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PRESIDENT AND Chief Executive Officer, CAPITAL MARKETS
From 2010 to August 2019, Harris Fricker was President and Chief Executive Officer of GMP Capital Inc., prior to the sale of substantially all of the capital markets business to Stifel Financial Corp. Mr. Fricker is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of GMP's Capital Markets business until the closing of the Stifel transaction. He joined GMP's Investment Banking Department in 2002 and assumed the role of President of GMP Securities L.P. in July 2008. Prior to joining GMP in 2002, Mr. Fricker held senior roles at several leading Canadian financial institutions, including, heading up the Institutional Sales & Trading desk of another leading investment dealer and running the corporate debenture/derivatives group at a major Canadian bank. A former entrepreneur himself, his depth of experience arising from over two decades in the North American capital markets combined with his acumen as an entrepreneur provides him with a unique perspective on the financial services landscape. Mr. Fricker holds a BA from Saint Francis Xavier University and a MA from Oxford University, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar.
Kevin M. Sullivan has been at GMP since October 1995 and co-founded GMP Securities L.P.'s Sales and Trading operations. Mr. Sullivan served as President from 1996-1999 and Chief Executive Officer of GMP from June 1999 to September 2010. Kevin has 25 years of experience and relationships in the capital markets industry. During his tenure as CEO at GMP, Kevin oversaw the creation and growth of Richardson GMP, GMP Europe and GMP Investment Management. In addition, he successfully oversaw GMP's IPO in 2003 and has since helped the company grow from a market value of $300M to over $1B in that time. During his career, he has also spent three years in the European capital markets as well as a lawyer in general practice in Calgary, Alberta.
Vice Chairman, Co-Head of Energy Sales and Trading, CAPITAL MARKETS
Trent Boehm is Vice Chairman, Co-Head of Energy Sales and Trading at GMP FirstEnergy. In this role, his responsibilities are focused on leading, overseeing, and executing GMP FirstEnergy's global equity capital markets strategy. As part of a team, Mr. Boehm is also responsible for managing firm risk capital pools, and providing guidance to the firm's Proprietary Traders as to overall firm risk capital exposures. Prior to joining GMP FirstEnergy's predecessor firm in 2002, Mr. Boehm worked in both a retail and institutional sales capacity, starting his career at a national full-serviced brokerage firm, and later moving to an energy boutique where he refined his knowledge of the energy sector. Mr. Boehm holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Calgary and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation. In 2012 he received the TopGun Sales title in the Energy & Power division, a recognition based on a survey of buy-side clients conducted by Brendan Wood International. Mr. Boehm has been instrumental in organizing and motivating the the firm's
, a cycling team that has participated in the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer for the past four years raising money for cancer research in Alberta. To date, the Roadrockets have raised in excess of $721,000.
VICE CHAIRMAN AND Co-HEAD OF INSTITUTIONAL TRADING, CAPITAL MARKETS
Mr. Bond is Vice-Chairman, Co-Head of Institutional Trading, of GMP Securities. Mr. Bond joined GMP Securities at its inception in 1995. He has held increasingly senior roles throughout his tenure including such roles as market maker for over-the-counter and foreign exchange trader.
Vice Chairman, President, GMP FirstEnergy
Mr. Chambers is responsible for managing GMP FirstEnergy's strategy and day-to-day operations. As a member of the Executive Committee he remains active in the firm's Investment Banking group, originating and executing transactions. Mr. Chambers joined GMP FirstEnergy's predecessor firm in 1998 after spending five years at one of Canada's largest bank-owned investment dealers. From 2001 to 2006, Mr. Chambers was Head of Corporate Finance at one of GMP FirstEnergy's predecessor firms FirstEnergy Capital. In his five year tenure as Head of Corporate Finance, the firm executed over 450 financings and $64 billion of M&A transactions. Mr. Chambers holds an MBA in International Finance from McGill University, and a B.Sc. in Geophysics from the University of British Columbia. In 2002, he and his partners accepted the Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Prairies Region, in the Financial Services category. Mr. Chambers was recognized as one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 in 2006, and was instrumental in FirstEnergy Capital receiving and maintaining Gold Standard status as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies since 2012. In 2016, Mr. Chambers was awarded the McGill University Desautels Faculty of Management - Management Achievement Award. Mr. Chambers is Vice Chairman of the board of directors of the Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC), in addition to serving as a member of its Executive Committee, Investment Committee and is Chair of the Audit Committee. He is currently on the fundraising committee of the Alberta Cancer Foundation.
Mr. Harris joined GMP in April 2012 from a global investment dealer where he had been Head of Canadian Equity Research and North American Equity Strategist since mid-2006. For the previous 15 years, he was a managing director and portfolio manager at an institutional investment counsellor responsible for investment strategy, equity research and trading. In 2002, he co-led a successful management buyout of the firm. Earlier in his career, Mr. Harris spent six years as an equity research analyst with both independent and global investment dealers.
Vice Chairman, Head of Energy Investment Banking, CAPITAL MARKETS
Nicholas (Nick) Johnson is Vice Chairman, Head of Energy Investment Banking at GMP FirstEnergy and a member of GMP's Executive Committee. Mr. Johnson was Head of Corporate Finance at FirstEnergy Capital prior to the firm being acquired by GMP in 2016. Mr. Johnson is responsible for co-managing the day-to-day operations of the Corporate Finance department of GMP FirstEnergy. During his 18 year tenure with the predecessor firm to GMP FirstEnergy, Mr. Johnson has worked on over 200 Canadian and International financing, advisory, merger and acquisition assignments representing over $27.5 billion of activity. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Johnson spent four years working for two of Canada's largest full service brokerage firms in varying capacities. Mr. Johnson earned a Bachelor of Commerce (with Distinction) from the University of Alberta in 1993 and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He was recognized as one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 in 2011, and was ranked as one of the top 100 Investment Bankers in the world in 2008 and 2009 by Brendan Wood International. Mr. Johnson sits on the board of directors for the Calgary United Way.
Vice Chairman, Co-Head of Energy Sales and Trading, CAPITAL MARKETS
Bryan Lopushinsky is Vice Chairman, Co-Head of Energy Sales and Trading at GMP FirstEnergy. In this role, his responsibilities are focused on leading, overseeing, and executing GMP FirstEnergy's global equity capital markets strategy. As part of a team, Mr. Lopushinsky is also responsible for managing firm risk capital pools, and providing guidance to the firm's Proprietary Traders as to overall firm risk capital exposures. Prior to joining GMP FirstEnergy's predecessor firm in 2009, Mr. Lopushinsky worked at large global banks in Toronto and Connecticut. Mr. Lopushinsky holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, with distinction, from the University of Calgary and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER and CORPORATE SECRETARY, GMP CAPITAL INC.
Deborah Starkman is the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of GMP Capital Inc. She is responsible for the firm's global finance function, including all aspects of regulatory and external financial reporting, performance measurement, risk management, liquidity and capital management and tax reporting. Prior to her appointment in September 2012 as CFO, Ms. Starkman was Managing Director, Finance, Head of Regulatory Reporting and Risk Management. With over 20 years' experience in the capital markets industry, she brings a deep level of knowledge and insight to her role. Prior to joining GMP, she was Managing Director, Product Finance at the brokerage arm of a major Canadian bank. Ms. Starkman is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation. She is involved in a number of charities including serving as Treasurer of the Centennial Infant and Child Care Centre and past Treasurer for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.
Mr. Weir is Vice-Chairman, Head of Institutional Equity Sales. Mr. Weir joined GMP Securities' team in October 2000 and brings over 18 years of industry experience and deep client relationships to his role. Prior to joining GMP Securities, Mr. Weir was an analyst with a privately owned asset management firm. Mr. Weir is a former professional football player in the Canadian Football League and was a member of 1996 Grey Cup Champion Toronto Argonauts. Rob is a graduate of Queen's University and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Rob is also actively involved in a number of youth sports organizations in his community.


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LOS ANGELES (Jan. 2, 2013) — Jeff Margolis, executive producer and director of the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, announced the team of talented producers and artists who will create this year's ceremonies.
"We look forward to the SAG Awards® as an opportunity for fresh collaboration with an outstanding group of creative colleagues," said Margolis, whose Jeff Margolis Productions produces the awards telecast, presented by SAG-AFTRA, in association with Screen Actors Guild Awards, LLC. "We take great pride in designing a memorable evening for both the community of actors at the awards ceremony and for our audience at home which has grown consistently year after year."
Margolis has executive produced acting's most glamorous evening since the 5th Annual SAG Awards and served as the telecast's director since the 13th ceremony.
Kathy Connell has produced the Screen Actors Guild Awards® since its inception. Connell is also SAG-AFTRA's assistant national executive director of awards and national programming.
The Awards Committee for Screen Actors Guild — Chair JoBeth Williams, Vice Chair Daryl Anderson, Committee members Scott Bakula, Shelley Fabares, Paul Napier and Woody Schultz — oversees all stages of the production.
Supervising producers are Gloria Fujita O'Brien and Mick McCullough. Fujita O'Brien, who met Jeff Margolis on ABC's primetime special airing of the "Special Olympics Opening Ceremonies," has spearheaded project development and show production for Jeff Margolis Productions since 1988. McCullough was brought aboard to produce the "72nd Annual Miss America Pageant" in 1992. Twenty years later, Fujita O'Brien and McCullough continue to serve as producers on most Jeff Margolis Productions projects.
Executive in Charge of Production Benn Fleishman is a three-time Emmy® nominee for the HBO specials "Bill Maher…But I'm Not Wrong" (2010), "Ricky Gervais: Out of England" (2009) and "Bill Maher: The Decider" (2008). He most recently served as supervising producer on "George Lopez: It's Not Me, it's You" on HBO and the syndicated "A Hollywood Christmas Celebration at the Grove." He line-produced the "Creative Arts Emmy Awards," the "NewNowNext Awards" for Logo and the 2012 "Do Something Awards" for VH1.
Emmy-winning scribe Dave Boone joins the SAG Awards for the first time after years of writing for such awards shows as the TV Land Awards, the Golden Globes®, the Tony Awards® and the Academy Awards®. He recently finished writing for the 15th season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." Boone and Jeff Margolis first collaborated on "The First Family's Holiday Gift to America: A Tour of the White House" with President and Mrs. Clinton back in 2000.
Production designers John Shaffner & Joe Stewart have been honored with 34 Emmy nominations, an Art Directors Guild Award for the 2006 Emmy Awards, plus four Art Directors Guild nominations and five Emmys. Shaffner was the chair of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Board of Governors, while Stewart serves as chair of the Academy's Governor's Ball and Sculpture committees.
Lighting designer Jeffrey Engel is an Emmy-winner and 22-time Emmy nominee for such projects as the 63rd and 64th Academy Awards. He has also led the lighting design for "The 78th Annual Miss America Pageant," "The 79th Annual Miss America Pageant, "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy."
Composer and conductor Lenny Stack is an Emmy-winner for music arranging for the "Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Special" and composer of the current SAG Awards theme. Stack is also the musical director for the Golden Globe ceremony.
Eight-time Emmy nominee Douglass M. Stewart Jr. will produce the film tribute saluting the accomplishments of SAG Life Achievement Award honoree Dick Van Dyke. Stewart is a veteran of 28 Oscar® telecasts, 13 Emmy shows and 20 Emmy nominations announcements.
Paul Fagen will produce the SAG Awards' In Memoriam homage. Fagen produces content for live events specializing in tributes and award shows. With his company P. Fagen Productions, he also produces/directs trailers, industrials and documentaries.
Quinn Monahan is producing the SAG Awards' annual salute to union members. Monahan has created film packages for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Costume Designers Guild Awards.
Keith Greco will design the SAG Awards' grand entrance and showroom décor. Among many recent entertainment and corporate projects, Greco Décor designed the premiere for Cirque du Soleil's "Zarkana" debut in Las Vegas and spearheaded the construction of the world's largest paper airplane for Red Bull. He also created the scenic components for the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride in Griffith Park, which drew 50,000 visitors.
Maggie Barrett-Caulfield returns as the SAG Awards' talent producer for the 12th year.
Rosalind Jarrett Sepulveda, executive in charge of publicity, was the 2011 recipient of the ICG Publicists Bob Yeager Award for community service. She was previously honored with the Publicists Guild's 1986 and 1991 Maxwell Weinberg Showmanship Awards.
SAG Awards coordinating producer Jon Brockett began his career at SAG in 1996 at the New York office in production development and later served as interim co-director of SAG Indie. He joined the SAG Awards in 1998.
Cynthia Kistler has served as the SAG Awards' associate producer since 2002 — and previously was the Awards' production manager, 1999-2001. She most recently was associate producer on the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the 2012 "Do Something Awards" for VH1, the "NewNowNext Awards" for Logo, and the syndicated "A Hollywood Christmas Celebration at the Grove."
SAG Awards event supervisor Andrea Wyn Schall, a two-time Special Events Gala award nominee and author of "Budget Bash – Simply Fabulous Events on a Budget," coordinates the Awards' event design and logistics. She and Greco create the Champagne Taittinger toast that opens the SAG Awards Red Carpet.
Lucques Catering, under the direction of celebrated restaurateurs Suzanne Goin, a James Beard award-winning chef, and business partner Caroline Styne, will cater the SAG Awards for the fourth year in a row. Goin and Styne own three of Los Angeles' hottest restaurants: Lucques, Tavern and A.O.C. They're in the process of expanding their empire (which includes The Larder at Tavern and The Larder on Maple Drive), with The Larder at Burton Way, The Larder at Tavern at the Tom Bradley International Terminal, and a new restaurant concept in Montecito. They share the SAG Awards' philosophy of "going green" in their choices of food purveyors and culinary practices, while offering the impeccable service that a televised awards show requires.
Lucques' menu will be complemented by Champagne Taittinger's Brut La Française, which is also served in the Champagne Taittinger toast that opens the SAG Awards Red Carpet each year.
Punctuating the dinner table design will be the classic Hollywood-inspired floral arrangements by Christopher Matsumoto of C.J. Matsumoto & Sons. C.J. Matsumoto & Sons was co-named Best Florist by Southern California Meetings and Events Magazine in their 2010 Best of Industry Awards.
While the showroom is being transformed, rising in the Shrine's east parking lot is the tent housing the post-awards gala hosted by People, the world's most successful and popular magazine, and the Entertainment Industry Foundation, a philanthropic leader in the entertainment industry for 70 years, to honor the charitable endeavors of SAG-AFTRA members. EIF and People not only throw the fabulous SAG Awards after-party to honor actors charitable endeavors but also make a generous annual donation to support the SAG Foundation.
The 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA will be produced by Jeff Margolis Productions in association with Screen Actors Guild Awards, LLC. For more information about the SAG Awards, SAG-AFTRA, TNT and TBS, visit sagawards.org/about, "like" us at facebook.com/sagawardsofficialpage, follow us at twitter.com/sagawards, follow us SAG Awards on Google+ at google.com/+SAGawards, on Instagram by following@sagawards, and on Tumblr at sagawards.tumblr.com.

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AGH Closes Pocomoke Clinic
POCOMOKE – Atlantic General Hospital announced last week that the Atlantic ImmediCare walk-in clinic located within the Rite Aid in Pocomoke City has permanently closed.
The seven-day-a-week walk-in clinic first opened in December 2009 along with sister clinics at the Ocean Pines and Millsboro, Del., Rite Aids to address a need for additional access to primary care on the Delmarva Peninsula.
According to Atlantic General Hospital leaders, who operate the Atlantic ImmediCare affiliates, the Pocomoke location has not realized the patient visit volumes necessary to maintain a walk-in presence in southern Worcester County. The other Atlantic ImmediCare clinics continue to thrive.
"We have found that the family medicine practices and other primary care providers in the Pocomoke community are extending their hours to better accommodate their patients, so there is not a significant need for a walk-in clinic there," said Michael Franklin, president and CEO of Atlantic General Hospital and chair of the board for Atlantic ImmediCare. "It's important that we focus our efforts and our resources where they are most needed."
While volumes are low, a sizeable number of patients seen at the Pocomoke clinic come from Chincoteague and other areas on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, where access is more limited. Therefore, Atlantic General Health System is expanding services at its Pocomoke Medical Center to include same-day care availability.
HealthFest Features
Olympic Gymnast
SALISBURY — Peninsula Regional Medical Center and the Wicomico County Board of Education invite everyone on the Delmarva Peninsula to join them for HealthFest: An event for all ages, on Saturday, March 31.
Joining HealthFest as the event's guest speaker is three-time Olympic gymnast, gold medalist and health advocate Dominique Dawes.
Dawes, who speaks nationally on fitness and health, was named the co-chair of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, and served as a member of the "Magnificent Seven" 1996 U.S. team that won the gold medal at the Atlanta summer Olympic Games. Dawes will speak at 11:30 a.m. on fitness, exercise and staying healthy. The first 200 people into the Bennett gymnasium for the presentation that morning will be provided an opportunity to meet Dawes at a one hour photo and autograph session following her appearance.
This year's event, a showcase of healthy exhibits and health screenings, is free and open to the public at James M. Bennett High School on College Avenue in Salisbury. The event will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Over 30 different and free health screenings, performed by Peninsula Regional Medical Center healthcare specialists and other area healthcare providers, will be available to anyone looking to find out how healthy they actually are, and to learn what they can do to lead a healthier and more productive lifestyle. ABI-Lower Body Circulation Screening and Prostate Screening require advance registration.
Registration will be open from Monday, March 12 through Friday, March 16 from 9 a.m. until noon each day or until all available appointments have been filled by calling 410-543-7139. Also available will be Total Cholesterol and Blood Glucose (Blood Sugar) tests, which do not need advance registration but do require all participants to have nothing to eat or drink for at least eight hours prior to the screenings.
At various times during the event, HealthFest will also offer participants a fun walk, a K-9 demonstration, a rock climbing wall and obstacle course, a health corner for kids, Zumba exercise and chair aerobics demonstrations and a healthy cooking demonstration. Additionally, attendees can meet the mascots from UMES, Salisbury University and Sherman the Shorebird.
The daVinci Surgical System Robot will be on exhibit, giving anyone interested a "hands on" opportunity to test the robot, and see, first-hand, how the technology is used at PRMC during revolutionary cutting edge surgeries. Over 40 additional exhibitors and vendors will also join HealthFest with valuable information on their services.
Business Expo Next Week
BERLIN — The Berlin Chamber of Commerce and the Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce will once again join forces for the 2nd Annual Joint Chamber Business Expo on Thursday, March 15, from 5-8 p.m. in the former Harley-Davidson building on Route 50 in Berlin.
Over 50 businesses will display their services and products with creative and interactive exhibits in a wide range of interest such as business products, home improvements, social media, healthcare, education, financial, insurance, travel, beauty, massage, promotional products and much more. There will be lots of great door prizes donated from local businesses and a 50/50 raffle.
This is a great networking opportunity for members of all area chambers and for businessmen and women to mingle with fellow business owners, learn about new businesses in town and talk to hundreds of potential customers. This event is open to the public. All area business people, local chamber members and professionals are encouraged to attend.
Hors d'oeuvres sponsored by Royal Plus, Inc. and complimentary beer and wine sponsored by Bennett Termite & Pest Solutions and Racetrack Auto. Soda and water provided by Pepsi.
For more information or to register your business contact the Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce at 410-641-5306 or the Berlin Chamber of Commerce at 410-641-4775.
Care Unit Awarded
SALISBURY — For a second, consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report, in its recent 2012 "Best Nursing Homes" study, awarded the Transitional Care Unit (TCU) at Peninsula Regional Medical Center a 5-Star overall rating for the quality of care provided to its residents. Peninsula Regional's TCU was one of 51 skilled nursing facilities in Maryland and one of just four on the Eastern Shore to earn the 5-Star designation, indicating it is performing "far above average" when compared to the other 15,500 nursing homes in the United States.
Peninsula Regional's TCU was awarded 14 out of a possible 15 stars, an Eastern Shore best, in the three categories U.S. News and World Report used to determine a center's overall rating; Health Inspection, Nurse Staffing and Quality Measures. "Organizationally, this is a wonderful honor to have," said Gina Nanna, Peninsula Regional Medical Center TCU Administrator. "However, the real recognition goes to the nursing and rehabilitation staff that works day-to-day with our patients. Their caring and dedication are the reasons that our patients routinely enjoy an exceptional experience."
The Transitional Care Unit is a clinically staffed, skilled nursing facility that provides treatment for patients who no longer require inpatient care, but are in transition between returning home or moving into an extended care facility.


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Dear Members Of The Media:
When a Republican refuses to consider any tax rate hike whatsoever … even for millionaires and billionaires … that's an extremist position. So it would be nice if you'd stop acting as if the few Republicans claiming sudden independence from Grover Norquist's tax pledge are moderates, when they're still refusing to consider any rate hikes.
To put it another way, a slight compromise in one's extremism is still extremism:
The way the whole "fiscal cliff" thing (itself a contrivance based on the Republican view that expiration of the Bush tax cuts and imposition of defense spending cuts would be an apocalyptic development) is being discussed in the MSM is a depressing vindication of the huge strategic advantages of partisan extremism. If you are crazy enough for a while, then agreeing to be slightly less crazy looks statesmanlike.
Open Limerick To The Mainstream Media
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The press is again just a dupe
In the make-believe compromise loop:
A mere marginal move
By extremists can't prove
That they're aught but a lunatic group.


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The French Fries are called potine
The French Fries are called potine, it is an acquired task which neither Marlene nor I have yet acquired Hope the weather clears and you can see the changing of the guard in Ottawa. It is an interesting spectacle.
We filled up yesterday with diesel in Pagosa Springs @ $4.799 per gallon and we took in 62.51 gallons and our total was exactly $300.00 - The pump quit at $300.00 Maybe you should check your metric conversion table!!!!
We paid $ 1.42.9 per liter.
Why, oh why, can the US not get into the 21st century?? It is so much easier....
BettyThe bad news: I filled my car with diesel yesterday, £1.30 a liter = $9.59 a US gallon.The good news: we fly into Vancouver on Wednesday, John Maguire will have prepositioned our motorhome there, I'm looking forward to filling up with (comparitively) cheap diesel!!! We're spending three months in BC, then head south thru Glacier NP, Yellowstone, Sedona etc and be back in Happy Trails early October.Terry and Liliane, at home in UK
I can't recall its name (may be near Tres Pistoles)
I don't think I mentioned the Irish Immigration Museum in Grosse Isles about a half hour drive, and a boat ride from Quebec. It opened when the Irish famine was at it's peak, and most other port refused to accept immigrants. So whether they were coming to Canada or the States, they landed in Grosse Isle, were quarantened, then moved on. So, if you have any Irish in you, you might want to consider a side trip.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Glen Davis scored 28 points and J.J. Redick had 18 points and seven assists as the Orlando Magic beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 102-93 on Monday night.
Kevin Love had 23 points and 15 rebounds and Nikola Pekovic added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who had won four straight coming into the game.
Minnesota led 87-85 with six minutes left when Orlando's Arron Afflalo hit a 3-pointer to start a 9-0 run and put Orlando up 94-87.
Love and Andrei Kirilenko scored to get Minnesota to 94-91, but Davis drove inside for a layup, then had back-to-back dunks to push the Magic back in front 98-91.
Redick finished off the 8-0 run with a layup and the Magic coasted to their third straight victory.


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BILT is an annual event, run in multiple regions around the globe, designed to cater to the needs of those who design, build, operate and maintain our built environment. As a community of professionals, it is dedicated to improving the way industry works together.
We believe that:
- Technology is an enabler of better processes and outcomes, not a driver in and of itself.
- Our industry has failed to keep pace with others in productivity and innovation, but that provides clear opportunities for improvement.
- Our industry is siloed, fractured and too often adversarial; but we wish to play a role in changing this by bringing people together from different backgrounds to learn from each other.
- Getting people to change behaviours is the hardest part of any change.
- As an educational and networking event, BILT provides a variety of opportunities to learn and share, to probe and challenge, to listen and to be heard. Our sessions focus on the use of best-in-class tools, processes and workflows, behaviours and leadership.
As a natural and necessary evolution of the RTC Community, BILT is a unique, independent conference and community. Whether you are a practitioner or consumer of BIM, DE, VDC; whether your projects are buildings or infrastructure; whatever your preferred technology; whatever your role in the lifecycle of the built environment; we want to help you, your firm and wider industry become more effective, more impactful and more productive.
No other event brings so many opportunities and benefits together in a single location. As a 'by users, for users' event, BILT is the best place to get unvarnished advice from the people who really know their stuff, yet continue to learn themselves. Business leaders, thought leaders, innovators and implementers; they are all part of our community and ready to share their secrets (okay, some of their secrets…) to aid in the quest for a better, smarter industry, and a stronger, more sustainable built environment.


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Between Scylla and Charybdis
Being between Scylla and Charybdis is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology, meaning "having to choose between two evils". Several other idioms, such as "on the horns of a dilemma", "between the devil and the deep blue sea", and "between a rock and a hard place" express the same meaning.
The myth and the proverb
Scylla and Charybdis were mythical sea monsters noted by Homer; Greek mythology sited them on opposite sides of the Strait of Messina between Sicily and the Italian mainland. Scylla was rationalized as a rock shoal (described as a six-headed sea monster) on the Italian side of the strait and Charybdis was a whirlpool off the coast of Sicily. They were regarded as a sea hazard located close enough to each other that they posed an inescapable threat to passing sailors; avoiding Charybdis meant passing too close to Scylla and vice versa. According to Homer, Odysseus was forced to choose which monster to confront while passing through the strait; he opted to pass by Scylla and lose only a few sailors, rather than risk the loss of his entire ship in the whirlpool.
Because of such stories, having to navigate between the two hazards eventually entered idiomatic use. Another equivalent English seafaring phrase is, "Between a rock and a hard place".[1] The Latin line incidit in scyllam cupiens vitare charybdim (he runs on Scylla, wishing to avoid Charybdis) had earlier become proverbial, with a meaning much the same as jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Erasmus recorded it as an ancient proverb in his Adagia, although the earliest known instance is in the Alexandreis, a 12th-century Latin epic poem by Walter of Châtillon.[2]
Cultural and popular references
At a time when a Classical education was common, the myth of Scylla and Charybdis was often used in political cartoons. In James Gillray's Britannia between Scylla and Charybdis (3 June 1793),[3] 'William Pitt helms the ship Constitution, containing an alarmed Britannia, between the rock of democracy (with the liberty cap on its summit) and the whirlpool of arbitrary power (in the shape of an inverted crown), to the distant haven of liberty'.[4] This was in the context of the effect of the French Revolution on politics in Britain. That the dilemma had still to be resolved in the aftermath of the revolution is suggested by Percy Bysshe Shelley's returning to the idiom in his 1820 essay A Defence of Poetry: "The rich have become richer, and the poor have become poorer; and the vessel of the state is driven between the Scylla and Charybdis of anarchy and despotism."[5]
A later Punch caricature by John Tenniel, dated 10 October 1863, pictures the Prime Minister Lord Palmerston carefully steering the British ship of state between the perils of Scylla, a craggy rock in the form of a grim-visaged Abraham Lincoln, and Charybdis, a whirlpool which foams and froths into a likeness of Jefferson Davis. A shield emblazoned "Neutrality" hangs on the ship's thwarts, referring to how Palmerston tried to maintain a strict impartiality towards both combatants in the American Civil War.[6] American satirical magazine Puck also used the myth in a caricature by F. Graetz, dated November 26, 1884, in which the unmarried President-elect Grover Cleveland rows desperately between snarling monsters captioned "Mother-in-law" and "Office Seekers."[7]
Victor Hugo uses the equivalent French idiom (tomber de Charybde en Scylla) in his novel Les Miserables (1862), again in a political context, as a metaphor for the staging of two rebel barricades during the climactic uprising in Paris, around which the final events of the book culminate. The first chapter of the final volume is entitled "The Charybdis of the Faubourg Saint Antoine and the Scylla of the Faubourg du Temple."
By the time of Nicholas Monsarrat's 1951 war novel, The Cruel Sea, however, we find the upper-class junior officer, Morell, being teased by his middle-class — and more progressive — peer, Lockheart, for using such an old-fashioned phrase.
Nevertheless, the idiom has since taken on new life in pop lyrics. In The Police's 1983 single "Wrapped Around Your Finger," the second line uses it as a metaphor for being in a dangerous relationship; this is reinforced by a later mention of the similar idiom of "the devil and the deep blue sea."[8][9] American heavy metal band Trivium also referenced the idiom in "Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis," a track from their 2008 album Shogun, in which the lyrics are about having to choose "between death and doom."[10]
See also
- ↑ Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English available online
- ↑ Noted by Edward Charles Harington in Notes and Queries 5th Series, 8 (7 July 1877:14).
- ↑ Published by H. Humphrey, London 8 April 1793
- ↑ Hampsher-Monk, Iain (2005). The Impact of the French Revolution. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-57005-0.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ The Harvard Classics, section 33; available online
- ↑ View online
- ↑ View on Picassa
- ↑ The words are online
- ↑ Video on YouTube
- ↑ The song with lyrics on YouTube (words also available online.)
External links
- Odyssey in Ancient Greek and translation from Perseus Project, with hyperlinks to grammatical and mythological commentary


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Quickie Questions - Sun - Interior/Surface
|Date Answered
|Questioner (age, location)
|March 27, 2001
|Joyce (11, Canada)
|What are the main areas of the Sun?
|The main parts of the Sun (from the inside out) are the core, radiation zone, convection zone, the photosphere, chromosphere and corona.
|June 15, 2000
|Kristen (Canada )
|What kind of star is the sun classified as?
|The Sun is a yellow, main sequence star of class G2 V.
|April 18, 2000
|Carrie (Illinois, USA)
|At what rate [in watts] is energy produced by the sun?
|The sun produces energy at the rate of 3.86e33 ergs/second or 386 billion billion megawatts.
|July 8, 1999
|Ashley (Canada)
|How many Earths could fit in the Sun?
|Over 1.3 million Earths could fit inside of the Sun. The Sun actually contains about 99% of the mass in the solar system, so it makes sense. It still blows me away every time I think about it though.
|May 25, 1999
|Yan (Texas, USA)
|In our sun, the nuclei of hydrogen atoms combine to form helium atoms. Where do the electrons go?
|The electrons are thrown out into space. They become part of the solar wind.
|May 25, 1999
|I've collected several different data about pressure of the Sun's core and I don't know which is the correct. Could you help me?
|The pressure inside the Sun is always different because we can't measure it! Scientists use equations to calculate the approximate value, but we can't measure it directly. In order to calculate the pressure, scientists need the temperature and the density, which are also approximated! Maybe some day we will have a consensus as to the true pressure. One of my favorite books gives a value of 3.4e11 atmospheres.
|February 6, 1999
|Jodi (Indiana, USA)
|What is fusion reaction? I'm doing a project on Star Trek, and the impulse engine is based on fusion reaction, so what is it?
|This page will help.
|January 5, 1999
|Why do coronal mass ejections occur? What causes the Sun to eject a CME? In other words, how does it all start?
|Coronal mass ejections are driven by the energy released from the Sun's magnetic field. You see, it is believed that the Sun's magnetic field gets twisted or bunched up. When it gets too twisted, sometimes it forces itself free. This releases energy that ejects material off of the Sun. This event is called a coronal mass ejection or a CME.
|November 9, 1998
|Valen (Pennsylvania, USA)
|How many Sun Spots are there?
|The number of sunspots varies from year to year. You'll find that near a solar maximum, the number for that year will be over 100. During a solar minimum, you'll find under 15! In 1989, the last solar maximum, there were 158 sunspots.
|October 7, 1998
|Brianne(Pennsylvania, USA)
|How bad are storms on the sun?
|The study of how bad storms are on the Sun is called spaceweather. If a storm is really big, it can have quite an effect on the Earth!
|August 28, 1998
|Stephanie (California, USA)
|Is is true that there are tornadoes on the Sun? Because it makes sense if they form clouds of gas because that's where tornadoes come from, clouds!
|It seems there are tornadoes on the Sun--check this out!
|May 8, 1998
|Abhinav (Thane, India)
|On which side of the Sun are the sun spots?
|Well, sunspots are found on all sides of the Sun. They move with the Sun as the Sun rotates. Very often, sunspots are found near the middle of the Sun (around the equator). Don't look directly at the Sun to see this though - it can hurt your eyes!
|March 31, 1998
|Lauren (Virginia, USA)
|Can you give a description of the surface of the Sun?
|The photosphere looks somewhat boring at first glance: a disk with some dark spots. However, these sunspots are the site of strong magnetic fields. Also, if yo u look closely, you can see granulation on the surface of the Sun. This happens because of the tremendous heat coming from the solar core. The solar interior below the photosphere (the convection zone) bubble s like a pot of boiling water. The bubbles of hot material welling up from below are seen at the photosphere, as slightly brighter regions. Darker regions occur where cooler plasma is sinking to the interior.
|December 2, 1997
|How many elements are there? What is nuclear fusion?
|There are currently 112 elements in the periodic table.
Nuclear fusion is the process in which 2 atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier element. This type of reaction releases huge amounts of energy. The most common fusion reaction occurs on the Sun in which hydrogen atoms fuse to form helium. If scientists can figure out a safe and efficient way to carry out fusion reactions Earth, this would provide us a sustainable and clean source of energy for hundreds of years to come.
|November 26, 1997
|Christie (Louisiana, USA)
|What is the Sun made of?
|The Sun is about 75% Hydrogen and 25% Helium by mass. All of the other elements found in the Sun take up only .1% of the Sun's mass.


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UC San Diego's HPWREN aids firefighters in Chariot fire
The high-speed data transmission network of the UC San Diego-based High-Performance Wireless and Research Education Network (HPWREN) is once again showing its utility as a public safety asset as firefighters battle the 7,000-acre Chariot Fire near Mount Laguna, east of San Diego.
The fast-moving blaze that burned through 120 structures in the Mount Laguna area and scorched 7,055 acres slowed greatly as of Wednesday morning, with firefighters taking advantage of calmer winds to gain more control of the wildfire. By Tuesday night, about 2,100 firefighters had the blaze 40 percent contained. The fire broke out around 1 p.m. Saturday at Chariot Canyon Road and Oriflamme Canyon Road, almost 10 miles southeast of Julian.
Since the wildfire began, more than 10,000 people have accessed HPWREN's camera images and data as the fire spread. Many of those images have been used by the news media and viewed by the general public and first responders. A compressed video showing once-per-second images of the fire taken via a stationary HPWREN camera can be found below. Real-time images are available at http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/cameras.
"HPWREN's fire station connections, environmental cameras, meteorological and other sensors were used early on to assist firefighters and other emergency personnel," said Hans-Werner Braun, HPWREN's director and a research scientist with the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), an Organized Research Unit of UC San Diego.
HPWREN has continued to evolve since it was originally formed as UC San Diego research project and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) about 13 years ago. Braun credits the continued growth of HPWREN to a new partnership with San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E).
The utility has assisted in connecting nearly 70 remote fire stations to the HPWREN network via the Area Situational Awareness for Public Safety Network (ASAPnet) extension – a collaborative effort to provide broadband and Internet connectivity to 70 fire stations in the most remote parts of the county. The broadband connectivity provided by the ASAPnet program is now being used to support the CalFire Incident Post at Puerta La Cruz as they work to fight the Chariot Fire.
"This partnership, which includes several other academic and government organizations, has allowed for the provisioning of many more environment-observing cameras with capabilities beyond the previously used cameras (such as near-infrared sensing), as well as several more weather stations that can provide firefighters with up-to-the-second real-time wind data," said Braun. "Taken together, this has substantially enhanced the capabilities of HPWREN and our ability to effectively and immediately serve the public at large, especially in such rapidly changing and dangerous situations as this latest fire."
"SDG&E is proud to be part of a collaborative effort that benefits the entire community – specifically, fire agencies and first responders," said Michael R. Niggli, president and chief operating officer for SDG&E. "The investments we are making in technology, like HPWREN, are geared primarily to improving SDG&E's overall situational awareness, and it is deeply satisfying to know the benefits are multiplied across our entire service area."
"Our collaboration with SDG&E is just one example of SDSC's efforts to partner with industry leaders in a variety of areas to create programs that benefit society on many levels," added SDSC Director Michael Norman. "These partnerships can pay long-term dividends to both local communities, as well as communities around that world that can use the latest infrastructures and advanced technologies to help solve everyday challenges."


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The convertible version of the GTB Turbo was fitted with the same engine and offered similar out-and-out performance. The body styling and cabin were the same as the 328 series and included all the latest aerodynamic and ergonomic improvements added by Pininfarina. It is interesting to note that this model, with its 2-litre turbo-charged V8, offered performance comparable to the 328, which was powered by the naturally aspirated version of the 3.2-litre.
In 1986 the Italian market "tax break" model, the GTS Turbo, together with its fixed roof cousin, the GTB Turbo, became the final developments of the transverse V8 engine 2 seat Ferrari series. Essentially the GTS Turbo was, as the name implies, a turbocharged variant of the 328 GTS, but fitted with a 2 litre engine. Like the 328 GTS, the GTS Turbo model presented a softening of the wedge profile of its predecessor, the 208 GTS Turbo, with a redesigned nose that had a more rounded profile, that was complimented by similar treatment to the tail valance panel.Read more
The revised nose and tail sections featured body colour bumpers integral with the valance panels, which reflected the work done concurrently on the Mondial 3.2 models, with which they also shared a similar radiator grille and front light assembly layout. Thus all the eight cylinder cars in the range shared fairly unified front and rear aspects, providing a homogeneous family image. The exhaust air louvres behind the retractable headlight pods disappeared, with an increase in the size of the front lid louvre introduced on the "QV" series, and a new style and position of exterior door catch was provided.
The interior trim also had a thorough overhaul, with new designs for the seat panel upholstery and stitching, revised door panels and pulls, together with more modern switchgear, which combined to reflect the external updating details. The GTS Turbo model had some differences that differentiated it from its normally aspirated cousin, notably a different engine lid louvre and raised central panel arrangement, a NACA duct forward of each rear wheel arch, and a row of five slim exhaust air slots in the rear valance panel. It also featured the rear of roof aerofoil, which was optional on the 328 series, as standard equipment.
The GTS Turbo chassis carried type reference F 106 AS/TR. Disc brakes, with independent suspension via wishbones, coil springs, and hydraulic shock absorbers, were provided all round, with front and rear anti roll bars.
The V8 engine was essentially of the same design as that used in the 208 GTS Turbo model, with a bore and stroke of 66.8mm x 71mm, and a type reference number F 106 N 000.
The engine retained the Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection system of its predecessor, but was fitted with an IHI turbocharger with a Behr intercooler operating at a boost pressure of 1.05 bar, with a Marelli MED 807 A electronic ignition system, to produce a claimed power output of 254bhp at 6500rpm.
As with the earlier models the engine was mounted in unit with the all synchromesh five speed transmission assembly, which was below, and to the rear of the engine's sump.
The GTS Turbo model continued in production for three years, during which time 828 examples were produced in the chassis number range 63739 to 83148. The early part of the series was numbered in the Ferrari odd number road car chassis sequence, and later examples in the continuous number sequence.
Careful selection of the best shots of the GTS Turbo in high definition. The photo gallery shows the distinctive features of this model Ferrari in 1986, focusing on the details and the most important parts.
|rear, transverse, 90° V8
|66.8 x 71 mm
|Unitary displacement
|248.83 cc
|Total displacement
|1990.64 cc
|Compression ratio
|7.5 : 1
|Maximum power
|187 kW (254 hp) at 6500 rpm
|Power per litre
|128 hp/l
|Maximum torque
|328 Nm (33.5 kgm) at 4100 rpm
|Valve actuation
|twin overhead camshafts per bank, two valves per cylinder
|Fuel feed
|Bosch K-Jetronic injection, single turbo
|Marelli electronic, single spark plug per cylinder
|wet sump
|tubular steel
|Front suspension
|independent, unequal-length wishbones, coil springs over telescopic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
|Rear suspension
|independent, unequal-length wishbones, coil springs over telescopic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
|5-speed + reverse
|Fuel tank
|capacity 74 litres
|Front tyres
|Rear tyres
|two-seater targa-top
|4255 mm
|1730 mm
|1128 mm
|2350 mm
|Front track
|1485 mm
|Rear track
|1465 mm
|1275 kg (dry)
|Top speed
|253 km/h
|Acceleration 0-100 km/h
|6.3 sec
|0-400 m
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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and bake a cake with six Twinkies inside of it. It can be done. LET'S GO!
HARD KNOCKS: A DECADE OF TRAINING CAMPS – 10:00PM (HBO) The biggest casualty of the NFL's offseason lockout was this HBO show that has spent ten years chronicling various NFL teams during training camp. With such a short lead time to the season, HBO wasn't able to get a team to film this summer, so it is my deep regret that this retrospective is all the Rex Ryan cursing you're going to get for now. You'll also learn about what happened to some of those unfortunate souls who got cut from old seasons. HINT: Nothing good! ANTICIPATION: TOUGH LOVE!
I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS PREGNANT – 8:00PM (TLC) This one's complicated. A woman falls into a coma five months after having a miscarriage. Turns out she miscarried a twin, and the other twin was still gestating inside her, only she didn't know she had twins! Holy frijole! Tell me that wouldn't blow your head apart. ANTICIPATION: SECRET TWIN!
CONFESSIONS: ANIMAL HOARDING – 10:00PM (Animal Planet) Tonight you'll meet someone who owns 130 rabbits. And the scary thing was that they started out with just two a week ago. Rabbits are THAT good at sweet-talking one another. ANTICIPATION: HOPPITY HOP!
TODDLERS & TIARAS – 10:00PM (TLC) You think you've seen enough scary toddler beauty pageant contestants in your time, but tonight you'll see one that blows them all away: one dressed as Dolly Parton. Oh, sweet Georgia Brown, this will be the end of us all. ANTICIPATION: DOLLY JR.!
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN – 11:30PM (CBS) The great Aubrey Plaza stops by. Some choice April Ludgate quotes for you: "I passed up a gay Halloween party to be here. Do you know how much fun gay Halloween parties are? Last year I saw three Jonas Brothers make out with three Robert Pattinsons. It was amazing. "Jerry, why don't you put that murinal in the men's room so people can murinate all over it?" " I'm an eyebrow girl. I want to make out with him and chew his eyebrows off." ANTICIPATION: PLAZA!
Wednesday Watch List: Let's Go Get A Damn Clip Show
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Happy Birthday Amigos Hostel. Special for summer 2017 6th birthday, we have a special promotion of $10 US per night dorm bed!!! Take advantage of this celebration enjoy the scuba diving or the topside of this wonderful Caribbean jewel Cozumel!!! Hope to see you soon, Friend!
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The communal palapa has a complete kitchen, a TV with US Dish channels, and FREE Wi Fi service, pool table, board games, darts, DVD with movies. The large swimming pool is refreshing after a day snorkeling or diving. Scuba diving and snorkeling trips arranged. snorkel gear available on site for rental. Bicycle, car, and moped rentals can be arranged by us too!
New Feb 2014 covered smoking area with a BBQ grill, a 3rd hot water shower for the 16 dorm guests and a poolside bathroom... Both dorms and private room have many outlets to charge your electronics. small clip on reading lamps for use free of charge so you can enjoy reading at night and not disturb your dorm mates.
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Mo. Bill Would Allow Execution Using Firing Squad
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - Missouri could carry out executions with firing squads under legislation proposed in the House.
The state currently puts inmates to death with injections of lethal drugs, although existing law also permits use of lethal gas - the method by which 39 people were executed from 1938 to 1965.
The House bill adds an option of executions by firing squads consisting of five law enforcement officers chosen by the state corrections director.
Missouri's next execution is scheduled for Jan. 29.
The state recently switched from three-drug to single-drug lethal injections after pharmaceutical companies stopped selling the three drugs to prisons. It's unclear where Missouri obtains the single drug, and there have been demands to halt executions until the source is revealed.


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The parade of big names stopping by for a guest appearance on FOX's hit Glee just grew by one.
Anne Hathaway, the star of Love and Other Drugs, plans to join the show's cast this season as a lesbian aunt to Kurt, reports the New York Daily News.
"Glee" creator Ryan Murphy told People in an interview that Hathaway came up with the concept for her character.
"She's already created [her role]," he said. "She wants to play the lesbian aunt of Chris Colfer. Because everyone needs a lesbian aunt."
The deal to bring the 28-year-old Hathaway to the show was completed on the evening of the Golden Globes, the same night Glee picked up its second straight Globe for best comedy or musical, and co-stars Colfer and Jane Lynch scored the best supporting actor and actress awards for a TV series respectively.
U.S. & World
But apparently Hathaway wasn't the only celeb to pitch Murphy on a guest spot.
"They always do," he said. "I can't even think of who. But it's so sweet. I think they support the show because it's about the arts," he said.
Suggested Reading: NY Daily News, People, Gawker


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RFS Announces Pre-Assembled and Field-Installable Weatherproofing Options for RF Connections
Reusable Weatherproofing Boots Fit Easily Between Multiple Antennas and RRHs.
RFS to showcase RF innovations designed for operators' business needs at AfricaCom 2012
Visitors to AfricaCom will learn how RFS helps operators save time and money, reduce cable theft, evolve to 4G LTE and take coverage indoors.
RFS' HYBRIFLEX™ operates smoothly within the network of one of Germany's most important operators
Installer Abel equipped more than 35 sites with HYBRIFLEX™ cable for a German Mobile Network Operator. The result is promising: A lot more sites will follow.
RFS presents outdoor and indoor wireless infrastructure innovations for Vietnam at Vietnam Comm 2011
At the Vietnam International Communications Summit and Expo 2011, RFS will present its innovations for LTE Deployments, Remote Radio Head sites and indoor wireless coverage
RFS' HYBRIFLEX™ thrills South African operator
HYBRIFLEX continues to convince mobile operators with another successful trial in a live network in South Africa
HYBRIFLEX rollout in South Africa with strong regional support
RFS announces its deepened relationship with Crestwave, supporting the implementation of HYBRIFLEX within the African market.
RFS' HYBRIFLEX™ convinces Belgian operator Belgacom
RFS today announced that Belgian operator Belgacom has successfully trialed RFS' HYBRIFLEX hybrid feeder cabling solution in a live network.
RFS' HYBRIFLEX™ hybrid feeder cabling solution continues to impress in successful field trial with Telefónica in Spain
RFS announced that Spanish operator Telefónica has successfully trialed its HYBRIFLEX hybrid feeder cabling solution in a live network.
RFS commits to major environmental protection initiatives, moves to eliminate PVC in all its products
RFS announced a progressive reduction in the use of PVC in its products, product innovations to reduce power consumption and carbon footprint, and eco-sustainable operations at its global manufacturing centers.
RFS' groundbreaking HYBRIFLEX™ cable shines in first North American field trial
RFS announced that its HYBRIFLEX cabling solution is being trialed in the field for the first time in North America by Agri-Valley Broadband Inc. (AVBI) in Michigan, United States.
RFS presents its cost-saving RF innovations for the Middle East at MECOM 2011
At MECOM 2011, RFS will showcase its latest Radio Frequency technologies and innovations, designed to help operators, OEMs and installation companies save costs for wireless indoor coverage, RRHs and LTE deployments.
During the RFS StayConnected Days at Convergence India 2011, RFS showcases its latest innovations for 3G evolution and wireless cell site engineering in India
At Convergence India 2011, RFS will reinforce its strong commitment to 3G in India, and showcase innovations helping to reduce costs for 3G deployments in India.


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Farmhouse Living Room Ideas Secrets That No One Else Knows About A dining room could be the middle of your property. Use soft light and try to steer clear of shadows that could darken and cramp up a tiny room. For you, that you've got an immense room and that you like luxury and all sorts of comforts. Living room is essential in every home. You need to search for the black living room set that can give a different appearance to your room and you're going in order to decorate your room based on your requirements. The room contains a book exchange, and a variety of board games. The living room is usually the exact first room your guests see so that it's typically a little more formal than the remainder of your home. Contemporary living rooms are perfect for spacious homes. Today's living room arrive in a vast variety of fashions. Choosing Good Farmhouse Living Room Ideas The larger The rug area, the larger the room will feel. Living room is essential in every home. Farmhouse living rooms are incredibly versatile and work nicely with a wide range of little detail touches. A farmhouse living room should be… Continue Reading Read More


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I got to thinking about passwords last night because I couldn't sleep and I wanted to clarify something. Many people have asked me, "If you use numbers and special characters add to the "hardness" of a password?"
Initially I say "No, but it adds to the key space" (key space is the total number of possibilities that an attacker must try). What I actually mean to say is "Yes, it does increase the "hardness" of the password (and increases the key space), but it is not strictly necessary to use."
One of the tips I like to use is to create a password that is composed of several words that you like or are particularly memorable. For example, you could probably look around your office or home and do this. Looking around me, I could choose projectorchocolateglobemarker (you could choose something else that is easier to remember and I probably would too, but this is just an example).
Consider this: if a password was composed of lower case, upper case, numbers and special characters, that would be 72 characters to chose from. If your mean system administrator said that your password had to be composed of 8 characters combining those 4 types of characters, then the total number of combinations would be ~7.22 x 10^14 (assuming a password length of 8 characters). That's a lot of possible combinations a cracker/hacker must try!
Now consider the password where I ran the words together (projectorchocolateglobemarker). This would be resistant to a dictionary attack. A dictionary attack uses a targeted technique of successively trying all the words in an exhaustive list called a dictionary (from a pre-arranged list of values). Commonly, these pre-arranged lists are actually words from a dictionary because people are lazy and they will make their password is easy to remember (not through any fault of their own but humans are notoriously bad at remembering things that doesn't make sense or they have no connection to). While those individual words (projector, chocolate, globe and marker) would all be in the dictionary, the concatenation of them would not. While we have fewer total characters to choose from (26 lower case characters), the total number possible combinations for the password would be orders of magnitude larger. In fact, it would be ~1.052 x 10^41. That is a much larger key space!
Now, if you haven't glossed over by now, consider a computer that could do 1 key attempt per microsecond (which is certainly not out of the realm of possibilities), that is about 1 million key attempts (to crack) per second. The first password would take 722M seconds (22 years), the second would take ~10^27 years. Clearly, we can see which is more secure (and I didn't need a lot of characters to do it). These longer, harder passwords, are also more immune to what we call "rainbow table" attacks.
A lot of the password stuff is what is called "security theater." Security theater is a term that describes security countermeasures intended to provide the feeling of improved security while doing little or nothing to actually improve security. Having a system administrator create policies that don't make sense (such as the crazy combinations of letters, numbers, special chars) when the password is far less secure is an example of security theater. Bruce Schneier uses it a lot to describe TSA security.
Another way to create a memorable password is to think of a memorable phrase such as "my sister likes to eat juicy orange every day". Then, take the first letter of each word and combine them to make your password. In this example, your password would be msltejoed.
Lastly, I wanted to mention one last tip. If a user could setup a policy that would lock out after a certain number of failed attempts, such as 3, this is the most secure way to do a pass-worded system because it wouldn't allow an attacker to do a "brute force" attack where they try all the different types of keys.
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AT&T may be immune to swallowing its own poison.
The exclusive carrier of the iPhone is attempting to ween itself off of Steve Job's creation with the very thing that has publicly exposed AT&T's weakness: Google's Android.
For months Verizon has used the flagship Android phone to take aim at AT&T and Apple's iPhone. Now just a day after Google introduced a new Android challenger to Verizon's Droid -- the Nexus One -- Dell announced it will offer its Android-based Mini 3 exclusively exclusivly on AT&T's network in the United States.
AT&T's first foray into the Android world could be a shrewd move. It is a direct response to T-Mobile's 3G monopoly over the Nexus One (Verizon will carry the phone later in the Spring and it currently does not work with AT&T's 3G network) and it adds a potentially attractive smartphone to its line up that isn't named iPhone or Blackberry.
The problem is that specific details of the phone's specs are scarce and early reviews suggest it may not be the sexiest smartphone out there. It is also not meant to compete with the likes of Verizon's Droid.
Maybe Dell will dress the phone up to make AT&T look better. We will find out soon enough. The Mini 3 is due out in the first quarter of this year.
AT&T Finally Welcomes Android to the Family
AT&T may be immune to swallowing its own poison.


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Countryman Earsets are the smallest, lightest, and least visible head-worn
microphones. The comfortable earclip doesn't interfere with hairstyles,
eyeglasses, wardrobe, headphones, or in-ear monitors. The tiny boom and
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Stainless steel, skin-colored almost unbreakable boom can be bent and
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Soft, highly flexible boom is easily shaped right on the performer's
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Frequency response is better than 30 Hz to 15 kHz with smooth off-axis
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Countryman directional Earsets reject 20 dB of off-axis sound, while easy
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Harry Barker - Crest Play Balls - Pink
Harry Barker's brightly coloured, durable Crest Play Balls are perfect for treating your pet or for a gift, ideal for active dogs. Each ball is made from 100% natural rubber covered in extra duty felt using 100% azo-free earth friendly dyes.
These play balls are the standard tennis ball size and are available in Baby Blue, Green and Red.
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Carol Perkins founder of Harry Barker modelled with Ford New York, Paris and London, and has appeared in everything from Vogue to Harper's Bazaar to Victoria's Secret. Carol became home-bound, while recovering from a life threatening battle with a rare brain tumour, Carol started creating dog beds, toys and robes for friends as a form of therapy. The popularity of these products led to the launch of Harry Barker, named in honour of Carol's Super-Sheltie.
Harry Barker toys are lovingly designed for pets and their people and are regulars in Oprah's O Magazine, Country Living and Modern Dog Magazine.
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Argus Leader: Augustana to Establish Prestigious Faculty Position
Robert E. Wright, an economic historian, will start at Augustana in September holding the Nef Family Chair of Political Economy, provided through a gift from Rudy and Marilyn Nef of Milbank.
Augustana Student Organization Reaches Pennies for Peace Goal
With a generous assist from Gay and George Kapplinger, Augustana's New Student Seminar (NSS) achieved its goal of raising $12,000 for Pennies for Peace. The nine-month effort was a community project of Augustana's class of 2012.
Watertown Public Opinion: Nefs Endow Augie Chair
Rudy and Marilyn Nef of Milbank, have provided a leadership gift to create The Nef Family Chair of Political Economy. The position will advance the study of market economies and representative democracies, on campus and throughout the community.
Argus Leader Features Incoming Freshman Softball Student-Athlete
Shelby Thompson is now a senior in the final days of her high school experience - and the future looks bright. Thompson will try to blaze new trails at Augustana, just like she did coming up through the Sioux Falls school system.
Honorary Degree Recipient Dedicated Life to Serving Native Americans
Rev. Larry Peterson will receive the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters and address the graduating class at Augustana's 149th Commencement Service May 24 at the Sioux Falls Arena.
Sioux Center Junior Wins Library Associates Research Award
Amy Hulstein, a junior from Sioux Center, IA, is the recipient of the 2009 Augustana Library Associates Research Award. Her winning paper is entitled "In the Steps of a Soldier: Captured at the Bulge."
Nef Family Gift Creates Augustana's First Endowed Faculty Chair
Dr. Robert E. Wright, acclaimed writer and economic historian, has accepted the appointment as Nef Family Chair of Political Economy. Dr. Wright currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Economics at the Stern School of Business, New York University.
Student Research Presented at National Physics Meetings
On May 21, research work completed by current and former Augustana students will be delivered at an invited talk at the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (DAMOP) meeting in Charlottesville, VA.
May 14 Proclaimed Augustana College and Community Band Day
Sioux Falls Mayor Dave Munson has proclaimed May 14, 2009, as Augustana College and Community Band Day. Twenty-five people attended the first rehearsal in the fall of 1989. Today, there are more than 100 members.
Mark Hecht Receives NIRSA Regional Award of Merit
Mark Hecht, Director of Recreational Services at Augustana College, received a Regional Award of Merit from the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) for outstanding contributions made on a regional and statewide basis.


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Artist: Harrison "Grout" Groutage (1925-2013)
Biography: Born in Richmond UT and attended Logan schools. Advanced degrees from: USU, BYU, U of U, and Iowa State (post grad). USU art professor for thirty years. Unmistakable style and pallette. Exhibited throughout Western states and recipient of many awards, including Utah State Governor's Award in the Arts (1999). For years, maintained studios in both northern and southern Utah so he could capture the landscape he loved.
Notes: Donated by Grout to Library, 1986
Description: Watercolor, 28x20
Location: Library


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What is possum wool?
Possum wool is produced only in New Zealand. It is a natural fibre coming from the fur of the New Zealand Possum. It is mixed with merino and other fibres as it is too soft and short to spin it on its own.
Possums, whilst endangered in Australia, are a pest in New Zealand. Being a non-native species they have no natural predators and their numbers are getting out of control. They cause problems by preying on other wildlife including the endangered Kiwi bird and damaging plant life. Every year, the New Zealand government spends around NZ$50 million culling this animal because they are a danger to the environment. This fibre comes only from animals which had to be culled. Money made by selling possum fur is invested into programs to sustain the unique environment in New Zealand.
What are the special qualities of possum yarns?
Due to the cooler climate New Zealand possum developed a fur coat which is considerable thicker and more luxurious than the Australian ancestor. The fibres of Possum's fur are hollow. There is only one other animal on the planet with an hollow fur fibre: the Polar Bear. Both animals need to control heat, but in different environments. The Polar Bear uses its hollow fibre to keep the heat, the Australian possum uses it to defend from the heat. So possum fibre is very light, super soft and temperature resistant, which means you feel cool in warm weather and feel warm in cold. It dries quickly after becoming wet. These attributes make possum garments suitable for all weather conditions. Possum yarns don't pill and are especially anti-allergic because of their extremely fine hairs.
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Possum yarns tend to shed a little of the fibre, this is a problem that is found with most short fibre yarns. It tends to be more apparent prior to washing the product and we always suggest all garments are washed after knitting to let the fibres bloom, this also traps some of the fiber into the garment and stops a lot of the shedding.
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"Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" stars Steve Carell and Keira Knightley as two neighbors who strike up a friendship only after it's learned that the Earth is about to be destroyed by a giant asteroid. That could be fun, right?
Written and directed by Lorene Scafaria, the film has delivered it's first trailer, which features a few great lines from Carell and Patton Oswalt. The film boasts impressive supporting cast of players that includes Melanie Lynskey, Adam Brody, Connie Britton, William Peterson and Rob Corddry.
Scafaria made a name for herself with the script for "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," an indie romcom starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings that was reasonably funny and cute. Here, Scafaria makes her directorial debut, working with her own script, and while we haven;t seen the whole film, the trailer seems a little too sunny for her voice. That said, she probably knows her voice better than we do, and there are some nice visual touches--like the dude doing chin-ups while wearing a gas mask.
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I ran across this great quotations while studying for a Bible study on John. It is from Alexander MacLaren's exposition of John 4:10 (p. 211):
Is it not strange that men should not desire; is it not strange and sad that such foolish creatures are we that we do not want what we need; that our wishes and needs are often diametrically opposite? All men desire happiness, but some of us have so vitiated our tastes and our palates by fiery intoxicants that the water of life seems dreadfully tasteless and unstimulating, and so we will rather go back again to the delusive, poisoned drinks than glue our lips to the river of God's pleasures."


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So once again we have a president blaming his problems on nefarious figures who work in the shadows (see also Bill Clinton's Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy):
Courtesy of conservatives on Twitter, we now have a wonderful hashtag of all those #ShadowyConservativeGroups:
- Voters with IDs
- Investors
- Bitter Clingers
- West Virginia
The list goes on , and you can see who many of these shadow figures are on Twitchy (or simply check out the hashtag on Twitter). I must say that Conservatives have truly become the stars of Twitter these days. If you doubt it, just scroll through the Twitchy archives.
But there's something else that's fairly disturbing about Pres. Obama's tweet: his assertion that people are trying to "take down the President". With his statement, he is implying that there are shadowy figures attempting to overthrow the Presidency, or stage a coup d'etat, rather than the more mundane truth of our quadrennial election, in which the current office-holder is likely to lose his job.
This fear of being "taken down" seems out of place, smacking as it does of paranoia, rather than the President's usual extremely narcissistic behavior. Perhaps we're seeing the beginning of a clinical melt-down.
We're in the very best of hands.


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Village Voice Owner Splits Up
A group of executives from Village Voice Media Holdings LLC are buying its chain of 13 alternative newspapers, including the Voice, in a deal that separates the iconic titles from the company's controversial online classified company, Backpage.com.
The papers, which also include LA Weekly, SF Weekly and Phoenix New Times, will become part of a new, Denver-based publishing company named Voice Media Group that is majority-owned by Scott Tobias, formerly the president and chief operating officer of Village Voice Media. Mr. Tobias, who will become the new company's chief executive, will share ownership with a group of executives from Village Voice Media Holdings also moving to the new company. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.


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Stollen wreath
Nutrition and extra info
- Can be frozen uniced
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per slice (for 20)
- kcal292
- fat9g
- saturates3g
- carbs49g
- sugars28g
- fibre0g
- protein6g
- salt0.28g
- 85g raisin
- 50g dried cranberry, plus extra to decorate
A tart, ruby-red coloured berry which grows wild on shrubs throughout northern Europe and North…
- 100g carton mixed peel
- 4 tbsp dark rum
Rum is a type of spirit based on sugar cane. First produced in the 1600s on slave plantations in…
- 550g strong white bread flour
Flour is usually made from grinding wheat, maize, rye, barley or rice. As the main…
- 2 x 7g sachets easy-bake yeast
Yeast is a living, single-cell organism. As the yeast grows, it converts its food (in the form…
- 50g golden caster sugar
- pinch nutmeg
One of the most useful of spices for both sweet and savoury…
- zest 1 lemon
Oval in shape with a pronouced bulge on one end, lemons are one of the most versatile…
- 85g butter, cut into pieces
Butter is a dairy product made from separating whole milk or cream into fat and…
- 250ml milk
One of the most widely used ingredients, milk is often referred to as a 'complete' food…
- 1 egg, beaten, plus extra beaten egg to glaze
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition packed with protein and a…
- 50g pistachio, peeled and chopped, plus extra, sliced, to decorate
- 300g marzipan (bought or homemade)
One of mankind's oldest sources of sweet pleasure, marzipan needs to contain only ground…
- 100g fondant icing sugar
- holly sprig, to decorate
Mix the raisins, cranberries and mixed peel in a bowl, pour over the rum, then leave to soak while you make the dough. Tip the flour into a large bowl and stir in ½ tsp salt, the yeast, sugar, nutmeg and lemon zest. Rub the butter in until the mix is like fine crumbs. Warm the milk to hand-hot, then mix into the egg. Pour the milk into the flour mix, then stir with a round-bladed knife to make a soft dough, adding a drop more milk if needed to mop up any dry crumbs in the bottom of the bowl. Gather the dough into a ball, then knead for 3-4 mins on a lightly floured surface. Put the dough into a lightly oiled bowl, cover with cling film and leave until the dough has risen to double the size (about 45 mins-1 hr).
Knead the dough 2 or 3 times, then roll out to a rectangle about 37cm x 17cm. Stir the chopped pistachios into the soaked fruits, then spread one-third of the fruit mix down the centre of the dough, leaving all the edges uncovered. Fold each side into the centre to overlap slightly. Press the edges with the rolling pin to seal, turn the dough, then repeat the rolling out and spreading of the fruit twice more. Roll out to a final rectangle that is 55cm x 16cm. Roll the marzipan into a sausage shape, so it's slightly shorter than the length of the dough. Place it down the centre. Roll the dough over the marzipan, then turn the dough over so the join is underneath. Lift onto a buttered baking sheet, then curl the dough round a buttered 12cm round cake tin (see tip, below), brushing the ends with a little beaten egg and pinching them well together to seal.
Cover and leave to rise for 30-45 mins or until puffy and doubled in size. Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/ gas 5. When the dough has doubled, brush with beaten egg and bake for about 25 mins until golden. Cool on the baking sheet briefly, then transfer to a wire rack.
Make up the icing. Stir 2-3 tsp water into the fondant icing sugar and, when the stollen has cooled, drizzle the icing over. Scatter over the extra cranberries and pistachios and decorate with holly.
Recipe Tip
Top tipIf you don't have a 12cm round cake tin for making the central hole in the stollen, use an 800g empty clean food can (the hole will be slightly smaller).


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Salmon are hand-cut and cured using a blend of ingredients that have been in our family recipe for generations. The distinct flavor results from the natural smoke process that is controlled by the smoking artisans.
Bursting with rich flavors steeped in tradition, this selection includes internationally recognized specialty seafood that is hot smoked with a blend of hardwoods.
Also referred to as spreads or dips, these treats are prepared to perfection using the ideal blend of smoked fish and quality ingredients to produce a variety of unique delicacies that are ideal for any occasion.
Our line of wild-caught herring products are made with the freshest herring available. Delicious, plump, velvet herrings are hand-graded for curing in the right blend of spices and ingredients.


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You love running, and you love your kids, so why not share you passion for the sport with your little ones? Running with your children can help you build a strong bond and can teach them to develop healthy habits that will last them a lifetime. Here are a few tips for successfully running with kids of all ages.
Let Them Choose
While it's important to teach children consistency and discipline, avoid trying to force them to run with you when they just don't feel like it. Doing so can make running feel like a chore, which will quickly squash their enjoyment of the sport. You'll have more success if you simply invite your kids to join you on your run, and have fun while you're on the roads or trails.
Pace Perfect
If one of you has some serious running goals you're working towards, it might be hard to match your pace to your child's pace. Running strollers are a great way for infants and toddlers to accompany you on your run and young children can join you on a bike while you run. They'll probably get a kick out of their important role if you call them your pacer. Or, hit the track to allow you and your child to run together, but at your own paces. Share a few warmup laps before you get going, and a stretching session post-run.
Pump It Up!
Your kids will likely match your enthusiasm when it comes to running (especially if they're younger). Tap into their playful spirits by engaging their imaginations on the run. You could be superheroes chasing down the bad guys. Or Indiana Jones careening through the jungle. You get the idea. Stoke the fire a little bit and then play along with whatever your kiddos come up with. You'll be surprised how much fun you have.


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Once again last week the pages of the New York Times was graced with an ad published by David Horowitz's Freedom Center, one of those websites you visit and immediately begin to rethink the sanity of published discourse on the Web.
This time the shock-and-awe title of the ad read: "The Palestinians' Case Against Israel is Based on a Genocidal Lie." Essentially Horowitz reuses the old canards that there is no "Palestine" (the ancient Romans invented it), that the Arabs who live there are not "Palestinians" (since that name was invented in 1964), and that Palestinian suffering is the result of Arab aggression (because they refuse to concede to Israeli "peace" overtures). Genocidal? According to Horowitz, the Palestinian struggle for freedom is in reality a struggle to purge the region of all Jews, "from the river to the sea."
I'm used to this sort of rhetoric. Of course it is extremist and inflammatory. And it builds a narrative that its proponents must think will gain traction if it is only repeated enough. It is very easy to dismantle its bolder points, but it is worrisome how often ads like this are read and believed by the unsuspecting. He proclaims on his website, for example, that "over 1 million Arabs have remarkable freedoms in Israel," but forgets to say that another 3.8 million have miserable lives under a military occupation.
How do you tell the public those things were "left out" of the dominant narrative?
James M. Wall of The Christian Century recently published the alternative narrative entitled "If you build it the [Palestinian] state will come." Here is a sober, carefully constructed outline of the good things that may emerge through the centrist leaders in both the Israeli and Palestinian camps. Here we read about Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Israeli peace activist Uri Avnery. After reading Horowitz you'd think Fayyad and Avnery are describing a different country.
Two narratives. One hopeful, one paranoid. One that inspires trust, one that incites conflict. One constructive, one angry. The catch is this: Once someone like Horowitz repeats his own narrative long enough, he starts to believe it so thoroughly, he becomes evangelistic with it and cannot bear to hear it reframed. Pray that the James Walls' of the world prevail.
Gary M. Burge, Ph.D., is professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. He is the author of numerous books both on the Middle East (Jesus and the Land: The New Testament Challenge to "Holy Land" Theology, and Whose Land? Whose Promise?) and the New Testament (Jesus the Middle Eastern Story Teller, The New Testament in Antiquity, and Encounters with Jesus).
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NE fish chief says quota carryover can boost catch
Current fishing year ends April 30
The Northeast's top fishing regulator says he'll allow fishermen to boost next year's catch by transferring over a portion of what they don't catch this year.
John Bullard said Thursday that fishermen can transfer up to 10 percent of their uncaught quota for bottom-dwelling groundfish species.
The only exception is cod in the Gulf of Maine. Bullard said fishermen can transfer just 2 percent of unused quota on that species, since allowing more could cause overfishing on the species.
The overall catch has been down this year, and fishermen are projected to catch well short of their allotments on several species when the current fishing year ends April 30.
Bullard says this year's poor catch proves fish populations are struggling. But some fishermen say the down year is just part of the natural cycle.


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NASA's Don Pettit at RIT (video)
Apr. 17, 2015
NASA Astronaut Donald Pettit toured RIT to learn more about the university's capabilities in photography, imaging science and science. He presented "Astronauts' Guide to Photography," which highlighted his 370 days in space, and how science and art grow by being active at a new frontier.
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Ph.D. Program Statistics - Cellular
In order to make the activity and culture of graduate programs more visible, we provide in the table below basic statistics about the Ph.D. programs at the University of Michigan. The data and variables were selected to offer a more accurate and helpful picture than those provided by external sources.
The Ph.D. program statistics are also available in an interactive dashboard (Tableau).
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