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Citrix: Data Provides Insight into Mobile Subscriber Behavior and Mobile App Preference
Citrix: Data Provides Insight into Mobile Subscriber Behavior and Mobile App Preference
Latest ByteMobile Mobile Analytics Report Reveals Mobile Music as Emerging Mobile Data Category
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Citrix released the Citrix ByteMobile Mobile Analytics Report for the second quarter of 2013. The Mobile Analytics report provides insight into mobile data subscriber usage patterns and the impact this behavior has on operators' networks. This quarter's key findings indicate:
Mobile audio - and Internet radio in particular - is an emerging category representing 12 percent of mobile data volume in North America and four percent outside of the region.
Mobile search per subscriber has increased 25 percent since February 2012.
Four apps - Media Player, Safari, App Store and Facebook - generate 82 percent of mobile data volume on iOS devices.
Google Maps is preferred over Apple Maps on iOS devices throughout most of the world.
"The Mobile Analytics Report findings serve as an essential resource for operators to discover how subscribers are using mobile devices and what applications consume the most data," said Chris Koopmans, vice president and general manager of Service Provider Platforms, Citrix. "For example, the report found that 82 percent of mobile video entertainment traffic is generated by YouTube. Interestingly, operators typically make little or no revenue from this traffic beyond that associated with data usage. The real-world data presented in this report validates the need for network operators to improve subscribers' mobile experience in order to distinguish their service offerings and better monetize the increase in traffic volume."
Mobile Music Booms
In this Mobile Analytics Report, mobile audio, especially music, is identified as an emerging category of mobile data that now constitutes a meaningful percentage of overall data traffic. Of the total volume of mobile audio measured over the period, Internet radio constitutes the vast majority. The recent announcement by Apple of iTunes Radio suggests that Internet radio will continue its strong growth as iTunes Radio traffic adds to that driven by popular applications such as Spotify and Pandora.
Mobile Search Transactions Rise
This quarter's Mobile Analytics Report shows that mobile subscribers are using mobile search more than ever before, indicating higher levels of web interaction while on the go. The report reveals that 97 percent of mobile search data volume is generated by three apps: Google, Yahoo and Bing. In a recent study by Google, the search engine found that 82 percent of shoppers with smartphones use mobile search to help them make in-store purchase decisions, concluding that in-store mobile activity begins with search rather than shopping apps.
Four Apps Generate the Most Data
When it comes to the top mobile apps, four apps generate 82 percent of mobile data volume on iOS devices - Media Player, Safari, App Store and Facebook, with Media Player accounting for nearly half. These top four apps also generate 52 percent of mobile data transactions. Accounting for one percent of mobile transactions, the eBay app now generates enough traffic to be a significant mobile data contributor and has become the first ecommerce app to pass the one percent threshold. Facebook has also risen in prominence since February 2012 when it generated one percent of data volume. Facebook now accounts for five percent of data volume.
Worldwide Usage of Google and Apple Maps
On a worldwide basis, Google Maps usage on Apple devices surpasses that of Apple's own map application, with Google Maps generating a slight majority of mobile map data volume. Apple holds an edge in the Americas with the North American market, in particular, preferring Apple Maps over Google Maps 63 percent to 37 percent. Google Maps dominates the rest of the world, with Google Maps preference peaking at 80 percent in the Asia Pacific region.
The findings in the Citrix ByteMobile Mobile Analytics Report are generated from Smart Capacity™ Mobile Analytics, the company's mobile data traffic reporting solution. The Mobile Analytics Report anonymously sources data traffic statistics from the 3G and 4G networks of the Citrix ByteMobile global tier-one customer base and provides insight into the current state of the mobile ecosystem.
The Mobile Analytics Report reflects the growing use of mobile devices throughout the world. Recently, Citrix unveiled advancements towards its mobile workstyles vision, providing powerful new ways for people to work whenever, wherever and however they choose. By enabling mobile workstyles, Citrix allows individuals to become more innovative, motivated and productive than ever before. As a result, a new empowered workforce emerges where work is transformed and business is reinvented.
About Citrix ByteMobile
Citrix ByteMobile® Smart Capacity platforms enable mobile operators to deliver the best possible experience to their subscribers under all network conditions and to differentiate their services based on subscriber usage. The company's solutions have been deployed in the mobile networks of more than 130 operators worldwide to manage escalating demand for capacity due to video and other rich multimedia content and applications. With Smart Capacity, mobile operators can improve utilization of existing capacity and control operating expenses, while increasing revenue growth and profitability. To learn more, visit www.bytemobile.com.
About Citrix
Citrix (NAS: CTXS) is the cloud company that enables mobile workstyles — empowering people to work and collaborate from anywhere, securely accessing apps and data on any of the latest devices, as easily as they would in their own office. Citrix solutions help IT and service providers build clouds, leveraging virtualization and networking technologies to deliver high-performance, elastic and cost-effective cloud services. With market-leading cloud solutions for mobility, desktop virtualization, networking, cloud platforms, collaboration and data sharing, Citrix helps organizations of all sizes achieve the speed and agility necessary to succeed in a mobile and dynamic world. Citrix products are in use at more than 260,000 organizations and by over 100 million users globally. Annual revenue in 2012 was $2.59 billion. Learn more at www.citrix.com
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About 900 patients who underwent endoscopy or colonoscopy procedures at Natividad Medical Center in Salinas received letters Wednesday informing them that they may be at-risk for developing an infection.
The hospital said it discovered that one step in a multi-step process used to clean and disinfect endoscopic equipment was missed during some procedures in the past year.
"In response, the hospital took immediate action, including contacting the California Department of Public Health, interfacing with the Centers for Disease Control, and instituting corrective action to ensure appropriate disinfecting processes were in place," Monterey County spokeswoman Maia Carroll said.
Natividad instructed the 900 patients to return to the hospital to be examined as a precaution.
Natividad's doctors said there is a very low chance that any patients were infected because of the error. Carroll described the likelihood as "microscopic." KSBW interviewed gastroenterologists at Santa Cruz's Dominican Hospital, and they confirmed that the probability of infection was extremely unlikely.
Natividad has not received any reports of illness or infections from patients who were treated with the equipment.
"Patient safety is our No. 1 priority," said Harry Weis, chief executive office of Natividad Medical Center. "We regret that patients may have been put at risk during their procedure and we are encouraging those who receive a letter from us to contact us, or their physician."

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As expected, Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez blew the roof off of Houston's Toyota Center with an incredible three-round war in one of the featured bouts at "UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III."
Melendez walked away with the unanimous decision victory, but both men put on an incredible display of heart and determination over the course of the 15-minute battle.
Fans were in a frenzy at the conclusion of the memorable contest, and the reaction on social media was the same.
The MMA community showered both Melendez (22-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Sanchez (24-6 MMA, 13-6 UFC) with praise following of the fight, and if you happened to miss them, here are the top Twitter reactions from Saturday's "Fight of the Year" candidate:
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HOLY SHIT!!! Diego vs Gil
— Dana White (@danawhite) October 20, 2013
Is hard to beat that for FOTN. Will be running for fight o the year too. Fun to watch! Melendez beat Sanchez #UFC166 #ufc #UFCnoCombate
— Gesias JZ Cavalcante (@Gesias) October 20, 2013
Holy motherf*cker !!! Gil vs Sanchez fight of the year !!!! @ufc
— patrick cote (@patrick_cote) October 20, 2013
DEF FIGHT OF TE NIGHT. What an awesome fight.
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) October 20, 2013
The dude @DiegoSanchezUFC is #gameness personified. And @GilbertMelendez looked sharp as hell! Amazing fight! Thank you! #UFC166
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) October 20, 2013
Best #MMA fight I've seen in a LONG time @DiegoSanchezUFC and @GilbertMelendez!
— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) October 20, 2013
That's what happens when two real chicanos get in there wit each other. #chingasos
— John Moraga (@chicanojohn) October 20, 2013
Fights like this remind you why you love this sport.
— Jon Fitch (@jonfitchdotnet) October 20, 2013
Good lord.
— Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouseUFC) October 20, 2013
FOTN and possibly the damn year!!! @GilbertMelendez @DiegoSanchezUFC @ufc #UFC166
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) October 20, 2013
U were right @arielhelwani Sanchez Melendez stole the show
— Steven Siler (@Stevesiler) October 20, 2013
Holy shit!!!!
— Chris Leben (@cripplerufc) October 20, 2013
Wow!! Sanchez and Melendez do not disappoint
— isaac vallie-flagg (@IKEVF) October 20, 2013
Frye vs Takayama had nothing on that! #UFC166
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) October 20, 2013
Unbelievable. "@ufc: @aaronsimpson AS THESE DUDES ARE CRAZY! TW #UFC166"
— Aaron Simpson (@aaronsimpson) October 20, 2013
Umm Diego vs Melendez best fight I've ever seen! #ufc166
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) October 20, 2013
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) October 20, 2013
Fight of the year ladies and gentlemen @ufc @danawhite
— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) October 20, 2013
Wowwwwwwwwwwww warriors… The best fight..
— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) October 20, 2013
This is what fighting is all about. People pay money to see battles like this! Two warriors to the end @ufc
— Tom Kong Watson (@TomKongWatson) October 20, 2013
— michael (@bisping) October 20, 2013
I don't know how this dude diego does this every time
— Phil Davis (@PhilMrWonderful) October 20, 2013
Diego Sanchez has more fight in him than WW1 #UFC166
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) October 20, 2013
— Jimmy Smith (@jimmysmithmma) October 20, 2013
This is fucking amazing @ufc #UFC166 wow greatest fight ever…. thank u Sanchez and Melendez
— Steven Siler (@Stevesiler) October 20, 2013
What a Fukin fight. Sanchez is a warrior.
— jimi manuwa (@POSTERBOYJM) October 20, 2013
For complete coverage of UFC 166, check out the UFC Events section of the site.


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Lincecum, Sandoval lift Giants over Arizona 1-0
After missing more than half the season, Angel Pagan gave the San Francisco Giants a much-needed spark Friday night.
Pagan opened the game with a double, went to third on a bunt and raced home when Brandon Belt hit a sacrifice fly in a 1-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
It was Pagan's first game back from the disabled list after a left hamstring injury sidelined him for 82 games.
''All that work we put in, all these weeks, it paid off,'' Pagan said. ''I've been waiting for this moment for so long. I'm so happy to be back with the guys and help them any way I can.''
Tim Lincecum pitched six spotless innings and third baseman Pablo Sandoval saved San Francisco with a diving play behind the bag. Three relievers closed it out for the Giants, who handed Randall Delgado a hard-luck loss and won for the 10th time in their last 12 games at Chase Field.
Pagan's injury came after he galloped around the bases for a game-ending, inside-the-park homer in May. He was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list before Friday's game.
''Good to have him back,'' Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. ''It was a lift for the club. Although we got shut down with the bats, we did something we haven't done a lot of and that's get an early run.''
Arizona loaded the bases against Lincecum in the sixth, and A.J. Pollock hit a sharp grounder past third. Sandoval had it played just right, though. He backhanded the ball as he hit the ground, got to his feet and threw to first for the third out.
''That was a huge play. I got the contact I wanted out of that,'' Lincecum said. ''It was just a well-placed ball and Pablo managed to be there and made a great, great play.''
Lincecum (8-13) allowed six hits and two walks while striking out two.
Javier Lopez pitched the seventh, Santiago Casilla worked the eighth and Sergio Romo got three outs for his 33rd save.
Romo has a 20-inning scoreless streak at Chase Field, and his 23 consecutive scoreless appearances there mark the longest such streak for any visiting pitcher at any ballpark dating to 1921, according to STATS.
Delgado (4-5) gave up only three hits over seven innings.
''He threw like Randall can throw. Great control, had them off balance and his location was pretty (darn) good,'' Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. ''He certainly pitched good enough to win. You've got to win them.''
The Diamondbacks loaded the bases on two hits and a walk in the sixth, the only inning in which Lincecum got in trouble. But he struck out Miguel Montero for the second out before Sandoval's defensive gem.
''With what was on the line, bases loaded, that gets down the line and you're looking at a crooked number,'' Bochy said. ''That's what defense can do for you. It can win ballgames, and that's what's gotten away from us at times.''
The second-place Diamondbacks fell 10 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.
''Panda made a good play on Pollock,'' Gibson said. ''If you want to win those games you have to have better at-bats. That's all there is to it.''
NOTES: Three days after designating OF Jason Kubel for assignment, the Diamondbacks traded him to Cleveland for a player to be named or cash. ... The Diamondbacks will hold their second annual alumni game following Saturday night's game against the Giants. Players returning include Luis Gonzalez, Erubiel Durazo, Reggie Sanders, Mark Grace, Greg Swindell and Brandon Webb. ... To make room for Pagan, the Giants optioned OF Francisco Peguero to Triple-A Fresno and transferred OF Andres Torres from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL. ... Play was held up briefly so groundskeepers could work on the mound before Lincecum delivered a pitch in the sixth.


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The Strickland family emigrated from England in the 1600's. First settling and colonizing Virginia, some of its members emigrated from the swampy eastern land into what was to become Wake and Franklin Counties, North Carolina by the mid-1700's. Though there is some dispute as to exactly how my branch is descended from Matthew Strickland, the Immigrant, the last few generations can be quite accurately accounted for.
Experimenting with yet another family tree format I describe these connections from the 20th century back. This is a work in progress.
My grandfather, George Ricks Strickland, was orphaned at the age of five. He was raised as the son of Edward, Molly and Dora Dodson, three single children of James H. Dodson and Sarah Jane Rowlett Dodson, in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and would have been legally adopted by them were it not for his desire to remain George Strickland. He would grow up and marry their niece, Anna Florette Sayles, daughter of Rebecca Eulalia "Lilly" Dodson and Clifton Duvall Sayles.
George was the sixth of the seven children born to Sidney Nicholas Strickland and Virginia Elizabeth Coppedge.
Sidney was born in 1850 to Anderson Perry Strickland and Julia M. Stone Strickland. He died in February 1897, three weeks after his wife.
Anderson Perry Strickland was born about 1820 to John Perry Strickland and Leah Jeffreys Strickland. He died of wounds sustained in the Seige of Petersburg, Virginia, September 15, 1864.
John Perry Strickland was born about 1785 in Little River District, Wake County, North Carolina, one of many children born to Matthew Strickland, Senior, and ———-. He married Leah Jeffreys in 1808 and they had many children. He died sometime between 1828 and 1829. Leah continued to run the farm, holding it as tradition dictated for his heirs. The 1830 census indicates __________.
Matthew Strickland, senior, is the patriarch of this branch, and his parents are hard to document.


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Boosting international trade
ST. PAUL -- When I became commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture in 2011, I resolved to continue the good work this agency had been doing with regard to international trade. Like other commissioners before me, I understood that M...
ST. PAUL -- When I became commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture in 2011, I resolved to continue the good work this agency had been doing with regard to international trade. Like other commissioners before me, I understood that Minnesota's farm and food sector needed to expand its visibility and market share in the fast-growing international markets of Asia and Latin America.
Two years in, I am pleased to say that we are making good progress. New figures from the Minnesota Trade Office show Minnesota exports of agricultural, mining and manufactured products reached a record $5.1 billion in the third quarter of 2012. State exports for the third quarter increased by 1 percent compared with the same period in 2011. This marks the eighth straight quarter of record exports in Minnesota.
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MDA's own economic studies show Minnesota's agricultural exports hit a record $6.8 billion last year. This is up 13 percent or about $750 million from the previous year. Agriculture is well-established as Minnesota's second-largest exporting sector, with major markets in China, Mexico, Japan and Canada. Minnesota now ranks sixth among all states in agricultural exports.
These impressive numbers are the result of a lot of hard work by a lot of people, and it all starts with our farmers and agricultural companies. MDA's role is to help the farm and food sector identify and develop market opportunities. This role is especially important in Asia, where cultures place great importance on face-to-face communication, and where government officials are seen as important ambassadors for the private sector. We have taken this role to heart, organizing five major trade missions since the beginning of last year. MDA analyses indicate that every dollar we invest in a trade mission yields $120 for Minnesota's economy.
Of course, Minnesota isn't the only state pursuing these markets. Every other major ag state is working hard to do the same thing, so we need to keep building on our success if we don't want to be beaten out by those Hawkeyes, Buckeyes or Badgers. A team of MDA staff and others just wrapped up a week-long trade development mission to the Philippines and Indonesia -- two fast-growing nations in southeast Asia that sometimes get overlooked in the face of more prominent markets such as China and India.
I am particularly thankful that Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has a clear understanding of the importance of international trade development, and has expressed strong support for our efforts. During the 2012 trade mission to China, Dayton frequently started out meetings by describing all that Minnesota's farm and food sector had to offer. His active support is a vital asset that we will continue to look for opportunities to employ.
We don't know what is in store for 2013 in terms of weather or economics, but I do know Minnesota farmers are in as good a position as any farmers anywhere in the world thanks to their own hard work and the sustained efforts of Minnesota's commodity organizations, ag groups, MDA and other agencies working on their behalf.
Editor's Note: Frederickson is commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.


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Fun events, plenty of activities and celebrating the passion for the outdoors is just what you will find at one of the many free celebrations that will be held in honor of National Hunting and Fishing Day on Sept. 28, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division.
"If you participate in outdoor activities, such as hunting, fishing, wildlife watching or if you have an interest in these activities but don't know how to get started, you will want to attend one of these events," said Dan Forster, director of the Wildlife Resources Division. "There will be a variety of things to do, and you will have knowledgeable staff and volunteers who simply want to help you have the best time possible and encourage you to take the activity beyond this one day."
What is National Hunting and Fishing Day? The U.S. Congress and President Richard Nixon established this day in 1973 to recognize generations of hunters and anglers for the time and money they donate to wildlife conservation programs.
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As for stories going uncovered – I am distressed over the lack of coverage to the NC water contamination by Duke Energy. They had a major coal ash spill in their Asheville plant this past summer and paid Governor McCrory $1 million, and no charges were filed. Now, another spill occurred affecting the Dan River in both NC and Virginia, and the news coverage is minimal. Internet searches reveal there is activity regarding the politics of the spill, but there is no real investigation nor accountability. McCrory worked for Duke Energy for nearly 30 years, and Art Pope is iMcCrory's puppeteer. The corruption of the republican controlled senate and congress are infuriating. Duke Energy's infrastructure of containment ponds is crumbling, and the initial building plans were shoddy. Where is the investigative reporting?
Adding to Hannah's comments: As CNN was carrying Reliable Sources the CBC broadcast a piece on the end of a 3 month occupation of the Kyiv city hall in Ukraine by protesters. And another on trapped miners in South Africa. These stories (and others) are on the CNN website but have not not been broadcast. Where is the focus on international news?
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I admire and despise Edith Wharton's most famous leading man, The Age of Innocence's Newland Archer, because he can never fully get his life together despite knowing exactly what he wants: the Countess, not his bland society wife. The impulse to yank Newland out of his obligations and shove him into fulfillment is a strong one.
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Perhaps the most attractive gender-bending ambassador-poet-sailor-courtesan of all time, Virginia Woolf's Orlando is an enchanting symbol of self-mythology. Woolf meant Orlando to be a sendup of the genre of biography, but her exercise in gender subversion resulted in more than just a farce: Orlando's sensuality is so powerful that he/she is attractive and pursued in any gender, and in any country.
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Below is example of the analysis templates that are available. As you can see, PAL is a multipurpose tool and can be used for analyzing the performance of many different Microsoft products. Currently, there is both a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005 analysis template. Currently, there isn't a SQL Server 2008 template, although you can use some of the templates with SQL Server 2008.
Once you have selected an analysis template, you can optionally click on the "Edit" button, and a screen similar to the one below appears. This screen lists every Performance Counter that is analyzed by this analysis template, and in addition, you have the ability to edit it. What I really find useful about this screen is that it lists all of the threshold figures used by Microsoft to determine if a particular counter is exceeding its recommended threshold or not. When you create your Performance Monitor logs, I highly suggest you collect all of the counters that are listed in the analysis template that you want to use, so you can take full advantage of the analysis ability of PAL.
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The Queue screen shows you (see below) the script file that it will run in order to analyze your data. In most cases, you will just click on "Next" to continue.
Now we are ready to analyze the Performance Monitor log file. In most cases, you will want to use the default "Execute: Execute what currently is in the queue" option, and the analysis begins. If you have collected a lot of data, it might take some time for the analysis to complete.
Once the analysis is over, a single-page (and very long) HTML report is produced. The top part of the report (shown below) is a table of contents and allows you to quickly drill down into the area(s) you want to focus on. It also shows you those areas where alerts have been produced. As you might imagine, an alert is not a good thing.
If you scroll past the table of contents screen (assuming you don't want to drill down right away), you come to the "Alert" section of the report (see below). This is one of the most powerful parts of the report. For whatever Analysis Interval you have selected, the Performance Monitor counters are summarized. For example, I set my Analysis Interval to 5 seconds, so in the figure below, you can see three 5-second intervals (the last interval is cut off). During each of these intervals you can see the alerts that were created. For example, in the interval starting at 6:26:35 PM, there were three alerts. In the next interval, there were 2 alerts, and in the last interval, 7 alerts. In other words, what PAL has done is to summarize the counters for the Analysis Interval, and based on the thresholds set inside of PAL, it has produced various Performance Monitor counter warnings, in addition to providing us with various data for each counter. If a performance counter was fine during this time period (as defined by the predefined counter thresholds, then it won't appear in this report.
Blue alerts are informational, yellow alerts are warnings, and red alerts are critical. So if you see a lot of yellow or red alerts, this is where you want to focus your time, as these are strong indications where your server may be having a problem. In addition, you can drill down into this information by clicking on the alert (it is a hyperlink) and it will move you to the location on the page where there is detailed data about the alert that provides additional information you can use to help you identify and resolve the specific problem.
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+ MORE ON LTE-U: LTE-U: A quick explainer + Worries mount over upcoming LTE-U deployments hurting Wi-Fi +
And the Wi-Fi Alliance – which counts both supporters and skeptics of LTE-U among its ranks – says that the stakes are high. The group's research, which surveyed more than 2,000 Americans, found that 68% would be "very annoyed" if they didn't have access to uninterrupted Wi-Fi, and 72% said that their productivity would be impaired if their Wi-Fi access was disrupted.
It's with this in mind that all parties are gathering today in Palo Alto for a summit to try and get on the same page where the interference issue is concerned. The alliance is pushing for extensive, independent testing of LTE-U devices, to ensure that they can co-exist with Wi-Fi.
The meeting also highlights the industry's awareness that, if they don't ensure that the interference issue is addressed, the government could step in to address it for them – FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler hinted earlier this year that this was a possibility if no solution is found.
The president and CEO of the alliance, Edgar Figueroa, said that the expectation is that the problem will be solved through discussion, rather than regulation.
"Wi-Fi has been a model of good unlicensed spectrum stewardship, and we expect similar etiquette from all technologies sharing that spectrum," Figueroa said in a statement. "Cooperation among a broad cross-section of industry provides the best opportunity to deliver a viable solution for fair coexistence."


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Achievement Magazine Statistics, Minnesota Org
TAS : Achievement Magazine Statistics, Minnesota Org
As part of my ongoing project of compiling and analyzing Scientology's statistics, I am collecting statistics from Achievement, the magazine of the Church of Scientology of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
As I get more data, I plan to analyze the statistics for each org. In addition, I plan to compile data from old issues of Auditor magazine, which used to list completions for each local org, and compare that to more recent data. (In the meantime, you may be interested in analysis I have done on data from Advance, Celebrity, and Freewinds.)
|Approximate Date
|Includes completions?
|Achievement 352
|October 2001
About the Magazine
Per policy, org magazines are supposed to come out every month in alternating Major and Minor issues. Major issues are supposed to include completions lists, and are supposed to be mailed to people who have done a service or at least bought a book; Minors are not supposed to include completions lists, and are to go to everyone on the mailing list, even people who haven't spent any money on Scn.
However, not all orgs have adhered closely to this policy. It's not uncommon to find Minor issues with completions listed and Major issues with no completions listed.
In recent years, org mags have been produced centrally. Issues from different orgs look nearly identical and contain nearly identical content. Only a few pages - indeed, usually only parts of those pages - contain information related to the local org. Often there will be a message from the local executive director; sometimes there will be a half page or a page of local org news; and, if there are completions listed, those reflect completions from the local org only. However, even many success stories are duplicated across the country, rather than originating from the local org.
Older org mags (from the 1970s) contain a great deal of local information, including interviews with local Scientologists, articles written by local staff members, and sometimes poetry or artwork contributed by local members.
I am very interested in receiving copies of, or information from, all issues of all org magazines, even the ones I already have.
Many, many people have contributed to the statistics project by sending in tallies, completions lists, or old magazines. The contribution page tells more about how you can help. I thank all those who have contributed so far!


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July 28, 2011, - 1:34 pm
Karma?: Norway Camp Breivik Shot Up Celebrated HAMAS, Jew-Hatred
**** UPDATE: Karma #2: Norway Utoya Camp Was Also FATAH PLO Terrorist Camp ****
It's trite but true: a picture's worth a thousand words. And the Norwegian newspaper pictures from the "political youth camp" at Utoya Island, Norway–the day before terrorist Anders Behring Breivik attacked it–say it all. The boycott sign is obvious, and the other pic is a game, re-enacting of the HAMAS flotilla in which terrorists tried to murder Israeli soldiers (complete with Palestinian flags and Norwegian kids' smiles). These kids who were killed by a terrorist . . . well, they sided with Islamic terrorists. Look at the photos brought to our attention by Zalmi's Weblog, and they appeared on Norwegian news site Politisk, right before the attacks. Read all the insightful details provided by the astute Zalmi, who notes that the man in the pic happily encountering the boycott sign is Norway's Foreign Minister Gahre-Store, who went on to praise Palestinian terrorists and condemn Israel.
"Victims" or Perpetrators?: Norwegian HAMASniks Join Norway Foreign Minister @ Utoya Island Camp
Funny how Glenn Beck has come under attack for comparing the camp to a Hitler Youth camp. Based on these pics, seems like he's spot on, though he should have added, HAMAS Youth camp, too. As we all know, Nazis boycotted Jews and were Jew-killers. And these hateful, privileged brats at the camp boycotted Jews and sided with Jew-killers. I don't condone violent massacres on innocent civilians, and I condemn what Breivik did. He is a terrorist just like the 9/11 hijackers, Hezbollah, HAMAS, and Nidal Malik Hasan. But what goes around comes around. You support terrorists against innocent civilians in Israel, then you get attacked by terrorists who are upset with your support.
For me, this is like Alien v. Predator. I'm not sad for either side. And I make no apologies for it. Now these kids' families know what it feels like to be victims of the Islamic terrorists whose Judenrein boycotts and terrorist flotillas against Israel they support. We don't live in a vacuum. I can't feel sorry for those who support my would-be assassins. And I don't get too upset when they face the karma that is their fate. HAMAS isn't just against Israel, it's against all Jews . . . and all Christians. Just ask the Christians who've had to flee Gaza for their lives. And read the HAMAS charter. I'll bet that's something these spoiled airheaded kids with their Boycott Israel signs and HAMAS flotilla re-enactment games never did.
Frankly, the HAMAS charter and HAMAS' behavior, all of which these kids at the Norwegian HAMAS youth camp cheered on, is a lot more scary than the screed and deeds of Breivik.
My late grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, never shed a tear for dead Nazis. My late father, a Vietnam era Army veteran, never shed a tear for those who supported the killing of Americans and Jews. And I shed no tears for these HAMASnik campers with a Scandinavian dialect. Perpetrators are not victims. Sorry. HAMAS collaborators don't get my pity. They never will.
Again, you must read Zalmi's important piece on this, which provides far more detail on these "victims" of terrorism who celebrated terrorism against other victims.
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Wild try to stay hot against visiting Sharks
The Minnesota Wild will try to extend their longest winning streak of the season on Saturday afternoon as they play host to a San Jose Sharks club that is still trying to save its season.
The Wild picked up a fourth straight victory on Wednesday, finishing off a perfect three-game road trip with a 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Two days after a victory in Vancouver, the Wild survived getting outshot 18-5 in the first period as Niklas Backstrom stopped each shot fired his way in the frame en route to making 36 saves in the game. Devin Setoguchi staked the Wild to an early lead with a first-period goal and added his second of the game by capping a three-goal second frame for Minnesota.
Mikko Koivu and Kyle Brodziak added goals and Pierre-Marc Bouchard notched two assists for the Wild, who are on their longest winning streak since taking seven in a row from Nov. 28-Dec. 10 of last year.
"It's been fun hockey for us lately," said Setoguchi, who has six goals in his past five games. "The main thing is that everyone is ready to go from the start of the game, no matter who it is. When you have everyone going it makes it that much easier for everyone else."
Minnesota has also won six of its past seven and is tied with Vancouver for first place in the Northwest Division with 36 points. The Wild have a game in hand over the Canucks, who visit the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
The Sharks, meanwhile, sit tied with Columbus for eighth overall in a crowded Western Conference and have won just twice in their past eight games. They had lost the first two of a five-game road trip before Wednesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Logan Couture scored twice in regulation and added a shootout goal, while Dan Boyle had the winner in the tiebreaker. Tommy Wingels also scored to help San Jose overcome a 3-1 deficit in the third period, while Antti Niemi made 24 saves.
"Any time you can get points its big," said Couture. "You know that games come in bunches in this month and next month as well, so we've got to find a way to get points every single night."
San Jose snapped a five-game road slide and will finish up its swing on Monday in Anaheim.


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Ahh, alarm clocks. They are modern-day torture devices designed to interrupt a peaceful slumber. Some make it difficult like Tocky which runs away when it goes off. Others like the classic Mr. Bump help you vent your frustration at having to get up so early.
Mr Bump is a ball-shaped clock that you throw at the wall to turn off. He sits in his stand by your bedside, waiting to be tossed across the room. Just be careful with your early morning throws, ok. You don't want to scare your wife or tick off your neighbors.
And for those that are wondering about the familiarity of the clock, Mr Bump is a character from Roger Hargreaves' Mr. Men series of children's books. [TruffleShuffle via RedFerret]
You can keep up with Kelly Hodgkins, the author of this post, on Twitter.


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Well-established fact: K-Cups are wasteful, and are difficult to and usually are not recycled. While there are many alternatives to them if you must use a Keurig brewer, some people will continue to use them.
I've provided instructions on how to refill used K-Cups; not a truly tasty option in my opinion, but no worse than the original. In that post, I even came up with an unusual use for them once you've decided they have no business being filled with coffee again.
I recently came across a post on "Can I Recycle This?" which had many ideas for re-purposing used K-Cups, including tiny freezer Popsicles, bead storage, and many craft items. If nothing else, the whole site is worth a look for ideas on how to recycle or repurpose just about anything, from eyeglasses to medical tubing.Revised on November 14, 2019


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Detroit Lions DL Ndamukong Suh slapped with $100K fine for illegal block
By Associated Press
DETROITDetroit star Ndamukong Suh has been fined $100,000 by the NFL for his illegal low block in the season-opening victory over the Minnesota Vikings last weekend.
NFL spokesman Randall Liu says vice president of football operations Merton Hanks notified the Detroit defensive tackle of the fine. Suh hit Vikings center John Sullivan during an interception return, drawing a penalty that negated a touchdown by Detroit linebacker DeAndre Levy.
Suh said he wasn't going after Sullivan's knees, adding that the two discussed the play at halftime. Detroit players said Suh apologized to the team Tuesday.
The NFL fined Suh $30,000 last year for unnecessary roughness when he kicked Houston quarterback Matt Schaub in the groin area. He was suspended two games in 2011 after stomping on Green Bay's Evan Dietrich-Smith.


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Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, will announce full year 2011 earnings on Thursday February 9, 2012.
|Results press release will be issued at:
|Investor conference call time:
Live conference call for investors:
Angus Russell, Chief Executive Officer and Graham Hetherington, Chief Financial Officer will host the investor and analyst conference call at 14:00 GMT / 09:00 EST.
The details of the conference call are as follows:
|UK dial in:
|0800 077 8492 or 0844 335 0351
|US dial in:
|1 866 8048688 or 1 718 3541175
|International dial in:
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|Global Access Numbers:
|Password/Conf ID:
|368 477
|Live Webcast:
A replay of the presentation will be available for two weeks by phone and by webcast for one year. Details can be found on our Investor Relations website .
For further information please contact:
|Investor Relations
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Notes to editors
Shire's strategic goal is to become the leading specialty biopharmaceutical company that focuses on meeting the needs of the specialist physician. Shire focuses its business on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, human genetic therapies, gastrointestinal diseases and regenerative medicine, as well as opportunities in other therapeutic areas to the extent they arise through acquisitions. Shire's in-licensing, merger and acquisition efforts are focused on products in specialist markets with strong intellectual property protection and global rights. Shire believes that a carefully selected and balanced portfolio of products with strategically aligned and relatively small-scale sales forces will deliver strong results.
For further information on Shire, please visit the Company's website: www.shire.com.


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Job Title: Repair Technician - training provided
Fort Wayne, IN, US, 46805
At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.
Our Healthcare Customers are federally mandated (by Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services or CMS) requiring vendors to have the COVID-19 vaccination or an approved exemption. There are select Customers who do not accept any exceptions. Unvaccinated Associates may be excluded from working at a Customer site, require routine testing with an approved exemption (if accepted by the Customer) or have limited Customer access impacting their ability to remain employed. Additionally, we may be required to meet state mandates on COVID-19 vaccination, exemptions and/or booster requirements. This position is a Customer-facing role that falls under a state or CMS mandate.
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• Some of our Customers choose to utilize our mobile repair service, where we perform sharpening and repairing of their surgical instruments on site at the hospital, which means convenience for our Customers.
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The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by § 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your location's HR Office during normal business hours.
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Boston Marriage 29th Sept – 3rd Oct Gate
It's from 1999 and is an all female cast so I wouldn't have thought this was vintage David Mamet but he did write and direct his satirical film State & Main the year before and apparently this is a rather good scathing Victorian era drawing room black comedy about lesbian couples in fin de siecle Boston.
Phaedra 30th Sept – 10th Oct Project
Rough Magic use music interpolated from an operatic adaptation of Racine's version of the Euripides tragedy, and indeed perform it live to supplement a new polish on the script that apparently adds some contemporary resonances to the implosion of the type of dysfunctional family only found in Greek plays.
T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T. 1st Oct – 4th Oct Belvedere
The first of three Polish plays sees a stranger seduce everyone in a rich household in a wordless version of a Pasolini film that also has similarities to Something for Everyone or About Adam depending on your generosity.
The Silver Tassie 5th Oct – 10th Oct Gaiety
Druid doing Sean O'Casey in the Gaiety should be an obvious flagship show but my bad experience of Long Day's Journey into Night in 2007 gives me pause. O'Casey's move into experimental theatre saw him break with the Abbey as he used symbolism, dance, and music to depict the explosion of WWI into the lives of a Dublin football team who enlist so this should be very good. But…
Celebration 5th Oct – 10th Oct Gate
A very late and allegedly not very good one act play by Harold Pinter about a vicious and crude dinner party in a London restaurant. An odd choice for the festival but perhaps the Gate can extract some black comedy from its brevity.
John Gabriel Borkman 6th Oct – 16th Oct Abbey
Another odd choice, as this is by far the least known of Ibsen's major works. But it does star ALAN RICKMAN, (a fact inexplicably buried deep within the press release), Fiona Shaw and Lindsay Duncan. This is in a new version by Frank McGuinness (a fact which will be returned to in a future blog piece) which brings out the black comedy of Ibsen's drama.
Factory 2 9th Oct – 10th Oct Belvedere
The traditional play which you go to not so much for its merits but so you can boast that you managed to endure its marathon running time is this re-imagining of life at Warhol's chaotic NYC art Factory in the 1960s as, interspersed with Warhol's own endless films, it's a whopping 7 1/2 hours long.
Watt 7th Oct – 17th Oct Gate
This is on at some very odd late hours but that probably only adds to the effect. It's pricey for a one-hour one-man show but Barry McGovern is a noted Beckett exponent who will bring out the black comedy of Beckett's novel and its tour de force of linguistic tricks.
Una Santa Oscura 8th Oct – 10th Oct Smock Alley
A hit at the fringe last year this mixture of video installation about a girl living in a city at night and specially written live music is performed by skilled violinist Ioana Petcu-Colan. Blink and you'll miss its short run.
ENRON 12th Oct – 16th Oct Gaiety
A West End musical about the fall of Enron that has an Olivier Award for best director but flopped on Broadway after the NY Times disliked it. It's definitely high-energy and smart in explaining things over its two and a half hours and it certainly does appear to be dazzling – with light-saber fights in the dark and an accountant with a team of pet velociraptors among the highlights.
Endgame 13th Oct – 17th Oct Gate
Owen Roe apparently made the fabled role of Faith Healer Frank Hardy his own at the Gate earlier this year so he should make an excellent Hamm with support from old double-act Des Keogh and Rosaleen Linehan in the dustbins. Beckett's apocalyptic black comedy will probably return with Michael Gambon soon but this is a good chance to see it with Irish stage actors of long standing.
The Danton Case 13th Oct – 16th Oct Belvedere
The final Polish play is the pick of the bunch. Bawdy anachronistic fun, as a fourth wall breaching version of the French revolution and subsequent terror, performed to pounding punk music, plays out that is really about the fall of Communism and the rise of crony capitalism. Take that Sofia Coppola.


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It has been some time since I have updated this blog and for that I sincerely apologize. Between work, a new hobby that has engulfed a lot of my time and resources (pinball collecting!) and life in general, I just haven't taken the proper time to keep up with this blog. However, that doesn't mean I haven't been watching movies regularly. Movies have always and will always be a very important part of my life, and I am hoping that I can find the appropriate time to at least keep this blog up to a much better extent than I have over the past six to eight months. Enough apologies, on with the review!
Cloud Atlas is a film adaptation based on the 2004 novel of the same name by David Mitchell. Somewhat famously, it has become the most expensive independent film to ever be released, having been produced for nearly $100 million outside of the studio system. The narrative structure follows six distinct and separate storylines over six different time periods, and was a co-production between the Wachowskis of Matrix fame and Tom Tykwer who helmed such films as Run Lola Run and The Princess and the Warrior. By co-production, I mean this was very literally a co-production between the three, in that the script was written and re-written by all the involved, as well as the segments being directed by the Wachowskis and Tykwer, respectively, with two totally separate crews working in parallel.
The separate storylines take place in the following times and places: The South Pacific Ocean, 1849; Great Britain, 1936; San Francisco, Calif., 1973; United Kingdom, 2012; Neo Seoul (Korea), 2144; and The Big Island, 2321. The characters in the respective storylines are portrayed by many of the same actors in different roles. Multiple performances are given by Tom Hanks, Halle Barry, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Jim Sturgess, Ben Whishaw, James D'Arcy and Zhou Xun, among others. Each storyline is separate of the others outside of the unifying theme that history can and will repeat itself, and that there is an interrelation between people, places, time and the decisions they make.
At nearly 3 hours and with much intertwine between the six stories, the film has polarized critics and managed to end up on both best and worst film lists of the year. With that distinction in mind, it is a bit of a difficult film to review for a wide audience, so I will have to be rather subjective in my approach. For me, there were individual stories I enjoyed more than others out of the six, but none of them failed to pique my interest. I was thoroughly engaged throughout the entirety of the film and actually really connected with the moral of the story and the brilliant multi-faceted performances from the main cast. In time, I could very easily see this film achieving a cult status, as many experimental films do that are originally shunned or misunderstood by the mainstream upon release.
If you don't mind a narrative structure that interweaves heavily and is primarily held together by the overarching theme of the film, then I think you will really enjoy this movie. However, if turbulent story structure and disjointed parallel structure turns you off, then this is definitely not the film for you.


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