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Action cameras are the trends right now, those little block of cameras you can use to record all kinds of moments such as skydiving, high speed bike, surfing and other activities that requires a small device to capture those precious moments.
In the past, action cameras are only available to some individuals who are really into capturing amazing footage. Everything changes when GoPro releases a new camera and other companies are catching up, some are going for affordable route, while some are competing for higher spec.
Most important about having an action camera is to get a high quality footage, it should also have a great accessories system that can be easily mount on anywhere, and record what you're trying to capture. Small and light, having a easy to use controls is the key why the best action camera is here.
The best action camera is listed below is ranked by price (higher to lower), they are also ranked by user reviews from different sources. By price + reviews, it will help us a lot to decide which video action camera is the right for us.
Top 10 Best Action Camera in 2015
GoPro Hero4 12MP Action Camera Silver Edition
The GoPro Hero 4 Silver has a super wide field of view, can shoot 4k and offers a different super slo-motion modes. Your footer will also good great if you're shoot at 1080p. It also takes 12 Megapixel photos for you.
It also tiny, like really, also included is a waterproof housing. The build is solid and can take a few dings and drops (please don't!) here and there. Battery is really easy to swap which is good for longer usage.
12 Megapixels
Video Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Memory Card Type: microSD/HC/XC Up to 64 GB
Connectivity: HDMI x1, USB x1
Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack, 1160 mAh
Ultra Wide Angle Glass Lens + SuperView
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Connectivity
Protune Mode for Video and Photo
GoPro Hero+ LCD 8MP Action Camera
GoPro Hero+ can shoot at 1080p at 60 frames per second at 8 Megapixels, a huge improvements to the late 1080p at 30 frames per second at 5 Megapixels. The back of the Hero+ LCD has a touchscreen LCD screen, which boast a HiLight Tagging for marking those moments in the video.
Built-In Touch Display
Video: 1080p at 60/720p at 60 fps
Photo: 8MP at 5fps burst
Built-In Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, video trimming
HiLight Tag , SuperView
Auto low light
Built-In microphone
Waterproof to 131″ (40m)
SJCAM SJ5000 WiFi 14MP Novatek 96655
Suprisingly the SJ5000 + Wi-fi is equipped with a smaller LCD screen at 1.5″, when it comes to video recording, the SJ5000 can record at 1080p at 60 frames per second / 720p 30 frames per second.
The SJCAM SJ5000 Plus WiFi Sport Action Camera features Ambarella A7LS75 DSP and Panasonic 16 MP 1/2.33″ CMOS Sensor that makes this action camera great for recording videos and taking pictures.
It also offers a wi-fi connection for iOS and Android devices that supports AV out when recording with USB to AV cables. Also offers HDMI HD output so you can easily transfer your raw data to another device.
2.0 inch Ultra HD screen
Multiple video recording formats: 1080P/ 720P/ WVGA
Wi-Fi Function, compatible with Android or iOS
Water-resistant up to 30m underwater
170″ Ultra orthoscopic camera
Support HDMI HD output and USB-AV video output
Support storage cards up to 32GB maximum
SJCAM SJ4000 12MP Full HD 1080P 4x Optical Zoom
The SJCAM SJ4000 can record 1080p at 30 frames per second, 720p at 60 frames per second, the 1080p is more than enough reason for you to get it. The picture quality that it captures in photo mode are just as good, not to mention the 4x optical zoom, it can capture raw JPEGs at 12 Megapixel and also supports 32Gb of storage.
Display: 1.5″ LCD panel
Camera Pixel: 12MP
Lens: 170-degree non-deformable HD wide-angle fish-eye lens
Optical Zoom: 4x
File Format: MOV, JPEG
Image Resolution: Up to 12MP
Video Resolution: 1920 x 1080p
W7 1080p HD 12MP WiFi Sports DV Action Camera
Download application in smartphone "iSmart DV"
WiFi Hotspot function, SSID: 1234567890
Camera resolution: 12MP
Video resolution: 1920 x 1080p
Memory storage capacity: up to 32GB Micro SD card
Screen size and type: 1.5 inch LCD Display
Compatible with Android or iOS Device
Water-resistant casing for underwater filming
Kogan W9 12MP WiFi Action Camera
The Kogan W9 12MP WiFi Action Camera is handy and will capture your footer at 1080p 30 frames per second. Also it offers a wide angle 140 degrees lens, it can also take 12 Megapixel photos for those still moments. You can store up to 32Gb of memory card, for large video storage.
Sensor: OV2710
Wi-Fi: Built in 802.11(b/g/n)
Lens: 140° Degree HD wide-angle lens
Focus: 12 cm~Infinite
Display: 2″ LTPS LCD
Video resolution: 1920×1080 30fps @ MOV (H.264); 1080×720 60fps @ MOV (H.264)
Audio: WAV Format (Bitrate: 176 kbps)
Storage: Micro SDHC Class 10 up to 32 GB
W8 12MP Action Sports Camera
The W8 12MP Wifi Action Camera is a good choice if you're on a tight budget and still wanted to capture those moments. Sporting a HD DV sports camera, wi-fi feature that you can upload to social media sites right away. You can also connect your Android device using the ISmart DV app.
Wi-Fi Hotspot Function
Camera resolution: 12 MP
Video resolution: 1920 x 1080p
Memory storage capacity: up to 32GB Micro SD card
Screen size and type: 1.5 inch LCD Display
Compatible with Android or iOS Device
Water-resistant casing for underwater filming
HD DV 1080P 12MP Wifi Action Sports Camera
Wi-Fi Function
Compatible with Android or iOS Device
1.5 inch LCD Display
Video Resolution: Support max. 1920 x 1080P/30fps
Memory: Support max. 32GB Micro SD card
Support HDMI HD output function;Support web camera functio
12 Megapixel CMOS Sensor with HD wide-angle lens
Water-resistant casing for underwater filming
G2 HD DV 1080p 12MP WiFi Sports Action Camera
Wi-Fi Hotspot Function
Camera resolution: 12 MP
Video resolution: 1920 x 1080p
Memory storage capacity: up to 32GB Micro SD card
Screen size and type: 2 inch LCD Display
Compatible with Android or iOS Device
Water-resistant casing for underwater filming
5 MP Waterproof Action Sports Camera
Rechargeable 900 mAh lithium battery
Video/image resolution: HD 720p
30-meters waterproof
90° Wide-Angle Lens
TF Card (SDHC Class 4+ up to 32GB)
Hope this list can help you pick out the best action camera for 2015. If you do own one from above, you can share your experience in the comments to help each other in picking out the best action video camera.


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Welcome to 4425 Tralee Lane-Situated on the Westside, in the desirable Mary Lake Sub, this 4/3 bath features a multi-level floor plan with hardwood floors, updated kitchen with new stainless appliances, and ample and separate living space. A downstairs bedroom and bath with exterior access could offer an opportunity for more privacy. Outside a large and private backyard is ready for enjoyment
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604 3rd Avenue South
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Jerry Arnold has been an artist for most of his adult life. He has operated his downtown Lethbridge gallery and custom framing business for 18 years. His gallery is best known for its extensive collection of Canadian art. The majority of the pieces are 2-D, however he also has an impressive selection of Inuit sculpture. The Jerry Arnold Gallery is located right across from the Southern Alberta Art Gallery and beautiful Galt Gardens Park.
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Choose one of eight characters. Fight other characters until you reach the final boss. Each character has his or her own ending.
Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard and Joe Higashi return for another battle after defeating Geese Howard. This time, a mysterious warrior called Wolfgang Krauser has been injuring fighters from the previous tournament and now he's after Terry, Andy and Joe.
Terry, Andy and Joe are joined along five new characters: Mai Shiranui (the ninja girl who is Andy's love interest), Chin Shin Zan (a fat guy),K im Kaphwan (a Tae-Kwon-Doe expert), Jubei Yamada (a perverted Judo master) and Big Bear (the wrestler fomerly know as Raiden).
The gameplay is your standard fighting game stuff except that you fight in two planes, not just one (which is useful for avoiding projectiles). You choose from one of the eight main characters and you either, fight against a second player or fight agaisnt the other seven CPU-controlled characters.
After defeating all seven opponents, you must face three bosses before fighting Wolfgang: Billy Kane (from the first game), Axel Hawk (a boxer) and Laurence Blood (a spanish matador). After defeating all of them, you must fight against Wolfgang Krauser in order to see your character's ending.


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Dear NOFAS Washington Supporter,
Tis the season….. when thoughts of giving to others and paying taxes…dance in our heads……. fa la la la la la la la la…
"We adopted a child for many reasons. Some idealistic, some selfish, and some altruistic. You say 'I have love to give, and there are, kids that need to be loved.' We knew it would be a challenge but like many, we had no idea the challenges that FASD creates, when the Executive Functioning of one's brain doesn't work correctly. We struggled for many years on our own until my sister in law found NOFAS Washington. We immediately had a support group in place with monthly meetings, a Facebook group with an almost instantaneous answers and resources. Children with this diagnosis can fracture intact families of good people who are trying to make a difference.
NOFAS Washington does not profit financially from their services. In order to continue to offer these excellent services and supports that families and others can access regardless of their financial situation, they rely on donations of time, expertise, energy, and money. In this season of giving, we ask you to reflect on the great work and invaluable resources offered by NOFAS Washington and to support this excellent organization through a gift. K. and R. Everett
As a new year approaches, we ask for your donation in supporting our organization. Our vision includes building safe and enriching communities that embrace, honor, and empower individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). NOFAS Washington strives each year to connect and unify professionals, individuals with FASD, families, and community members. In addition to our ongoing support of families and the community through our FASt Friends Support Network and monthly Teen Group meetings, this coming year we would also like to help families and providers by offering one to three one-day conferences on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and common co-occurring issues including Sensory Processing Dysfunction, Executive Functioning Deficits, and School Accommodations.
"Our child was so often the odd one out at school, lonely and depressed. NOFAS has changed his life by giving him a group of friends who understand him and a fantastic team of professionals in the therapeutic teen group who've taught him coping and social skills. Connecting with NOFAS has been the biggest single factor in his success to date." S. Whidbey Is
100% of your donation will go towards services that improve the lives of children with FASD and the families that care for them. As a 501 © (3) organization, your donation to NOFAS Washington is tax deductible. There are many ways to give: Online through the NOFAS Washington website (www.nofaswa.org; click on the Donations tab), or by writing a check made out to NOFAS Washington and mailing it to PO Box 13182, Mill Creek, WA 98082.
Thank you and best wishes for a wonderful 2018 for you and your family,
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Rumor has been doing rounds that the 'Tam Tam' hit maker has ordered Leila, a 19-year-old lady to ab0rt 'their' child. The two have been dating for a while and when Willy Paul learnt that Leila was pregnant, he started avoiding her like the plaque.
It is alleged that Willy Paul went ahead to physically batter his heavily pregnant girlfriend something he refuted.
When Willy Paul was asked to clear the air, he obviously denied the allegations claiming that his haters and enemies are at work. Leila however avers that she has substantial and concrete evidence proving that she and Willy Paul have been communicating and that the scandalous and contentious singer ordered her to terminate the pregnancy.
Here is what Willy Paul had to say:
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The Philadelphia School is partnering with the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education for a full-day focused observation grounded around an essential question of our choosing. Our essential question relates to our school-wide focus this year: How does thematic teaching and learning engender, promote, and support a growth mindset?
During this academic year the Penn graduate students will visit five schools, chosen because each has a particular interest in strengthening an academic area, aspires to improve practice, and wants to remain a part of a larger professional network that is on the cutting edge of improving leadership practices.
The Penn students use research-based techniques in observing, analyzing, and communicating about school practice. Their academic area of focus at TPS will be "social studies." Because we teach through the lens of theme or cultural studies, we expect that this focus will be a great platform for conversation between our faculty and our Penn partners.
We are excited to be partnering with Penn. In addition to receiving non-evaluative feedback from an external, impartial group, this initiative will complement the work we are doing to
- promote a process of inquiry
- advance professional community collaborative efforts of the school to focus on an essential question
- map our theme curricula
- use data to inform goals/benchmarks in a content area
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Artist-in-Residence-Program for international artists
1st resident: Anastasia Ax (January-February 2016)
Anastasia Ax (*1979 in Stockholm, lives and works in Athens and Stockholm) studied at Royal Collage of Art, Stockholm, at Sweden School of Photography, Göteborg, at Sweden Valand, Göteborg as well as at the Royal Danish Art Academy, Copenhagen. In 2015 she won the International Faber-Castell Award for Drawing. As the first resident of RambaldiResidence she spent January and February 2016 in Munich to work on her new series of A4 sculptures.
Anastasia Ax' works are characterized by an explosive and complex fusion between sculpture, drawing, physical actions, installation and sound. She is inspired by the idea of construction/deconstruction and the countervailing forces released due to and as well before, during and after the process. Her artistic practice is focused on a transforming process, the visceral and emancipated energy explore and represent the circularity of life. Paper, plaster and ink reveal their twofold nature as natural materials and further on as symbols of our intellectual culture as well as creative means. The audience is invited to emphasize the experience of her artistic views by participating, altering the work by leaving marks and traces.
During her residence in Munich Anastasia Ax developed a new sculpture series made of A4 paper called "Blank Slate" and continued her ongoing series "The World As Of Yesterday". Ax is interested in paper because of its double nature: when reading on paper, it is not only a tool for communication and expression but also for archiving and collecting information. On the other side, it is also a living entity. The series of A4 sculptures made of paper is a continuation of "The World As Of Yesterday", dealing with systemized and organized structures. Ax uses water to slowly start digging with her hands in A4 stacks of paper, like a contemporary archaeologist.
The sorted, precisely cut paper is transformed into an organic, mashed shape, each sculpture showing a different state of digging into the material. It is very much the aspect of interfering a norm and a given structure, what Ax is interested in and also creating somehow a chaotic possibitliy for reading, that is new to the audience. It can also be read as digging for the truth, digging for understanding. In her artistic practice Anastasia Ax interupts the stable and organized from, to create new situations where new meaning is tranformed and created. It is not only the white paper, but also the package design of the different paper manufacturer, she is visually attratced in chosing the paper to work with.
The second part of the presentation showed a room full of different paper in different forms: once more paper takes a leading role in Anastasia Ax's performative installations. Here she uses paper from a Munich paper recycling company: private paper, office paper, advertising, from full pages up to shredded, almost unreadable material. In this space there was an ongoing life-reading-performance during the exhibition. The audience was welcome to participate and to activate the space with reading. Oral tradition has always been repeating and embodied the past, which is not usual any more nowadays. These shreds supposedly destroyed, return all of a sudden to daylight, making us wondering about personal integrity, data protection and ownership.
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Wednesday, 12 November 2008
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Bad news sports fans. That band they made on Hollyoaks are releasing a single...I know, I know...Dirty Diegos will release their single 'Play' this month and will perform the song live on the soap. You can watch the video HERE. The fact that I was not able to encode it will tell you which label it's being released on.
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Above target inflation 'a blow to savers'
Opportunities for savers to make a real return on their money remain very limited after the Bank of England announced today that inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), stood at 2.7 per cent last month, the same as in October.
To benefit in real terms from their savings, basic-rate taxpayers need an account paying at least 3.39 per cent, while higher-rate taxpayers must find 4.51 per cent.
According to Moneysupermarket, the comparison website, there are only four fixed-rate bonds and 16 regular saver accounts that deliver a real return for basic-rate taxpayers. Only seven regular saver accounts do the job for higher-rate taxpayers.
In tax-free cash Isa accounts, only ten easy-access Isas and five fixed-rate Isas beat inflation.
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Flood focus group
Roads and Maritime recently invited community representatives to participate in a flood focus group to give local residents a chance to understand and contribute to the flood assessment process. Nineteen community representatives were selected and are now working with the project team and technical specialists.
The first meeting was held on Monday, 16 March 2015 and provided members with an update on the project from Roads and Maritime, followed by presentations by Wollongong and Shellharbour City Councils on flood modelling carried out in the catchment areas relevant to the proposed Albion Park Rail bypass.
The second meeting was held on Wednesday, 1 April 2015. At this meeting an overview of the flooding assessment and modelling that has been undertaken by Roads and Maritime was presented to the group.
This provided the group with an overview of existing conditions, the flood modelling approach and the expected results.
The third meeting was held on Monday, 18 May 2015. At this meeting the group broke into three smaller groups and a detailed presentation and analysis was given by the project team on:
- Macquarie Rivulet floodplain
- Duck Creek floodplain
- Horsley Creek floodplain.
These presentations provided an opportunity to view modelling for each of the three catchments. This smaller group format gave the group a better opportunity to ask questions, understand the complex information being presented and provide feedback.
Links to the meeting notes and presentations are below.
The broader community will have an opportunity to comment on flood studies and other investigations during display of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) later this year.


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The Regent Room, HotelRED, 1501 Monroe St., Madison, WI 53711
Visit the Voices for PFD website
If you're like most women, you have lots of questions about personal topics that don't often get discussed - it's time to start talking. Join us for cocktails and conversation about all the things our mothers, sisters and girlfriends never told us about.
Dr. Heidi Brown and Dr. Sarah McAchran, UW Health urogynecologists, will provide expert advice about PFD signs, symptoms and treatment options. Find out how you can strengthen your pelvic floor with a demonstration of quick and easy exercises and tips. Invite your friends and join us for an evening of powerful conversation that could change how you're living your life.
This event is presented by UW Health, Meriter and the PFD Alliance.
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Need Help? Census Bureau Offers Assistance by Phone, Internet and at 30,000 Local Sites
It's not too late to mail back your 2010 Census form, and if confusion over how to answer the questions is what is stopping you from filling it out and mailing it back, or if you haven't received a form, the U.S. Census Bureau can help.
If you haven't yet received your form or have misplaced it, "Please wait a little longer," said U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert M. Groves. "We have not yet finished delivery of the forms. However, you can pick up a "Be Counted" questionnaire at one of our assistance centers, or if you prefer, after April 12, you can request a form from our telephone questionnaire assistance phone line."
Residents that normally pick up their mail from a post office box don't receive a form in the mail but will be visited by a census taker beginning in May. However, if they prefer, these residents can pick up or request the form.
One of the main avenues for assistance and information about the form is the 2010 Census Web site <2010census.gov>. It contains a plethora of information about the 10-question census, including the uses and history of the questions. It also includes form-filling instructions in 59 languages other than English, as well as in-language instructional videos and updates on the latest census news.
The Census Bureau has also opened 30,000 questionnaire assistance centers throughout the country to help people navigate the form and answer such questions as: "Do I include my son who's away at college?" (no) and "What box should I check as my race?" (there's no right or wrong answer; it's however you self-identify). People who need help understanding the questionnaire in languages other than English are also able to get in-language guidance on how to fill out the form.
The Be Counted forms for people who have misplaced their form or never received one are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian and Vietnamese. All Be Counted forms received by the Census Bureau will be cross-checked against all other forms received to ensure households aren't counted twice. There are 10,000 stand-alone (unstaffed) "Be Counted" sites where these special forms can be picked up (in addition to the questionnaire assistance centers).
Both the questionnaire assistance centers and the "Be Counted" sites are operational until April 19 and can be found in public areas such as libraries and community centers donated by businesses and organizations. The questionnaire assistance centers are staffed by trained volunteers and Census Bureau employees. Hours and days of operation vary by site, but the information, along with addresses of both the closest assistance centers and "Be Counted" sites to you, can be found on an interactive map on the 2010 Census Web site 2010.census.gov/2010census/tak…
People who prefer to ask a person their questions can call one of the questionnaire assistance hotlines — English: 1-866-872-6868, Spanish: 1-866-928-2010, Chinese: 1-866-935-2010, Korean: 1-866-955-2010, Russian: 1-866-965-2010, Vietnamese: 1-866-945-2010, TDD (hearing impaired): 1-866-783-2010.
A new page on the 2010 Census Web site can answer many of the questions people have about how and where people should be counted 2010.census.gov/2010census/how…
The Census Bureau estimates that if every household completed and mailed back their census form, taxpayers could reduce the cost of taking the census by $1.5 billion.
The 2010 Census is a count of everyone living in the United States and is mandated by the U.S. Constitution. Census data are used to apportion congressional seats to states, to distribute more than $400 billion in federal funds to tribal, state and local governments each year and to make decisions about what community services to provide. The 2010 Census form will be one of the shortest in U.S. history, consisting of 10 questions, taking about 10 minutes to complete. Strict confidentiality laws protect the respondents and the information they provide.


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Discussion: Comics Madness Elimination 2012 Q1 Finals/
This week the DB makes up for lost time and closes out the last three rounds of the Comics Madness Elimination Tournament. Participants include: Invincible, Uncanny X-Force, Scalped, Unwritten, Fables, GI Joe, Batman, and American Vampire. Who will move on to greatness and who will fall short?
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|EZSeries TextPLC Quick Links
Paradigm Shift in PLCs
This integrated PLC is a revolutionary design in PLCs that is causing a paradigm shift in PLCs. It is an advanced PLC which will normally be classified as a high end PLC by our competitors. It certainly is more powerful than the SLC500 series from Allen-Bradley, more powerful than the DL205 series from Automationdirect and more powerful than the Premium Series from Schneider, but at the price of their Pico or Nano PLCs.
This is a High-end PLC because it is expandable from 8 I/O points to 2000 I/O points, 32-64 being local, it has a large 64K byte memory for program and data storage, it has 8192 registers, it can handle 8192 variables, it has 32 bit floating point math, it has 8 autotuned PID loops, it has world class modular and plug-in I/O, it has great communication capabilities to interlink with Profibus, DeviceNet and Modbus Networks. In fact the EZ TextPLC can act as a Master or Slave under software control on both Modbus RTU as well as Modbus TCP/IP. On top of all this is blazing fast. It sports 3 ms scantime for 1000 NO instructions including all overhead, and respond to an external interrupt in less than 40µs.
In addition to all these high-end features, the EZ TextPLC is introducing a number of new revolutionary concepts. it has an incredibly easy programming software featuring Drag-n-Drop as well as our Patent Pending Free Flow Ladder Logic. It is also extremely light weight in construction, yet it has the reliability of an extremely rugged PLC used for military and defence applications. It has gone through HALT/HASS testing subjecting it to 10g of shock and 10°C temperature gradient simultaneously.
In EZ TextPLC, we have the motherboard with built-in CPU, power supply as well as communication modules. The I/O modules are compact little cubes in 24 different varieties designed to give you the highest level of functionality in the smallest space and at a price which is 1/5th to 1/10th of competition. Instead of the traditional edge connectors that allows the I/O modules to be mounted vertically into the PLC rack, this Patent Pending new design mounts on to the motherboard in a horizontal plane allowing latest advances in SMT manufacturing technology to produce extremely cost effective PLC I/O and can be seen from our prices.
Bright Vaccum Fluorescent Display
EZ-220V-PLC and EZ-220PV-PLC are built with Vacuum Fluorescent Displays instead of the regular LCD. These Integrated units have 32 Local I/Os and 48 Local I/Os respectively on the back of the Operator Interface. VFD provides greater visibility and wider viewing angle of ±60 degrees. . EZ-220V-PLC and EZ-220PV-PLC costs $372 and $442 respectively.
Even though VFD is not viewable under direct sunlight, these VFD based EZSeries TextPLCs can be used in out door environment because of the NEMA 4 rating of these HMIs. LCD based text panels simply wash out in an outdoor setting.
Dual Processor, Dual Power Supply, Highly Reliable System
EZSeries TextPLC has dual processors. One of them is for the user friendy operator interface and the other for the Micro Modular PLC. Where as, most of the manufacturers offer a single processor for both PLC and Textpanel which will inevitably reduce the performance of the system, EZSeries TextPLC has one 32 bit 40 Mhz coldfire processor for PLC and a seperate processor for Text panel. This powerful CPU of PLC and seperate processor for Text panel increase the performance of the system.
Most of the competitors provode a single power supply for both PLC and Operator Interface which makes their system less reliable. On the other hand, EZSeries TextPLC has a seperate power supply for both HMI (Text Panel) and PLC. If there is a failure in the power supply of the Text Panel, PLC will remain functional.
Unique High Bright Programmable Annunciator Lamps Save Costs
The Annunciator lamps on EZ-220P-PLC and EZ-220PV-PLC models are visible from a distance of more than 20 feet. Most of the Text panels / operator interfaces in the industry including C-More Micro do not have these unique Annunciator lamps. C-More Micro and other text panel manufacurers typically need external annunciator lamps which costs additional money for not only lamps but also wiring which could be approximately $50 for each (including Labor and hardware). EZ-220P-PLC and EZ-220PV-PLC has 3 annunciator lamps, each of which can be programmed for 3 different colors (Red, Yellow and Green).
A small example can illustrate the importance of annunciator lamps. If we need to show the temperature status of three sections of an oven, the unique Annunciator lamps can be configured each for 3 different colors, Red for Temperature Too high, Yellow for Temperature in Caution zone and Green for Temperature OK. Thus by configuring this on the Text panel the user can save at least $150 or more by not having to provide external lamps and wiring. Even though C-More Micro has the capability of switching background colors, it can not display three colors simultaneously.
The Annunciator lamps are configured similar to pushbuttons. Once you have selected the starting address in the PLC, all of the lamp colors will be identified by the bit pairs. The color that the lamp illuminates depends on the bit assignment of the address selected.For example, if bit 0 is OFF and bit 1 is ON, the first lamp is Green. If bit 2 is ON and bit 3 is ON, the lamp is Yellow. If bit 4 is ON and bit 5 is OFF, the third lamp will be RED. The color code chart below, which is shown in our programming software, indicates which color would be shown based on the bit values.
Every EZSeries TextPLC is shipped with printable label sheets along with Microsoft Word template for customizing Annunciator lights. Installing EZSeries TextPLC Enhanced software will give you access to "EZSeries TextPLC_Enhanced_Inserts.DOC" in EZSeries TextPLC Enhanced Panel directory. Use this word document to print your desired labels for annunciator lights on the label sheets provided. Cut the label sheet to the right size using the trim marks provided and follow the instructions.
EZSeries TextPLC is one heck of a PLC with built-in Operator Interface. Truly a paradigm shift in Micro Automation Controllers.


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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is planning to introduce a ban on fees placed on investment managers to use platforms provided by insurers, which could lead to those providing the 'one-stop-shops' having to pay up to £20 million to upgrade their systems.
At present, providers of investment products generally pay to have their products included on an insurer's platform, and often this cost is then passed on to the investor in the price of the product.
The FSA hopes that by introducing a ban on such fees it will make charges clearer to investors, who often think that use of the platform is free, and also increase competition in the market.
A ban would allow investors and advisers to compare the costs of investing through different platforms and make an informed decision on whether using a platform represents good value for money, the FSA said this week.
"Investors are increasingly using platforms as a convenient 'one-stop-shop' for their investments, but at the moment many investors have no idea what they are paying for this service," said Sheila Nicoll, director of conduct policy at the FSA.
"This needs to change. We are proposing changes that give investors and their advisers more control and mean that they know exactly what they are paying for a platform's service."
The cost for insurer's to upgrade their systems, as a result of the ban, will range from between £200,000 and £20 million.
There are currently 27 traditional platforms operating in the platform services market in the UK, representing approximately £229 billion worth of assets, according to a report by Deloitte that was commissioned by the FSA.
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Cannabis Can Alleviate Autism Symptoms6 months, 3 weeks ago
Posted on Feb 02, 2019, 10 p.m.
Improving symptoms associated with autism spectral disorders has been challenging, but some reports have shown that treatment with various cannabis oils has eased various ASD symptoms.
A new study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka University Medical Center has shown that cannabis as a treatment for autism spectral disorders appears to be a well tolerated, safe, and effective option to relieve symptoms including seizures, tics, depression, restlessness, and rage attacks in a cohort of patients aged 18 and under, as published in Scientific Reports
Researchers reported that overall more than 80% of the parents reported significant of moderate improvements in their children. Data was collected and analyzed from the treatment program of 188 ASD patients treated with medical cannabis, majority of which had treatments based on cannabis oil containing 30% CBD and 1.5% THC; patient global assessment, symptoms, and side effects were primary outcomes of interest and were assessed by structured questionnaires at 6 months.
30% of subjects reported improvements six months after treatments, 53.7% reported moderate improvements, and 15% report having slight or no change; quality of life, mood, and ability to perform activities of daily living were assessed prior to treatment and again at 6 months. Prior to treatment good quality of life was reported by 31.3% of the subject; after 6 months good quality of life increased to 66.8%; and positive mood went from 42% before treatment to 63.5% at 6 months.
Ability to shower and dress independently significantly improved from only 25.4% before treatment to 42.9% at 6 months. Sleep and concentration was reported at 3.3% and 0% respectively prior to treatment which increased to 24.7 and 14% during active treatment.
Researchers were encouraged by their findings, but caution against self medicating and suggest larger controlled studies are needed to determine if the results can be replicated. This study suggests that cannabis treatment is safe and can help to improve ASD symptoms and improve ASD patient quality of life; double blind placebo controlled trials are crucial for better understandings of the effects of cannabis on ASD patients.
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As part of Bristol Festival of Literature and with our best mates Blahblahblah we're delighted to welcome Raymond Antrobus to The Thunderbolt, Bath Road, Bristol.
He will be joined by emerging Bristol poet Dareece James who entered the Simon Powell Poetry Prize for GCSE English students when she was 16 and was selected as one of the ten winners.
Dareece is currently studying for a degree in Sociology which is reflected in her poems where she discusses inequality, identity and social change.
Raymond Antrobus is a Jamaican British poet, photographer and former lead educator on the Spoken Word Education MA Programme at Goldsmiths University.
He's from Hackney, East London and is currently working on a collection of poems, 'The Island That's Hard To Find In English' that explores the contradictions of a Caribbean/European identity. Raymond will perform a selection of work from 'The Island That's Hard To Find In English'.
It's gonna be grand. Tickets from http://www.bristolticketshop.co.uk/eventdetails.aspx?e=10300
Tickets: £5 + BF from Bristol Ticket Shop, Union Street, Bristol Tel 0117 9299008 www.bristolticketshop.co.uk
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Please join us for the OAOE Fall 2016 Conference, which will be held at the Salishan Spa and Golf Resort on the beautiful Oregon coast next month. The Conference promises to be educational, with a variety of speakers beneficial to your clinic needs as well as informative on pending changes to Oregon rules and regulations.
The OAOE conference will provide attendees opportunities to exchange and share information by networking throughout the conference. During these uncertain economic times and decreased physician reimbursement, we are faced with difficult decisions everyday on how to best run our practices, generate revenue and be up to date on legislative issues that affect our industry. The OAOE continues to be a leader in providing educational opportunities and collaboration within the world of orthopedics to help improve the efficiencies and effectiveness of our practices, large or small.
Our Fall 2016 Conference is scheduled for Friday, November 4, 2016 at the Salishan Spa and Golf Resort in Gleneden, OR. With national and local speakers scheduled, we have a dynamic agenda planned. Please refer to the information included in the packet mailed to your office and be sure to register and join us.
We welcome returning members and invite new participants to the Fall 2016 Conference at Salishan.


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Claire Cage has worked in a wide variety of roles in TV and Radio and Theatre in her career spanning over twenty years. TV appearances include Emmerdale, Bang, The Halcyon, Waterloo Road, Coronation Street, Doctors, Wizards versus Aliens, Torchwood, Sherlock, and Being Human.
She plays Anne in "Moon Dogs" which is currently on general release.
Claire appeared as a semi regular on Casualty and Holby CIty where she played Natalie Fletcher.
She worked with Richard Ayoade on his hit indie directorial debut, "Submarine" ,"The Sheepish Approach" and "Lucky Jim" with Craig Roberts. She played Sister Edith in the smash short "Little Munchkin" and went on to play Lottie Jenkins in "Elfie Hopkins" with Ray and Jamie Winstone, both directed by Ryan Andrews
Theatre credits include "The Iliad" with NTWales, "Leviathan" by Matthew Trevannian directed by Rachel O'Riordan, "An Enemy for the People" by Gary Owen directed by Adele Thomas, and Joan in "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" with Living Pictures Productions.
Glen fox trained at RADA where he honed his skills as an actor. He has appeared in various theatre production including 'Alexander in the rose' at the rose theatre, 'No thanks' at the chicken shed theatre and the international tour of 'The Bodyguard the musical'.
Glen has also appeared in the TV series 'Honourable woman' staring Maggie Gyllenhaal, and has featured in the movie 'Who Needs Enemies' directed by Peter Stylianou.
Native Irish, Nuala trained as an actor in London and has lived there ever since, although has returned to Ireland for theatre and film work and is ever happy to do so.
Film work includes the role of Mrs Meena McGlynn in the Hartley Merrill award-winning feature Conspiracy of Silence. She appeared as Rose Gannon (sister to Joey Musgrove) in the long running Channel 4 soap, Brookside.
Delighting in comedy, Nuala featured in the cult comedy series Father Ted as Sister Mary Gondola and also played the slightly aged but non the less vampish receptionist Clarabell in the popular CBBC series Scoop.
Theatre credits include the one-woman show Turning On, written especially for Nuala by Clive King. Most recently she toured England with Middle Ground in the new play the Verdict. Her favourite theatre work to date is touring the Highlands and islands of Scotland with Mull Theatre Company as Margrethe Bohr in Copenhagen and Mary Johnny Rafferty in A Skull in Connemara.
Cavin Cornwall is a London based actor. Recent film credits include ;
Star Wars The Force Awakens playing the part of Captain Sidon Ithano, other film credits include Rouge One, Les Miserables, Narrated by ( Short) and the award winning remake of Andrew Lloyd Webbers Jesus Christ Superstar. Cavin is currently performing in Disney's Aladdin at the Prince Edward Theatre, other theatre credits include; Jesus Christ Superstar ( Regents Park OAT and the Arena Tour ) Sister Act, Chicago the musical, The Full Monty, Miss Siagon and The Exonerated to name a few. Cavin's voice can be heard on numerous Commercials, Tv spots, Movie trailers and Video games.
Tom trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama from 1968 to 1971 gaining a Diploma in Dramatic Art. His successful career spans a wide genre of theatre productions both in the United Kingdom and abroad, regular appearances in Thames Television series; Making News playing Eddie Fraser (TV News Editor); a guest star role on The Sooty Show, where he commissioned to write an episode for the series. This was not as easy as it may appear, because as you know, 99% of the characters are mute puppets! Narration is another feather is Tom's lustrous bow; for channels such The History Channel, The National Geographic and The Discovery channel.
His filmography includes Mauro The Gypsy, Dilemna, Hope and Glory, Death defying Acts, S.N.U.B., The Magnificent Eleven and Blood Moon.
As a member of The Institute of Advanced Motorists, Tom did most of his own high speed driving and stunts in THE BILL as the character DC Alan Woods, which he played for 4 years.
Tom is also an accomplished self taught Artist, screenwriter and novelist. Tom currently lives in Brighton with his actress wife Cookie Weymouth.
Peter has worked on a variety of film and commercial productions across Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
From starting as a Producer in the UK film scene Peter got the directing bug and went on to make his award-winning directorial debut short film Colours in 2015 which played at numerous Oscar and BAFTA accredited film festival around the world and is nominated for Best British Short Film at the 2017 Iris Prize. Also leading him to be accepted by BAFTA and the BFI as a Director for the prestigious BAFTA Crew x BFI Network 2017 network.
Peter's ability to mix storytelling with compelling visuals and sound design runs through his narrative and commercial work, which has also led him to make numerous successful commercials and content films like his award winning piece for 'Medicontur'. Peter also runs an award winning commercials production company in London called Odelay Films with an eclectic group of directors on it's roster.
Barbara has worked as a production manager across dozens of commercials and films before moving into producing, which is how she first met Peter in collaborating on his debut short film Colours. 'Sketch' is Barbara's second of three short film as producer, having just produced Our Father' as part of the Directors UK/ARRI Alexa Challenge and completing The Snail, for Film Earls Court.
Barbara's cinematographic passion lies in seeing the interpersonal dynamics, between the characters, unfold and evolve through the narrative.
Aaron is an emerging director of photography living in London. He started working in the film industry as a lighting technician and worked his way up from short films to commercials and feature films which include: The Dark Knight Rises and Alice Through the Looking Glass.
His first and second feature film as a gaffer both premiered at Venice Film festival and Aaron has also been a gaffer a wide range of commercials for bands such as Tesco, Apple, Citroen, Morrisons, Nike, KFC, Vertu and the Cannes Lions winning commercial for Sport's England: This Girl Can.
Aaron has a great passion and skill for finding and composing well crafted shots and his increasing experience and knowledge of the industry and cinematography continues to give all of his moving image work a noticeably high production value. This is Aaron's second film collaborating with director Peter Lee Scott following the award winning short film, Colours.
Lizzy is a multi-talented editor predominately focusing her skills towards commercials, music promos and short films. Lizzy has made a great name for herself in fiction narrative by editing the short film The Phone call for RSA Films Matt Kirkby which picked up Best Live Action Short at the 87th Academy Awards before going on to work on Colours with Peter Lee Scott and a web series titled Dirty Laundry with Jason Bradbury.
Lizzy also has extensive commercial experience having worked on campaigns for the BBC, Adidas, Puma and Ted Baker.
Vicente Ben was born in Galicia, Spain. With a BA in Film and a MA in Set and Costume Design, he started his career working in Spanish national TV drama productions like 14 de Abril: La República (2011), several short films, music videos and commercials.
After a few years living in Madrid, he decided to move to London and became Mr Ben to develop a career as a set and costume designer working in many different areas like art films, magazines, dance companies, commercials and retail. Recently, his will to keep learning and discovering new areas drove him into an interiors stylist adventure that he combines with his regular set and costume projects. His clients include Marie Claire, H&M, ELLE Magazine, Departures Magazine, Glamour Italia, The Alchemy Project, etc.
As a Director and Choreographer, Supple Nam (Guillermo Martin Nam) has pushed boundaries with his unique understanding of dance, culture and stylised movement across TV, theatre, film, music and advertising industries, winning multiple awards.
His unique edge has been consistently recognised in the industry with awards from all sides: "Most Innovative Choreography in TV and Film" (VW Golf GTI Singing in the Rain commercial), "Best Choreography in a video" UKMVA (Music video Money by Peace), "Best Live Action SFX" British Arrows Craft Awards (Honda HR-V Stepping commercial) and most recently won a D&AD award for his choreography (Music video Genghis Khan by Mike Snow).
As Creative/Artistic Director for Sky 1's hit TV show, Got to Dance (2010-2012), Supple Nam supervised each presentation, providing the choreography concepts suitable for live and television audiences. His involvement in TV includes Britain's Next Top Model. MTV's Bust a Move, So You Think You Can Dance (Australia and UK), Nickelodeon and BBC's Top Of The Pops Christmas and New Years special as well as Street Dance tutorials and many more.


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To "I don't feel like I deserve to live":
Just keep holding on. There is more to life than what you're going through now. I feel like giving up too, but i KNOW that there is a brighter future ahead.
Hold on, ok? There's people out there who care about you.
No one should force you to believe in God. However, with respect, you should never use the word "lie" to describe something you don't believe. You see, if you cannot prove that it is true, it doesn't become a lie, until you can prove it to be false. Your mom should respect you, at the same time she deserves your respect. Do you agree?
I am sorry to know about your medical condition, but is there any job you can handle under such condition? Did your doctor say it is ok to have certain kind of job? You see, again you "don't believe" you are able to get a job, but you never try to get one … How can you be sure without even trying?
You are depressed because you lost your goal and passion. Let's do this: assume your mom is right and you will go to **** (again, just assume, she could be wrong). From now on, your goal will be making this world you are living in closer to a heaven, so you can help yourself, people around you, and others who may have the same destiny to experience the joy, love, peace, power, colorfulness, meaningfulness … of heaven. Can you do this? Are you willing to take this challenge?
Everyone deserves to live. We are all lucky to have a precious life, and through which we can make changes to this world and all species living in it. And I know you are one of those who will make this change positive.
Back to school, find a job … keep living … your future will be bright, with vivid colors and straight lines …
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Watch India vs Bangladesh Live Streaming QF
A team that was slowly written off inspite of being the world champions have bounced back hard. No wins in the test series followed by a winless tri nation series certainly created doubts in the minds of Indian cricket fans. But the team proved their worth with six straight wins in the group stage. Now the team is into the knock outs where consistency matters the most. If a team has to win the trophy from here on, three consecutive wins is a must. Can India win three more matches? That would be a daunting task and the first team on their way is in form Bangladesh. Watch India vs Bangladesh quarter final match live streaming and telecast on Star Sports HD. DD National (Doordarshan) will also provide live broadcast of this match in India. Star Sports gives options of live Hindi, English, Kannada, Bengali, Malayalam and Tamil commentary.
The match will begin at 9am IST and the venue would be Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
The bowlers have been a key for India's success so far. Of course batsmen have played a good role but the surprise package came from the bowlers. A team with one of the strongest batting line-ups was considered to have weakest bowlers. But look the way Shami, Mohit Sharma and Umesh Yadav have rose to the occasions. Even Ashwin has proved his worth.
Virat Kohli has always been successful against Bangladesh. Let us see what does he have in store for us. Shikhar Dhawan is India's leading run scorer so far and Ajinkya Rahane is highly consistent. MS Dhoni and Raina did surprisingly well to take India to a win against Zimbabwe. We hope Rohit Sharma plays a big on in the knock outs.
Bangladesh have had a good last two weeks in their group stage. They can beat any good team at any given day. But beating India seems a daunting task. Yes they have achieved this feat in 2007 world cup but that was long back. 2011 world cup started for them with a nightmarish loss against India. Sehwag and Kohli sent Bangladeshi bowlers all over the park.
Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur hold the key in batting. Shakib Al Hasan, the top ranked all rounder in ICC Rankings can prove lethal for India. But over dependance on these three won't help Bangladesh win a match against world champions India.
Melbourne Cricket Ground has a huge seating capacity. So wait for almost 80,000 fans supporting team India and Bangladesh at MCG. Above all the pitch might support the batsmen, so wait for a flurry of runs. Too much of excitement for we cricket fans. Tune into Star Sports for live cricket action.


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Commemorative Partner Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum will have on display the largest traveling replica of the iconic Vietnam Memorial Wall beginning at 5:00 P.M. on October 9th and ending at 12:00 P.M. on October 12th.
Standing at 360-foot long and eight feet tall, the American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT) Vietnam Memorial Wall is 80 percent scale to the actual memorial in Washington D.C. It includes all 58,272 men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
"We are honored to offer our community a special chance to pay tribute to the fallen heroes of the Vietnam War," said Patriots Point Executive Director Mac Burdette. "This will be a very special event for countless people across our state. It creates an opportunity for those who cannot travel to our nation's capital to feel the emotions and connection with their lost friends and loved ones that is only attained through viewing the famous memorial."
On the evening of October 9th, a special ceremony will be held at 7:00 P.M. featuring Medal of Honor Recipient Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston as guest speaker and music by the Parris Island Marine Corps Band.
The AVTT Vietnam Memorial Wall is free to all visitors and is located in the Grove at Patriots Point. Rubbing sheets and pencils will also be provided.
This event is part of the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum's ongoing efforts to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War over the next few years. See Flyer
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Chef Wilfred Lim
Chef Wilfred is currently the executive sous chef at the Palace of the Golden Horses, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. When I was offered a chance meet and witness Chef Wilfred performing in the kitchen, I could not say no! Opportunity come, opportunity taken! I manage to get the recipes for sharing too.
And if anyone was curious, Chef Wilfred Lim Chia Loon's favorite tool in the kitchen is just the very simple spoon.
Capasante E Gamberi Con Pomodoro Sechi E Balsamico.
Sautéed Sea Scallops and Prawns with Avocado, Sundried Tomato, Onion, Garlic and Balsamic Vinegar on Crispy Arugula Leaves
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160 gm Scallops
30 ml Balsamic vinegar
160 gm Tiger Prawns
150 gm Unsalted butter
12 nos Avocado balls
2 pkt Arugula lettuce
40 gm Onion chopped
4 nos Fresh Chives
40 gm Garlic chopped
15 ml Olive Oil
1 tsp Mixed herbs
60 gm Sundried tomato julienne
40 ml White wine
to taste Black pepper crusted
to taste Salt
1. Heat sauté pan with olive oil.
2. Add in seasoned scallops and prawns, follow by chopped onion and garlic, mixed herbs, sundried tomatoes and avocado.
3. Glazed with balsamic vinegar and white wine.
4. Reduced until consistent.
5. Mounted with unsalted butter.
6. Meanwhile, arrange the arugula leaves onto a plate.
7. Spoon in the seafood salad.
8. Garnish with fresh chives and server hot.
Brofo Di Crostacei Con Zefferano E Basilico
Sea Whelk Broth with Saffron Filaments, Broccoli, Fresh Basil and enhanced with Pernod
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12 nos Sea Whelk
5 gm Saffron filaments
50 gm Tomato diced
16 nos Broccoli florets
20 ml White wine
8 ml Pernod
60 gm Onion chopped
50 gm Garlic
10 gm Fresh shredded basil
15 ml Olive oil
1 ltr Fish stock
to taste Salt
to taste White pepper powder
1. Heat up soup pan with olive oil.
2. Sauté onion and garlic chopped, add in sea whelk, and follow by diced tomato.
3. Glazed with Pernod and white wine.
4. Add in saffron filaments.
5. Pour in fish stock and let to boil.
6. Add in broccoli, basil shredded and season to taste.
7. Garnish with fresh basil and served hot.
Risotto Alla Milanese
Classic Milanese Style Risotto topped with slices of Grana Valdano cheese
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200 gm Arborio Rice
80 gm Onion chopped
80 ml White wine
1 ltr Chicken stock
80 gm Unsalted butter
5 gm Saffron filaments
3 slices Grana Valdono cheese
1. Heat up the sauce pan.
2. Sweat chopped onion with butter.
3. Add in Arborio rice and sauté. Pour in the white wine.
4. Add in chicken stock. The rice will absorb liquid while cooking. So there is always enough stock on hand when needed.
5. Follow by the saffron
6. The rice should be al dente when ready.
7. Lift the pan away from the heat and finish with butter and Parmesan cheese.
8. Serve immediately with separate bowl of shaved Parmesan.
Arrosto Di Agnello Con Ragu Di Funghi
Roasted Mustard-Crust Rack of Lamb with Summer Vegetables, Potato Lollipops, Porcini-Thyme Ragout and Rosemary-Balsamic Sauce
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880 gm Lamb rack
3 tbsp Dijon mustard
200 gm White breadcrumb
12 nos Green asparagus tips
8 nos Baby carrot
160 gm Mashed potato
1 nos Egg wash
100 gm Flour
60 gm Dried Porcini mushroom
120 gm Fresh button mushroom
10 gm Fresh thyme
1 ltr Lamb juice
100 ml Cooking cream
100 ml Cooking cream
12 gm Fresh rosemarry
150 ml Balsamic vinegar
5 nos Garlic clove crushed
3 nos Whole shallot
100 ml Olive oil
100 gm Unsalted butter
500 ltr Cooking oil
50 gm Onion chopped
50 gm Garlic chopped
to taste Salt
to taste Black pepper crushed
1. Sear lamb rack with olive oil in a sauté pan.
2. Rub with mustard and coat with breadcrumb, pour some olive oil on top and roast in the oven for 20 mins.
3. For sauce, reduce Balsamic with garlic clove, shallot, rosemary, add in lamb juice and simmer.
4. For ragout, sauté onion, garlic, mushrooms and thyme with olive oil. And in lamb juice and cream. Season to taste.
5. Coat the potato balls with flour, egg wash, breadcrumb and deep-fry in oil.
6. Meanwhile, blanch the asparagus and carrot, sauté with butter, onion, garlic and season to taste.
7. Arrange the lamb rack onto a plate.
8. Follow by the vegetables and potato lollipops.
9. Spoon in the mushroom ragout and follow by the sauce.
10. Clean the plate and garnish with rosemary sprigs.
11. Serve hot.
Tips: Marinade lamb in olive oil overnight to tenderize the meat.
Potato balls can be prepared in advanced and kept in the freezer. Potato balls should be in room temperature before it is deep fried.
Coda Di Rospo Con Gamberoni E Zafferano
Pan-Fried Monkfish Fillet-King Prawn with Creamy Saffron-Cod Liver Veloute and Baby Carrots on Homemade Fine Squid Ink Pasta
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60 gm X 4 Monkfish
100 g X 4 King Prawn
5 gm Saffron filaments
50 ml Cooking cream
1 can Cod liver
150 ml Fresh milk
15 ml Roux
Half nos Onion whole
4 nos Cloves
12 nos Green asparagus tips
8 nos Baby carrot
240 gm Squid ink pasta
100 ml Olive oil
80 gm Unsalted butter
80 gm Onion shopped
1. Season the monkfish and king prawn well with fresh herbs.
2. Pan-sear the fish and prawn with olive oil and bake for 10 minutes.
3. For the sauce, reduce milk with onion and cloves. Add in saffron, cream and thicken with roux. Add in the cod liver and season well.
4. Blanch the asparagus and carrot, sauté with butter, onion, garlic and season to taste.
5. Blanch the pasta al dente, toss with olive oil and season well. Scoop the pasta with a food tong onto a plate.
6. Arrange the fish and prawn on the pasta.
7. Follow by the vegetables on the side.
8. Pour in the sauce and garnish with fresh thyme.
9. Serve hot.
Tips: Cook pasta until ¾ cooked and lay on a flat tray. Drizzle olive oil on the pasta. Let the warm of the pasta cook the pasta further. Paste will cook to al dente after blanching.
Spaghettini al Aragosta 'Olio Aglio'
Fine Thin Spaghetti with U.S Live Lobster, Chili Flakes, Garlic, White Wine, Anchovy Paste and Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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1 pkt Spaghettini
400 gm U.S. live lobster
120 gm Garlic flake
To taste Chili flakes
120 gm Tomato diced
80 gm Broccoli Florets
100 ml White wine
200 ml Fish stock
80 ml Extra virgin olive oil
4 sprigs Fresh basil
To taste salt
To taste Crushed black peppercorn
1. Blanch the pasta until al dente and set aside.
2. Heat up pasta pan, pour in the olive oil.
3. Slightly sauté the garlic but not brown.
4. Add in the lobster meat, tomato and anchovy paste.
5. Follow by chili flakes and broccoli florets.
6. Glazed with white wine and let it reduce to require consistency.
7. Pour in fish stock and season well.
8. Add in pasta, coriander leaves and toss well.
9. Finish with olive oil.
10. Garnish with fresh basil and serve hot.
Medaglione Di Manzo Con Fegato Di Oca E Barolo
Grilled Medallion of Beef Tenderloin with Pan-Fried Goose Lover, Green Asparagus, Garlic-Mashed and Red Wine Sauce
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180 gm X 4 Beef medallions
30 gm X 4 Goose liver
12 nos Green asparagus tips
8 nos Baby carrots
40 gm Roasted garlic cloves
320 gm Mashed potatoes
80 ml Cooking cream
40 gm Unsalted butter
20 gm Onion chopped
20 gm Garlic chopped
500 ml Beef juice
150 ml Barolo wine
200 gm Shallot chopped
40 ml Olive oil
4 sprigs Rosemary sprigs
1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
To taste Salt
To taste Crushed black peppercorn
1. Season beef with salt and black peppercorn.
2. Seared the beef in a hot pan with olive oil and baked in the oven for 20 minutes, 180C.
3. For sauce, sweat the shallot with oil, reduce with Barolo wine and pour in beef jus and reduce again.
4. For potato, roast the garlic inside the oven for 15 minutes; stir occasionally to prevent it from burning. Mashed the garlic with a knife blade and mix it into the mashed potato. Stir in cream and season well.
5. Blanch the vegetables, sauté with butter, onion, garlic and season well.
6. When the sauce is ready, blend it and fine strain. Return to heat again and check seasoning.
7. Meanwhile, heat up a sauté pan with olive oil, quickly pan-sear the goose liver and glazed with balsamic vinegar
8. Pipe the mashed potato into a plate; place the beef on top with vegetables aside.
9. Place the goose liver on top of the beef.
10. Spoon in the sauce, garnish with rosemary and serve immediately.
Banana E Gelato Alla Vaniglia
Caramelized Montel Banana with Pastry Cream, Crushed Pistachio and Vanilla Ice Cream
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4 nos Montel banana
4 tbsp Pastry cream
50 gm Crushed Pistachio nuts
4 scoops Vanilla ice cream
To taste Fine sugar
To taste Brown sugar
1. Half banana and place it on a piece of parchment paper and aluminum foil.
2. Sprinkle some white and brown sugar on the banana.
3. Warp the aluminum foil and put it into the oven and baked for 15 minutes.
4. Take out the parcel and open it.
5. Scoop in the ice cream and sprinkle some Pistachio nuts onto it.
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After the big economic boom in the 1950s, America has become a myth for most foreign people. Abroad, the American dream started to get shape around the idea that in the USA anyone could make a business and the "self made man" also spread overseas as a basic concept of working in a free place like America.
Today we can still see that the USA can offer much to workers of all ages, educational level and personal skills.
Top important technician professional profiles
However, it's interesting to notice that technicians in the USA have develop into different categories. The most relevant categories as to technicians are the following ones:
Refrigeration technicians
Automotive technicians
Electronics technicians
Veterinary technicians and technologists
Biological technicians
Clinical laboratory technicians
Pharmacy technicians
Radiology and sonography technicians
Quality control technicians
Food science technicians
Dialysis technicians
Dental technicians
Electromechanical technicians
Locksmith technicians
Environmental technicians
Technicians who help in hard situations
It's interesting to notice that not all the above mentioned categories require the same level education. In fact, dental technicians should have a higher degree rather than electronic technicians.
It's also interesting to focus on a few important profiles. Locksmiths are among the American technicians who need to have a high level education in order to work. A locksmith technician has to take a class in locksmithing, after that he can get his license.
From now on, a locksmith technician can start to work. But he still needs to train his skills: in fact, theory needs practice in order to become effective.
A training course can in average lasts 1 year. Normally, a young locksmith who needs to find a good job opportunity is oriented towards the many large nationwide companies in his field. The USA are the Country with the larger number of locksmith technicians in the world.
A larger company can offer more
The fact that the USA have the highest number of locksmith technicians translates into an increasing number of locksmith companies in the American territory. Now, you have to know that not all locksmith companies are just the same, even though you might think they look similar.
There are a few very large nationwide companies with over 10,000 locksmiths and hundreds office in the Country and if you just need an emergency locksmith service you can easily find them all in the web.
The advent of the internet in the locksmithing field also represented a great step forwards: in fact, today most locksmith companies have a website where customers can easily and faster find the nearest locksmith to them.
Normally, each call to locksmiths is dealt as an emergency call. This is to provide customers a quick and prompt reaction to their very need. The local mobile service is an innovative point in the way locksmiths approach emergencies.
Being associated with larger companies, locksmiths today can offer better pricing and a top quality service offer: competition is a key word in this field as well as increasing education and qualifications.


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Joe Deegan and the Reader
SDSU hates students, Tim Le Haye, Donna Frye, airport noise, Ron Paul geeks, smokers' shame, Linda Vista's Skateworld
Joe Deegan 8:30 a.m., Aug. 18
The Natural Products Association, a trade group representing "over 1,900 members accounting for more than 10,000 locations of retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors of natural products," sent a mixed message last week, issuing a statement in favor of consumers' right to know what goes into their food but in opposition to California's Proposition 37, which would require disclosure by companies that knowingly use genetically modified crops in food products.
The Association says concerns about enforcement of the law, as well as the way "natural" products would be defined, drives their decision to oppose the proposition. Should Prop 37 pass, food products made from lab-engineered crops would not be allowed to be marketed as "natural."
"Proposition 37 places every supplier, manufacturer, and retailer of food products at risk of unreasonable and frivolous litigation. We are concerned the restrictions on natural foods in the proposition language could create a difficult business environment in California and further hinder the ability of our members to sell natural products," says a portion of the official statement released by the group.
And the truth shall be revealed...The "natural food" vendors are worried sick that the requirements of this proposition will force them to reveal the truth--their products are far from natural. People need to wake up in terms of what is really "natural" and what "organic" really means. Food vendors have been taking advantage of the vagaries in the terminology and the loopholes in the law and capitalizing on the public's ignorance of the facts. It will be very interesting to see what happens if this prop passes.
If they hadn't bastardized the term "natural" with regards to food to begin with, they wouldn't have some of these problems. The fact is, the food mfg's pushed to have the term "natural" so watered down so they could include their "unnatural" crap that its coming back to bite them. Time to eat crow ... GMO crow of course.
Emphasis"The Association says concerns about enforcement of the law, as well as the way "natural" products would be defined, drives their decision to oppose the proposition."Emphasis
You either believe in consumers' right to know what is in their food or you don't. There is absolutely nothing "natural" about food ingredients developed in biotech labs. The problem with the Natural Products Association is that they have allowed the word "natural" to become meaningless. There is no criteria that is required to label any product natural, and the Natural Products Association knows that many of the manufacturers that they represent peddle "natural" foods with genetically modified ingredients. I support Prop 37, because I have the right to know what I'm feeding my family.


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The actor, charged with domestic abuse and disturbing the peace, was taken into custody early Saturday
Nicolas Cage was arrested Saturday morning in New Orleans.
The actor, 47, who is filming a movie in the area, was taken into custody and charged with domestic abuse and disturbing the peace after an argument in the French Quarter with wife Alice Kim, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
"Cage and his wife were standing in front of a residence that he insisted was the property the couple was renting. She disagreed, and Cage grabbed her by the upper arm and pulled her to what he believed was the correct address. There were no visible signs of injury on his wife's arm," the NOPD said in a statement.
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"The actor then began striking vehicles and later attempted to get into a taxi. At that point, an officer who had been flagged down by onlookers drove up on the couple, immediately observed that Cage was heavily intoxicated and ordered him out of the cab, which prompted Cage to start yelling. The officers subsequently took Cage to Central Lock-up."
"He was drunk," an inmate who was released shortly after the actor on Saturday afternoon tells PEOPLE. "He wasn't in a cell, he was behind the counter with all the other officers."
Cage is scheduled to appear in court on May 31.
• Reporting by MATTHEW DAVIS


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SOA Patterns > Inventory Centralization Patterns > Schema Centralization
Schema Centralization (Erl)
How can service contracts be designed to avoid redundant data representation?
Different service contracts often need to express capabilities that process similar business documents or data sets, resulting in redundant schema content that is difficult to govern.
Select schemas that exist as physically separate parts of the service contract are shared across multiple contracts.
Up-front analysis effort is required to establish a schema layer independent of and in support of the service layer.
Governance of shared schemas becomes increasingly important as multiple services can form dependencies on the same schema definitions.
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WSDL definitions that share common XML schemas end up sharing the same message data models. Note how the reduction of redundant content also results in smaller-sized schemas.
Related Patterns in This Catalog
Canonical Schema, Contract Centralization, Service Normalization, Validation Abstraction
Related Service-Oriented Computing Goals
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Q. What is the name of your shop, and what kinds of items do you sell? My shop is called Bags and More by Pam. I sell hand-crocheted items for people, pets, and homes, including but not limited to hats, scarves, sweaters, ponchos, rugs, handbags, tote bags, baby items, pet sweaters, and spa sets.
Q. How long have you been engaged in your art/craft? I have been actively fulfilling my passion for crocheting for the past eight years.
Q. Do you consider yourself a hobbyist or a professional craftsperson? I would consider myself a professional craftsperson as I am creating and selling my products via several venues.
Q. What inspires you? Yarn! I love yarn! The way it looks and feels. I also tend to be practical, and items that are both beautiful and useful make me want to create more.
Q. What's a typical day like in your studio? My husband would laugh at this question. He says my "studio" is all over the house! Actually, my main work is done in the evenings while my husband and I watch TV. He says I treat the TV as a radio and mainly listen! Not so! I do look up from my crocheting all the time, especially if I am making something familiar and can continue crocheting by feel. We may be watching TV in our living room or in our family room. Those are my crochet "studios."
Q. What keeps you company while you're working on a project? My husband, our two dogs, Daisy and Eddie, and the TV.
Q. What is your favorite task related to your art/craft? Looking at it when it is finished, although I've been heard to say, "Oh, isn't this going to be so cute?" way before the item is completed. And having someone purchase one of my creations ranks way up there, too!
Q. What is your least favorite task related to your art/craft? Weaving in the loose ends is not a favorite task.
Q. What are some of the venues you use to promote your shop? Do you blog? Use other sites? Which teams do you belong to? My teams on Etsy are the Boomers and Beyond (Bbest) team, Etsyhookers Team, and INCrowdteam. In addition to my Etsy site, I have stores on Artfire and 1000Markets. My blogging includes contributing to the Bbest team blog once a month, posting to my own blog, and creating the featured artist section of the Crafting4Animals blog. I've recently signed up for Twitter and Facebook.
Q. Related to your craft, tell us about a funny, strange or unusual situation you found yourself in. One Friday I was checking my Etsy store, and there was a sale. When I looked to see what had sold, it was the gray men's cable design sweater. A customer from the Netherlands had purchased it. There was just one problem. I had sold that sweater locally and hadn't made another yet. So, Friday evening I had to go get the yarn. Between Saturday and Sunday and Monday morning, I crocheted for 30 hours to complete that sweater so I could meet my own self-imposed "I will ship within two days" deadline! That was one of those lesson-learning life experiences. Needless to say, the sweater is not in my shop right now since it isn't made again yet. That was what I would consider just a bit stressful!
Q. Tell us something about you that we wouldn't necessarily know about you by talking to you in the forums. I have lived in the town where I was born my whole life except for 14 months when I joined my husband in Colorado Springs while he was stationed at Ft. Carson. I taught one year in Security, Colorado during that time. When he was discharged, we returned to Bloomington. We have lived in our current house for 36 years, and the one before that for 5 years. It is safe to say we don't like to move!
Q. Tell us about your favorite books, movies and music. Oh, my. I like so many books that I will have to give you authors instead: David Baldacchi, James Patterson, Robert Ludlum, Iris Johannsen, Nora Roberts, Tony Hillerman, and Mary Higgins Clark, to name a few. They all have mystery and intrigue; I especially enjoy the ones about government and international conspiracy.
I also have a list of favorite movies: Air Force One, Sleepless in Seattle, Enemy of the State, Conspiracy Theory, Shawshank Redemption, An Affair to Remember, Three Days of the Condor, and all the Bourne movies. My book and movie tastes run in the same vein . . . mystery, romance, international intrigue. Sleepless in Seattle is just downright cute and sweet!
As for music, when I'm in the car, I listen to the local country station or a relaxation CD like the ones with the nature sounds, especially the ocean. I also like pop rock, easy listening, the music from the '50s and '60s. I guess you could say I like it all except I'm not really into rap or hard rock. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is my classical favorite.
Q. Would you care to share any words of wisdom with other aspiring artists or crafters? Do what you love and love what you do, continue to learn more about your craft, and have patience while others learn about you.
Please be sure to leave a comment for Pam.


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We still don't know if the Dell Streak is a tablet or a smartphone, and the new pricing for the device may confuse matters even further.
Dell's touch-screen tablet will go on sale Friday in the U.K. at retailer The Carphone Warehouse for 429 British pounds, or $630. But if you opt to buy it with a monthly data plan, you can get the Android device for free, the retailer announced Tuesday.
The lowest plan is 25 British pounds--or about $37--per month for mobile broadband access. You can also pay 35 British pounds ($51) per month and get voice and unlimited data.
That does seem like an appealing deal for a new touch-screen tablet compared with Apple's iPad, where you purchase the device first and then can choose to buy a $15 a month 250MB data plan, or unlimited data for $30 a month. But there's also a big difference: you can't use the iPad as a phone. The Dell Streak does allow voice calls.
It's made it difficult to pinpoint exactly how to categorize the Streak. Is it a smartphone? It is, after all, on the small side for a tablet (5 inches), runs Android like many other smartphones, allows voice calls, and is being sold through a wireless service provider. Dell, however, insists on calling it a tablet.
The Streak doesn't come to the U.S. until later this summer. Dell hasn't said whether it will be sold through a carrier stateside yet.


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Making treatment choices
Your oncologist and others in your treatment team will discuss your treatment options with you. Your views and preferences are very important, as your treatment may affect your daily life.
Find out how to get the information you need, as well as advice on how to question your care if you need to.
You can also learn more about deciding to pause or stop your treatment, if this is something you are considering.


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Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
February 16, 2001
Dear Name*,
This is in response to your letter to former Administrator Maria Echaveste concerning the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and its regulations on deductions from wages for the cost of uniforms, including weapons for police officers. We regret the delay in responding.
You request a formal opinion on whether it would be proper under the FLSA for an employer to deduct the cost of uniforms from an employee's wages in a week in which that employee works more than 40 hours, if the employer pays the employee overtime compensation computed at 1 ½ times the regular rate (before deductions are taken out) and if the deduction does not reduce the regular rate below the minimum wage required by the FLSA. In other words, may the deduction be made where the employee's weekly wage and overtime are calculated at the proper rates and then the deduction is taken out of the employee's gross wage without reducing the overtime compensation or reducing the employee's pay below the minimum wage?
To best respond to your inquiry, it may be helpful to review the Division's interpretation of the legal requirements for deductions in general. Employers must pay employees statutorily-required minimum wage and overtime premium pay finally and unconditionally, or "free and clear." Section 3(m) of the FLSA allows an employer to count as part of wages the reasonable cost to the employer of furnishing an employee with "board, lodging, or other facilities" when the employer customarily furnishes the items to employees, unless a bona fide collective bargaining agreement excludes such costs from wages. An employer may either claim a credit towards its minimum wage and overtime obligations for the reasonable cost or fair value of furnishing qualifying section 3(m) facilities, or deduct the amounts from the compensation due, even if the qualifying section 3(m) deductions reduce an employee's pay below the statutorily-required minimum.
The costs of furnishing items to employees that are primarily for the benefit or convenience of the employer are not recognized as "reasonable." They can never qualify as "section 3(m) facilities" and may not, therefore, be counted as a part of wages statutorily due. Consequently, if an employee returns to the employer (or to someone else on the employer's behalf) any part of his or her wage entitlements due (whether returned in cash or in other than cash e.g., tools or equipment), violations result. Violations occur in two ways: (1) directly, when an employer deducts from an employee's pay the cost of furnishing the employee a non-3(m) item; or (2) indirectly, when the employee must incur out-of-pocket expenses to buy the item and the employer fails to reimburse the employee for the outlay. See Regulations, 29 CFR §§531.3(d)(1) and (3), 531.32(c), and 531.35.
It makes no difference whether an employer requires an employee to purchase a tool or equipment before the employee begins work or during the course of the work both situations present potential violations if the employee acquires the item in connection with the employment relationship. If an employer requires a prospective employee to purchase a uniform before starting work, the employer must reimburse the employee no later than the next regular payday to the extent that the uniform costs cut into statutory minimum wage or overtime premium pay. These same principles apply to the costs of furnishing any tools or equipment required by other law (e.g., State law), by the nature of the work, or by the employer.
Under these principles, an employer may not lawfully require an employee to pay for an expense of the employer's business if doing so reduces the employee's pay below any statutorily-required minimum wage or overtime premium pay. For example, tools of the trade and other materials or equipment incidental to carrying on the employer's business, and the cost of uniforms or other equipment where the nature of the business or work requires the employee to have them, are considered business expenses of the employer that do not qualify as "section 3(m) facilities." An employer may not require employees to incur costs for such non-3(m) items if doing so cuts into their statutory minimum wage or overtime premium pay entitlements.
Regulations, 29 CFR §531.37 contains our interpretations on deductions from wages for non-3(m) items in overtime workweeks. Briefly, deductions for articles that do not qualify as "board, lodging, or other facilities" under FLSA section 3(m) may be made in an overtime workweek to the same extent as in a non-overtime workweek, if their purpose and effect are not to evade the overtime requirements of the FLSA or other law, and provided the situation involves bona fide deductions that are made for particular items according to an agreement or understanding between the employer and the employee (29 CFR §531.37(a)). If all these conditions are met, the total amount that an employer may deduct from an employee subject to overtime pay in an overtime workweek may not exceed the amount that could be deducted if the employee had only worked a 40-hour week.
If an employer makes bona fide deductions from the stipulated wage of an employee, the employee's regular rate for calculating statutory time-and-one-half overtime pay is the stipulated wage before the deductions are made (29 CFR §531.37(b)). Note, too, that under 29 CFR §778.315, employers must pay employees all of their straight time compensation due under an express or implied contract or under any applicable statute for the non-overtime hours worked before it can be said that the employer has paid proper time-and-one-half overtime compensation for the overtime hours worked. This statement reinforces two principles that apply in an overtime workweek: (1) only an express or implied contract addressing deductions would authorize an employer to make any deductions that reduce earnings below the regular rate for the straight time hours; and (2) the minimum amount that must be paid "free and clear" for the straight time hours may never be less than the highest applicable statutory minimum wage ("... all the straight time compensation due ... for the non-overtime hours ... under any applicable statute ..." (29 CFR §778.315)). Finally, as noted above, 29 CFR §531.37(a) authorizes only "bona fide deductions" that "are made for particular items in accordance with the agreement or understanding of the parties," and declares manipulations that evade statutory overtime requirements to be illegal.
Accordingly, if an employer and an employee have an express or implied agreement over a deduction policy for particular items, then bona fide deductions pursuant to the policy will be allowed during overtime workweeks to the extent that they would be allowed in non-overtime workweeks, provided that the deductions do not violate other applicable laws, the employee receives "free and clear" the highest applicable minimum wage (including prevailing wages) required by any Federal, State or local law for the non-overtime hours, and the employee receives time-and-one-half the regular rate of pay based on the stipulated wage, before any deductions are made, for all the overtime hours. Where no express or implied agreement exists as to deductions for particular items, or if the employer reduces an employee's wages for a reason not addressed in the contractual arrangement or for no legitimate reason, the deductions are considered illegal and are not allowed during overtime workweeks. The following standards must be met:
Deductions must be for particular items according to an agreement or understanding between the parties: The agreement must be reached before the employee performs the work that becomes subject to the deductions. The agreement must be specific concerning the particular items for which the deductions will be made, and the employee must know how the amount of the deductions will be determined that are included in the agreement. The employee must affirmatively agree or assent to the employer's deduction policy. While the employee's assent to the policy may be written or unwritten, the burden of proof that an employee has agreed to the deduction policy rests on the employer.
Only bona fide deductions, made for particular items, are permitted: Deductions which evade other laws (Federal, State or local) or which are otherwise prohibited by other authority are not bona fide (e.g., if a State law prohibits any deductions from employee wages for tools and similar items or equipment that are business expenses of the employer, we would not allow any such deductions in that State in an overtime workweek, regardless of whether the highest minimum wage enforced by the Division was paid (net) after the deductions). Deductions for amounts above the reasonable cost to the employer of furnishing a particular item to an employee are also not bona fide (e.g., furnishing items to employees "at a profit"). Deductions from wages where no prior agreement exists as to particular items are never permitted in an overtime work week.
The regular rate of pay is based on the stipulated wage before any deductions are made: Deductions for non-3(m) items that reduce an employee's rate of pay to below the highest applicable legally-required minimum wage are illegal unless the law establishing that minimum wage allows the particular deductions. When an employee covered by the overtime requirements works overtime hours, deductions may be made according to an agreement that reduce the effective hourly rate down to the highest required minimum wage, but only from the non-overtime hours (first 40 hours in the week), and proper time-and-one-half the full regular rate (pre-deductions) must be paid for all statutory overtime hours.
The purpose and effect of the deductions are not to evade the overtime requirements or other laws: Deductions made only in overtime workweeks, or increases in prices charged during overtime workweeks compared to non-overtime workweeks, are considered manipulations to evade statutory overtime requirements which are prohibited. Deductions that violate other applicable laws (Federal, State or local) are prohibited in an overtime workweek.
Various other Federal, State and local laws regulate payment of wages, prohibit or restrict payment of wages in services or facilities, outlaw "kickbacks," restrain assignments, and otherwise govern the calculation of wages and the frequency and manner of paying them. Nothing in the FLSA or other Division-administered statutes, regulations, or interpretations overrides or nullifies any higher standards or more-stringent provisions of these other laws. See 29 CFR §531.26.
Accordingly, to the extent that the deductions for uniforms and weapons meet the above criteria, they would be allowable under the FLSA. You also asked whether the cost of pre-employment physicals could be deducted in the same manner. It is our position that an employer may not require an employee to pay for the cost of obtaining a physical that is required by the employer for the employee to continue employment if doing so cuts into any statutorily-required minimum wage or overtime premium pay according to the above criteria. We also consider the time spent in obtaining such a physical examination as compensable hours of work. On the other hand, however, we would not assert that the cost of the physical or the time spent in obtaining it would have to be borne by a prospective employer if it occurs prior to employment or a commitment to employ the individual.
We based this opinion exclusively on the facts and circumstances described in your request. We are providing it to you on the basis of your representation, explicit or implied, that you have provided a full and fair description of all the facts and circumstances that would be pertinent to our consideration of the question presented. If any other factual or historical background exists that is not contained in your request, it might require a different conclusion than the one we have expressed above.
Thomas M. Markey
Acting Administrator
Note: * The actual name(s) was removed to preserve privacy.


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A big, fat, five out of five for Membrane!
About the book:
In the multi-verse people may look familiar, but no one is who they seem.
In a small town in Montana, Sophie lives with her quantum physicist mother, and her equally brilliant, but dangerously obsessed, step-father.
Her father disappeared years ago under mysterious circumstances, but Sophie is still haunted by memories of him that seem so real she swears she feels his presence one night as she drifts off to sleep.
Realizing that somehow her missing father is trying to send her a message, Sophie decides to take a big risk.
With her friend, Eli, Sophie must discover what strange experiment her father did and understand the startling impact it has on her world and another, just across the membrane dividing the multi-verse.
Review by Katy Haye:
Ooh, this was a very, very good book. The writing in Membrane was an absolute delight. I loved the dry voice which gave us comments from Sophie like, "I remembered the big sign, the bad artwork" about a school charity sale.
Sophie's relationship with Eli was another delight. I adored their banter which showed a really solid and affection history behind them, and I loved how the relationship developed with good moments and awkward moments. Sigh. I also loved the trust between the two of them when a stereotype in a YA novel would have made them doubt each other and create drama from nothing.
There was, of course, no need to create drama from nothing because there was plenty of drama. The theory of multiverses is an actual, real thing (in short: there are an infinite number of universes out there and every decision in this world sparks a whole new future on a different world where the decision went the other way. I have to say, it creeps me the hell out!).
But it was beautifully handled by Michele Corriel: convincing and scary in all the right ways.
Membrane ends properly, but there is a drifting loose end and I really hope there'll be more. I'd be very happy to spend time in any universe created by Michele. Thank you to YA Bound for bringing this one to my attention!


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