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Kai Tak Airport
|Kai Tak Airport
Kai Tak Airport in 1998, the morning after its closure
|Airport type
|Public, Defunct
|Civil Aviation Department
|Hong Kong
|Hub for
|Cathay Pacific, Dragonair, Hong Kong Airways, Cathay Pacific Cargo
|Elevation AMSL
|9 m / 30 ft
|22°19′43″N 114°11′39″E / 22.32861°N 114.19417°ECoordinates: 22°19′43″N 114°11′39″E / 22.32861°N 114.19417°E
|Kai Tak Airport
|Traditional Chinese
|Simplified Chinese
|Cantonese Yale
|Káidāk Gēichèuhng
Kai Tak Airport (IATA:
HKG, ICAO: VHHX) was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. It was officially known as Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July 1998, when it was closed and replaced by the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok, 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the west.[1] It is often known as Hong Kong International Airport, Kai Tak,[2] or simply Kai Tak, to distinguish it from its successor which is often referred to as Chek Lap Kok Airport.
With numerous skyscrapers and mountains located to the north and its only runway jutting out into Victoria Harbour, landings at the airport were dramatic to experience and technically demanding for pilots.[3] The History Channel program Most Extreme Airports ranked it as the 6th most dangerous airport in the world.[4]
The airport was home to Hong Kong's international carrier Cathay Pacific, as well as regional carrier Dragonair, freight airline Air Hong Kong and Hong Kong Airways. The airport was also home to the former RAF Kai Tak.
- 1 Geographic environment
- 2 History
- 3 Former Airlines and Destinations
- 4 Operations
- 5 Incidents and accidents
- 6 Redevelopment
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 External links
Geographic environment[edit]
Kai Tak was located on the west side of Kowloon Bay in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is surrounded by rugged mountains. Less than 4 km (2.5 mi) to the north and northeast of the former runway 13 threshold is a range of hills reaching an elevation of 2,000 ft (610 m). To the east of the former 31 threshold, the hills are less than 3 km (1.9 mi) away. Immediately to the south of the airport is Victoria Harbour, and farther south is Hong Kong Island with hills up to 2,100 ft (640 m).
When Kai Tak closed, there was only one runway in use, numbered 13/31 and oriented southeast/northwest (134/314 degrees true, 136/316 degrees magnetic). The runway was made by reclaiming land from the harbour and was extended several times after its initial construction. The runway was 3,390 m (11,120 ft) long when the airport closed.
At the northern end of the runway, buildings rose up to six storeys just across a major multi-lane arterial road. The other three sides of the runway were surrounded by Victoria Harbour. The low-altitude turning manoeuvre before the shortened final approach was so spectacular that passengers could spot television sets in the apartments: "...as the plane banked sharply to the right for landing ... the people watching television in the nearby apartments seemed an unsettling arms length away."[5]
1920s to 1930s[edit]
The story of Kai Tak started in 1912 when two businessmen Ho Kai and Au Tak formed the Kai Tak Investment Company to reclaim land in Kowloon for development.[6] The land was acquired by the government for use as an airfield after the business plan failed.[7]
In 1924, Harry Abbott opened The Abbott School of Aviation on that piece of land.[8] Soon, it became a small grass strip runway airport for the RAF and several flying clubs which, over time, grew to include the Hong Kong Flying Club, the Far East Flying Training School, and the Aero Club of Hong Kong, which exist today as an amalgamation known as the Hong Kong Aviation Club. In 1928, a concrete slipway was built for seaplanes that used the adjoining Kowloon Bay.[1] The first control tower and hangar at Kai Tak were built in 1935. In 1936, the first domestic airline in Hong Kong was established.[citation needed]
World War II[edit]
Hong Kong fell into the hands of the Japanese in 1941 during World War II. In 1942, the Japanese army expanded Kai Tak, using many Allied prisoner-of-war (POW) labourers,[9] building two concrete runways, 13/31 and 07/25. Numerous POW diary entries exist recalling the gruelling work and long hours working on building Kai Tak.[10] During the process, the historic wall of the Kowloon Walled City and the 45-metre (148 ft) tall Sung Wong Toi, a memorial for the last Song dynasty emperor, were destroyed for materials.[11] A 2001 Environmental Study recommended that a new memorial be erected for the Sung Wong Toi rock and other remnants of the Kowloon area before Kai Tak.[12]
1945 to 1970s[edit]
From September 1945 to August 1946, the airport was a Royal Navy shore base, "HMS Nabcatcher",[13] the name previously attached to a Mobile Naval Air Base for the Fleet Air Arm. On 1 April 1947, a Royal Naval Air Station, HMS Flycatcher, was commissioned there.[14]
A plan to modify Kai Tak into a modern airport was released in 1954.[1] By 1957, runway 13/31 had been extended to 1,664 metres (5,459 ft), while runway 7/25 remained 1,450 metres (4,760 ft) long.[15] Bristol Britannia 102s took over BOAC's London-Tokyo flights in summer 1957 and were probably the largest airliners at the time to use the old airport. In 1958, the new NW/SE 2,542-metre (8,340 ft) long runway extending into the Kowloon Bay was completed by land reclamation. The runway was extended to 3,390 metres (11,120 ft) in 1975. The passenger terminal was completed in 1962.[1]
In 1955 Kai Tak Airport featured in the film The Night My Number Came Up.
An Instrument Guidance System (IGS) was installed in 1974 to aid landing on runway 13. Use of the airport under adverse conditions was greatly increased.
Overcrowding in the 1980s and 1990s[edit]
The growth of Hong Kong also put a strain on the airport's capacity. Its usage was close to, and for some time exceeded, the designed capacity. The airport was designed to handle 24 million passengers per year, but in 1996, Kai Tak handled 29.5 million passengers, plus 1.56 million tonnes of freight, making it the third busiest airport in the world in terms of international passenger traffic, and busiest in terms of international cargo throughput.[1] Moreover, clearance requirements for aircraft takeoffs and landings made it necessary to limit the height of buildings that could be built in Kowloon. While Kai Tak was initially located far away from residential areas, the expansion of both residential areas and the airport resulted in Kai Tak being close to residential areas. This caused serious noise pollution for nearby residents and put height restrictions, which were removed after Kai Tak closed.[16] A night curfew from midnight to about 6:30 in the early morning also hindered operations.[17]
As a result, in the late 1980s, the Hong Kong Government began searching for alternative locations for a new airport in Hong Kong to replace the aging airport. After deliberating on a number of locations, including the south side of Hong Kong Island, the government decided to build the airport on the island of Chek Lap Kok off Lantau Island. A huge number of resources were mobilised to build this new airport, part of the ten programmes in Hong Kong's Airport Core Programme.
Closure and legacy of Kai Tak Airport[edit]
The new airport officially opened on 6 July 1998. All essential airport supplies and vehicles that were left in the old airport for operation (some of the non-essential ones had already been transported to the new airport) were transported to Chek Lap Kok in one early morning with a single massive move.
On 6 July 1998 at 01:28, after the last aircraft departed for Chek Lap Kok, Kai Tak was finally retired as an airport. The final flights were:
- The last arrival: Dragonair KA841 from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (Airbus A320) landed runway 13 at 23:38.
- The last scheduled commercial flight: Cathay Pacific CX251 to Heathrow Airport (Boeing 747-400) took off from runway 13 at 00:00.
- The last departure: Cathay Pacific CX3340 ferry flight to the new Hong Kong International Airport (Airbus A340-300) took off from runway 13 at 01:05.
A small ceremony celebrating the end of the airport was held inside the control tower after the last flight took off. Richard Siegel, then-director of civil aviation, gave a brief speech ending with the words "Goodbye Kai Tak, and thank you", before dimming the lights briefly and then turning them off.[18][19]
After the last plane, a Cathay Pacific A340-300, took off from Kai Tak International Airport to the new Hong Kong International Airport at 01:28 HKT, Kai Tak was closed, transferring its ICAO and IATA airport codes to the replacement airport at Chek Lap Kok.
Government reports later revealed that Chek Lap Kok airport was not completely ready to be opened to the public despite trial runs held. Water supply and sewers were not installed completely. Telephones were installed, but the lines were not connected. The baggage system did not undergo extensive troubleshooting and passenger baggage as well as cargo, much of which was perishable, were lost. The government decided to temporarily reactivate Kai Tak's cargo terminal to minimise the damage caused by a software bug in the new airport's cargo handling system.
The passenger terminal later housed government offices, automobile dealerships and showrooms, a go-kart racecourse, a bowling alley, a snooker hall, a golf range and other recreational facilities. Between December 2003 and January 2004, the passenger terminal was demolished. Many aviation enthusiasts were upset at the demise of Kai Tak because of the unique runway 13 approach. As private aviation was no longer allowed at Chek Lap Kok (having moved to Sek Kong Airfield), some enthusiasts had lobbied to keep about 1 km (0.62 mi) of the Kai Tak runway for general aviation, but the suggestion was rejected as the Government had planned to build a new cruise terminal at Kai Tak.[20]
The name Kai Tak is one of the names submitted by Hong Kong used in the lists of tropical cyclone names in the northwest Pacific Ocean and has been used three times as of 2015.
Former Airlines and Destinations[edit]
Cargo Destinations[edit]
Terminals and facilities[edit]
The Kai Tak airport consisted of a linear passenger terminal building with a car park attached at the rear. There were eight boarding gates attached to the terminal building.[27]
A freight terminal was located on the south side of the east apron and diagonally from the passenger terminal building.
Due to the limited space, the fuel tank farm was located between the passenger terminal and HAECO maintenance facilities (hangar).
Airlines based at Kai Tak[edit]
Several airlines were based at Kai Tak:
- Cathay Pacific, which operated a mixed Airbus, Boeing and some Lockheed all-widebody fleet of one hundred aircraft, providing scheduled services to the rest of Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Europe, South Africa and North America
- Dragonair
- Air Hong Kong Limited
- Hong Kong Airways
Other tenants included:
- Hong Kong Aviation Club
- Government Flying Service
- DFS Kai Tak Market
- Häagen Dazs
- Tin Tin Airport Restaurant
Runway 13 approach[edit]
The landing approach using runway 13 at Kai Tak was spectacular and world-famous. To land on runway 13, an aircraft first took a descent heading northeast. The aircraft would pass over the crowded harbour, and then the very densely populated areas of Western Kowloon. This leg of the approach was guided by an IGS (Instrument Guidance System, a modified ILS) after 1974.
Upon reaching a small hill above Kowloon Tsai Park marked with a huge "aviation orange" and white checkerboard (22°20′06″N 114°11′04″E / 22.33500°N 114.18444°E), used as a visual reference point on the final approach (in addition to the middle marker on the Instrument Guidance System), the pilot needed to make a 47° visual right turn to line up with the runway and complete the final leg. The aircraft would be just 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from touchdown, at a height of less than 1,000 feet (300 m) when the turn was made. Typically the plane would enter the final right turn at a height of about 650 feet (200 m) and exit it at a height of 140 feet (43 m) to line up with the runway. This unique and high-skilled manoeuvre has become widely known in the commercial-pilot/aviation community as the "Hong Kong Turn" or the "Checkerboard Turn". For many airline passengers on planes approaching and landing on Runway 13 at Kai Tak Airport, it became referred to as the "Kai Tak Heart Attack".[28]
Landing the runway 13 approach was already difficult with normal crosswinds since even if the wind direction was constant, it was changing relative to the aircraft during the 47° visual right turn. The landing would become even more challenging when crosswinds from the northeast were strong and gusty during typhoons. The mountain range northeast of the airport also makes wind vary greatly in both speed and direction. From a spectator's point of view, watching large aircraft banking at low altitudes and taking big crab angles during their final approaches was quite thrilling. Despite the difficulty, the runway 13 approach was nonetheless used most of the time due to the prevailing wind direction in Hong Kong.
Due to the turn in final approach, ILS was not available for runway 13 and landings had to follow a visual approach. This made the approach unusable in low visibility conditions.
Runway 13 departure[edit]
Runway 13 was the preferred departure runway for heavy aircraft due to the clear departure path, opposite that of the runway 31 departure. Heavy aircraft on departure using runway 13 would commonly be observed using nearly the entire length of the runway, particularly during summer days due to the air temperature.
Runway 31 approach[edit]
Landings on runway 31 were just like those on other normal runways where ILS landing was possible. Since the taxiway next to the runway would have been occupied by aircraft taxiing for takeoff, landing traffic could only exit the runway (to the right), at the very end. The path towards the runway passed within 300 metres to the north of Heng Fa Chuen on Hong Kong Island.
Runway 31 departure[edit]
When lined up for takeoff on runway 31, a range of hills including 1,500 feet (460 m) Beacon Hill would be right in front of the aircraft. The aircraft had to make a sharp 65-degree left turn soon after takeoff to avoid the hills (i.e. the reverse of a Runway 13 landing). If a runway change occurred due to wind change from runway 13 departures to runway 31 departures, planes that were loaded to maximum payload for runway 13 departures had to return to the terminal to offload some goods to provide enough climbing clearance over buildings during a runway 31 departure.
Incidents and accidents[edit]
- On 25 January 1947, a Philippine Air Lines DC-3 aircraft crashed into Mount Parker, killing four crew members.[30][31]
- On 21 December 1948, a Civil Air Transport Douglas DC-4 struck Basalt Island after a descent through clouds. 33 were killed.[32]
- On 24 February 1949, a Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-3 crashed into a hillside near Braemar Reservoir after aborting an approach in poor visibility and attempting to go around. All 23 on board were killed.[33]
- On 11 March 1951, a Pacific Overseas Airlines Douglas DC-4 crashed after takeoff into the hills between Mount Butler and Mount Parker on Hong Kong Island. The captain of the aircraft allegedly failed to execute the turn left operation after departure. 23 were killed.[34]
- On 9 April 1951, a Siamese Airways Douglas DC-3 lost control on its turn while attempting a night-time visual approach. The captain allegedly allowed the aircraft to lose flying speed while attempting to turn quickly. 16 were killed.[35]
- On 19 April 1961, a US military Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain) bound for Formosa crashed into Mount Parker after takeoff. Of the 16 on board, 15 were killed.[36][31]
- On 24 August 1965, a US Marines Lockheed Hercules C-130 lost control shortly after takeoff from runway 13. The plane plunged and sank into the harbour. 59 of the 71 Marines on board were killed. This was the deadliest accident at Kai Tak.[37]
- On 30 June 1967, a Thai Airways International Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III crashed into Victoria Harbour while trying to land during a torrential rainstorm. A typhoon was some 150 miles (240 km) NW of Hong Kong, but the colony was not closed down in preparation of the typhoon. The co-pilot, who was flying the aircraft, unable to even see the runway due to the density of the rain, allegedly made an abrupt heading change, causing the aircraft to enter into a high rate of descent and crash into harbour waters to the right of the runway. The starboard wing snapped off on impact, and the aircraft rolled onto its starboard side, halving the number of escape routes. 24 were killed, but only 23 bodies were recovered at the scene. The final body was recovered after it was seen floating in the harbour six weeks later.[38]
- On 2 September 1977, a Transmeridian Air Cargo Canadair CL-44 lost control and crashed into the Tathong Channel on fire shortly after takeoff. The no. 4 engine was said to have failed, causing an internal fire in the engine and the aircraft fuel system that eventually resulted in a massive external fire. 4 were killed.[39][40]
- On 9 March 1978,[41] a China Airlines Boeing 737-200 was hijacked. The hijacker (the flight engineer of the flight) demanded to be taken to China. The hijack lasted less than a day, and the hijacker was killed.[42]
- On 18 October 1983, a Lufthansa Boeing 747 freighter abandoned takeoff after engine no. 2 malfunctioned, probably at speed exceeding V1 (the takeoff/abort decision point). The aircraft overran the runway onto soft ground and sustained severe damage. 3 were injured.[43]
- On 31 August 1988, the right outboard flap of a CAAC Hawker Siddeley Trident operating Flight 301 hit approach lights of runway 31 while landing under rain and fog. The right main landing gear then struck a lip and collapsed, causing the aircraft to run off the runway and slip into the harbour. 7 were killed.[44]
- On 4 November 1993, a China Airlines Boeing 747-400, operating Flight 605, overran the runway while landing during a typhoon. The wind was gusting to gale force at the time. Despite the plane's unstable approach, the captain did not go around. It touched down more than 2/3 down the runway and was unable to stop before the runway ran out.[45] Although the aircraft ended up submerged beyond the end of the runway, there were only 23 minor injuries amongst the 396 passengers and crew.
- On 23 September 1994, a Heavylift Cargo Airlines Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules lost control shortly after takeoff from runway 13. The pitch control system of one of its propellers was said to have failed. 6 were killed.[46]
2002 blueprint[edit]
In October 1998, the Government drafted a plan for the Kai Tak Airport site, involving the reclamation of 219 hectares (540 acres) of land. After receiving many objections, the Government scaled down the reclamation to 166 hectares (410 acres) in June 1999. The Territorial Development Department commenced a new study on the development of the area in November 1999, entitled "Feasibility Studies on the Revised Southeast Kowloon Development Plan", and a new public consultation exercise was conducted in May 2000, resulting in the land reclamation being further scaled down to 133 hectares (330 acres). The new plans based on the feasibility studies were passed by the chief executive in July 2002.[47] There were plans[when?] for the site of Kai Tak to be used for housing development, which was once projected to house around 240,000–340,000 residents. Due to calls from the public to protect the harbour and participate more deeply in future town planning, the scale and plan of the project were yet to be decided. There were also plans for a railway station and maintenance centre in the proposed plan for the Sha Tin to Central Link.
There were also proposals to dredge the runway to form several islands for housing, to build a terminal capable of accommodating cruise ships the size of the Queen Mary 2, and more recently, to house the Hong Kong Sports Institute, as well as several stadiums, in the case that the institute was forced to move so that the equestrian events of the 2008 Summer Olympics could be held at its present site in Sha Tin.
On 9 January 2004 the Court of Final Appeal ruled that no reclamation plan for Victoria Harbour could be introduced unless it passed an "overriding public interest" test.[48] Subsequently, the Government abandoned these plans.
Kai Tak Planning Review[edit]
The Government set up a "Kai Tak Planning Review" in July 2004 for further public consultation.[49] A number of plans were presented.
June 2006 blueprint[edit]
A new plan for the redevelopment of Kai Tak was issued by the government in June 2006. Under these proposals, hotels would be scattered throughout the 328-hectare (810-acre) site, and flats aimed at housing 86,000 new residents were proposed.
Other features of the plan included two cruise terminals and a large stadium.
October 2006 blueprint[edit]
The Planning Department unveiled a major reworking of its plans for the old Kai Tak airport site on 17 October 2006, containing "a basket of small measures designed to answer a bevy of concerns raised by the public".[50] The revised blueprint will also extend several "green corridors" from the main central park into the surrounding neighbourhoods of Kowloon City, Kowloon Bay and Ma Tau Kok.
The following features are proposed in the revised plan:
- two cruise terminals, with a third terminal to be added if the need arises
- a luxury hotel complex near the cruise terminals—the complex would sit about seven stories high, with hotel rooms atop commercial or tourist-related spaces
- an eight-station monorail linking the tourist hub with Kwun Tong
- a large stadium
- a "central park" to provide green space
- a 200-metre (660 ft) high public "viewing tower" near the tip of the runway
- a new bridge, likely to involve further reclamation of Victoria Harbour
The following are major changes:
- hotel spaces are to be centralised near the end of the runway, and will face into the harbour towards Central
- a third cruise terminal could be added at the foot of the hotel cluster if the need arises
- a second row of luxury residential spaces is to be added facing Kwun Tong, built on an elevated terrace or platform to preserve a view of the harbour
The government has promised that:
- the total amount of housing and hotel space will remain the same as proposed in June 2006
- plot ratios will be the same as before
- the total commercial space on the site will also remain about the same
The new bridge proposed by the government, joining the planned hotel district at the end of the runway with Kwun Tong, could be a potential source of controversy. Under the Protection of the Harbour Ordinance, no harbour reclamation can take place unless the Government can demonstrate to the courts an "overriding public need".[51]
The new Kai Tak blueprint was presented to the Legislative Council on 24 October 2006 after review by the Town Planning Board.
2011 onwards[edit]
In 2011, with most of the former Kai Tak area still abandoned, ideas were floated to develop the area for commercial property, citing shortages of office space and rising property costs.[52] In June 2013, the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal was opened on the tip of the former runway.[53][54] Two public housing estates opened on the northeast area of the site in 2013, providing over 13,000 new rental flats. As of August 2014, the checkerboard remains visible, though with strong natural overgrowth obscuring much of its facade. The same can be said for much of the Kai Tak apron area. A few new buildings have been erected on the north eastern part of the apron creating the Kai Ching Estate.
See also[edit]
- Kai Tak Stadium
- List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
- List of defunct international airports
- Lung Tsun Stone Bridge
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75 feet from the Ordinary High Water Level (OHWL) of a General Development Lake
100 feet from the OHWL of a Recreational Development Lake
150 feet from the OHWL of a Natural Environment Lake
200 feet from the OHWL of a Remote River
150 feet from the OHWL of a Forested or Transitional River
100 feet from the OHWL of an Agriculture, Urban, or Tributary
50 feet from the crest of a bluff
Follow the provisions listed on the permit and make sure you can follow through on any special provisions or agreements before you make them and sign your name to them
Contact your local electric company to find out clearance and setback requirements from power lines and equipment
Call Gopher One for a locate on buried cables/wires
Ask questions if you have questions
If you follow these simple steps, compliance with the County ordinances and other regulations will be one less headache for you as you move forward with your project.

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I don't know why but after upgrading from debian 3.0 (sarge) to debian 5.0 (lenny), the daemon does not work anymore.
You have to edit the file iftrafd.cc, and insert the following line:
socklen_t sa_len;
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Diplomat Hotel
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Diplomat Hotel
About the Hotel
Property Location
A stay at Diplomat Hotel places you in the heart of Cebu, convenient to Robinsons Plaza and Magellan's Cross. This hotel is within close proximity of Fuente Osmena Circle and Yap Sandiego Ancestral House.
Make yourself at home in one of the 130 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and slippers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Make use of convenient amenities such as wireless Internet access (surcharge), wedding services, and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy a meal at a restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours).
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Total number of rooms - 130
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Multilingual staff
- Free self parking
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Elevator/lift
- Business center
- Restaurant
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Number of floors - 8
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms
- Designated smoking areas
- Airport transportation
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
Room Facilities
- Free toiletries
- Desk
- Slippers
- Satellite TV service
- Daily housekeeping
- Dial-up Internet access (surcharge)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Private bathroom
- In-room safe
- Free local calls
- Air conditioning
- Premium bedding
- In-room massage available
- Room service (limited hours)
Hotel Policy
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: PHP 60 per hour (rates may vary)
- A late check-out fee will be charged
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Photographer's Note
Evening - I took this shot at Rajarhat, Kolkata, while stepping out of a campus visited for some office work. The sky, variance of color and the shades, the clouds..amazed me.Its gives a lovely evening atmosphere.
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Indrasish (2943) 2013-07-11 10:33
Hi Prasenjit,
great shot here.. Awesome composition.. Superb image quality.. Wonderful silhouette photograph..
Very well done and wish you all the best..
Warm regards,
lousat (103153) 2013-07-11 15:12
Beautiful capture of this magic moment and its special atmopshere,i like the soft colors and the excellent details of the trees silhouettes,it's nice to see something to different on TE,i like it! Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano
danos (105274) 2013-07-11 21:56
Hello Prasenjit,
nice the sunset view and colour tints over Kolkata with the dark silhouettes of the trees to outline perfect against the sky.
kordinator (15453) 2013-07-12 1:24
Hello Prasenjit
Lovely colors ans silhouettes in this your evening capture.
Nice atmospheric work.
Superb image quality.
Great job.
Kind regards
subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2013-07-12 3:05
a nice composition. Love the colours a lot... Good light management. Like the used POV. A good shot. Tfs.
jhm (167730) 2013-07-12 4:08
Hello Prasenjit,
Almost a night picture, excellent before the sun disappears at the horizon.
Very nice contrast picture with the small light points in black foreground
Also your picture is attractive and lovely for look at.
Excellent composition, your presentation are superb.
Very well Done, TFS.
Have a nice weekend,
ravipandey (157) 2013-07-13 2:55
Hi prasenjit ji,
Such a beautiful picture, liked the color tones ...beautiful presentation
Warm regards
ravi pandey
eldancer1 (36343) 2013-07-15 7:48
Beautiful capture of the blue hour! Love the colors of the sky. Good use of the trees. Well done, tfs.
AdrianWrobel (1676) 2013-07-16 9:59
Heil. £adne ujêcie i bardzo klimatowe, podoba mi siê ciep³o tego kadru. Pozdrawiam - Adrian
Miguel82 (27752) 2013-07-22 8:27
Hello Prasenjit,
A magnificent sunset on Calcutta with superb purple colors
Have a nice evening
nikkitta (17068) 2013-07-25 15:19
Namaste Prasenjit
Well composed sunset capture with the silhouettes of trees against the pink-orange sky
Well done, congrats
Photo Information
- Copyright: Prasenjit Samaddar (psamaddar) (1089)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2013-05-30
- Categories: Daily Life
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2013-07-11 10:17


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After Rivals250 receiver Tramel Terry of Goose Creek (S.C.) de-committed from Georgia last September, the Bulldogs didn't get discouraged. And they certainly didn't give up.
"They," Terry told Rivals.com on Thursday, "have been on me even harder."
Georgia will have a chance to impress the 6-feet, 190-pound Terry this weekend when he makes an unofficial visit to Athens.
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"I've been twice, but the difference with South Carolina and Clemson is that I got to spend the night, spend time with the players and get a feel for college," Terry said. "I'm going to do the same thing this week. I'm trying to get a vibe with the players and build a relationship with them. That's what I'm looking for."
Sometime in the next week or two, Terry will announce a top four. He said Thursday that Georgia would be in that group.
"They're really high," he said. "It's one or two. I've always been a Georgia fan. The only reason I de-committed was to make sure I made the right decision. It's one of the biggest decisions of my life. I had to take a step back. I didn't feel like I committed for the right reasons."
Terry spoke with Georgia coach Mark Richt earlier this week.
"I just talked to him last night," Terry said. "He talked about me coming up there. He's going to be out of town. But he wanted me to let him know how it goes. He said he really wants me."
According to Terry, he already also has visited Alabama, Clemson, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia Tech. He plans to check out Clemson on March 3 and Florida this summer.
Who is recruiting him hardest?
"Georgia, South Carolina and Clemson," Terry said. "And really Florida. They're big on me now. I think I'm one of their main priorities because they need receivers."
Terry would like to end the process sooner rather than later.
"My thinking is, I plan on graduating early," Terry said. "I'm trying to figure out where I want to go that way I can recruit for them."
In 2011, Terry had 850 yards and 10 touchdowns receiving. He also rushed for 868 yards and 10 more scores.
Keith Niebuhr can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can follow him on Twitter @KeithRIVALS.


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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles orphanage where Marilyn Monroe spent several years as a child has closed.
Hollygrove's last resident, a 9-year-old boy who went to live with his father in Texas, moved out Sept. 2, The Los Angeles Times reports.
The orphanage was founded in 1880 as the Los Angeles Orphans Home Society by two women who traveled the city in a buggy picking up waifs. In its early days, most residents were orphans, while more recently they have been children who were victims of family abuse or had parents unable to care for them.
Monroe, whose mother was mentally ill, was taken to Hollygrove by an aunt in 1935 when she was 9. She visited the home three times after she had become its most famous former resident, signing in the first time as Norma Jean Baker -- her original name -- and the other times as Marilyn Monroe.
Hollygrove, like other orphanages, has fallen victim to the belief that children are better off with relatives or in foster homes. The home has merged with a company that provides children's services and plans to offer camp programs for foster children and other needy youngsters.


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Fundamental analysis
The market trades are rather sluggish in anticipation of new movement catalysts. The dollar keeps the overall positive mood ahead of the coming Friday labor market publication which may be defined in terms of the US interest rates timing and thus the US currency prospects.
The US currency was supported by the Federal Reserve System representative statement. The Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart said the central bank may raise short-term interest rates next month.
The US issued the employment outside agricultural sector release from ADP. The data came lower than expected 215 thousand. The number of employees amounted to 185 thousand.
The euro fell amid the increased demand for the dollar. Greece reported that it planned to sign the bailout agreement until 18 August. Greece will carry out a regular payment to the ECB on 20 August and the same deadline for the third tranche agreement signing. The pair is trading in a flat after a decrease.
Earlier the pound fell amid the renewed speculation that the Fed can be tempted to increase the key rate in September. The pair pound/dollar slightly increased on the yesterday's trades.
The pair USD/JPY has updated the highs and continues to maintain an optimistic tone with the overall demand for the dollar.


text: Corbin Bleu exploded onto the screen in 2006 as one of the soon-to-be superstars of Disney's megahit High School Musical series. Four years later, this New York native is getting back to his roots, making his Broadway debut as Tony Award winning musical In the Heights' newest leading man, Usnavi. Following in the footsteps of Tony-winner and show creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and his successor, Javier Munoz, is no easy task, but fortunately the multitalented Bleu has the chops, enthusiasm (just check out his Heights-happy Twitter feed) and the support of one of the tightest casts on Broadway to help make sure his transition from screen player to board-trotter is as sweet as Abuela Claudia's coffee. We've got an sneak peek of Bleu hitting the Heights, so scroll down for a glimpse of who audiences will meet when the curtain rises at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on January 25.


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unlink, unlinkat -- remove directory entry
#include <unistd.h> int unlink(const char *path); int unlinkat(int fd, const char *path, int flag);
The unlink() function removes the link named by path from its directory and decrements the link count of the file which was referenced by the link. If that decrement reduces the link count of the file to zero, and no process has the file open, then all resources associated with the file are reclaimed. If one or more process have the file open when the last link is removed, the link is removed, but the removal of the file is delayed until all references to it have been closed. The unlinkat() system call is equivalent to unlink() or rmdir() except in the case where path specifies a relative path. In this case the direc- tory entry to be removed is determined relative to the directory associ- ated with the file descriptor fd instead of the current working direc- tory. The values for flag are constructed by a bitwise-inclusive OR of flags from the following list, defined in <fcntl.h>: AT_REMOVEDIR Remove the directory entry specified by fd and path as a direc- tory, not a normal file. If unlinkat() is passed the special value AT_FDCWD in the fd parameter, the current working directory is used and the behavior is identical to a call to unlink or rmdir respectively, depending on whether or not the AT_REMOVEDIR bit is set in flag.
Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned. Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.
The unlink() system call will fail if: [EACCES] Search permission is denied for a component of the path prefix. [EACCES] Write permission is denied on the directory containing the link to be removed. [EBUSY] The entry to be unlinked is the mount point for a mounted file system. [EBUSY] The file named by the path argument cannot be unlinked because it is being used by the system or by another process. [EFAULT] Path points outside the process's allocated address space. [EIO] An I/O error occurs while deleting the directory entry or deallocating the inode. [ELOOP] Too many symbolic links are encountered in translating the pathname. This is taken to be indicative of a looping symbolic link. [ENAMETOOLONG] A component of a pathname exceeds {NAME_MAX} charac- ters, or an entire path name exceeds {PATH_MAX} char- acters (possibly as a result of expanding a symlink). [ENOENT] The named file does not exist. [ENOTDIR] A component of the path prefix is not a directory. [EPERM] The named file is a directory and the effective user ID of the process is not the super-user. [EPERM] The directory containing the file is marked sticky, and neither the containing directory nor the file to be removed are owned by the effective user ID. [EROFS] The named file resides on a read-only file system. In addition to the errors returned by the unlink(), the unlinkat() may fail if: [EBADF] The path argument does not specify an absolute path and the fd argument is neither AT_FDCWD nor a valid file descriptor open for searching. [ENOTEMPTY] The flag parameter has the AT_REMOVEDIR bit set and the path argument names a directory that is not an empty directory, or there are hard links to the direc- tory other than dot or a single entry in dot-dot. [ENOTDIR] The flag parameter has the AT_REMOVEDIR bit set and path does not name a directory. [EINVAL] The value of the flag argument is not valid. [ENOTDIR] The path argument is not an absolute path and fd is neither AT_FDCWD nor a file descriptor associated with a directory.
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Juan Mata is delighted for Chelsea teammate Fernando Torres over his sudden form surge.
The midfielder says Torres can look forward to the World Cup with confidence.
The former Valencia man told the London Evening Standard: "We have a very good relationship. Apart from Fernando being a star footballer or one of the biggest strikers in the world, I like the relationship we have as friends, as man-to-man.
"More than any advice, what you need when you are going through a bad moment is to feel that you have your people around you.
"That's what I feel with all my team-mates, including Fernando. I feel that they like me. I feel that they are with me.
"When Fernando was in a bad moment, the only thing I tried to do is be with him because it's what he needed and he's being fantastic with me as well.
"We spend a lot of time together, I know him very well. I know how good he is mentally.
"He's had difficult moments since he came, but now he looks like he's happy. He deserves it. I hope he scores more, he plays more and continues to enjoy himself on the pitch. I see him enjoying his football again and that's important. He can bring a lot of good things for the club and the national team over the next year."
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April 27, 2009, 08:10 PM
I was redirectedI wrote one time before about this problem. What is happening is when I shoot my RIA 1911 A1 .45 acp , the slide stop wants to back out and it locks up the slide. It happens when firing. The slide moves all the way back and throws the empty, sometime after that before the slide can return the slide stop backs out and keeps the slide from returning completely and chambering the next round. All I have to do is simply press in on the slide stop and the slide chambers the round as normal. It doesn't happen on every shot but I would say 3 or 4 rounds out of every 7 rounds it does. I have tried different magazines and I have also tried different slide stops. No improvement. What really throws me though is that this never happened until I got around 300 rounds through it and now it has developed. I'm left handed so its not my hand hitting the slide stop from the way I grip. Can anyone tell me how to fix this or if you have experienced this and what you done to correct it? Thank you
Bearbuck to here from another thread so here is my problem. Can you help?
Bearbuck to here from another thread so here is my problem. Can you help?


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Repair Teeth With NovaMinIt is now possible to repair teeth using NovaMin.
NovaMin is a white, tasteless powder developed and patented by NovaMin Technology, Inc. Originally, it was developed to help repair the broken bones of battle wounded soldiers. In the 1990s, NovaMin was first used by scientist as a treatment for sensitive teeth. Later on, they found that NovaMin would release certain ions that help remineralize teeth.
Today, it is used in dental care products for the remineralization of teeth. It contains an active ingredient called calcium sodium phosphosilicate, consisting of silica, ionic calcium, phosporus and sodium. These ions are necessary for bone and tooth mineralization. In May 2010, the rights of Novamin were bought over by GlaxoSmithKline for US$135 million.
The underlying layer of the tooth, called the dentine, is a porous layer with many tiny channels running through it to the nerve in the centre. The dentine is protected by a hard enamel layer. When dentine is exposed, the tooth becomes sensitive.
GlaxoSmithKline's product, Sensodyne provides relief for sensitive teeth. With the acquisition of NovaMin, they have now produce a breakthrough formulation with the new Sensodyne Repair & Protect, which is the first fluoride toothpaste to contain the patented NovaMin technology.
When NovaMin is exposed to water or saliva in the mouth, they will release calcium and phosphate ions, which then forms a mineral layer over exposed dentine. This mineral layer is chemically and structurally the same as the tooth mineral. With twice a day brushing, it helps to continuously repair and protect the tooth from further damage and at the same time repairs lesions that cause tooth sensitivity. Thus NovaMin is today the most powerful tooth sensitivity relief.
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I'm back in Stockholm, Sweden, one of my three "hometowns". I lived here as a teenager and have been back and forth quite a few times over the years. Oddly enough, I actually have more friends here in Stockholm than in America, so it always feels great and somehow familiar to come back.
I wasn't particularly interested in food when I was living here, but one thing that left a strong impression was the very un-Swedish (yet very Swedish) kebab. This kind of food may seem common to most Europeans nowadays, but I'd never come across the stuff growing up in Oregon, and at the time it seemed very exotic. My friends and I swore by Kebab Kungen ("The Kebab King"), a hole-in-the-wall (by Swedish standards, anyway) place in Södermalm that served what were the cheapest kebabs in town (I think they were 19 kronor back then?). I recall skipping gymansiet (the Swedish equivalent of high school) to come down there, fill up on kebab, then explore the city. Nostalgia and a desire for chippped beef brought me back to Götgatan, only to find that Kebab Kungen has been replaced by a shop selling sporting equipment for children or some other rubbish… I was forced to walk directly across the street to Jerusalem Kebab, Kebab Kungen's direct competitor, and a place I had seen countless times, but had never entered on strict moral grounds:
Like most (all?) kebab places in Stockholm, you can order beef or chicken kebab, in a pita or on a plate (with pommes frites), in addition to pitas or plates of felafel or deep-fried eggplant:
I've always wanted to try the other dishes (does anybody ever order anything but kebab?), but haven't got around to it yet… My 25 kronor (125 baht, about 2 US dollars) got me a kebab i bröd with everything. The bulging pita (pictured above) was filled with a generous amount of salty, spiced chipped beef, which was covered with lettuce, red onions, bell pepper, yogurt and chili sauce, and my personal fav, pickled chilies. It's messy, but absoultely delicious, and by Stockholm standards, very cheap.
Incidentally, in trying to find the address for this place I came across a site called Allt om kebab ("Everything about kebab"), which looks to be a great reference for kebab fans in Stockholm, but which unfortunately appears to be down at the moment.
By the way, är det nån som vet vad hände med Kebab Kungen?
Jerusalem Kebab
Götgatan 59 (near Medborgarplatsen subway station)
Hey Dude, good to see your working even when your on holiday. You resisted going into the kebab store on moral grounds because of the rifle on the sign? Hope your having a good time in Stockholm.
Great that you landed safe and sound in Stockholm. How many languages do you speak, just out of curiousity. 😉
Enjoy the cold. Coincidentally, a lamb kebab and a decent cup of coffee are the first things that I crave whenever I get outside of Asia – are there any airports in the world with a decent kebab shop? or are they too much of a fire hazard?
Det gick ett rykte om att Kebab Kungen och Jerusalem Kebab drevs av två bröder som hatade varandra. Så de drev ner priserna och körde på tills det inte gick längre. För Kebab Kungen då. Jerusalem vann och höjde priserna.
[…] ir … bulvėmis – netikėtai visai neblogas skonis. O vietiniame turgelyje ragavau puikiai skanų turkišką kebabą – mūsiškiams kebabininkams tikrai reikia ten vykti […]


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By David Stokes, Manager Professional Issues
Many members will be well aware of the Society·s involvement in the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care Initiative; this program has funded general practitioners to be given minimal training in the assessment of mental health disorders to enable them to be registered under this initiative. Once registered, they are allowed, as one option, to refer patients to Allied Health practitioners who are experienced or trained in mental health. The mental health expert (read psychologist) is then funded to provide the client/patient for six or 12 sessions of treatment.
This program was initially funded by the Department of Health and Ageing in 2002 to last for four years. As a consequence, this program is scheduled to conclude in June 2005. In Government terms, it is now described as a "lapsing" program. As is Government practice with all lapsing programs, they have to undergo an evaluation process. The BOMHC Evaluation Working Group has assisted the Government in finding a consultant group who will conduct this evaluation. Unfortunately, the time frame for this evaluation is very short; as a result, a limited assessment of the program may be all that is possible.
The APS wants to ensure that the BOMHC Evaluation Working Group receives the best possible information regarding the effectiveness and success of BOMHC. As a consequence, we would like to encourage our members to contribute to the broader evaluation of this program by providing the APS with some more precise information about their experience with BOMHC. We will use this information to provide both positive and negative feedback to the appropriate committees, and officers in the Department of Health and Ageing, and also to enable us to lobby effectively if there is to be a BOMHC Mark 2.
Because the APS has no knowledge of which psychologists have actually been involved in BOMHC, we have to rely on our members reading InPsych and our website to urge them to fill out a questionnaire regarding BOMHC. This note is to alert you that in the next week or so we will be announcing the presence of a questionnaire on the web site that members can download, fill out and either email, fax or post back to us. We need as much information as possible, so please respond. Whether you were involved in BOMHC, or were unable to be part of the local DGP register, we would like you to fill out this questionnaire. You will find a questionnaire on the APS website at <link no longer available>.
For more information, email Rebecca Mathews, email@example.com, or David Stokes, email@example.com.


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Matt P.wrote a review of ExOfficio Give-N-Go Boxer Brief - Men's on June 22, 2012
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I've found the only outdoor boxer-briefs I will ever buy again! These function better than any other brand I have purchased with regard to "riding up", drying, funk-factor, etc. Everything has already been said in the previous reviews, so I will echo their sentiment - these are fantastic, and are well worth the money even if they aren't on sale, which they were when I bought them... yay for me!


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Disaster Preparedness in Nursing Homes: Some Thoughts
Today we have a guest post from Kitty Holman on the subject of Nursing Home Disaster Preparedness.
Disaster Preparedness in Nursing Homes: Some Thoughts
Ever since Hurricane Katrina hit, nursing homes and care facilities have been working to improve their disaster preparedness and response plans. The hurricane prompted a review of these disaster plans; in fact, many state health departments updated their disaster plans shortly thereafter, or after region disasters in their own area. For example, Wisconsin conducted an emergency management conference after disastrous flooding occurred in the state in 1997, and then the state convened an expert panel in 2006 to reassess the state's disaster preparedness. Likewise, the Department of Health and Human Services released this report in August of 2006, which examined nursing home emergency responses during recent hurricanes. And recently, Knoxnews.com reported that the Knoxville-Knox County Emergency Management Agency recently met again to talk about disaster preparedness in the United States, perhaps in response to the severe winter weather we have had this year.
In other words, it seems that health care facility policy has been especially geared toward assessing health care facilities' responses to disasters and how those responses can keep patients and residents safe.
However, as I read through this research—especially these sample plans— I found myself wondering about how each facility would specifically apply them in a situation. For example, one of the Wisconsin plans recommends that Medical Records Personnel make sure that each resident's records are evacuated with the resident, but it does not go farther than that. I found myself agreeing with Tom Lane, a consultant for the East Tennessee Regional Health Office, who told Knoxnews.com that "there's a lot of cookie-cutter plans out there."
It makes sense, obviously, that a sample plan cannot be too specific in the steps it outlines that personnel should take in the event of an emergency, otherwise it wouldn't be a useful plan. This means that nursing home administrators must take the sample plan and make it their own. While reading Nursing Home Pro, I began to come up with a list of ways nursing home personnel could do this, thus making their disaster preparation even better and more efficient than ever.
Insert Specifics into the Plan
In order to improve the state health department guidelines, you should insert specific instructions within these plans to clear up any confusion that might arise from trying to implement these plans. For example, it might be useful to follow up the above step about medical records with a specific plan regarding how exactly to store and transfer them.
Perform Dry-Runs
Secondly, nursing home administrators and personnel should do practice drills in order to see these plans in motion. Doing run-throughs will allow administrators to make adjustments to the plans or to tweak any errors or miscues that arise. If you do schedule run-throughs, you have to consider how often you can do an exercise without upsetting or frustrating your residents. Typically, these run-throughs will be coordinated with other state agencies, so that you can have a state-wide exercise once a year.
Attend Planning Conferences
Another way to get ideas as to how to better implement your emergency plan is to meet with other nursing home personnel to discuss how they also set up their emergency plans. These conferences allow administrators from across the state to compare notes. By engaging in discussion with like-minded people who might have approached this issue from other perspectives, you can get other ideas that might improve your own.
Evaluate the Plan
Finally, you should consider hiring an independent disaster preparedness consultant to go over your plan from another perspective. Often these consultants worked in the field for quite some time and moved into consulting so they could help others in the field improve their own plans. If your budget allows for such a consultation, this option could be very valuable.
Of course, this isn't all you can do to prepare your nursing home for a disaster, but it's a start. If you have even more specific ideas, or if you have a way to improve on these, or even if you would like to share your own successes and failures in emergency planning, feel free to add to the comments below.
This guest post is contributed by Kitty Holman, who writes on the topics of nursing colleges. She welcomes your comments at her email Id: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I bought this because I had a coupon, but I don;t think I'll buy this again. Any cocoa is barely perceptable — it's as if the ingredients in here may have been cocoa in a previous life. Very thin tasting, even after brewing for nearly 10 minutes. It's hot and it's wet and helps digest dinner. Other than that, FEH.
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Sharing news just got easier with Buffer and Feedly
Businesses that want to be successful with social media and blogging must be mindful of news topics and trends within their industry. Your social media activity should be packed, up to 80%, with content and information from other sources, reserving just 20% for talking about yourself. At the same time, breaking news and important industry stories are ripe for great blog posts (we call this newsjacking). In order to monitor potential sources of information for sharing or blogging, business owners need to invest some time into a few tools.
We've talked before about using Google Reader to subscribe to RSS feeds from your favorite news sources. We've also talked about how you can use Newsify to access your Google Reader feeds from multiple devices. Now, Buffer has partnered with the folks at Feedly, making Feedly perhaps the ultimate tool for finding and sharing great content.
What is Feedly?
Feedly, like Newsify and other apps, can access your Google Reader account and aggregate your RSS subscriptions. Feedly is available as a web version, iOS app for iPhone, iPad and iPad mini and Android version. You can categorize your feeds into different segments for easy organization, and even access starred stories for future reading - all synced across devices.
What makes Feedly different than other apps is the fact that it also brings in top stories from tons of other sources, much like Google Currents. When you open Feedly on your iPhone, it will first walk you through some basic instructions, and then give you an opportunity to connect your Google Reader account. Once connected, you will have a left menu that consists of your categories and feeds. At any time, you can tap the magnifying glass icon to get to Explore, which will show you different news topics and stories from top sources.
Whether you're viewing an article from your Reader account, or one of the stories from Feedly's built-in sources, there are three icons in the upper left. The first will open the story in your default web browser. The second icon will bookmark or save the story for future reading. The final icon is to share the story. Share options include Email, Twitter, Facebook and Google+. You can also mark the story as unread here, and copy a direct link to the story. This is also where you can add a story to your Buffer.
What is Buffer?
Buffer (http://bufferapp.com) is a fantastic tool that we've discussed before. Using Buffer, you can connect a Facebook profile, Facebook Page, Twitter account and LinkedIn profile. With each profile, you can then set up a schedule for activity. For instance, we reviewed some statistics recently which indicated that peak usage times for Facebook is between 1pm - 4pm EST, and I want to share 3 posts a day to my Facebook Page for The Social Media Hat, so I have a Buffer schedule created for my Facebook Page to post at 12:15, 1:30 and 2:45 each day.
Once you have your accounts connected and schedules created, it's time to start adding content to your Buffer. You can create posts within your Buffer account and add them to one or more profiles. You can also install an appropriate plugin for your browser so that no matter where on the web you're browsing, you can click a button in your toolbar to add that site or story to your Buffer. As you add more links and updates, Buffer will automatically insert them into the next available timeslot. At any time, you can log into Buffer directly and rearrange posts, delete posts, or alter schedules.
How Do They Work Together?
Now that you have your Feedly set up and Buffer schedules ready to go, it's time to start sharing content. Open Feedly and start to browse your feeds or explore the latest news stories. Once you find an interesting story to share, tap the Share icon and note the Buffer icon (it looks like a stack of three pages). The first time you use Buffer within Feedly you'll need to authorize Buffer. Once authorized, you'll see a preview of your post and below that will be your connected social networks. Choose one or more, edit the text of the post if you wish, and then tap Buffer it that post will be added to your schedule in the next available time slot for each selected social network.
According to Joel Gascoigne, Buffer's Founder, "Buffer and Feedly are now connected to help you discover and share great articles and links a lot more seamlessly."
The seamless nature of using Feedly to check both your Google Reader feeds and top stories from great sources is outstanding. Give it a try, and let me know what you think!
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Bari Niaz owns Checker Cab. He said everyone is relieved to hear that 20-year-old Samuel Taylor is under arrest and facing charges for shooting 56-year-old William Harper last week.
"We are really happy and we appreciate the hard work of the city of Minneapolis, and the police," Niaz said.
Niaz has cameras in all of his cabs.
"Cameras are very important, and we are very happy to have them," he said.
Ali Warfa has been driving a cab for five years. He knows it's a dangerous job.
"We are so happy that the guy has been caught. It makes the situation a little bit safer," Warfa said.
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Harper was shot in the back and died from his injuries.
Minneapolis City Council Member Gary Schiff wants to beef up security requirements for taxis in Minneapolis.
"OSHA declares driving a cab the most dangerous occupation. You are 20 to 30 times more likely to be killed as a taxi driver on the job. That's more than a police officer," Schiff said.
Schiff would like to see cameras or protective shields in all cabs.
"I'm very concerned about the 11 homicides that have taken place of cab drivers since 1990. The price of technology has gone down, and there's no reason that we can't require all cabs to have a camera or shield," he said.
Taylor's criminal history includes a conviction for first-degree aggravated assault. Taylor is currently being held at the Hennepin County Jail; he has been charged with second-degree murder,according to Minneapolis police.
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If 3s voltage is too high?
This may sound stupid- Most people are having trouble finding a spot between 8-9 cell NMH and lithiums. If 12 volts is too much and Lipo don't have a memory couldn't I just watch my charger and quit at say 11 volts? don't let it peak to full charge. Is this a problem or a downfall I'm missing? Of course they would not be full capacity- but most have too much anyway-8000 MAH's
This is my guess as to some of the implications of your proposition.
See attached graph
Source http://www.buchmann.ca/Chap4-page8.asp
The charged capacity of a cell (ignoring losses etc) if the charge terminates at 3% of rated current is a function of amps into the battery over time.
The green area (assuming the curve is correct) represents the capacity of the battery at 100% of charge based on termination at 3% of rated current
If you terminate the charge at about 3.7 volts / cell then you get about 11 volts for a 3s pack.
The charged capacity of the cells (and hence the pack) is represented by the red area.
If the curve function was known then you could by calculating the red and green areas under the curve arrive at the % capacity for an 11-volt pack charge.
My eyeball calculation method suggests at 11 volts you would have 50% or less capacity in your pack.
Amp Draw and ESC cut-off.
If you only charge to a pack voltage of 11 volts and then hit the pack with WOT runs you will drag the battery terminal voltage down and depending on your ESC setting may cause a cut-off.
Digital devices are especially demanding on a battery. Momentary pulsed loads cause a brief voltage drop, which may push the voltage into the cut-off region.
Source http://www.buchmann.ca/Chap5-page3.asp
If you charge to 4.2 volts the terminal voltage is less likely to drop at WOT to a level that may trigger the ESC.
Discharge Depth
Most rechargeable batteries prefer a partial rather than a full discharge. Repeated full discharge robs the battery of its capacity. The battery chemistry which is most affected by repeat deep discharge is lead acid. Additives to the deep-cycle version of the lead acid battery compensate for some of the cycling strain.
Similar to the lead acid battery, the Li-ion battery prefers shallow over repetitive deep discharge cycles. Up to 1000 cycles can be achieved if the battery is only partially discharged. Besides cycling, the performance of the Li-ion is also affected by aging. Capacity loss through aging is independent of use. However, in daily use, there is a combination of both.
Source http://www.buchmann.ca/Chap5-page3.asp
On balance for capacity, cutoff and life span reasons managing the throttle may be the way to go.
I found another graph in the The Kokam USA
Lithium Polymer Battery System manual that seems to show that my estimate of less than 50% capacity was far to optimistic, see attached modified graph. (red line)
The graph suggests that charging to 3.7v would only put in 5%-10% of the capacity of the pack.
One of the interesting things about this graph is that it demonstrates fairly clearly the futility of charging LiPos over 1C.
This can be seen from the coincidence of the capacity curves for 1,2,3C charge rates at 1 hour and the fact that each curve at that point is within 2-3% of all others.
The manual also says in respect of this graph.
The above chart is very important, so study it carefully. The following charging guidelines emanate from the chart:
1 Never exceed a 2C charge rate and accept that cycle life will be maximized by charging at 1C.
2 never exceed a maximum charge voltage of 4.235 VDC.
This is a good manual in relation to the use of LiPo's, pack construction, wiring and support materials etc and should be read by all LiPo users.
There is another manual that contains further info, the Kokam/FMA Lithium Polymer Cell application manual. Also worth a read.
the solution most used is to change the prop load and/or gearing to adjust the total power to what you want using either 2s or 3s


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TORONTO, ON. - Two late fumbles by the Buffalo Bills allowed the Atlanta Falcons to set up a Matt Bryant game-winning field goal to give the Falcons a 34-31 victory over the Bills.
Buffalo had two opportunities to take the lead late in the game. The Bills were driving with less than a minute on the clock when Atlanta CB Robert McClain forced a WR Stevie Johnson fumble. The fumble was recovered by Falcons S William Moore.
Then, on the second play of overtime, Scott Chandler fumbled the ball after a 22-yard reception. The fumble was recovered by Falcons CB Robert Alford, who pitched the ball to CB Desmond Trufant, setting up an 18-yard return.
Atlanta kicked the game-winning field goal five plays later.
The two turnovers marred an otherwise strong showing for the Buffalo offense. QB EJ Manuel was solid, finishing 18/32 with 210 yards and touchdown.
RB C.J. Spiller also had his best game of the year, running for 149 yards and one touchdown. He also had a 77-yard run that set up Buffalo's first touchdown.
Buffalo's defense, however, kept the Falcons in the game. The rushing defense was a particularly weak point, giving up three touchdowns, including two that came off rushes of 25 yards or more.
The loss also comes as a missed opportunity to gain some traction in the AFC wild card race. Fellow wild card contenders New York, San Diego and Tennessee all lost this week.
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DWTS14 Week 8 Louis Van Amstel With Some Last Minute Thoughts Before Showtime
Louis breaks it down before showtime with his thoughts and who he's worried for the most tonight. Note how he is worried for Maria which shocks me. I think she will be fine (unless her feet are an issue tonight?).
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If the pressure of learning two dances to perform in one night wasn't enough for our top six, DWTS is making sure the stress is stacked higher than a precarious game of Jenga. With two sure-fire eliminations this week, it's one false (dance) move, and you're out. "Now, they're going to separate the boys from the guys and the girls from the women … it's do or die," says Amstel. "America's not stupid … If anyone was banking on using a trick to win over the audience, it's too late. Now you've got to show your true colors."
And who's staring down the barrel of elimination in Amstel's eyes? He says Melissa Gilbert, Roshon Fegan, and Maria Menounos are in trouble. "I'm surprised Melissa is still there, based on the judges' scores," says Amstel. But when it comes to Menounos, who was rewarded with a perfect score alongside her partner Derek Hough last week, Amstel is a little more hopeful. "I love Maria to death and this is Derek's best season as far as choreography goes. Still I'm a little worried for her," he says.
Two's Company, Three's a Party!
But who needs a double when you can have a triple? This week also deals the twist of a never-before-seen (on DWTS) trio dance for each of our top six finalists. This means that each celeb will dance with his or partner as well as another professional dancer. "For the pro that's still in the competition, adding another pro can help. It makes it a little easier," says Amstel.
And while the idea of choreographing a group routine and teaching the celeb to handle the dynamics of an extra person on the dance floor might test a skill the pros haven't yet honed, this could actually help take some of the heat off of the celeb contestant. "This is kind of a break," Amstel says. "Normally you have two solo dances and you have to worry about the celebrity, but here you can make it more fun and entertaining." Of course, being that we're down to six, the contestants will also dance regular duets with their partners as well.
I love his thoughts on the Trio dance. Who's ready?
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Larry Perry is a serious guitar player with the riffs to prove it. If you like a blues/rock style, you need to check him out. Also, his songwriting skills are becoming well known with songs about the changes in his life through faith in God. Larry Perry has been playing music in the Austin area since 1980, trying his hand at various styles including rock, blues, jazz, jazz-fusion, and country/rock, all the while continuing to write songs and develop his own style on guitar. He has played with different bands through the years, honing his craft as a guitar player. After committing his life to Jesus Christ, his songwriting took on new meaning while incorporating the style of his musical roots. Some of Larry's influences include The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Robin Trower, and Phil Keaggy. Looking back to his younger years, he recalls a life of alcohol and drug use that caused him to get sidetracked, living life one day at a time not planning for any meaningful future. Larry now uses his talents for the Lord and wants to proclaim the changes that are possible through faith in Christ. "I've made some terrible choices in my life that I truly regret, but God has never given up on me and continues to bless me in many ways," states Larry. Larry resides in Austin, Texas and plays guitar with the worship team at his church. His goal is to take the Gospel to the world through music.
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What is this thing you call 'reporting'?
Back on Feb. 8, Sen. Rand Paul said the rumor that Chuck Hagel received money from "Friends of Hamas" were "very troubling." The same day, a GOP Senate aide told the National Review it was "noteworthy" that the White House had not denied the association. Three days later, Mike Huckabee stated that such an association, if true, would "absolutely" disqualify Hagel "for any consideration, even as a gatekeeper at a national park, let alone as defense secretary." Then, on Feb. 12, Frank Gaffney of the Washington Times wrote that though the rumor had yet to be verified, "the mere fact... that it seems entirely plausible... should be the last straw for Senate Republicans and Democrats alike."
If only there were a way to test the rumor's veracity. Enter Dave Weigel:
Last week, after seeing references to a group allegedly named "Friends of Hamas" hidden somewhere in Chuck Hagel's financial records, I did roughly 20 minutes of reporting to prove that the group did not exist. I checked the State Department's list of terror sponsors and the Treasury Department's list of terror-connected charities, then called Treasury to see whether a "Friends of Hamas" had ever appeared on their radar. It hadn't. I checked with a Senate source and with a source in a conservative foreign policy shop whose president had editorialized about "Friends of Hamas." Both sources were befuddled by the "Friends" claim. ... (And so on.)
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Firms save millions in cost-reducing collaboration scheme
A Northern Ireland business collaboration has achieved £2.2m in cost savings and generated sales of more than £550,000.
Thirty companies took part in the industrial symbiosis (IS) programme, delivered by Invest Northern Ireland.
The scheme supports firms seeking to reduce costs and boost sustainability.
Many companies wanted waste disposal solutions and were introduced to companies offering alternatives to landfill.
The Belfast Telegraph reported earlier this week on Renewable Products Ltd, whose involvement with the IS service has enabled it to invest nearly £200,000 in new products.
It helped the Co Antrim firm to find new sources of wood and plastic for product development and helped it achieve over £500,000 in sales and savings.
Olive Hill, Invest NI's director of technology and process development, said: "The industrial symbiosis service is helping local companies to generate significant savings by diverting waste from costly landfill.
"At the same time, companies using the waste are reducing their raw material costs."
IS events include quick-win workshops and cross-sectoral networking, identifying potential matches between business participants.
Trevor Knipe, director at International Synergies Ltd, which runs the programme, said: "The industrial symbiosis service is continuing to attract new businesses and is helping them to achieve real cost savings.
"We now have over 1,100 organisations involved and have provided a return on investment of 17 to one since July 2011."


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PEARL, MS (smokiesbaseball.com) -- A wild pitch and a throwing error by the Smokies led to three runs for the Braves, and Mississippi held off Tennessee, 5-2, on Saturday night at Trustmark Park. The Smokies have now lost nine of their last 12, and fall to 53-40 overall in 2011.
For the second consecutive day, the Smokies started the first inning with the bases loaded and less than two outs. However, for the second straight game, the Smokies were able to muster just one run off LHP Luis Avilan (2-4), as Jae-Hoon Ha scored on a sacrifice fly by Josh Vitters. The next batter, Nelson Perez flew out to retire the side and end the threat. The Braves answered back in the bottom of the second inning against RHP Dallas Beeler (1-5), as Dan Nelson cracked a base hit to left field and advanced to second on a groundout. The next batter, Cory Harrilchak drove in Nelson with an RBI single to right field to tie the game at 1-1.
The Braves would take advantage of mistakes made by the Smokies in the third and fourth innings. With two outs and a runner at third, Beeler threw a wild pitch that scored Braedan Schlehuber to give Mississippi a 2-1 edge. In the fourth, Nelson single again and then advanced to third on a double to right field by Mycal Jones. The next batter, Harrilchak, grounded out to first base, but Rebel Ridling made an errant throw to the plate allowing both runs to come in safely and the Braves led 4-1 after four innings.
In the seventh, Harrilchak scored on an RBI single by Shawn Henry to push the Braves' lead to 5-1. The Smokies got a run back in the eighth, as they loaded the bases against RHP Rowdy Hardy. However, they would score the lone run of the frame on a double-play ball and end up stranding two runners in the inning. In the ninth, Ty Wright flew out to end the game with runners at second and third. Overall on the night, the Smokies were 1-for 10 with runners in scoring position.
Tennessee and Mississippi continue their six game series on Sunday at 6:05 PM. RHP Trey McNutt (1-3, 4.80) takes the hill for the Smokies, while the Braves counter with RHP Paul Clemens (6-5, 3.90). The Smokies return to Smokies Park on Wednesday, July 20, to welcome in the Carolina Mudcats at 7:15 PM. Tickets can be purchased at www.smokiesbaseball.com or by calling (865) 286-2300.


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Here's our roundup of the of the week's tech business news. (It's shorter than usual, owing to the fact that there's less going on during the holidays.) First, here are the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days:
Skype outage affects tens of millions — Skype suffered a widespread and lengthy outage Wednesday with its Internet calling service.
Microsoft says "Not!" to Kinect sex game — Microsoft got excited when hackers started coming up with novel uses for its Kinect motion control system. But it was less than thrilled with the idea of using Kinect for sex games.
How mobile apps are spying on us — Your favorite mobile apps could be collecting and transmitting your personal information, including your name, contacts, location and even your phone's unique ID number, to ad networks and other third parties.
The best and worst in mobile 2010: It's all about Apple and Android — We look back at the year in mobile news.
And here are four more posts we think are important, thought-provoking, fun, or all of the above:
How Twitter acquires people — When is an acquisition not an acquisition? When Twitter's involved, apparently.
When Tesla's lockup expires Monday, will its stock drop? Short sellers think so — Tesla's IPO has been one a few super-successful cleantech public offerings this year, if not the most successful. But will the good news continue after the 180-day post-IPO lockup period expires Monday and new shares flood the market?
Foursquare, Gowalla, Instagram: Mobile photos are everywhere — It's been a big week for numbers about photos.
Salesforce nabs another Y Combinator startup in email contact manager Etacts — Salesforce announced Tuesday that it has acquired email contact manager Etacts for an undisclosed sum.
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Top Five Hottest Toys of 2011 – Cefus' Top Picks [VIDEO]
The Air Swimmers are a hot new toy that everyone wants to get their hands on this holiday season. They can be found at Toy's R Us and other major retailers for around $40. If you didn't like Jaws as a kid this toy may not be for you.
Everyone loves Star Wars and everyone loves Legos, put them together and you have Star Wars Legos. You don't have to get a set as large or as expensive as the Millennuim Falcon. Star Wars Legos range anywhere from $9.99 to $299.00 and can be found at all major retailers.
These Lalaloopsy dolls have silly hair that bend every which way! Now you can style your Lalaloopsy doll's hair and her pet's tail too! They are sold at Toy's R Us in Union Gap and cost $20 to $30
The Little Robot with BIG Personality will cost you about $50 and can be found at Toy's R Us in Union Gap
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HAWLEY, Minn. – A dead body has been found in a small airplane that crashed in a field in rural Clay County, Sheriff Bill Bergquist said. Investigators are working to determine if the wreckage was the small, single-engine airplane that went missing in flight from the Duluth area to Moorhead.Bergquist said at about 4:15 p.m. that a search plane had spotted a downed plane from the air, but officials weren't sure at the time if it crashed or landed. Shortly before 5:30 p.m., the sheriff said authorities have found a body inside the plane, which crashed about four miles south of Hawley. Investigators are working to identify both the airplane and the apparent pilot, he said. The Clay County Sheriff's Department has been helping with a search for the missing plane since the first call came in around 12:30 p.m., Bergquist said.Officers were searching near Hawley because based on the pilot's route from Superior, Wis., to Moorhead, he would have most likely been near there around the time he went missing, Bergquist said.The sheriff's department has planes, snowmobiles and vehicles searching in the areas where the missing plane could have crashed or landed, Bergquist said. The pilot, whose name has not been released, was traveling from Superior to visit family in Moorhead, Bergquist said. His family last heard from him when he was flying over Park Rapids, about 60 miles east of Hawley and 150 miles west of Superior.Bergquist speculated that the pilot may have tried to land the plane because of the fog.The fog also complicated search efforts, he said, as the aerial search didn't start until mid-afternoon.