Remember that food journal you kept during the nutrition unit in health class? You had to jot down everything you ate and how much. Then you looked up the calories in a database and added up them up. It was a tedious chore to merely confirm your unabated denial that you eat too much, especially when it comes to deep-fried foods and chocolate.
Very soon you can throw away that spiral-bound notebook and instead use a SmartPlate made by Fitly. The SmartPlate is "the world's first Wi-Fi and a Bluetooth-enabled device that instantly tracks and analyzes everything you eat, so you never have to enter anything manually again," claims Philadelphia-based Fitly.
The patent-pending device analyzes the food on its surface and tells you the nutritional value. It's equipped with weight sensors and three cameras similar to smartphone cameras. Smartplate uses the image and weight to analyze your meal by crossing it with the USDA's database of more than 8,000 foods and another database with more than 100,000 restaurant meals and 300,000 different grocery food items.
Scientific studies prove that simply keeping a food journal can help you lose weight and stay fit. The journal raises your awareness about bad eating habits, patterns of overeating and the number calories you're eating. Just having to document food intake deters overeating because you won't want to write it down.
SmartPlate is divided into three portions to help you control your portions. The "Portion Patrol" feature alerts when you put too much food on the plate. The dishwasher-safe plate works with a water-resistant charger that you set next to the sink.
If you go out to eat, you can snap a picture of your food and submit it to the SmartPlate Android or iOS app. The app miraculously tells you what you're eating and the nutritional data: number of calories and grams of protein, carbs, sugar, fiber, fat, and sodium. Save the info to the app to monitor your diet.
The SmartPlate launched in 2015 with a Kickstarter campaign that raised more $110,000.
The first version of SmartPlate is available for pre-order at getsmartplate.com for $99 with delivery to be determined. But the second version will retail for $149. It comes with a 30-day, money-back guarantee, and a one-year warranty. The first shipment of the product will be manufactured in the U.S. and distributed through Wynit Distribution, based in Greenville, S.C. which specializes in wholesale distribution of tech products.
Before appearing on Shark Tank in February 2016, SmartPlate generated $10,000 to $15,000 in pre-orders every month. Martin Dell'Arciprete who pitched on Shark Tank asked for $1 million for 15% of the company, valuing it at $6.5 million. None of the sharks bit. Kevin O'Leary thought the $199 price tag was crazy.
Daymond John and Barbara Corcoran said the pitch was terrible. The prototypes on the show didn't include the cameras or the weight sensors and was still very much a work in progress. Mark Cuban and guest-shark Chris Sacca didn't have confidence that it would work. Dell'Arciprete was fired before the episode aired.
But the sharks may regret it. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in pre-orders poured into the SmartPlate website the following week. Fitly signed distribution deals with Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Jet.com, Amazon (AMZN) and Brookstone.
The company projects annual revenue to hit $1 million next year, $5 million in 2018, $25 million in 2019 and a whopping $100 million in 2020. It's raised $1.6 million in venture capital, angel investor groups and private investors. Ortiz invested $30,000 that he gathered from friends and family. With five employees, Fitly has a few other products in development but has to keep them under wraps.
Anthony Ortiz, the founder and CEO Fitly Inc., explains why he believes it could help solve the U.S. obesity crisis and much more.
Anthony Ortiz: Before starting Fitly, I founded a successful transportation logistics company, Eco Express, which I grew to a 30-person team and sold under 18 months.
I also held executive and managerial positions in both finance and retail. I was as a mortgage broker on Wall Street and district manager for a family-owned and operated Blockbuster Video franchise in the greater Philadelphia area. I turned my first profit when I was 12.
Ortiz: My father went through triple bypass surgery, which was the hardest thing for my family and me. Learning that it could have been prevented through simple diet changes, I knew I had to do something for him.
I also want to help the millions of people who are trying to promote a healthier lifestyle, lose a few pounds, improve their physical performance, or living with a chronic condition. The current solutions are just too frustrating to use, and people cannot engage for longer than three months.
Ho: What problem were you seeking to solve?
Ortiz: Everyday, an average consumer is faced with more than 200 food decisions that have a dramatic impact on their health. These choices lead many toward a path of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, cancer and many other diet-related health conditions.
To combat this problem each day, over 100 million Americans turn to manual calorie-counting applications to help with their dietary objectives. But these current solutions are time-consuming, frustrating, and worst of all, inaccurate.
Diseases related to poor nutrition, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension have become global pandemics. Today, 95 million Americans are living with at least one of these chronic diseases, which research has shown are directly linked to improper diet management. Furthermore, studies have proven that people who keep food journals maintain a healthy weight, thereby reducing the risk of developing weight-related illnesses.
Ho: What is the market for your service or product?
1) Fitness enthusiasts: Our initial target market is athletes (crossfitters, professional athletes, body-builders) and health-conscious individuals trying to achieve or maintain a fitness goal.
2) Weight-conscious consumers: Individuals paying for weight management tools or weight loss programs.
3) Clinical solutions: Individuals with a chronic condition (diabetes, hypertension, heart disease) related to poor nutrition.
These three groups represent a serviceable addressable market of 100 million customers. Based on research for comparable products (Fitbits, weight-loss programs, high-end glucose monitors, etc.) we estimate our serviceable obtainable market size to be 14 million, which represent a $2.2 billion market cap.
Although we've proven a global demand for our product (we've sold thousands of units in more than 17 countries) our focus will be to win the North American market first. Based on actual sales data, our current customer demographic is 80% female, age 28-55, with $40,000+ annual income and college educated.
Ortiz: Our secret sauce is a blend of proprietary deep learning algorithms, training methodologies and a unique dataset that has a huge potential to serve a broad range of purposes. We also have an experienced team of repeat entrepreneurs, and experts in machine learning and computer vision.
Ortiz: We hired a design company to make the prototype and reached out to many domestic and international manufacturers to find the best deal.
Ortiz: Currently we are focusing on product development, both on the software and hardware side.
Ho: What is your marketing strategy? How do you acquire new customers and what are your customer acquisition costs?
B2B: We target regional, national and online distributors.
B2B2C: We target online, regional and national retailers, as well as corporate wellness providers.
B2C: We generate traffic to our website getsmartplate.com through digital and content marketing, influencers, celebrity/athletes, as well as traditional public relations.
Ortiz: We recruit through online platforms such as Indeed.com. We look for individuals that possess the following qualities: Work with integrity, take ownership, are punctual, move with a sense of urgency.
Ortiz: We prepared a Q&A file with all possible questions and answers, researched the background of all the Sharks, and held mock Shark Tank presentation with our colleagues. The key is to anticipate what the sharks might ask.
Ho: What can you teach others about your Shark Tank experience?
Ortiz: Beware of going on Shark Tank at an early stage (pre-product) company. Know the true value of your company before you go on the show.
Ho: What are the secrets of a successful audition and appearance?
Ortiz: Prepare an interesting initial demo video, with character and charisma. Get your message out in a clear way. Over prepare for your appearance.
Ho: Is there anything else I should have asked?


Life Candy: G'Bye, Dryer Sheets & Hello, Clothesline!
G'Bye, Dryer Sheets & Hello, Clothesline!
Isn't this a great picture? It's by Operators Are Standing By, and it's the view from her kitchen sink.
If you looked through the window over my kitchen sink, you'd see pretty much the same thing... trees, fence, and yes, a laundry line.
We've been in our house just shy of 6 years now, and I've never used it. It just seemed like a ton of work for such little good. And of course, it's too cold to hang clothes outside eight months of the year over here.
The dryer is so much more convenient, and until recently, we didn't think our clothes could feel as soft and cuddly without the use of dryer sheets.
But after learning that these things are actually cancer-causing stinkers that also release their chemical poisons into the air when used, we stopped using them and found that we really didn't need them so desperately after all. And over the months, we've saved money not buying these lethal things.
We occasionally use the reusable Static Eliminator dryer cloths... although the first time we used it, the clothes ended up covered in blue wax thanks to a crayon we'd overlooked in Lam's jeans. Yuck, and yes, totally unrelated.
Anyway, you really don't need to use anything in the dryer, if you don't want to. Your stuff will be plenty soft on its own.
I've never hung my clothes out because I just feel like my clothes would get dirty from the wind blowing.
Too cold to use the clothesline?
What do you think our Manitoban ancestors did before the electric clothes dryer came along? Wear wet clothes all winter?
To be honest, we rarely dry clothes outside but we frequently use the clothesline in the basement. And by "we", I mean She Who Must Be Obeyed. It was her idea and she does all the work.
And yes, I've long believed dryer sheets to be evil and unnecessary.
They're an excellent example of advertising creating a need.
yeah, I had no idea that they were as evil as they were. I knew they were a little harsh for babies and those with sensitive skin, and when I started mixing the kids' laundry with mine a few years back, I considered not using them anymore, but I didn't feel the urgency to ditch them until late last year.
...when you're at the point - or even if you're not - replace your washer with a front load. Not only does it use a thimble-full of water; not only does it judge for itself by the size of the load how much water it *needs* (less panic about smaller loads - sometimes required with a family!); not only is it *gentler* on you clothes while cleaning them more thoughroughly (save $$ on clothes AND drycleaning!), BUT ALSO it spins the *crap* out of them, making them almost dry coming out! We did that for the water savings (don't talk to me about the toilet, that's supposed to be coming soon!) and have been quite happy.
Um, yeah, island-girl here won't be hanging clothes out in -25C temps and 3-4 ft high snowdrifts any time soon!... although chances of bird poop would be lower. Anyway, one step at a time... gotta tackle hanging them up in +25C temps first!
We have a front load washer/dryer and Harmzie is correct-items are a lot dryer. I hang up a fair amount of items on a rack beside the dryer. It takes a day or so but it is better than using the dryer to that capacity.
My family always had a clothes line(althought I do not) and to be honest I love blankets that have the fresh air smell and often hang our own blanket out -30 or not!
you know, I grew up with a clothesline, and my grandmother used it all the time (mother never did; mind you, I don't remember her doing much laundry when my grandma lived with us).


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Alarcon is a medieval town spectacularly located on 200-foot high cliffs surrounded by an impossibly narrow gooseneck of the Rio Jucar in central Spain, La Mancha province.
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Is Ross Barkley off to Spurs?
What a week it has been for Everton ace Ross Barkley. The 23-year-old midfielder, a product of the famed Goodison Park academy, was the victim of an unprovoked attack, according to his lawyer, when being hit in the face by an unknown man in a Liverpool bar.
It's a sad state of affairs, but one who pulled no punches with the England cap is boss Ronald Koeman, who took to the press on Monday to issue a warning to his young-gun. Barkley has a year left on his contract at Everton, and is stalling over committing his long-term future to the club. Koeman was in no mood to be held to ransom however, telling reporters they have offered Barkley a new contract and the ball is now in his court.
The player has two options, according to Koeman, sign the contract, or if he doesn't he will be sold. The no-nonsense 54-year-old Dutchman, who also faces a similar situation with leading scorer Romelu Lukaku, won't bend over backwards to accommodate either, he has overseen a real turnaround in fortunes at Everton and has a vision for the club's future. He wants a team of players who share his thinking, and if they don't, well everyone has their price.
So, how will Barkley respond? Is he holding out for more money, knowing he can use his impressive recent form as a bargaining chip, or does he fancy playing his football elsewhere, either at a higher ranked Premier League side, or abroad? We look at three possible moves.
Tottenham lead the chase for Barkley's signature, according to the press, and they won't be scared off by his reported £30m price tag either. Barkley's ambition has often been criticised, but in moving to White Hart Lane he'd be given a crack at the Champions League. He would join a side boasting Dele Alli and the pair already have a great partnership on England duty. Barkley scored the opener when Everton and Tottenham met at Goodison back in August. Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino is eager to add to his squad for next season's European adventure.
Man City could afford to blow Everton out of the water in terms of wages, and could meet any transfer fee without too much fuss. The question is, could Pep Guardiola find a place for Barkley in his team? Barkley was an important part of the Everton side who beat City 4-0 earlier this year, and Pep, a lover of the stats, will be drawn to the fact the Englishman has netted four goals and provided eight assists this term. Losing the player to a fellow Premier League side would sting everyone connected to the club, losing him for nothing next year would be a lot worse.
Several newspapers have Ross tied in with a move to Premier League champions in-waiting Chelsea, with the Stamford Bridge side said to be closely monitoring developments. Some of the red-tops even have Roman Abramovich digging deep to shell out £100m for a double swoop, bringing Lukaku and Barkley to London. A tad far-fetched? You never know at this time of year. They are on the lookout for a new striker, with Costa on his way out, but it's unlikely they'd go back in for Lukaku, but Barkley would only enhance an already talented midfield. Cesc Fabregas hasn't been a regular starter this season, and many believe he'll leave in the summer. Barkley would have no trouble filling the gap.


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Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (18 May 2020)
Product Dimensions: 15.1 x 2.8 x 21 cm
Category: Books Tags: Books, Casey McQuiston
When his mother became President of the United States, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius—his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There's only one problem: Alex has a beef with an actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex/Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse.
Heads of the family and state and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: Stage a truce between the two rivals. What at first begins as a fake, Instagrammable friendship grows deeper and more dangerous than either Alex or Henry could have imagined. Soon Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret romance with a surprisingly unstuffy Henry that could derail the presidential campaign and upend two nations. It raises the question: Can love save the world after all? Where do we find the courage, and the power, to be the people we are meant to ben? And how can we learn to let our true colors shine through? How will history remember you?
Review of Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Red, White & Royal Blue follows Alex, a fictionalized First Son who finds himself in a fight with Henry, the prince of England, and is forced to befriend him for PR reasons, developing romantic feelings for him along the way.
McQuiston first came up with the idea for what would become Red, White & Royal Blue while following the 2016 American presidential elections. While watching a season of the HBO comedy series Veep and reading both a Hillary Clinton biography by Carl Bernstein, A WOMAN IN CHARGE: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton, and The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, she found herself intrigued by the extravagant, high-profile lifestyle of the royals and wanted to write her own take on a story featuring a royal family.
McQuiston describes Red, White & Royal Blue as a queer romcom and says that she writes queer fiction "for the same reason straight people write straight fiction," meaning that she draws from her own experiences. For protagonist Alex's realization that he's bisexual, she was inspired by her own experience. The character of the fictional American president Ellen Claremont in the novel was inspired by American politician Wendy Davis, whose filibuster McQuiston watched in 2013 and found herself moved by.
In April 2019, Amazon Studios acquired the film rights to the novel at auction, with Ted Malawer attached as writer and Berlanti Studios as producer.
Red, White & Royal Blue was published by St. Martin's Griffin in May 2019 and debuted on the New York Times Paper Trade Fiction bestseller list, at #15. It was received favorably by critics, earning a starred review from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, Vogue and Vanity Fair
Red, White & Royal Blue won the Best Debut Novel and Best Romance Novel categories in the 11th Annual Goodreads Choice Awards, making it the only novel to win in two categories in 2019.
"I took this with me wherever I went and stole every second I had to read! Absorbing, hilarious, tender, sexy―this book had everything I crave. I'm jealous of all the readers out there who still get to experience Red, White & Royal Blue for the first time!" – Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners
"Red, White & Royal Blue is outrageously fun. It is romantic, sexy, witty, and thrilling. I loved every second." – Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six
About the Casey McQuiston
Casey McQuiston is an American author of romance novels, best known for her New York Times best-selling debut novel Red, White & Royal Blue, in which the son of America's first female president falls in love with the prince of Wales. She is a 2020 recipient of the Alex Awards.
McQuiston grew up in southern Louisiana, U.S. She has a degree in journalism from Louisiana State University.[3] Prior to becoming an author, she worked in magazine publishing.
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling are her favorite books of all time.
McQuiston is openly bisexual and often also refers to herself as queer. She uses both 'she' and 'they' pronouns and describes herself as "very left-leaning politically." She lives in New York City, New York.
Best Books by Casey McQuiston
One Last Stop
From the New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue comes a new romantic comedy that puts a queer spin on Kate & Leopold.
What do you read after red white and royal blue?
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
Olive is always unlucky: in her career, in love, in…well, everything. Her identical twin sister Ami, on the other hand, is probably the luckiest person in the world. Her meet-cute with her fiancé is something out of a romantic comedy (gag) and she's managed to finance her entire wedding by winning a series of Internet contests (double gag). Worst of all, she's forcing Olive to spend the day with her sworn enemy, Ethan, who just happens to be the best man.
Olive braces herself to get through 24 hours of wedding hell before she can return to her comfortable, unlucky life. But when the entire wedding party gets food poisoning from eating bad shellfish, the only people who aren't affected are Olive and Ethan. And now there's an all-expenses-paid honeymoon in Hawaii up for grabs.
Putting their mutual hatred aside for the sake of a free vacation, Olive and Ethan head for paradise, determined to avoid each other at all costs. But when Olive runs into her future boss, the little white lie she tells him is suddenly at risk to become a whole lot bigger. She and Ethan now have to pretend to be loving newlyweds, and her luck seems worse than ever. But the weird thing is that she doesn't mind playing pretend. In fact, she feels kind of… lucky.
Check our detailed review of The Unhoneymooners here
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost—but not quite—dying, she's come up with seven directives to help her "Get a Life", and she's already completed the first: finally moving out of her glamorous family's mansion. The next items?
Enjoy a drunken night out.
Ride a motorcycle.
Go camping.
Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex.
Travel the world with nothing but hand luggage.
And… do something bad.
But it's not easy being bad, even when you've written step-by-step guidelines on how to do it correctly. What Chloe needs is a teacher, and she knows just the man for the job.
Redford 'Red' Morgan is a handyman with tattoos, a motorcycle, and more sex appeal than ten-thousand Hollywood heartthrobs. He's also an artist who paints at night and hides his work in the light of day, which Chloe knows because she spies on him occasionally. Just the teeniest, tiniest bit.
But when she enlists Red in her mission to rebel, she learns things about him that no spy session could teach her. Like why he clearly resents Chloe's wealthy background. And why he never shows his art to anyone. And what really lies beneath his rough exterior…
What if America had a royal family?
When America won the Revolutionary War, its people offered General George Washington a crown. Two and a half centuries later, the House of Washington still sits on the throne.
As Princess Beatrice gets closer to becoming America's first queen regnant, the duty she has embraced her entire life suddenly feels stifling.
Nobody cares about the spare except when she's breaking the rules, so Princess Samantha doesn't care much about anything, either . . . except the one boy who is distinctly off-limits to her.
And then there's Samantha's twin, Prince Jefferson. If he'd been born a generation earlier, he would have stood first in line for the throne, but the new laws of succession make him third. Most of America adores their devastatingly handsome prince . . . but two very different girls are vying to capture his heart.
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
The first rule of book club: You don't talk about the book club.
Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott's marriage is in major league trouble. He's recently discovered a humiliating secret: his wife Thea has always faked the Big O. When he loses his cool at the revelation, it's the final straw on their already strained relationship. Thea asks for a divorce, and Gavin realizes he's let his pride and fear get the better of him.
Welcome to the Bromance Book Club.
Distraught and desperate, Gavin finds help from an unlikely source: a secret romance book club made up of Nashville's top alpha men. With the help of their current read, a steamy Regency titled Courting the Countess, the guys coach Gavin on saving his marriage. But it'll take a lot more than flowery words and grand gestures for this hapless Romeo to find his inner-hero and win back the trust of his wife.
The Bride Test
Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotions—like grief. And love. He thinks he's defective. His family knows better—that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, his mother takes matters into her own hands and returns to Vietnam to find him the perfect bride.
As a mixed-race girl living in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City, Esme Tran has always felt out of place. When the opportunity arises to come to America and meet a potential husband, she can't turn it down, thinking this could be the break her family needs. Seducing Khai, however, doesn't go as planned. Esme's lessons in love seem to be working…but only on herself. She's hopelessly smitten with a man who's convinced he can never return her affection.
With Esme's time in the United States dwindling, Khai is forced to understand he's been wrong all along. And there's more than one way to love.
Who published red white and royal blue?
The Novel 'Red white and royal blue' is published by Macmillan Publishers. It is a global trade publishing company operating in over 70 countries, with imprints in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, and India. Macmillan is a division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned media company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.
Will there be a sequel to red white and royal blue?
Bestselling author Casey Mcquiston also opened up about the Red, White, and Royal Blue film. Today there is no plan for a sequel based on red white and royal blue. Casey Mcquiston might have a sequel on the way… one day!
Is 'Red white and royal blue' fiction or nonfiction?
Of course, it is a fiction novel. McQuiston describes Red, White & Royal Blue as a queer romcom and says that she writes queer fiction "for the same reason straight people write straight fiction," meaning that she draws from her own experiences.
Who is Nora in red white and royal blue?
Nora Holleran is the 22 year old granddaughter of Vice President Mike Holleran, and part of the White House Trio with Alex Claremont-Diaz and June Claremont-Diaz. She previously dated Alex during the campaign trail when Alex was 17 and Nora was 19.
How long is 'Red, White & Royal Blue'?
'Red, White & Royal Blue' novel which is written by Casey Mcquiston has 432 pages in the English language.
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An Act Respecting The Acceleration of Certain Infrastructure Projects: new obligations for expropriated parties and more rights to the expropriating parties
Written by Cassandre Louis
On December 10, 2020, the Quebec government adopted Bill 66, An Act Respecting The Acceleration of Certain Infrastructure Projects. Some of the measures of this law, particularly those relating to expropriation, will have a major impact on the rights of owners.
This new law proposes 4 acceleration measures for infrastructure projects, one of which directly affects private owners, namely the acceleration of expropriation procedures. This measure will apply to hundreds of projects, ranging from the construction of schools and senior's residences, to the renovation of roads and hospitals.
Following the Act Respecting The Réseau Électrique Métropolitain1 and the Act Respecting the Réseau Structurant de Transport en Commun de la Ville de Québec2, the government creates new duties and obligations for expropriated parties and grants more rights to the expropriating parties.
Practically speaking, owners will be affected by the following measures:
Removal of the right to challenge the right of the expropriating party to expropriate under Article 44 of the Expropriation Act3.
The obligation to provide, within 60 days of the service of the expropriation notice, the documents justifying the payment of provisional compensation.
The determination of provisional compensation by the expropriating party following the expropriation of a farm, a business or an industry without the possibility for the expropriated party to contest the amount.
Removal of the right to contest the date of possession of the expropriated property.
The obligation to give access to the expropriated site before taking possession so that the expropriating party can carry out assessments on the building. These may include environmental assessments.
Expropriation with prior possession in the case of tunnel construction work. In this case, it will be up to the expropriated party to take action for damages against the expropriating party.
We invite you to contact one of our expropriation professionals with any additional questions.
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Skaland es una localidad y el centro administrativo del municipio de Berg en Troms og Finnmark, Noruega. Skaland se ubica en la costa del Bergsfjorden al noroeste de la isla de Senja, a unos 15 km de Senjahopen y a 70 km de Tromsø. El pueblo de Finnsæter está a 4 km al sur.

El mayor empleador es una fábrica de grafito. La iglesia de Berg se asienta aquí.

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Q: Setting up a VPN in Kali Linux 2.0 I just installed the latest version of Kali Linux, i.e., Kali Linux 2.0.
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/* TEMPLATE GENERATED TESTCASE FILE
Filename: CWE191_Integer_Underflow__short_rand_sub_61b.c
Label Definition File: CWE191_Integer_Underflow.label.xml
Template File: sources-sinks-61b.tmpl.c
*/
/*
 * @description
 * CWE: 191 Integer Underflow
 * BadSource: rand Set data to result of rand()
 * GoodSource: Set data to a small, non-zero number (negative two)
 * Sinks: sub
 *    GoodSink: Ensure there will not be an underflow before subtracting 1 from data
 *    BadSink : Subtract 1 from data, which can cause an Underflow
 * Flow Variant: 61 Data flow: data returned from one function to another in different source files
 *
 * */

#include "std_testcase.h"

#ifndef OMITBAD

short CWE191_Integer_Underflow__short_rand_sub_61b_badSource(short data)
{
    /* POTENTIAL FLAW: Use a random value */
    data = (short)RAND32();
    return data;
}

#endif /* OMITBAD */

#ifndef OMITGOOD

/* goodG2B() uses the GoodSource with the BadSink */
short CWE191_Integer_Underflow__short_rand_sub_61b_goodG2BSource(short data)
{
    /* FIX: Use a small, non-zero value that will not cause an underflow in the sinks */
    data = -2;
    return data;
}

/* goodB2G() uses the BadSource with the GoodSink */
short CWE191_Integer_Underflow__short_rand_sub_61b_goodB2GSource(short data)
{
    /* POTENTIAL FLAW: Use a random value */
    data = (short)RAND32();
    return data;
}

#endif /* OMITGOOD */

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10/29/20: Allianz and Telefónica create a partnership to deploy fibre in Germany through an open wholesale company
Allianz and Telefónica create a partnership to deploy fibre in Germany through an open wholesale company
Allianz and Telefónica will each hold 50% under a co-control governance model / Independent open-access wholesale operator focused on deploying fibre in rural and semi-rural areas of Germany to tap the potential of Europe's largest broadband market / Committed to accelerating Germany's social, economic and digital development by providing ultrafast broadband connectivity to underserved regions through a sustainable energy-efficient network / Envisaged overall investment volume of EUR 5 billion phased over the coming 6 years, contributing to the German government's plan to provide nationwide gigabit convergent internet infrastructure by 2025
Allianz Capital Partners | Munich and Madrid, 10/29/2020
Allianz and Telefónica have reached an agreement for the creation of a joint venture to deploy Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) in Germany.
Following closing, Allianz Group and Telefónica Group will each hold 50% in the joint venture company under a co-control governance model. Allianz Capital Partners will invest 50% in the joint venture on behalf of Allianz insurance companies ("Allianz") and the Allianz European Infrastructure Fund. Telefónica Group's participation will be held through Telefónica Infra (its infrastructure unit) holding 40% and Telefónica Deutschland / O2 holding a 10% stake.
Operating as a neutral wholesale company, the joint venture is set to deploy local fibre optic networks in underserved rural and semi-rural areas across Germany and to offer FTTH wholesale access to all telecommunications service providers so they can in turn offer these services to their end customers.
Allianz, one of the world´s leading insurers and investors, and Telefónica as one of the largest telecommunications service providers globally provide strong pillars supporting the company's ambitious plans. Allianz contributes its experience from several fibre investments, longstanding investment strength and expertise as well as strong local presence. This investment follows Allianz's commitment to significant fibre roll-outs in France and Austria.
Telefónica brings its technical capabilities and expertise in deploying and operating fibre networks. Telefónica Spain will provide network design and operations expertise throughout the deployment years. In addition, the company will benefit from Telefónica Deutschland / O2 distribution power over its various on- and offline channels as its first wholesale client and provider of certain transport infrastructure.
As an independent FTTH open platform, the company is uniquely positioned to unlock the enormous potential of Europe's largest broadband market whilst at the same time contributing to Germany's social, economic and digital development.
The newly formed company aims to deploy more than 2 million Homes Passed in rural and semi-rural areas creating a fibre network of over 50,000 kms delivering environmental benefits through energy efficient operations and enabling the transition to fibre in the deployment areas.
The joint venture intends to invest up to EUR 5 billion through different sources of funding: shareholders' equity, a long-term subordinated loan plus non-recourse external financing. Investments are spread out during the 6-year deployment period, Telefónica will invest up to EUR 0.5bn equity and Allianz will invest up to EUR 1.0bn through different instruments. This business opportunity allows Telefónica to crystallize the value of its know-how whilst safeguarding the Group's financial priorities in the interests of all stakeholders, through a ring-fenced and non-consolidated structure.
Ángel Vilá, Chief Operating Officer at Telefónica Group, commented "We are very enthusiastic about the opportunity to partner with Allianz, one of the world's largest investors with whom we share the ambition to drive fibre roll out in Germany, contributing to accelerate the country's digital development. We are delighted to put our expertise behind this partnership, joining forces with Allianz as a key element for success, strengthening Telefónica Infra's value proposition and reinforcing the strategy presented by Telefónica a year ago."
Guenther Thallinger, Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE: Investment Management and ESG, commented "Allianz as a committed investor in essential infrastructure is excited to enter into a joint venture with an experienced partner in the Fibre-to-the-Home segment like Telefónica. Ongoing digitalisation of our society and increasing data volumes more and more require high bandwidth for households as is currently evidenced by the COVID crisis with millions of people having shifted to working and learning from home. We are proud to invest in a sustainable infrastructure which we believe will also ensure attractive returns for our policyholders."
Markus Haas, CEO Telefónica Deutschland / O2, commented "German customers want fast and stable internet connections. We see huge potential for the fibre-optic market in Germany, as currently less than ten percent of all households are connected to fibre. Access to the new open FTTH platform would allow us to offer our O2 private and business customers highly powerful fibre-optic connections in even more and so far underdeveloped regions. This complements our strategy to provide a strong fixed-line service offering to our customers for an excellent price-performance ratio. Our stake in the new wholesale company provides us with an attractive long-term investment in a market with enormous future potential."
The transaction is subject to the approval of the competent merger control authorities and closing is expected to occur in the first half of 2021.
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