reducing energy and water consumption and reducing waste and recycling cardboard, aluminum, plastic, paper, scrap metal, egg shells, animal waste and inedible liquid eggs.
The Safe Feed/Safe Food policy, part of the Food Safety Modernization Act, is designed to encourage the food industry to take a proactive approach in evaluating their manufacturing process, said Utecht. Steps include indentifying risks, controlling and mitigating risks and a third-party audit.
Another procedure, working to prevent salmonella enteritidis in shell eggs during production, storage and transportation, is originated and audited by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Utecht said compliance since July 9, 2010, has included flocks of 50,000 and up and includes prevention measures, environmental and egg testing for SE and registration.
Probably even more stringent than USDA inspections, though, is internal inspection, Utecht said.
"We're harder on ourselves than an authority is," Utecht said.


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Doughty Street Chambers is extremely proud of Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC, who received her Letters Patent from the Lord Chancellor today, delivered on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, at a ceremony in Westminster Hall. She was also sworn in as Queen's Counsel by the Lord Chief Justice at a ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Called in 2001, Caoilfhionn is a campaigner and a barrister specialising in public law, human rights, inquests and inquiries, and media law. The Chambers and Partners guide, which ranks her as a leader in five different areas of law, has sources who comment that she is "absolutely superb and incredibly fluent", "incredibly bright, intelligent and very good at tactics. Her writing is superb...totally easy to work with" and "she puts everything into a case for her clients". We respectfully agree!
Caoilfhionn has acted in landmark human rights cases which have changed the law, including HH v. Italy[2013] 1 AC 338 (children's rights when their parents face extradition); R (HC) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] 1 WLR 1234 (test case on treatment of 17-year-olds in police custody as adults rather than children; it has resulted in 70,000 17-year-olds in custody every year being entitled to additional safeguards); and R (Hurley and Others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2016] PTSR 636 (held that the 'benefit cap' discriminates against severely disabled people and their carers).
Much of her work is high profile & sensitive, often raising national security issues – for example, acting for bereaved families in the 7/7 London Bombings inquests & the Hillsborough inquests and civil claims; and acting for national media organisations in the Gareth Williams, Alexander Litvinenko and Jordan Lee Begley inquests, & various proceedings concerning the unexplained death of baby Poppi Worthington. She also acts for individuals whose lives are at risk from vigilantes or other groups, where difficult Article 2 ECHR issues arise concerning police protection (this includes, for example, Learco Chindamo, convicted of a high profile murder as a child; and a released life sentence prisoner, convicted of a grave terrorist offence in the 1970s, who now has a new identity). She currrently acts for victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, addressing complex issues of inter-agency failures by police & children's services. Caoilfhionn's recent cases have also included many international cases, before the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Special Procedures, acting for individuals and NGOs.
Caoilfhionn will join our market leading team of 34 Silks who practise across all areas of public and administrative law, crime, civil and international law, often in cases invoking issues of human rights and civil liberties.
For more information on Caoilfhionn's work, please call her clerk Richard Bayliss on 020 7400 9702 or send an e-mail.
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We started at the ground, with our new Speed Trail sole, formulated of High Dynamic Rubber (HDR) for traction on damp rock, gravely trails, or gloppy mud. Injected EVA provides long-lasting shock absorption, and we add a high-density EVA plate in the forefoot, giving flexible protection where you need it most. An airmesh upper, with synthetic leather reinforcements and a webbing "ribcage" for support, keeps feet cool and stable. This is our high-mileage fave, ready for ultras, happy on the rockiest trails you can find. An 8mm drop between heel and forefoot strikes the perfect balance.
We started at the ground, with our new Speed Trail sole, formulated of High Dynamic Rubber (HDR) for traction on damp rock, gravely trails, or gloppy mud. Injected EVA provides long-lasting shock absorption, and we add a high-density EVA plate in the forefoot, giving flexible protection where you need it most. An airmesh upper, with synthetic leather reinforcements and a webbing "ribcage" for support, keeps feet cool and stable. This is our high-mileage fave, ready for ultras, happy on the rockiest trails you can find. An 8mm drop between heel and forefoot strikes the perfect balance.
Features* Roll over any of the highlighted features above to see more detailed information about that feature.
Upper: Synthetic Leather and Polyester Mesh Lining: Polyester Linning Plate: H-EVA Midsole: Injected EVA Outsole: Speed Track HDR Last: TRD8 Sizes: 39 - 47 (half sizes) Weight: 289g: 10.2oz (1/2 pair size 42) Color: Blue Product Code: 33003/350
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Measure your foot with a ruler, using cm or inches; convert to Euro or US using this chart. If you need mondo sizing, please refer to the SCARPA chart on this page/tab. We recommend you purchase two sizes, the size you think you are plus one .5 size bigger for fit testing at home. As long as the products are in like new condition and the packaging is 100% intact, we will credit you for the returned product.
General fitting rules depend on the product's intended use... follow the appropriate guidelines below for best results.
Trail/mountain/approach/lifestyle products:
- The bigger/heavier/more supportive the product, the more you may want to upsize .5 - 1full size. Lighter, softer, more supple shoes can be sized closer to your measured size.
- Note: SCARPA Plastic mountain boots all use UK sizing; UK converts easily: 1 full size smaller than US men's size, 2 sizes smaller than US women's size.
- Try on with appropriate socks for your usage. The bigger the boot, the more appropriate a bigger sock (sounds crazy, huh?)
- If you use orthotics or already have aftermarket footbeds, measure against the standard footbed in boot. Fit into boot for sizing/fitting the boot.
- Best to try on at the end of the day when your feet are larger/swollen, than when your feet are fresh to ensure good fit after a long day.
- Lacing can play an incredibly important part of a good fit. Be sure to play with lacing when analyzing fit.
- Make sure your heel isn't slipping.
- Make sure your toes aren't hitting the end.
**Approach shoes may be sized smaller for performance purposes but beware... small shoes are really uncomfortable on the trail.
Rock climbing shoes
- From your measured size, you'll want to consider downsizing .5 - 2 full sizes. The flatter the shoe, the closer to your measured size; the more downturned/aggressive the shoe, the more you'll want to downsize.
- The best fit is comparative between sizes and only you will be able to judge that, though an experience climber could offer good insights to your fit.
- If it feels painful, it may break in... or it may not.
- Pain sucks as a rule of thumb though and makes climbing miserable.
- Only you can judge what's 'acceptable' discomfort.
- Good fitting rock shoes shouldn't necessarily be 'comfortable' by walking/running shoe standards.
- Look for looseness/bagginess in the toes and heel. Bagginess can mean 'slop' when climbing with feet perspiring, etc.
- Toes should completely fill the toebox.
- Heel should feel solid; like they won't pull off if heel hooking.
- Any foot movement in new shoes will mean sloppy fit when broken in.
Ski boots
- From your measured foot, convert to US size using the scale. Translate the US size to Mondo size using the SCARPA mondo scale (not 'true' mondo conversion)
- Shell fit: taking liner out of the shell and inserting foot, toes touching end of shell but completely flat.
- Should have 1.5 - 2 fingers of space behind heel and heel of shell (between 14mm - 20mm)
- Too little space = go up one shell
- Too much space = go down one shell
- If not sure... fit test BOTH shell sizes
- Put on a ski sock for gosh sake!
- Use and orthotic? Put it the boot (after taking out the standard footbed).
- Put foot in boot AND BUCKLE IT! You can not tell a boot fit without buckling it
- This will pull your heel back into the heel pocket, relieving cramped toe space
- Boots do pack out! A 'comfy' fit when new will mean slop later.
- Regardless, your toes should NOT be pressed against the end of the liner
- Get your Intuition liners molded! This provides THE BEST FIT available.
- Any minor pressure points or space will be eliminated by molding
- Find an experience SCARPA dealer for fitting/molding
- Boot fitting is an incredible service and generally requires a service fee of varying amounts... it's worth it though!
More good information fitting available here.
Recent Reviews
Anonymous Apr 3, 2015
Finally retired a pair of Ignites after 500 miles of rocks, mud, gravel and creek crossings. Ran them 100 miles at Tunnel Hill 100. Got a brand new pair this week and super happy, great traction, breathe and drain well, just the right feel underfoot.
Anonymous Apr 2, 2015
I am picky about running shoes. I'm the guy who orders a few pairs and ends up sending them all back because there's just something about each one that doesn't feel right. I'm searching no more! Took the Ignites straight from box to trail, running 10 miles on rocks, roots, mud, and creek crossings. Have done several more runs including some pavement. Great shoe. Runs true to size as others have indicated. Glad I took a chance on these. It will make ordering new shoes in the future a lot easier.
Anonymous May 28, 2014
My new favorite trail shoe. Excellent comfort for my usually hard to please feet. Great cushioning and stability in a light weight package. I have run rocky trails, bottomless clay mud and pavement and the shoes do well everywhere. They are one of the few shoes I have not felt the need to replace the stock liners in. Highly recommended. I usually wear a 10.5-11 and the 44.5 fits perfectly for my mid to low volume foot.
Anonymous Apr 26, 2014
Absolutely fantastic fit and support for road and light trail running. I've owned a pair for three weeks now, and after putting about 40 miles on them in both training and racing a 10K and a 5K, I am a true fan of the Ignite. The quality is as good or better as any other shoe on the market. Sizing runs very true and accurate, which was nice because I'd never seen or held a Scarpa shoe before ordering these online from the manufacturer. I am recommending these to all my friends.


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Not all of Sacramento's Fat Cats are in the Capitol Building. Please say hi to Norm Lopez! Norm accidentally ended up at the Sacramento Front Street Shelter when a stranger mistook him for a pregnant cat in distress. A shelter employee recognized Norm and he was soon reunited with his owner. As a result, Norm now has instant Internet Cult Hero Status– he'll be hosting a pub crawl August 31st to benefit the shelter!
CO caught up last night with Norm's Official Hoomin, and we asked Tyler Lopez about his name. Why Norm? "Sounds like a big boy name- it just suited him!"
First two images from Martin Christian Photography. Third photo from Chris Rylee Photography via Norm's FB. Fourth image from Ritchie Argue's Tumblr. All other photos from the very talented Sue Morrow/AP via SFGate and SacBee.


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Give your cutting board a good rinse and rub down with a dish cloth or scrub brush.
On both sides and in front arose a series of rocks, more or less steep, and covered only with scrub brush, impossible to ascend.
Some were sweeping, others washing down the decks with a hose and a scrub brush.
Spread the belt, haversack, etc., on a clean board or rock and apply the soap solution with a scrub brush.
Finger nails cut even with end of fingers and cleaned daily with scrub brush.
Nowhere was there any shade except the tiny pools of shadow at the roots of the scrub brush.
Each group had piled high the dry limbs of trees, scrub brush, and green foliage brought from the mountains.
It is the odor that is present in the summer when the human body is unfriendly to soap, water, and the scrub brush.
Hence, in the west, it has come to mean any low or scrub brush that thickly covers a hill or mountain-side.


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League One Opta Facts - October 24
Sheffield United v Millwall
Sheffield United are winless in their last three home league games against Millwall, having won the four prior to that (D2 L1).
Millwall hold just one win in their last seven encounters with the Blades (D2 L4).
Che Adams has netted five times in his last four games for Sheffield United (all comps).
Millwall have won the fewest number of fouls in League One this season (110).
The Blades have won all seven league games in which they've taken the lead this season.
Barnsley v Fleetwood
Peter Ramage scored Barnsley's second quickest league goal of 2014/15 in this fixture last season (4 mins and 13 seconds).
Fleetwood were unbeaten in their two meetings against Barnsley last season, winning 2-1 in this exact fixture in February and drawing 0-0 in September 2014 at Highbury Stadium.
Barnsley have lost their last four league matches, their worst run since losing five consecutively between April and August 2014.
The Cod Army have lost six of their seven games on the road in League One this season (W1)
Marley Watkins and Conor Hourihane have both recorded five assists each this campaign.
Blackpool v Crewe
Blackpool won both meetings 2-1 against Crewe the last time the sides met in the league in 2006/07.
Crewe have never lost three league games in a row against the Tangerines.
The Tangerines are unbeaten in four league games, their best run without defeat since December 2014.
Crewe have netted just 13 times this season, with only two sides scoring fewer than them (Doncaster 11 and Blackpool themselves 10).
Blackpool have seven points in their last three home games - they had collected five in their previous 13 games at Bloomfield Road.
The Railwaymen have scored the most goals from outside the area (7).
Bradford v Wigan
Bradford City have failed to score in their last two league games against Wigan, though this was in 2003/04.
Wigan are winless in six trips to Bradford in the league, last winning there in January 1983 (D2 L4).
The Bantams are looking to win four successive league games for the first time since October 2004 (five in a row).
Wigan are on the longest run without defeat in League One, going seven without a loss (W3 D4).
Max Power has scored in back-to-back league games for the first time since December 2014.
Burton v Port Vale
Burton are unbeaten in four previous home games against Port Vale, though the last three have been stalemates (W1).
Port Vale's last match against Burton ended in a 7-1 win in April 2013, their biggest margin of victory in a league game since 1993 (6-0 v Barnet).
There have been just five goals scored in the four previous league games between the two sides at the Pirelli Stadium.
All four of Port Vale's wins in this fixture have come at their own ground (W4 D3 L1).
This is the first time the sides will have met in the third tier, with all eight previous games being played in League Two.
Of the scorers in Port Vale's 7-1 victory over the Brewers, only Chris Birchall is still at the club.
Chesterfield v Scunthorpe
Chesterfield's only win in their last 10 against Scunthorpe came in this exact fixture last season, winning 4-1 (D4 L5).
The Iron have kept just one clean sheet in their last 10 visits to Chesterfield.
Sylvain Ebanks-Blake has scored three times in his last two league games, having gone six without a goal for Chesterfield.
Paddy Madden's seven goals have won Scunthorpe nine points this season. The only player to win more for his side is Burton's Stuart Beavon.
Scunthorpe's last five goals have all been scored in the second half.
Colchester v Walsall
Colchester's 2-0 loss to Walsall at home in January was their first in six games in which they've hosted the Saddlers.
Walsall have kept successive clean sheets against the U's. They last kept three in a row against them in 2009.
Colchester ended a run of three losses on the bounce with a 2-1 win over Port Vale on Tuesday.
The Saddlers have won more away points than any other League One side (17) and are one of two sides yet to lose on the road with Oldham.
Milan Lalkovic scored and assisted both of Walsall's goals v Barnsley midweek. It was only the second time he'd managed to do this in a league game for the Saddlers (also November 2013).
Gillingham v Southend
Gillingham have been victorious in their last two league games against the Shrimpers, each by a 1-0 scoreline. They last won three in a row against them in 1979.
Southend have failed to score in three of their last four trips to Gillingham.
The Gills have picked up 19 points from a possible 21 at home in League One so far, the best record in the division.
Defeat for Southend here would be their third in a row away from home, something they last did in April 2011.
Gillingham have scored the most headed goals in the division (8) and are the only side yet to concede in this way.
Peterborough v Doncaster
The Posh haven't won any of their last six home matches against Doncaster (D2 L4).
Donny's 2-0 loss to Peterborough in March ended an unbeaten run of eight games against them (W6 D2).
No team has fewer clean sheets than the Posh this season (one, level with Swindon). They have however scored in all but one of their league games this season.
No Doncaster player has scored more than three times in League One this season (Keshi Anderson on 3).
Erhun Oztumer scored and assisted in Peterborough's 3-2 loss to Wigan midweek. It was his first league assist for the club and only his third goal.
Rochdale v Oldham
Rochdale lost both matches against Oldham last season by a 3-0 scoreline.
Jonathan Forte scored in both meetings against the Dale last season, and assisted another goal.
Peter Vincenti has scored in five of his last six League One games
Five of David Dunn's seven games in charge of Oldham have ended in draws, though he did win his first league game midweek against Swindon (L1).
Both teams have scored in Oldham's last 11 league games.
Shrewsbury v Bury
Shrewsbury put five past Bury the last time they hosted them in October 2014, their biggest win of the 2014/15 campaign on the way to promotion.
That defeat was the only time last season Bury were beaten by more than two goals. It was the Shakers' biggest league defeat since April 2010 (5-0 v Notts County).
Shrewsbury have lost four of the last five league games (W1) and have conceded at least two goals in each of those five matches.
Bury's Chris Hussey is the leading assist maker in League One (7).
The Shrews have lost six of their last eight home league matches (W2).
Swindon v Coventry
Swindon haven't lost any of the last nine league matches they've played against the Sky Blues (W6 D3).
Coventry's last league win in Swindon came in December 1960, drawing three and losing four since then.
Swindon have lost their last four league games. They last lost more in a row in October 2005 (eight successively).
Coventry are looking to keep a fifth consecutive clean sheet, something they last did in October 2001.
The Robins hold just one clean sheet in their last 20 league matches.


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Neighbors in a quiet Los Angeles suburb were shocked this weekend to wake up and find a Google Loon balloon crashed on their street.
The mystery aircraft was found stuck in a palm tree in Janet Olaffson's front yard in Chino Hills, California Saturday morning and quickly became a focal point of the neighborhood.
Olaffson says she didn't see the balloon crash in her front yard, and didn't even know it was there until sheriff's deputies came knocking on her door.
'We ran out, and the police said don't go near it,' Olaffson told CBS San Francisco. 'At that time they had got a call from the company that said its a weather balloon.'
Residents gathered around to take pictures of the grounded 50-foot balloon and rumors quickly spread that it was a weather balloon on its way from Las Vegas to Japan.
But in reality, the balloon wasn't monitoring weather at all – but an experiment in offering 3G internet on the fly.
The aircraft was identified as a Google Loon balloon, which the tech company is developing in conjunction with the government of Sri Lanka.
The Loon balloon is designed to float at high altitudes above earth and beam internet access down to the ground.
This specific loon balloon was supposed to land in the area, but crashed before it reached it's intended destination.
Earlier this summer, Google engineers announced that they were focusing on testing these internet balloons in giant freezers to see if they have any leaks
The helium-filled balloons can beam 3G-speed internet to some of the 4.8 billion people in the world that are not yet online.
The testing has helped the balloons stay aloft longer than ever before. In February, 2014, the record streak for a balloon lasting in the stratosphere was 50 days.
By March 2, this year the record for a continuous balloon flight is 187 days.
As well as being better spotting leaks, since its launch two years ago, Google has streamlined the process to launch the balloons.
In 2013, the company needed 14 people and 45 minutes to get one aloft.
But according to a recent report by Bloomberg, Google has now built a portable hangar that contains a crane to stretch the balloons before filling them with helium.
Using this device, called the Autolauncher, four people can launch a balloon in 15 minutes.
Google is now also making the most of data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to predict weather patterns and improve the balloon's ability to navigate winds.
According to Google, once the project is up and running, their balloons could supply internet to an area of about 780 square miles – twice the size of New York City.
Project Loon was developed in the company's X Lab by the same team behind Google Glasses and the driverless car.
It is hoped it could save developing countries the high cost of laying fibre cables to get online and lead to a dramatic increase in internet access for the likes of Africa and south-east Asia.
By the end of the year, Google is hoping to provide a few days of continuous service in its tests. And by next year, it says the service could go commercial.
Loon could even provide emergency back-up for areas during natural disasters. (Daily Mail)


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Dial 'M' for commerce
Updated: 2013-04-05 06:54
By Oswald Chan(China Daily)
Hong Kong's m-commerce market reached HK$6.4 billion in 2012 and is projected to hit HK$17.8 billion by 2015.
Technology has accelerated lifestyles so greatly that smartphones and tablets are fast becoming retail's digital wallets and payment terminals. Hong Kong's smartsters are setting the tone in tomorrow's new call to spending. Oswald Chan reports.
The term 'smartphone' didn't set the lexicon ringing until 1997, when Stockholm-based telecom equipment maker Ericsson described its prototype GS 88 'Penelope' model as a Smart Phone.
The distinction between a smartphone and its predecessors wasn't just its fancier name; it boasted additional software functions, such as e-mail capability and an Internet browser. Smartphones made ordinary cellphones suddenly seem like dumb phones. In short, smartphones enhanced user experience, by allowing third-party applications better integration with the phone's operating system. The innovations continue today. Smartphone's are getting smarter and evolving into mobile payment terminals, or digital wallets, while m-commerce - the ability to spend, save or receive money with a smartphone or tablet - is fast becoming a way of life.
That's something Hong Kong's savvy shoppers already know. With a 62 percent smartphone penetration rate, the city's consumers represent one of the most mobile-centric markets on the planet. "Mobile commerce is exploding in Hong Kong," says Kerry Wong, managing director of PayPal Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan. Global e-commerce payment vehicle PayPal commissioned a recent survey which revealed Hong Kong's m-commerce market reached HK$6.4 billion ($824.3 million) in 2012 from HK$1.5 billion in 2011 and is projected to hit HK$17.8 billion by 2015. Of those transactions, 58 percent were made using smartphones. Per-person mobile shopping in the city was HK$5,725 last year, against HK$4,002 in 2011.
"Mobile business transaction definitively will be a long-term popular trend in the future because it is a convenient payment mode for consumers," according to Terence Cheung, assistant professor at City University of Hong Kong's College of Business.
As well as enabling payment, smartphones are increasingly being used by companies as marketing tools. Uppal Hospitality Group (UHG), franchise owner of Subway Hong Kong and other restaurant brands, has created a new electronic marketing channel to reach consumers through the adoption of mobile coupon technology.
In November 2012, UHG started marketing campaigns by rolling out coupons for six of its Subway eateries. Since launch, 20,000 mobile coupons have been downloaded. The new publicity campaign elicited a 176 percent surge in customer visits to the restaurants up to February. "Mobile coupon technology enables us to drive sales," says Marketing and PR Manager Yvonne Ma, "and helps us foster stronger loyalty with our customers through the mobile wallet. Unlike traditional paper coupons, we can elicit more vigorous customer engagement as we can respond to general trends or individual habits and preferences in an instant."
Common standards
The chain is considering launching mobile payment services for its brands as and when appropriate mobile payment technology exists. For now, that's the only stumbling block for m-commerce, the lack of a transparent financial ecosystem, or a mobile money network in which existing payment networks can be connected and interoperable. Financial institutions, mobile telecommunications operators and retailers must first coordinate and agree on common standards for m-commerce payments before consumers can get comfortable with the technology.
And spending goes through the roof. Market research firm IDC Financial estimates that consumers and businesses worldwide will make more than $1 trillion in payments from mobile devices by 2017 as technology-enabling mobile payments become increasingly common.
For now, retailers and customers need a card reader to download mobile payment applications if they want to make credit card payment via smartphones. For mobile phones to upscale into portable electronic wallets just like credit cards, requires the development of interoperable Near Field Communications (NFC)-enabled smartphones.
NFC is a set of standards installed in smartphone devices that work similarly to those currently used in credit cards and electronic ticket smartcards, which allow mobile payment platforms to replace or supplement these systems. Such NFC-enabled smartphones offer higher security standards through specific authorization and authentication process and facilitate more mobile commerce.
"If mobile phones can become like credit cards, the mobile payment service will become a lucrative business segment to banks, mobile network operators or payment gateway providers when consumers opt for this convenient payment channel," Cheung told China Daily.
Market hurdles
Despite Hong Kong's accelerated m-commerce pace, there are still market hurdles in developing m-commerce in the city. For transactions to flourish, it has to meet fierce competition from similar smartcard payment systems such as Octopus and Visa Paywave. The former is widely adopted on buses, trams and even cross-border trains to Guangdong, as well as being the only form of payment at all the city's car-parking meters. Both cards are functional at numerous convenience and grocery stores like 7-Eleven and ParknShop, and retail outlets like Starbucks, Marks and Spencer and McDonald's.
In fact Octopus, launched in 1997, has its electronic tentacles so fluidly - and deeply - entrenched in Hong Kong it has become the city's de facto smartcard payment system and one that's been emulated - and the subject of envy - around the world. According to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the mass transit railway operator MTR Corporation has issued 23 million Octopus smartcards - an average of 3-per person for the city's 7 million population - with 4.2 billion transactions and a transaction value of HK$40.6 billion in 2011.
But once competitors get to grips with the cephalopod's reach, there is still the issue of cost to consider. M-commerce adoption spells more operational costs and commission charges for small and medium enterprises that comprise the majority of the local business sector. Government needs to tackle this issue head on if the potential of m-commerce is to be fully realized.
The city is currently gearing up the formulation of the NFC mobile payment infrastructure with the completion of a consultancy study on the issue. Implementation is expected to be announced by the HKMA, this year, or next.
HKMA data also shows the number of mobile banking accounts in 2011 surged to 6.9 million from around 1 million in 2008. Perhaps that's inevitable given the city's statement-making phone ownership data. Hong Kong has the world's highest mobile phone penetration rate at 194 percent.
According to the World Retail Banking Report 2012, by global business advisory Capgemini, global mobile banking could accelerate or even surpass Internet banking as the number of smartphone users is projected to increase to 631 million by 2015, up from 172 million in 2009. However, the report cautioned that global mobile banking can be hampered by security concerns, a lack of coordination of mobile banking infrastructure, and issues of stability.
Whatever the state of the smart art, Ericsson - also the inventor of Bluetooth - continues to innovate. Its m-commerce solutions for smartphones now include several 'wallet' permutations. Your smartphone has become a digital wallet and Penelope your payment terminal. Whichever way you count, spend, save, transfer or convert it, money and m-commerce are on the move.
(China Daily 04/05/2013 page6)


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I watched "American Idol" for the first time last season — mostly because it included the Seattle auditions. Unlike you fans, I was paid to do it, because I frankly woudn't have otherwise. So I saw for myself the phenomenon of Sanjaya Malakar that unraveled over the course of the competition and culminated in his long-anticipated elimination.
But who could forget the hair? Who needs the Bardem when we had this?
Now, Sanjaya and his sister, Shyamali, who also auditioned for the show and was frequently seen in the "Idol" audience, are going to be the special guests in a new production, "A Motown Evening," on April 6 at 3 p.m. at the Northshore Performing Arts Center. A cast of special guests including students from the Northshore School District's Student Academy for Success (SAS) Music Project will also perform. Proceeds from this show will benefit the Music Project, which brings professional musicians, such as Bernadette Bascom, into the schools to work with students.
The Northshore Performing Arts Center is at 18125 92nd Ave. N.E. in Bothell, on the edge of the Bothell High School campus.
Tickets are available online through the Northshore Performing Arts Center Foundation or through TicketsWest. Or, charge-by-phone: 800-992-TIXX or stop by the NPACF box office at Mills Music Inc. Bothell store, 10120 Main Street, Bothell, WA.


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Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo stirs debate on EU membership
Fresh talk among hosts about merits of joining European bloc ahead of peace prize award
As it struggles for popularity within its own borders, the European Union today collects one of the world's top honours, the Nobel Peace Prize - and in a country that stubbornly refuses to join its ranks.
Norway is a tranquil, opulent nation thanks to its abundant oil and gas reserves; the EU a continent wracked by painful austerity drives and violent protests. The two could not seem further apart.
Yet it is in Oslo that the EU will pick up its Nobel Prize for its half-century contribution to reconciliation, democracy and human rights.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision to honour the 27-member union, announced in October, renewed the Scandinavian country's impassioned debate on the sensitive issue of EU membership, which Norwegians twice rejected in referendums in 1972 and 1994 and which three-quarters of the population still oppose.
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, himself pro-European, hastily pointed out that the Nobel did not signify any change in his country's relationship to the EU. In a telling sign, several cabinet ministers from the Centre Party, a vehemently eurosceptic Stoltenberg ally, will not take part in the Nobel ceremony, officially due to scheduling reasons, and dozens of organisations called a protest yesterday.
According to Norway's "No to EU" umbrella group, the union is suffering from woes that sit poorly with the Nobel: a defence policy that goes against demilitarisation, a crisis evoking "riots and extremism", aggressive trade policies for poor countries and shutting its doors to refugees.
"In the last years, instead of this picture of unity, 'one for all and all for one', it is now splitting up between North and South, rich and poor, inside the euro zone and outside the euro zone, and so on," said the head of the group, Heming Olaussen.
Historically, "in the Norwegian debate, the EU's role of peacemaker has never been central", political scientist Bernt Aardal said.
"Even among those who support membership, it's generally been the economic argument that has dominated."
Against that background, the EU's current debt crisis has had an impact on even the most ardent of supporters, with the Movement for Europe halting its push for Norwegian membership. It now calls for "closer ties".
Norway and the EU collaborate very closely, with the Scandinavian country a member of the Schengen agreement, on unfettered travel across borders, and of the European Economic Area. But it has no vote in Brussels.
Critics have suggested that the chairman of the Nobel Committee, the ardently pro-European Thorbjoern Jagland, took advantage of the prolonged sick leave of a vehemently eurosceptic member of the committee, Aagot Valle, to get his way.
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Skip to comments.Black Unemployment Rises to 12.1 percent [Was 9% when Clown seized power]
Posted on 02/12/2014 5:38:04 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
At 12.1 percent the Black unemployment rate is nearly double the national unemployment rate of 6.6 percent. The unemployment rate for Black men over 20 years old jumped from 11.5 percent in December 2013 to 12 percent in January, compared to White men who experienced a decrease in their unemployment rate from 5.6 percent in December 2013 to 5.4 percent in January...
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Heckuva job, Barry.
But now they have health care 'coverage' that 'cant be taken away', unless those mean old white Republicans get elected again.
haven't you heard ?
unemployment =leisure time=freedom.
This is where REPUBLICANS need to wake up. I KNOW there are plenty of black conservatives who OUGHT TO BE OUT EVERY DAY ripping into the fascist regime.
Black unemployment rises....??? Really?
But...but...they LOVE him!!
12% ? What's the REAL number ? It has to be 25%+ at minimum.
Funny, the news this morning had Dems claiming that Black unemployment is improving under Obama.
Blacks don't work is because it is more lucrative to be on welfare and get all that free stuff. Why work when some other dude will pay your way? Many, many blacks live better than you or I as they pull down their free funding, free food, free housing, etc, etc. How long of a list do I need to create here? They know the system and how to use it to their best advantage. THAT is why they don't work and it is NOT because there are not jobs, why are all those illegals sneaking in here to work for a better future?
...and what's the effective rate?
It's why it is a moral (and fiscal) imperative to end the gravy train.
Of course it has. I've noticed that a person can't hire a black to work because of the freebies they get around here far exceed what a small business can afford to pay an entry worker. Not only are they given preference, the black community communicates within themselves where to apply and readily obtain freebies.
oh bull hockey, it's gott be close to 30% or more
That's why they love him. More free time. Cant play knock out games while working 40 hrs a week.
A snide question: Are those in jail counted as part of the labor force in computing unemployment statistics?
And who is to blame for this mess? According to the Democrat pols quoted in the article, it's the GOP for not handing out more benefits to those "looking for work."
They've been freed of their Job Lock!
Actually, Obama doesn't even have to bother with successful actions. He only has to lie, and the media will confirm the lie. Job done.
I see a fundamental disconnect with the people here commenting on this change in percentages.
No sympathies here. The unemployed continue to support the indonesian/kenyan commie usurper because "he's a brother" and he supplies them with welfare and free 0bamaphones.
It is time to tie compensation to productivity and break this cycle of despair.
I wonder what percentage of black men 25-45 have full time jobs.
Don't forget that those in prison aren't counted as "unemployed."
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Eagles defenders realize they didn't put Bucs away
Brian Landman,
The St.Petersburg Times
, published 7 October 1991
First the Philadelphia Eagles' jaws landed with a thud. Then their pride and confidence in their offensive scheme came crashing down to the soft - but unforgiving - sod at Tampa Stadium. "Embarrassing," Eagles defensive tackle Jerome Brown said after a stunning, last-minute 14-13 loss to the previously winless Buccaneers on Sunday. "Embarrassing."
That was exactly one word more than defensive end Reggie White could or would utter. Draped in a towel, White slumped in his seat and stared blankly into his locker. And who could blame the Eagles' defensive stalwarts for that reaction? For the first 55 minutes, they had yielded just 134 yards, forced six turnovers, scored their team's lone touchdown and had allowed no points. "All that doesn't mean a damn thing if you don't get the win," Brown said.
"Any time you lose to an 0-5 team in that fashion, it's difficult (to accept)," linebacker Seth Joyner said. "You let an 0-5 team hang around like we did, you're going to get burnt. That's what happened to us."
Joyner criticized the game plan as being too conservative, which put too much pressure on the defense. The Eagles, who have lost both Randall Cunningham and Jim McMahon to injuries, pressed third-string quarterback Brad Goebel, a rookie free agent from Baylor, into the starting role for the first time and simplified the offense. But the straight-ahead running of Heath Sherman (89 yards on 35 carries) and the short passes of Goebel were simply ineffective.
It was particularly glaring at the end. With the Eagles leading 13-0, Sherman ran three times for 4 yards, which forced a punt from deep in their own territory. Jeff Feagles fumbled the snap, and the Bucs had new life at the Eagles' 8. After the Bucs scored, the Eagles tried to again run the ball and the clock. Sherman gained a total of 4 yards on first and second down. On third down, Goebel threw incomplete to Roy Green. Chris Chandler then drove the Bucs 54 yards for the game-winning touchdown.
"The name of the game is touchdowns and field goals," said an incensed Joyner, who had three tackles, forced a fumble and recovered one for the Philadelphia touchdown late in the third quarter. You can't play conservatively. When the offense goes three-and-out, three-and-out, sooner or later, something's going to happen. It's the law of averages. I've been playing football since I was 9 years old, and I've never been associated with a loss this bad."
Safety Wes Hopkins, who had six tackles (two of which caused fumbles), two sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery, said everyone knew the onus would be on the defense. "We knew coming in with a rookie quarterback, we were going to be conservative and we (the defense) were going to have to make things happen," Hopkins said. "But we feel we can go out and dominate people, and no matter how many times you're put in that situation you have to stop them."
For his part, Goebel said he was happy with the game plan and that no one should be criticizing it or one another. "I wasn't trying to force anything," he said. "I just didn't want to give them a big play. But they got the momentum. But we can't have dissension and finger-pointing."
Although tight end Keith Jackson said Goebel did an excellent job executing the offense and audibilizing at the line, he said the supporting cast had to do more. "Our defense is super; we have to put the hat on them," he said. "Who are we going to put it on? Randall's out. McMahon's out."


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Combat magic is a very... Changable subject. Magic has no color nor lighting... I suggest to search how real magic works. And cast a protection spell for your family and friends. But learn your basics first...
Look. If you want to learn "real" magic. You'll have to leave fantasy. Please don't expcet to be able to throw people away by waving your hands or controlling the elements. Real magic is done by learning basics first. Moon phases, colors, herbs, stones, meditation, day and moth correspondances etc. You can always cast a protection spell. Look them on the site.
Okay. You might, be able to control elements. It is just.... Not how would you expect.
True combat Magick is not what you think it is (there is defense and there is offense, though it is truthfully very similar energy being utilized). It dates back in almost every ancient tradition and culture out there, so I would sugguest researching traditions across the world and start with the ones that call to you.
First and foremost, however, is to get a grip on the basics of Magick. These are the things that can be found or used in any practice working with non-physical energy.
I agreed with all what Eis and Zalkari said above.
Firstly, basically you do not need a teacher to develop you skills and gain some knowledge in the craft. You can teach yourself, practice and become more skillful. You just have to learn the basics of magic, and then you will see that it will become easier and understandable. Keep working on your skills, learning more and developing your path , improving your understanding about the craft , etc.
You will see that all of these things are about yourself and what you practice, do and believe. A teacher won't really do all of these things for you. Thus, your path is something you have to develop by your own and learn to understand better. It is your own journy.
Although it is not really necessary, it can be helpful and recommended. Teachers will not spoon feed you, they will just lead you to the correct directions and will give you advices from personal experiences and knowledge. But yet, I'll point out again that it's best for you to be the one who chooses what steps to take and what directions to follow.
As I said, there is nothing you can't learn and practice by your own self, but if you really wish to have someone to lead you to the right direction you can have a mentor or a teacher.
You can find people who wish to mentor / teach in the advertisement forum, or in people's profiles. You can also find someone that you trust, who leaves close to you.
Please remember that you have to trust the person and be sure that he actually has knowledge and experience in the craft, because there will be people who'd lead you to the wrong directions and teach you wrong things. Just be careful and know what you're doing.
Secondly, , the basics ( which might change from path to path ) are required aspeoploe have already told you. You cannot do anything in life (not only in witchcraft) without starting out with any category's basics and beginning baby steps. This is a very well known thing and rule of the the life. For example, take a building. You can't build a house or any building without starting with the first floor. If you would not start with building the first floor and start building the other ones - the building will simply collapse and be ruined. Same about magic. If you jump immediately to spell casting after you start out - you will get nothing, waste time and probably fail. SO I agree with every word that Eis and Zalkari said. you've got to do something before you decide to move on to other forms of magick that we can find in the craft.
Also, please listen to what Eis told you about understanding the craft.


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John W. Wellborn m. Sally Harpe bef 1890, GA>AL, Hatchechubbee
Looking for information on John W. Wellborn and his wife, Sally Harpe Wellborn. They were married and living in Hatchechubbee, Russell County, Alabama in March of 1890, when their daughter, Ella Estelle, was born. Both John and Sally were born in Georgia. It is possible that Sally was the granddaughter of Bassli Ross of New Harmony, Chambers, Alabama, but not sure yet.
I am trying to find out anything about this family. Any leads or suggestions would be appreciated.
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I have read all the previous threads on this topic and none of them address my particular issue.
I have a blog that has been Private since day one. I invited all users that I wanted to have access and they all set up following so they would be notified of new posts. Think of it as a club situation where members can join and then leave. When they are no longer "members" I remove them from being able to access the blog and receive notifications through the new Settings-Reading privacy settings. The issue lies in the fact that although they have been removed and can no longer log in or be notified they are still listed as Followers in the only Followers list I think is available. The one in the Statistics page under Followers (blog). It would be nice to have one of the following:
The ability to delete them from this list
If this is a list of all followers throughout history and that is why they are listed, the addition of a "current followers" list.
Thank you