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Router IP Address is a small utility for discovering the dynamic IP address assigned by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) when you have a router connecting several computers to a single internet connection (cable modem, DSL, or telephone modem).
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Collects the purchasers IP address and stores in the database. Creates a new column in adminorder.php so the Store Owner can easily see the IP address.
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You can add this code to any pages you want and to any where you see fit to your website (on the center, up, down) and this code simply displays the user's IP Address on the page and nothing else.Complete Package.
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This script allows you to convert dotted-quad IP addresses to long integer and back, get network and host portions from an IP address.
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This script uses the Linux SIOCGIFADDR ioctl to find the IP address associated with a network interface, given the name of that interface, e.g. "eth0". The address is returned as a string containing a dotted quad.
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Free IP scanner is a very fast IP scanner and port scanner. It is intended for both system administrators and general users to monitor and manage their networks. Powered with multi-thread scan technology, this program can scan hundreds computers per second. It simply pings each IP address to...
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IP Country Lookup is a free DNS tool for Windows that lets you lookup the country an IP address or hostname originates from.
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There are situations where you want to hide your IP-address from the cruel world. In that case, this program can help you unless you have a shell-account somewhere(!). Start this program (preferrably in a SCREEN-session) and add a porforwarding-rule. Connect to the portnumber you defined and...
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Free Vista IPGeoLocation Gadget can show you the geolocation information for certain IP quickly and easily. You only need to enter the target IP address. The gadget will retrieve the following information: country, region, city, latitude, longitude, ZIP code, time zone, net speed, ISP and...
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IPplan is a free (GPL), web based, multilingual, TCP IP address management software and tracking tool written in php 4, simplifying the administration of your IP address space. IPplan goes beyond TCPIP address management including DNS administration, configuration file management, circuit...
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Dynu Basic Dynamic DNS client uses true dynamic DNS client/server technology to fix a static domain name to a dynamic IP address. While this service is free, it allows Internet users with modems to host Web, FTP, mail and game servers, or other TCP/IP services from a home PC.If you have a cable...
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You can use this module to add an IP address or an IP range to your node. Also you can configure the form to reject private IPs.IP ranges can be restricted with CIDR prefixes.InstallationUnpack in your modules folder (usually /sites/all/modules/) and enable under Administer > Site Building >...
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When you use the internet, your computer has a unique number which identifies your computer to other computers on the internet. This unique number is known as the computer's IP (Internet Protocol) Address.
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IP2Location IP - Country - Region - City - Latitude - Longitude - Timezone - Netspeed - Weather Database is a commercial lookup database which can translate IP address to country, time zone, latitude, longitude, weather station code. for WindowsAll
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ERPTech Brings Real-Time Expense Monitoring Solution by Tangoe Inc. to Enterprise Customers in Italy
ERPTech Brings Real-Time Expense Monitoring Solution by Tangoe Inc. to Enterprise Customers in Italy
ORANGE, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tangoe, Inc. (NAS: TNGO) , a leading global provider of Communications Lifecycle Management (CLM) software and related services, today announced that ERPTech SPA, which is owned by BT Italia, the largest alternative telecommunications operator wholly dedicated to the businesses segment in Italy, has adopted Tangoe's Real-Time Telecom Expense Management (Tangoe rTEM) solution as a value-added offering to its customers. ERPTech will utilize customized versions of Tangoe rTEM to provide enterprise customers with a mobile communications solution bundle that includes content management, policy enforcement, video compression, secure access to content and corporate e-mail, as well as usage management and real-time expense monitoring of mobile devices.
"We live in a complex mobile environment where trends like BYOD will continue to challenge the enterprise, making it more important now than ever before to have a comprehensive mobile strategy," said Giuseppe Bellia, managing director of ERPTech. "With Tangoe rTEM, we are able to provide our enterprise customers with solutions that address important mobility issues such as BYOD, bill shock, and real-time cost control, while also helping organizations boost efficiency and productivity. Recognizing that every company has unique needs, Tangoe rTEM offers a flexible solution that can adapt to a wide range of client requirements. Accordingly, the newly adopted Tangoe rTEM solution meets the individual needs of our mid- to large-sized customers."
Tangoe rTEM will help ERPTech's enterprise customers reduce mobile costs by proactively monitoring, reporting, and analyzing mobile data, voice, SMS, and roaming consumption across a wide array of device operating systems and carrier networks. In addition to its real-time capabilities, Tangoe rTEM provides predictive analysis and visibility and control over mobile usage and associated costs, helping businesses and employees avoid excessive charges before they are incurred. This solution is currently available to ERPTech customers under the name SmartTEM and can be purchased as part of a larger ERPTech solution bundle or as an individual solution.
"We are both pleased and excited to work with ERPTech on the launch of SmartTEM in Italy," said Dan Rudich, senior vice president of business development at Tangoe. "In Europe, travel to different countries is easy and done regularly, so it is essential to offer a solution that can help organizations track and control mobile costs as efficiently as possible. Tangoe has deep expertise in working with global carriers and we offer a wide variety of services to fit their individual needs, whether it's tracking global data and tariffs or simultaneously managing multiple roaming plans."
For more information about Tangoe rTEM, visit Tangoe at Mobile World Congress, February 25-28, 2013; Barcelona, Spain in Hall 8.1, aisle H 8.1h4.
About ERPTech
ERPTech SPA is one of the leading companies operating in systems management, remote administration, and outsourcing of complex IT infrastructures. It is one of the few Italian companies with SAP Hosting Partner certification.
Since ERPTech's entry into the mobile business, it has established a strong reputation by leveraging its core competencies and creating a suite of mobility managed services.
ERPTech is entirely owned by BT Italy. As part of the BT Group, ERPTech has inherited the key capabilities and strengths of BT, which has an established reputation for delivering global solutions to help large organizations control and optimize their mobility costs, and is uniquely qualified as a provider of enterprise mobility services.
About Tangoe
Tangoe (NAS: TNGO) is a leading global provider of Communications Lifecycle Management (CLM) software and services to a wide range of global enterprises. CLM encompasses the entire lifecycle of an enterprise's communications assets and services, including planning and sourcing, procurement and provisioning, inventory and usage management, mobile device management, invoice processing, expense allocation and accounting, and asset decommissioning and disposal. Tangoe's Communications Management Platform (CMP) is an on-demand suite of software designed to manage and optimize the complex processes and expenses associated with this lifecycle for both fixed and mobile communications assets and services. Tangoe's customers can also manage their communications assets and services by engaging Tangoe's client service group.
Additional information about Tangoe can be found at www.tangoe.com. Tangoe is a registered trademark of Tangoe, Inc.
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Last night the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs played Game 5 of their second-round series. Manu Ginobili switched with Jonathon Simmons to defend James Harden at the three point line.
If Leonard is still hobbled for Game 6 it will be another blow to a team already without Tony Parker, after the veteran suffered a season-ending quadriceps injury in Game 2.
The other factor that swung the game San Antonio's way was the turnovers.
The main concern for the Spurs, however, is the extent of Leonard's injury.
Harden also played solid defense, helping hold Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge to 15-for-42 shooting as he rotated assignments in Houston's smaller lineup. But he insisted that he's fine and will be ready to go on Thursday. "Going to take as much time as possible, see what he feels like, see what I see and make a decision".
Game 1 between the Spurs and Warriors will be on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 14 at 3:30 p.m. ET.
So far in the series against the Rockets, Leonard is averaging 23.8 points, 9.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, while playing almost 36 minutes per night. They can't expect Pau Gasol to revert back to peak Pau.
Houston rallied to tie the game at 35 on a Clint Capela layup at the 9:23 mark of the second quarter and the game seesawed back and forth through the rest of the period before the Rockets claimed a 60-58 edge at halftime.
Game 5 was a good one, a one-possession contest for most of the fourth quarter and overtime, despite both teams struggling mightily to score during crunch time. O yeah and let's not forget that the Spurs closed out game five without Kawhi Leonard. They led by as much as 22 points and finished the half leading 61-42. Stating the obvious, Ginobili told reporters after the game he didn't want to think about losing Leonard "because Kawhi became our go-to guy, our three guy, three defender, rebounder". Ginobili snuck behind Harden and blocked the last shot of the game saving the Spurs from another overtime and winning the game.
Kalispell Regional Medical Center tells MTN News that Madeline Connelly, 25, was brought to the hospital and has been released. Authorities in Flathead County are searching for a missing Arizona woman in an area where grizzly bears are known to inhabit.
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Following the demonstration, AAP will present the evidence to the Election Commission to further investigate the matter. From all India Trinamool Congress's perspective, Mukul Roy demanded reintroduction of paper ballot system.
Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , said: "The blast was huge and could be heard in Damascus". Russian Federation and Israel were in constant contact about the situation in Syria through various channels, said Peskov.
All up, the government hopes to save $2.8 billion from its latest plans to overhaul university funding. It is expected that the new levy will raise up to $6.2 billion.
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Acknowledging the long-held concerns of Turkey, the Pentagon statement said, "we are keenly aware of the security concerns of our coalition partner Turkey".
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This is a TRUE/FALSE measure to test the reliability of your common sense. Sort of. Read each statement and indicate whether you believe it to be true or false. Do this on paper or in your word processor. After you have recorded your responses to all 20 items, go to the Answer Page linked below.
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Things All New Moms Should Know
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The day is here!
One of the most common questions I've gotten since announcing my pregnancy is, "Is Chloe excited to be a big sister??"
First off, I had no idea I was pregnant until month 3.
First… completely excited and thrilled to share the news, but also completely relieved as I can finallllllllly share this secret that I've been keeping from you guys for months and really let that belly hang out! ;)
Not to say that I've figured everything out but I feel like I've gotten a hold of this whole working mom thing...
I've been traveling quite a bit lately and so when I'm home, I definitely take advantage of the time I do have with my family. So naturally... we went to the beach!
Life with a toddler is unpredictable. Amazing and exciting, but always unpredictable. So finding products that work seamlessly with my crazy schedule is a total must!
Happy Mommy Week Day 4! I wanted to do something a little different. I'm so blessed to be a mother to my gorgeous baby girl,...
I talk about my favorite things all the time (have you guys seen my most recent favorites here?) but I thought it was about time to share some of Chloe's favorites since so many of you have been asking about it!
For those of you who follow me on Instagram, you know I've been in the process of sleep training Chloe for the past few months. To my surprise, I've been getting tons of questions about how I'm doing it! So today, I thought I'd give a step-by-step on how I get Chloe to sleep in her own bed!
Instead of talking about the party (since most of you got a good glimpse of the day from my Instagram) I wanted to share with you guys 7 things I've learned from being a mom for 3 years.
Nowadays, I do a bit more traveling than what I'd like- but today I'm going not share my thoughts and some tips I've picked up on how I make it work as a traveling mommy.
It's really important to have things prepared for those unexpected moments. Keep scrolling to discover my traveling with a toddler checklist!
I've always dreamt of having a picnic with Chloe and Allen somewhere along the French countryside. So when Bonpoint approached us about partnering up with them for their gorgeous collection, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to create my own French-inspired picnic for Chloe and her BFF, Kirby!


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Poster for the 8x10 club in Baltimore.
Essentially, what hasn't been uploaded to my website and what might never be. PS Hi Mom.
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New fashion sketches
Sketches for Blade Runner. I'm trying to narrow down the two scenes I'll use and the outfits to use in them. I found clothing with similar colors as the film uses (muted browns, greens, blues, greys and blacks with shocks of white) and now I need to pick the style that best fits the character - if anyone has seen the movie, feel free to pop in with an opinion.
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Concepts Sketches
The first two sketchbook spreads from Concepts II... I'll post the Arthurian map (also from this class) and some work from Character Development tomorrow.
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more fashion sketches (compositions)
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Welcome to the latest Flash Runtime version 23 beta! We've been hard at work adding new features to Flash Player and we're looking forward to receiving feedback from our Flash Player community.
This beta release includes new features as well as enhancements and bug fixes related to security, stability, performance, and device compatibility for Flash Player 23. For full details, please see our release notes.
- The ActiveX Flash Player in this release is not compatible with Windows® 8.x or 10
- Flash Player for Windows® 8.x/10 is available as part of the generally available Windows® 8.x/10 update
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This will be particularly helpful when a SWF calls another SWF (child SWF) that is present in HSTS enabled server. Flash Player will acknowledge the STS header in the response and further request to the same domain will always be HTTPS. This feature will be helpful in mitigating protocol hijacking attacks and cookie hijacking.
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When playing Flash (SWF) content from local filesystem, developers have historically been able to configure content to exclusively read from the filesystem, or communicate to the network. When this functionality was introduced over a decade ago, it enabled an interesting array of use-cases ranging from simple games to interactive kiosks. In context of modern web security, we believe that it is time to retire local filesystem functionality in the browser plugin. At the same time, Adobe AIR has been established as a robust, mature solution for delivering ActionScript-based content as a standalone application.
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If you are a user who requires this functionality, these files can be added to the list of Trusted Locations in Flash Player.
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To address this limitation, Video texture object was introduced. It allows you to use hardware decoded video in Stage 3D content. Further, extending this capability in Flash Player 23 release, texture objects have been introduced to support the use of NetStream and Cameras in a manner similar to the use of StageVideo. These textures can be used as source textures in stage3D rendering pipeline. You can use them as rectangular, RGB, or no mipmap textures in rendering of a scene. They are treated as ARGB texture by the shaders which implies that the AGAL shaders do not have to bother about YUV to RGB conversion now. The shaders treat these textures as ARGB textures. This allows you to use the standard shaders with static images without any need for modification. When you render using these textures, the image that is used by the rendering pipeline is the the latest frame at that time. Though, there is no tearing in the video frame, if you use the same texture many times, some of these instances may be picked from different timestamps.
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Additional contact information Barbara Sveva Magnanelli: Faculty of Economics, Universitas Mercatorum, Via Appia Pignatelli 62, 00178, Rome, ITALY
Elisa Raoli: Faculty of Economics, Universitas Mercatorum, Via Appia Pignatelli 62, 00178, Rome, ITALY
Review of Economics & Finance, 2016, vol. 6, 43-60
Assessing social performance is one of the greatest challenges for practitioners and researchers in social entrepreneurship. Even though social enterprises (SEs) have the main goal of achieving social purposes, they should also be able to economically and financially survive to meet their aim and accomplish their tasks. To this purpose, we investigate if the key factors leading to the financial and operating performance are the same as those of for-profit firms, by using Italian data at a firm level during the period 2002-2013. We find that the standard financial and operating factors characterising for-profit firms¡¯ performance play a crucial role for SEs¡¯ results as well. Moreover, territorial and socio-economic variables seem to have a positive impact on financial performance. From a policy perspective, this may imply that further programs (e.g. safety-oriented and those promoting facilities in the territory) should be locally adopted to support the SEs¡¯ activity and development.
Keywords: Performance; Social enterprises; Territory-oriented mission; Italy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2016
Note: Acknowledgments: The authors would like to thank Belinda Luke, (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia), anonymous referees and the Editor for useful comments on a previous version of the paper. Special thanks are due to LUISS (¡°Guido Carli¡± University of Rome) Library for providing the economic, budgetary and financial data of social enterprises. The usual disclaimer applies.
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Students are enjoying working on projects while following the guidelines of the Worcester County art curriculum, which is aligned with state and national visual art standards. During the year, they will experience various techniques, media, cultures, and art history. It is always important to me that there is room for individuality and self-expression in every project. Most projects are concluded with a critique, in which students have an opportunity to show their works and view each other's. This helps them learn the language of art, as well as positive critical thinking skills.
What We've Learned
All students created self-portraits as their second projects of the school year. Kindergarten students learned to draw their faces with more realism of details, first graders learn the same with their whole bodies. In second and third grade, the focus was more on self-expression and creativity. Fourth grade students revisited the close-up facial self-portrait, using mirrors to add even more realism to their pictures.
Kindergarten students learned the difference between 2-D and 3-D as they create snowman pictures and sculptures.
First grade students learned about Mexican culture, counting in Spanish, duck habitats, and modeling technique with clay, as they created the Mexican Clay Ducks.
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Second grade students learned about the folk art of Oaxaca, Mexico, patterns, and modeling technique with Model Magic, as they created Oaxaca Animal Pictures and Mexican Lizard Sculptures.
Third grade students learned about primitive art from Panama and the principle of rhythm, as they created Animal Mola collages.
Next, They learned math skills in a fun way as they create hexagonal snowflakes.
The Latin American custom of Milagros was enjoyed by fourth grade students, creating their own symbols by embossing tin and mounting it on fabric. They will be periodically reviewing for the Visual Art Assessment, while working on other projects—each 4th grade student will receive a study guide that they need to save for review.
Current Projects
All students are working on the "Art to Remember" Fundraiser, in which their artwork can be printed on various products available for purchase. This year's theme is "Silhouette Sunset".
Poster Contest
The Coastal Association of Realtors is sponsoring the Fair Housing Art Contest for students from kindergarten up. The theme this year is "Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act." Winners have the honor of their works being in a publication, as well as meeting with government dignitaries in Annapolis. If your child is interested, I will provide them a flyer with the necessary information. Entries need to be submitted by February 16, or before that, if through me.
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I'm sure you remember is that earlier this week,
we'd been praying for God to rain down HIS blessings.
As a family we felt led to request the opportunity
to bring home a certain little girl.
The only problem was the probability
that things were about to start moving really fast.
We had a little money set aside
and the promise of bonuses and such in the future.
Our concern was that we didn't currently have the money.
We double checked our motives.
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Again, we prayed that God would equip the called.
And we knew God had called us to adopt.
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Thursday morning I got up and went to pack the boys' lunches.
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the boys came running.
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As you know I spent Thursday filling out our
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Our MLB handicapper is riding an 8-4-2 ATS streak coming into Friday night where he spots one of the best plays of the year. Read on as he explains why it is safe to let it fly on the Nationals Friday night as he makes his MLB Picks of the Day.
Our MLB handicapper successfully faded the Mariners as the Rockies avoided the sweep yesterday in Seattle. As the Tampa Bay Rays come into town recent events swing the odds in the road team's favor.
The Mariners are currently a snake-bitten baseball team. They just got their best starter back in James Paxton, who pitched them to victory on Thursday night, just to see two of their best offensive players go down in Jean Segura and Nelson Cruz on Thursday afternoon. Segura rolled his ankle sliding into 2nd base and Cruz was hit by a pitch in the hand. Neither will be 100% on Friday even if they do play, but I am willing to bet on the other side that they will be held out for precautionary reasons.
Christian Bergman starts this game for the Mariners and he has been hot and cold since joining the rotation. He followed up a 10-run, 4-inning, clunker against Washington with pitching 7 innings of shutout ball against the Red Sox on Sunday. His true talent is somewhere in the middle of course, but he may have to be perfect with the compromised Seattle lineup backing him up. He's allowing a .344 batting average against right-handers this year, so I expect the Rays will be able to figure him out for a few runs. I'm taking the Rays against the short-handed M's here as one of my Friday MLB Picks of the Day.
Free MLB Pick: Tampa Bay -106Best Line Offered: at Pinnacle
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Andrew Triggs has been great so far this year for the Athletics, but something has gone horribly wrong with him over his last three starts. He's lost two of them while getting a no-decision in the other. The huge red flag is Triggs' velocity, which has suddenly dropped 2mph on his fastball and now comes in at 88mph. He only throws it a third of the time, but it is getting crushed when he does throw it. It's also an indication that he is trying to pitch through an injury.
Whatever the issue is with Triggs he absolutely cannot be trusted to succeed against the Nationals in this game. Stephen Strasburg and his 2.46 FIP can be trusted, however. Allowing a paltry .210 batting average on the season, Strasburg is carrying a 6-1 record and his peripheral stats all point to dominance. While we are still getting value with a little-known issue with Triggs velocity, I'm using this chance to lay heavy on the Nationals' moneyline on Friday.
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Yesterday, if you are a one of my Facebook fans, I posted a tip for weight loss. The "KIS" method. You have heard it before. Keeping things simple is your best bet to success in many areas of life. Studies have shown that eating simpler food leads to eating less, which in turn helps you shed pounds without effort.
If you know me, you understand how much I adore food and cooking. (and eating) It really is easy to go overboard with delicious gourmet recipes. If you are trying to drop a few, better to stick with simple dishes and save the more extravagant ones for a nice weekend dinner. Need tips: http://caterpillarnutritionandwellness.com/2013/07/help-from-a-chefnutritionist-8-kitchen-tips-and-more/
Note, the extra "S" in KISS, is missing. I might also add that insulting yourself is never a good start to a healthy body relationship.
Today, I'd like to address another factor in taking and keeping weight off.
Eating enough!
How many times do I hear people telling me that they haven't eaten all day so they can pig out on the evening's dinner? Tons. They morph into irritable, cranky psycho-bitches (ok, this is me when I have ever done this. YEARS ago) and never end up getting their way of losing any weight.
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The Artificial Intelligence in Food and Beverages Market is expected to register a CAGR of 28.64%, during the forecast period, 2018 – 2023.
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Food processing is one of the most crucial revenue generating sector for a majority of the developed and developing economies around the globe. The advent of Internet of Things (IoT) and robotics in the industrial sector, has helped overcome critical issues related to production and execution by eliminating the potential chance of human errors, while reducing the redundancy in the work being performed by manual labor. The change in consumer demands towards preferring fast, affordable, and easily accessible food options has led to a transformation in the food & beverages industry, with market leaders leveraging advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to scale operations and help companies stay relevant in a dynamic market environment.
Artificial intelligence has the potential to fuel innovation in production and packaging to reach consume expectations in terms of quality of the product on the palate and its related impact on the cost. To attain the potential tradeoff between the quality and price, industry stakeholders are actively leveraging the potential of AI across the various applications, such as product design, quality control, maintenance, as well as consumer engagement among others.
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Ethiopian advances leave Eritrea vulnerable.
By David Fox
NAIROBI, May 24 (Reuters) – A succession of military defeats has left Eritrea with virtually no alternative but to withdraw from the little Ethiopian territory it still holds and try to negotiate a face-saving way out of the conflict, analysts say.
Ethiopian troops have carved out a huge swathe of Eritrean territory in the past 12 days, forcing their enemy into a series of humiliating retreats and causing more than 100,000 people to flee into neighbouring Sudan.
Eritrean President Isayas Afewerki says his country can and will fight back, but analysts believe the Red Sea state simply does not have the capacity to sustain a long, conventional war.
"For 30 years the Eritreans fought a guerrilla war against Ethiopia and, in effect, they won that," said a Nairobi-based Western diplomat.
"But this is different. This is two sovereign states with two national armies slugging it out – and it looks like Ethiopia has won it."
On paper, it is hardly surprising.
The International Institute of Strategic Studies estimates that Ethiopia has an army of nearly 300,000 troops lined up against Eritrea's 180,000.
While both countries have spent heavily on military hardware since the border war first erupted two years ago, Ethiopia has a vastly superior air force, more heavy artillery and simply more people to call up from among its 60 million population.
Eritrea, however, does have some cards up its sleeve.
While its four million people are dwarfed by the Ethiopian population comprising dozens of tribes and ethnic groups, most Eritreans are ideologically united against Addis Ababa after their 30-year guerrilla war.
In that time the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) lived a spartan existence, expert at living off the land and equipping themselves from scraps left over from their battles with the Ethiopian military.
Their struggle only ended when they joined forces with a coalition of forces led by the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front to overthrow the Marxist military regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam.
They enjoyed good relations until two years ago when a border row erupted into warfare. Eritrean troops initially routed the Ethiopians and although Ethiopia regained some territory last year and again in the past 12 days it says Eritrean troops still occupy some of its land.
Eritreans say they will have no hesitation in going "back to the bush" to fight Ethiopia, and they may also have time and the weather on their side.
The first six months of the year have proved critical in all conflicts in the Horn of Africa and this one is no different.
The war started in this period two years ago, flared anew at the same time last year and erupted again 12 days ago.
Ethiopia's recent successes have come because at this time of the year its forces have been able to cross the Mereb river – which divides the two countries along much of their border – at virtually any point.
But rains are expected in the next few weeks and if the river floods as normal, crossing points will be limited and the Ethiopians will either have to withdraw or face the prospect of fighting with only limited support from the rear.
This happened to a succession of Ethiopian armies sent to crush the EPLF: they would make gains when supply lines were open and be beaten back during the wet season.
"The last thing the Ethiopians want is to find themselves in two months time in the same position they are now," a diplomat said. "They could find themselves stuck".
Ethiopia is clearly seeking a quick, decisive military victory, not necessarily in Asmara itself, which will force Eritrea to effectively surrender and accept Addis Ababa's terms at the negotiating table.
But if Eritrea can hold out, Ethiopia might find itself in another quagmire, its army running out of food and supplies and hit from all sides by an enemy who returns to his old EPLF hit-and-run tactics.
By David Fox
NAIROBI, May 16 (Reuters) – Hundreds of years ago cartographers marked maps of Africa as the dark continent, with a warning for would-be explorers: "Here be dragons".
Centuries later, with hopes of an African renaissance cruelly dashed, the continent remains a brutal, dangerous place that is frequently the scene of conflict and despair and rarely one of peace or hope.
"Three, four years ago it was very promising," former Botswana President Ketumile Masire said on Tuesday during a visit to Kenya.
"Almost all countries in Africa were democratising. The economic indicators were rising. There were positive signals, positive indicators that we were going to get out of the quagmire in which we have been stuck."
But Masire admitted the continent had since regressed.
"It's very regrettable that when other nations are making so much progress we should be engaged in reducing the chances of our progressing."
From floods in Mozambique to famine in the Horn of Africa, from civil war in Sierra Leone to full-scale conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, from a deadly AIDS epidemic to crippling debt, Africa just can't seem to break out of a vicious cycle of destructiveness – both natural and man-made.
"The problem is that many people in Africa – particularly the leadership – blame the rest of the world for their woes," a senior European Union diplomat told Reuters.
"Until they get out of that mind-set, until they start accepting responsibility for their own problems and finding their own solutions, I don't see the situation changing."
Katherine Mando, an analyst with a think tank that campaigns for civic action in East Africa, blames the continent's leaders, says the only hope for Africa will come from ordinary people.
"The leadership has no credibility and until virtually all of them are thrown out of office there is little hope," she told Reuters.
"With a very few notable exceptions such as Tanzania's Julius Nyerere and Nelson Mandela, Africa's leaders seek power for one reason alone – to enrich themselves and their families."
African nations – particularly from the Sub-Saharan region – occupy the bottom places on virtually any table measuring human or economic development.
The continent's countries are among the poorest in the world, contain the unhealthiest people with the shortest life spans, boast the most conflicts, the least educated people, the worst communications, the most environmental destruction…
The list is endless.
According to statistics from the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) nearly half the continent's people live below the poverty line and the economy of sub-Saharan African grew by less than three percent last year.
The only way poverty levels can be brought down, the OAU says, is for economic growth to reach double digits – an almost impossible dream.
But why is this?
"Other parts of the world also have the same problems as Africa, but none seem to have them all at the same time," the EU diplomat said.
"And there is a much greater level of accountability in other parts of the world. People in Africa simply put up with too much for too long."
Last year U.S. President Bill Clinton toured the continent to hail what he said was an "African Renaissance" and congratulate what Washington called "a new breed" of African leader in the guise of Uganda's Yoweri Museveni, Rwanda's Paul Kagame and Ethiopia's Meles Zenawi.
But the renaissance appears to have faded like some 15th century canvas while even the new leaders have lost their lustre – Museveni and Kagame squabbling as their troops fight each other in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Meles ignoring pleas from the United Nations and relaunching war with Eritrea.
ANALYSIS-Dark days for Kenya as begging bowl goes round.
By David Fox
NAIROBI, June 8 (Reuters) – The latest jokes doing the rounds of the Kenyan capital would be funny if they weren't quite so true, but they are as dark as the power cuts that prompted them.
"What did Kenya have before candles? Electricity!"
"What does KPLC (Kenya Power and Lighting Company) stand for? Kenya Please Light a Candle!"
These are dark days indeed for Kenya – and not just because of sweeping nationwide power cuts that leave many users with just eight hours of electricity a day.
The country is going through its worst economic and social malaise since independence in 1963 and scarcely anyone – Kenyan or foreigner – can see a way out of the crisis.
"You are looking at a comprehensively bleak picture," said Robert Shaw, a director of the Institute for Economic Affairs, a local think-tank.
"All our economic and social prospects appear to be plummeting daily. Without doubt we are getting into fairly serious negative growth and just about everything is being impacted."
The extent of the country's woes were revealed fully on Wednesday when President Daniel arap Moi called a rare news conference to issue an emergency appeal for international aid totalling $148 million to combat drought-related famine.
Moi, never shy of boasting of guiding Kenya to prosperity and unity since taking power in 1978, appeared embarrassed at having to hand out the begging bowl so publicly.
Nevertheless, he combatively dismissed suggestions that he or his administration was remotely responsible.
"The appeal for support is wholly due to natural calamities which have befallen our beloved country," he said. "I am not a rainmaker. No Kenyans are responsible for the weather."
Analysts, diplomats and opposition leaders think otherwise.
"The weather factor has only worsened an already rickety situation which has largely been of our own making," said Shaw.
"I think there will be some sympathy and some support for Moi's appeal," said a Western diplomat who asked not to be named. "But really, the suggestion that the government is blameless is ridiculous. Show some contrition, please!"
The sum Moi has appealed for is not unlike that which the International Monetary Fund has been withholding from Kenya since 1997 because of concerns over poor governance and graft.
Since then, foreign investment has all but dried up, the stock market is touching six-year lows, interest rates have soared and the shilling is worth as little as it ever has been.
With per capita income of under $300 per year and GDP growth at less than two percent, nearly half the 30 million population lives below the poverty line.
One in every seven sexually active adults – those aged between 15 and 55 – either has AIDS or is infected with HIV, rising to one in three in urban areas. They will almost all certainly die within the next 10 years.
But as the the world's second largest exporter of tea, a major grower of top grade coffee, substantial horticultural exports and pristine beaches and game parks that attract hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, Kenya should be much better off than it is.
It is difficult to see how things can be improved – in the short and medium term at least.
Although the IMF is talking about a possible resumption of lending in July, confidence will be slow to return to the struggling economy and foreign investors are unlikely to come flooding back.
The power cuts – caused by water shortages which have slashed the hydroelectric capacity of the country – have prompted already struggling industries to slash output and in many cases lay off workers.
At least the graffito that surfaced after tribal clashes caused tourist arrivals to plunge in 1998 no longer has any relevance.
"Would the last tourist to leave Moi International Airport please switch off the lights?" it read.
These days, there aren't any lights to switch off.
By David Fox
NAIROBI, August 14 (Reuters) – When Kenya gained independence from Britain in 1963, the colonial rulers left a rich legacy of organisation and infrastructure that in Africa was bettered only in Rhodesia and South Africa.
Uniformed postmen cycled daily through the leafy suburbs of the capital to deliver mail. Garbage was collected by municipal trucks once a week, the telephone system worked, the electricity supply was good and clean tap water was abundantly available.
Less than 40 years later, the country is in a shambles.
Just last month the Nairobi council admitted that it had just one working fire engine to serve the sprawling capital city of over three million people.
There is no municipal garbage collection, no postal deliveries, no working parking meters and virtually no functioning traffic lights.
Electricity is provided to residential areas for around four hours a day – often in the middle of the night – and water once a week. One western embassy organises twice-daily bus runs for its staff to use toilets at city hotels because it has not had water for more than two months.
The majority of buildings in the city centre get no water during the day or electricity at night. After dark, central Nairobi is a no-go zone on foot for all but the most destitute or desperate.
Even in the leafy upper-class suburbs of Muthaiga and Karen you can forget the call of the wild filling the African night. The only thing to be heard these days is the cacophony of thousands of petrol-driven generators.
Kenya's middle and upper classes – both local and expatriate – now live behind high fences with private "askari" guards patrolling the grounds day and night.
Mass unemployment has led to a significant rise in crime, and scarcely a day goes by without one of the local newspapers reporting some heinous robbery, assault or murder.
Even if you get your telephone to work and call a police station to report a crime – a burglary in progress at your own home perhaps – you will probably be asked to go and collect the officers yourself as they don't have vehicles.
One western embassy takes the children of diplomatic staff to school in an armoured car after one of its vehicles was hijacked by gun-toting thieves.
All this in a city that is the global headquarters for two United Nations organisations – Habitat, which deals with urban planning, and UNEP, which handles environmental protection.
Kenya is going through the worst economic and social crisis in its history and analysts say even the resumption of lending by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund two weeks ago is unlikely to change things soon.
The country had been virtually without any international aid since July 1997, when the World Bank and IMF suspended aid because of concerns over corruption and poor governance.
Yet to listen to the speeches of President Daniel arap Moi or any member of his government, you would be forgiven for thinking you are living in paradise.
"Kenyans should take pride in their progress and development," is the phrase used most often by Moi, who has ruled since taking over from post-independence leader Jomo Kenyatta in 1978.
To be fair, there has been some progress.
More Kenyans have better access to education than during colonial times. Health facilities for the masses have improved tenfold, the average lifespan has increased by more than two decades and fledgling tea and coffee production has developed into a world-class industry.
Kenyans are also responsible for their own destiny, rather than relying on London for patronising colonial rule.
But even those gains are being undermined by an administration that refuses to blame itself in any way for the country's problems.
The country's HIV/AIDS infection rates are among the highest in the world and while education is available to all, employers much prefer to hire graduates from foreign universities rather than local ones.
Health facilities in rural areas have slipped to the point where patients are often crammed three to a bed and even the most basic drugs are stolen by doctors to be sold in their private clinics.
Despite the shambles, members of the ruling Kenya African National Union (KANU) are already angling for re-election for the next polls due in 2002.
Although the constitution is supposed to stop Moi from running again, the law is under review by parliament and few people would be surprised if it wasn't changed to allow the 75-year-old the chance to stand.
During an appeal last month for the international community to donate over $100 million to combat a drought, Moi was asked if his government was in any way responsible for Kenya's woes.
He appeared genuinely shocked at the question. Blame God and the weather, was his reply.
Tourists can still have a wonderful holiday in Kenya – lazing on sun-kissed beaches on the coast or watching wildlife in the dozens of game parks around the country.
But residents of Kenya are finding it increasingly difficult to afford this escape from the day-to-day struggle of finding water, electricity and transport.
"Certainly Nairobi is no longer considered an attractive place to work," a U.N. official told Reuters. "We are finding it increasingly difficult to attract staff to Kenya. People simply don't want to live here."
By David Fox
NAIROBI, Nov 28 (Reuters) – The rate of new HIV infections is finally falling in Africa – but only because the epidemic has already struck so many people, a new report by the United Nations said on Tuesday.
"The epidemic in many (African) countries has gone on for so long that it has already affected many people in the sexually active population, leaving a smaller pool of people still able to acquire the infection," the U.N.'s AIDS body (UNAIDS) said.
The report – released ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1 – says 3.8 million Africans were infected with HIV this year compared to four million in 1999, the first decline since the epidemic first struck.
Sub-Saharan Africa now accounts for 25.3 million of the 36.1 million people living with HIV or AIDS globally – a figure which amounts to nearly one in every ten African adults.
"One continent is touched by AIDS more than any other," the report says. "Africa is home to 70 percent of the adults and 80 percent of the children living with HIV, and has buried three-quarters of the more than 20 million people worldwide who have died of AIDS since the epidemic began."
Some 2.4 million people died of AIDS-related diseases in Africa this year – more than those killed by war, famine and flood combined.
Botswana remains the country worst hit by the epidemic with 35.8 percent of the country's adults infected.
But South Africa has the highest absolute number of infected people in the world, with 4.2 million of its 39.9 million people infected – nearly 20 percent of the population.
The reasons given for the stranglehold of the virus in Africa are numerous and often controversial.
Africa has less access to basic health care and sanitation than other continents. As a result many people are not treated for the sexually transmitted diseases that help spread HIV.
Discussing sex is still taboo in many African societies and governments have been loathe to upset their constituencies by promoting condom campaigns or HIV/AIDS testing.
But most controversial is the belief held by many scientists but considered politically incorrect in U.N. corridors – that Africans have more sex than the people of any other continent.
"It is not a popular theory," one senior U.N. AIDS official told Reuters. "You certainly won't find it in any U.N. material, but the scientific community is rapidly accepting the reality that there is more sex in Africa. There is no other affordable leisure activity."
The statistics produced by the United Nations are mind-boggling when it comes to Africa.
– Life expectancy in Zimbabwe has shrunk from 65 to 43 years – less than it was at the beginning of the 20th century.
– One in every four South African women between the ages of 20 and 29 are HIV positive.
– HIV patients occupy nearly 40 percent of all hospital beds in Kenya and 70 percent in Burundi.
– Over 10 million Ethiopians will die of AIDS within the next decade.
There are some good signs for Africa, however.
The report says that in countries which have embraced anti-AIDS campaigns, rates of infection do eventually slow.
Uganda, where as a result of civil war in the early 1990s AIDS spread more rapidly than elsewhere on the continent, has seen the adult HIV prevalence rate drop to 8.3 percent from nearly 14 percent at its peak.
But while Uganda remains the U.N's model for fighting AIDS in Africa, few other nations have followed its example.
The U.N. says at least $3 billion a year is needed to promote AIDS programmes in Africa that would make a difference.
"This seems like a small price to pay to help a whole continent avoid a future dominated by the social disruption that defines the AIDS era," it says.
However, help may not immediately be at hand.
"It is estimated, for example, that the United States alone spends around $52 billion coping with the medical consequences of obesity – more than 15 times what would be needed to change the face of AIDS in Africa."
By David Fox
NAIROBI, Dec 4 (Reuters) – French and Kenyan scientists have unearthed fossilised remains of mankind's earliest known ancestor that predate previous discoveries by more than 1.5 million years, the team announced on Monday.
They said the discovery of "Millennium Man", as the creature has been nicknamed, could change the way scientists think about evolution and the origin of species.
The first remains were discovered in the Tugen hills of Kenya's Baringo district on October 25 by a team from College de France in Paris and the Community Museums of Kenya.
Since then the scientists have unearthed distinct body parts belonging to at least five individuals, both male and female.
"Not only is this find older than any else previously known, it is also in a more advanced stage of evolution," palaeontologist Martin Pickford told a news conference.
"It is at least six million years old, which means it is older than the (previously oldest) remains found at Aramis in Ethiopia, which were 4.5 million years old."
"Lucy", the skeleton of Australopithicus afarensis found in Ethiopia in 1974, is believed to have lived around 3.2 million years ago.
An almost perfectly fossilised left femur shows the much older Millennium Man already had strong back legs which enabled it to walk upright – giving it hominid characteristics which relate it directly to man.
A thick right humerus bone from the upper arm suggests it also had tree-climbing skills, but probably not enough to "hang" from tree branches or swing limb to limb.
The length of the bones show the creature was about the size of a modern chimpanzee, according to Brigitte Senut, a team member from the Museum of Natural History in Paris.
But it is the teeth and jaw structure which most clearly link Millennium Man to the modern human.
It has small canines and full molars – similar dentition to modern man and suggesting a diet of mainly fruit and
Although no dating has been done on the remains just unearthed, strata from where the fossils were recovered have been previously proven twice by independent teams – from Britain and the U.S. – to show an age of six million years.
The Baringo area is part of Africa's Great Rift Valley, which has long been rich in archaeological and palaeontological discoveries and the source of almost all fossils related to man's earliest ancestors.
The area is rich in calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate that replace the organic material in bones to form fossils in an environment sealed by lava or volcanic ash.
Pickford and Senut said they were confident the team would unearth even more remains that could help form a near-perfect picture of Millennium Man.
"We are just going to publish our initial findings, to get the excitement, and continue with our work," Pickford said. "I am sure there is still a lot more out there – possibly even older."
Fossil parts of other species found at the same site hint at a rich variety of fauna and flora.
"We have found fossils of trees, fossils of rhino, hippo, antelope … many things," said Senut. "They would not be what you recognise today, but earlier ancestors of them."
Chew marks on one femur of Millennium Man suggest our earliest ancestor may have met an unfortunate end, but one that is still played out across parts of Africa every day.
"It looks like he was killed and eaten by some sort of carnivore, probably a cat," said Pickford.
"It was probably dragged up a tree to the cat's usual eating place and then bits fell into the water below."
The latest fossils were found in the village of Rondinin in the Tugen hills, around 150 miles (235 kms) northeast of the capital Nairobi.
The area is home to Kenya's long-serving President Daniel arap Moi – a coincidence unlikely to pass unnoticed by the nation's sharp-pencilled cartoonists.


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