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The creation of South Africa's foreign policy development agency could work to lessen the strength of USAID on the continent which has–perhaps inadvertently–placed very Western ideals onto the continent. How this is being viewed by America with respects to international relations is unknown, but we can assume America would show support to prevent any further alienation from a continent that has grown tired of America's failed development attempts. Additionally, with China's increased investment in Africa it has become more important for the US to maintain strong ties.
The move towards central coordination is interesting in an age of decentralized development. However, if well executed it may be a much useful move in post-conflict reconstruction and continental development issues. Africa has been fighting to have their own voice on the global setting for a long time but have been unable to be heard individually. A more centrally organized effort may help Africa be better prepared to seek African solutions to development and conflict, as long as the bureaucracy is properly managed.
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What would you constitute as "proof"? Other than the bible, there is nothing else about Jesus in history. Unless you consider the NT is based around a real person, nothing will be proof enough for you.
So just admit it, nothing will convince you he was real.
Originally posted by kijne
Wow...where do I even start?
Obviously you haven't read the bible. Peter wasn't with Jesus when he walked on the water. He was in a ship with the other disciples.
Matthew 14:22-33 says...Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. "It's a ghost," they said, and cried out in fear.
That's correct. I feel the miracles were for the disciples benefit. To strengthen their faith.
And, speaking in tongues is a gift, just like teaching, preaching, etc. You can't speak in tongues unless you're filled with the Holy Spirit.
And after the resurrection, Jesus wasn't in a mortal body when he rose to heaven. He only made himself visible so the disciples had proof.
Originally posted by TheBlackHat
Firstly, Jesus said we are all Gods children, this would indicate that if Jesus was Gods son and we are also Gods children, then Jesus was an ordinary man and not "special", or "chosen". I am basing this assumption on Jesus own words and interpreting them directly.
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Originally posted by TheBlackHat
Firstly, Jesus said we are all Gods children, this would indicate that if Jesus was Gods son and we are also Gods children, then Jesus was an ordinary man and not "special", or "chosen". I am basing this assumption on Jesus own words and interpreting them directly.
This leads to another conclusion. When Jesus was walking on water he had Peter, one of his apostles, with him. So not only was Jesus walking on water but so was Peter, however when Peter started to sink under the waves Jesus said "You of little faith,". This suggests strongly that Jesus achieved his miracles simply because he believed, without question, that he could perform such feats.
Further more, the apostles could talk in tongues, another miracle yet the apostles were supposedly ordinary fishermen, yet capable of miracles. Indicating ordinary people are capable of miracles, not just Jesus. But if ordinary people are capable of miracles then how would that make Jesus any more "special" than an ordinary man with supreme and extraordinary belief? Exactly.
In fact i doubt Jesus ever really claimed to be special or chosen.
Further more, when Jesus died and rose from the dead, it has been said he died to wipe our sins away and give us everlasting life. This obviously cannot be true if you look at how this is preached by modern day Christianity. Obviously if Jesus died so we could live forever, then we would all live forever "literally" here on earth, and people from 2000 years ago would all still be alive today. No, instead we are told the everlasting life is in heaven, but we have to "literally" die to get there...but, according to the Bible Jesus literally died and literally rose from the dead in the flesh. This is yet another "literal" miracle, the biggest of the lot, yet what people miss is the other miracles significance.
if peter could walk on water and the apostles could speak in tongues, and Lazarus also rose from the dead, then that means according to my understanding...when Jesus said he died for our sins and rose again to give us everlasting life... it doesn't mean we can carry on as usual just like before Jesus existed and live and die, but rather he showed us that a human being can literally rise from the dead.
Like I said I think the Bible is a lot more literal than spiritual.
Originally posted by Danbones
first someone is going to have to prove that this "Jesus" actually existed for real
till then you might as well be learning how to spell in Klingon
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Hunters Value Wildlife
+Joe Hosmer is the president of Safari Club International Foundation, a grassroots organization dedicated to promoting wildlife conservation through sustainable use.
Hunting is vital to the conservation and sustainable management of wildlife populations. Both the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species recognize the importance of hunting in conservation and have special provisions in their regulations to ensure hunting continues. Animal rights and welfare activist groups fail to recognize the value of hunting in conservation and even claim hunting is a leading threat to wildlife. In fact, hunting remains a timeless tradition, a livelihood, and a necessity for conservation.
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Hunters respect wildlife and seek to conserve the wildlife that they hunt to ensure sustainable populations for the future. It is a lucrative form of tourism that not only creates value for wildlife, but also supports conservation programs, feeds local communities, provides jobs, and funds anti-poaching efforts. And, hunters also write checks for conservation, in addition to hunting.
Hunting is indisputably an effective form of conservation recognized by governments and wildlife organizations throughout the world. It generates revenue and provides tremendous opportunities for communities reliant on wildlife. Science dictates harvest numbers and research showcases its positive effects. Year after year, sportsmen and sportswomen demonstrate their impactful role in conservation and their efforts should not be stifled by the futile emotional arguments of those who harbor a moral grudge against the hunting industry.
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Sorry, Cliff, but you couldn't be more wrong. Non-hunters contribute 94% of the money that goes towards true conservation (of ALL species necessary for the health of an entire ecosystem, not just profitable game species). Only 1 in 5 gun owners hunt, yet we contribute to the same P-R excise tax hunters do. It's simple math. Same with recreational boaters who far outnumber anglers contributing to D-J. The US FWS has had to redefine the term "sportsman" to include anyone who keeps a gun in their nightstand in the event of a break-in to make it appear that hunting is still a strong industry when in fact it's going the way of the Dodo (which ironically was hunted to extinction).
Non-hunters are also the ones buying the land that YOU get to trample with your guns and six-packs in hand.
Hunters do NOT want to see more wildlife, as you claim. Sustenance hunting is the #2 reason (after ranching) that predators are exterminated—to eliminate competition for hunters' preferred game species. This is NOT true conservation.
And those additional license and harvest tag fees imposed on hunters are the ones that you cry and whine the loudest about about in your private forums and Facebook posts.
Coming from a family that hunted and having worked for a wildlife agency (until I could no longer look myself in the mirror), I can assure you that hunters only care about the species they want to kill. The food plots they plant are for DEER (and the other ungulates hunters kill) ONLY. Prescribed burning is performed by state DNRs to the detriment of every other species to promote the growth of DEER food. They kill off predators to the point of extinction in many cases to increase DEER herds. They even use proprietary software to manipulate and predict birthrates and fawn recruitment. This is why you used to see a deer with one or two fawns, but no regularly see them with three, four, even five. Meanwhile, deer-vehicle collisions now number in the millions; because hunters want even more DEER. Enough!
Maybe it's time hunters accept that the public is increasingly aware of these facts and no longer support the unnecessary killing for fun and profit.
By Wendy Jenks on Thu, August 31, 2017 at 7:31 am
Hunters do respect the animals they are Hunting. They go out and sit in a tree stand, sit on the ground, or walk for miles with the hope that they will see something. That something could be anything, it doesn't necessarily have to be the animal they are hunting. The feeling of nature is deeply enrooted in a hunter's blood. Nothing on Earth compares the excitement of interacting with it. They admire the animal they are hunting and feel remorse after killing it, but ultimately know that this is the way the world works and the animal will help provide for their family.
By Ema Nekaf on Sun, January 22, 2017 at 2:28 pm
Why is it that hunters provide the vast majority of the funding for habitat and conservation?
Is it because of the many additional taxes imposed on hunters and the items used by sportsmen. Where those additional tax dollars are spent on habitat and conservation?
Is it because the hunters form organizations to actively promote habitat preservation and restoration of habitat for wildlife?
Is it because of the additional license and harvest tag fees imposed on hunters to be used to fund the wildlife management offices and wildlife law enforcement?
Is it because hunters want to see and have more wildlife to enjoy while they are active in their activities and do not mind donating to further such causes?
Is it because hunters buy large tracts of land to preserve for wildlife habitat so that they have a place to hunt filled with wildlife?
Is it because hunters plant vast food plots to assist in feeding many wildlife species?
Is it because hunters provide the revenue for landowners to change from domestic stock over to wildlife, thus providing millions of acres more habitat for wildlife and millions more wild animals?
Maybe they do all these things because of the enjoyment of being in the outdoors and to be with nature and wildlife is part of why they hunt.
The actual killing of an animal is only a part of what the hunting experience is about, while providing protection of habitat for biodiversity and allowing a place for more wildlife is the intended result.
It is interesting to see a poll of the public that demonstrates their ignorance of the fact that hunting provides by far the most benefit and revenue for preservation of wildlife habitat and conservation.
It also shows that the majority of hunters providing the vast majority of conservation benefit and revenue do so without blowing their horn to the media, as some celebrities do when they make any donations.
By Cliff on Mon, July 25, 2016 at 8:34 am
I will start by saying that, in most cases, I loathe the idea of trophy hunting, especially the "canned hunts", where animals are bred to be shot in cages.
BUT, unfortunately, the world is not black-and-white, and I do believe there are a few instances, like this one, where hunting, carefully managed, can have a huge benefit to the species as a whole. But in order to truly understand this issue, we need to know the specifics of this permit auction. It isn't just "shoot a random rhino for fun" like so many news outlets are making it to be.
In this case, there is a specific, individual rhino to be hunted. Wildlife officials will accompany the hunter to make sure he gets the right one. The animal is a post-breeding male, and he's causing problems in the herd. He can no longer reproduce, but he still attacks (and could quite possibly kill) any younger, fertile males that enter his harem. So, to help protect the fertile males and get new genes into the herd, this particular rhino was scheduled to be culled anyway, with or without the permit auction. It's a normal wildlife management technique usually done by the game officials.
Now, from my point of view, it's less humane to allow one aggressive rhino to gore and kill the others. Ending an animal's life is sad, but the bedrock of conservation is the fact that populations are more important than individuals. This has to be done either way. So, if some trophy hunter, as sordid as his hobby may be, wants to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to pull the trigger, money that will be put to good use protecting other rhinos, I really can't complain. The rhino has had his day, fathered his offspring, and served his biological purpose. Now it is time for new rhinos to take his place.
Whenever I bring this up, I usually get comments like "Africa is so corrupt, the cull must be a conspiracy to kill rhinos for profit!" But before we jump to conclusions, let's look at the data: Namibia is one of the only African nations to have an INCREASE in rhino populations, not a decrease, as the naysayers claim. Clearly, Namibia must be doing something right.
By Mary on Thu, June 26, 2014 at 10:12 pm
Hunters do it for pleasure and greed. How can this be conservation?
By Hennie Bezuidenhout on Thu, June 19, 2014 at 2:36 am
"Hunters respect wildlife" this argument is false and Joe Hosmer and all the people he represents are members of a patriarchal death cult protecting themselves and their own interests. Trophy Hunting is a selfish pursuit, based on individual self-satisfaction and a total lack of respect and care for anyone but themselves. Trophy Hunting is not respect its meting out death to a being who just wants to live their own life, for nothing more than self-glory. It is contemptuous, dominance, control and by definition nothing more than killing for fun.
A lesson in respect, Mr Hosmer is as close as the dictionary.
a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.
"the conservationist had a lot of respect for elephants as successful individuals in a social & familial relationship structure"
synonyms: esteem, regard, high regard, high opinion, acclaim, admiration, approbation, approval, appreciation, estimation, favour, popularity, recognition, veneration, awe, reverence, deference, honour, praise, homage
antonyms: contempt
the state of being admired or respected.
due regard for the feelings, wishes, or rights of others.
"hunter's lack of respect for their targets"
synonyms: due regard, consideration, thoughtfulness, attentiveness, politeness, courtesy, civility, deference
By Mission Truth on Tue, June 17, 2014 at 6:01 pm
Absolutely agree. Furthermore, in many instances a reduction in population is neccesary in order to preserve habitat and reduce stress (areas of over population of elephants). Also scientists have realized that in the case of black rhino, too many males leads to excess fighting/reduced breeding.
By simon Williamson on Tue, June 03, 2014 at 11:38 pm


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Country music clichés run rampant throughout the genre.
In the chase for a hit, songwriters often return to familiar words, phrases and themes in an effort to duplicate an earlier success. We all know going to the well once too often leads to clichés, which should be avoided like the plague.
Of course, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. There is no time like the present, to make some lemonade from the lemons the hitmakers have given us. Here are 10 of our favorite clichés of all time.
10. The whiskey ain't working anymore
It's been 23 years since Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart released "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" and more than four decades since Willie Nelson floated "Whiskey River." However, country stars have served up the hooch up fast and furious in recent years.
Tyler Farr put "Whiskey In My Water," Lee Brice enrolled us in "Drinking Class" and Cole Swindell told us she "Ain't Worth The Whiskey". There are dozens of other whiskey filled songs proving we truly are "Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound."
9. Toeing the line
Country music has a foot fetish. Waylon Jennings was the "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line for Years," but he "Never Could Toe the Mark" for long. Zac Brown put his "Toes" in the water in 2009, but now we have bare feet and flip flops coming at us from every direction.
Rodney Atkins touched us with his "Feet," Florida Georgia Line flip-flopped us into a "Sun Daze," and Frankie Ballard has a thing for sandy feet in "Sunshine and Whiskey." He gives us both feet and whiskey in one dazzling dose.
8. Country fan down by the river
Chris Farley lived in a van down by it, no one wants to be up it without a paddle, and Garth Brooks had hit named after it. Of course I'm talking about THE RIVER.
The water is rising fast these days on Brad Paisley's "River Bank," while Luke Bryan served up a riverside catfish dinner in "My Kinda Night." Randy Houser was "Runnin' Outta Moonlight" in his river bank love song, and Blake Shelton was just another one of the "Boys 'Round Here" singing about the river.
7. The Friday night lights are starting to dim
Everyone is looking for quitting time on Friday. Even George Jones was happy it was "Finally Friday" back in 1992, but those Friday night lights are starting to blind just a bit.
Eric Paslay took us for a sweet ride on "Friday Night," and Jake Owen taught us how to shout "Yee Haw" on payday, while Dallas Smith was "Wastin' Gas" tearing up the interstate.
6. Poppin' and bangin' and boomin'
There's more pop in today's country than the first day of deer season. Jim Ed Brown first "Pop a Top" in 1967 and Alan Jackson did the same in 1999, but bottle caps aren't the only thing making noise these days.
Scotty McCreery had us "Feelin' It," while the top's a poppin', Blake Shelton told anyone who didn't like his tail pipes poppin' to "Kiss My Country Ass." Justin Moore was bangin' his Kenwoods while "Letting the Night Roll," meanwhile Luke Bryan scared a poor little "Country Girl" with his boomin' truck.
5. Shotgun wedding
Once upon a time, shotguns and country music went together like the month of June and weddings. Jamie Lynn Spears was still singing about a "Shotgun Wedding" in 2014, but for a while now, most of the shotgun lyrics have had some cute little country girl riding shotgun.
Taylor Swift did in her 2009 hit "Our Son", and more recently, Tim McGraw did the same in his single "Shotgun Rider." You can hear the same theme running through Brantley Gilbert's "Bottoms Up," and Florida Georgia Line's "Tell Me How You Like It." Where have all the quail hunters gone? Riding shotgun isn't the only cliché in regards to country girls in our little countdown.
4. Can't believe she wore white
Dierks Bentley wondered "What Was I Thinkin'" back in 20013. Of course, the answer was that tight white tank top. Bentley was still thinking about white tank tops in 2005's "Cab of My Truck" and 2009's "Sideways."
Bentley isn't alone in his appreciation for white. Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood ran into a girl in a pretty white dress in "Something Bad," Brad Paisley wanted to hydrate white t-shirts in "Water," and those same shirts were tight in Trace Adkins' "Ala-Freakin-Bama."
3. Put up your dukes, Daisy
The good ol' boys obviously watched a lot of Bo and Luke back in the day, because those cut-off jeans left quite an impression. "How She Rolls," by Chase Rice, "Me And My Gang" from Rascal Flatts, and the trio of Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore, Thomas Rhett extolled daisy dukes in "Small Town Throwdown." Then there was Florida Georgia Line's "Hell Raisin' Heat Of Summer," Jake Owen's "Nobody Feelin' No Pain" and a whole slew of short cut-off jeans.
Recently, a pair of country girls, Maddie & Tae, fired back with "Girl In A Country Song," about the recent trend of stereotypes.
2. Dirt roads
Country radio is kicking up a lot of dust these days with songs about dirt roads. Kip Moore's "Dirt Road," Jason Aldean's "Dirt Road Anthem," Justin Moore's "One Dirt Road," Luke Bryan's "Dirt Road Diary," Chase Rice's "Dirt Road Communion" and Florida Georgia Line's plain ol' "Dirt" are but a few that come to mind.
Dive into the lyrics, and you'll find more dirt than in a political campaign. Brooks and Dunn really started the trend in 2003 with their single, "Red Dirt Road."
1. Trucks
Here a truck, there a truck, everywhere a truck, truck. They are jacked-up in Tim McGraw's "Truck Yeah" and Chase Rice's "Carolina Can." Trucks are big in Toby Keith's "Big Ol' Truck and big, black and jacked-up in Luke Bryan's "My Kind Of Night."
There are truck loving songs like Jason Aldean's "Take a Little Ride" and Kip Moore's "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck," loving in truck songs like "Eight Second Ride" by Jason Aldean, and I loved you in a truck songs like Lee Brice's "I Drive Your Truck." Finally, there's the hey, there are too many truck songs songs like Wade Bowen's "Songs About Trucks."


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Legislation was filed Wednesday in the Texas House of Representatives to further the SpaceX project that may potentially be located near Brownsville's Boca Chica beach.
House Bill 2623 by State Rep. Rene Oliveira allows Cameron County to temporarily close an area of the beach for launches and space flight activities with approval of the General Land Office. While SpaceX has not made a final decision to relocate to the area, Oliveira filed the bill to make certain the necessary legislative measures are in place to move the project forward.
"This is an important tool to bring the company to Cameron County, but it also protects citizens' access to the beach in times of peak summer use" said Oliveira, chairman of the House Committee on Business and Industry who will meet with SpaceX founder Elon Musk Friday in Austin. "We have a unique economic development opportunity based on our unique location on the Gulf Coast. Our intentions to help make the project a reality are crystal clear."
The bill specifies that a county must have the approval of the state's General Land Office before a launch may be made. The bill also prohibits the closure of a beach during the Saturday or Sunday preceding Memorial Day; Memorial Day; July 4; a Saturday after Memorial Day but before Labor Day; and, a Sunday after Memorial Day but before Labor Day.
The GLO, however, could approve a launch during those dates under special circumstances. In order to launch on one of those dates, the launch must be justified as one of special nature based on technical requirements, adverse business consequences of not launching on a particular date, or regulatory requirements. Any special launch date would require county and GLO approval, and would require 14 day notice of intent.
"The project has received overwhelming community support and support from state leaders. We want to make it happen, but we also want to make sure that the people of Texas have access to their beaches," said Oliveira.
The proposed SpaceX project must still undergo federal scrutiny through the Federal Aviation Administration as well environmental impact studies. If the FAA does not approve SpaceX's launch site, the beaches cannot be closed. Beaches may only be closed for a launch at an FAA approved site. If the FAA denies the site, the bill will have no effect. The FAA will address launch site environmental issues in its Environmental Impact Study.
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Six students who went into North Korea to take part in an undercover BBC documentary now say the London School of Economics (LSE) has endangered them by going public with "the undercover expedition."
LSE and the BBC had a falling out over the project when the university became convinced the broadcaster was using the students as "human shields to sneak into North Korea." The students, however, say the school did not consult with them for taking this position; some of the students say the school has yet to consult with them even now.
While LSE doesn't believe the BBC gave the students enough information about the risks of the undercover expedition to begin with, the students believe LSE has made the risks greater by drawing attention to the trip.
In a letter to LSE director Craig Calhoun, the students wrote: "We feel that we have now been put in more risk than was originally the case, as a result of LSE's decision to go public with their story."


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So I can't decide on a costume: Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders? They both have great fright prospects. Hillary will lie about her tricks, and Sanders will reach in to everyone's goody bag and redistribute the candy. But perhaps I'll stick with everyone's favorite zombie of the moment—Jeb Bush. And as a reminder: Halloween this year coincides with every conservative's favorite day—the day we literally get to turn the clock back!
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SOURCE: Calix, Inc.
October 12, 2016 08:25 ET
NG-PON2 Forum Founder and Chairman Brings 30+ Years of Leadership in Fiber Access to Calix
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - October 12, 2016) - Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX), the world leader in subscriber driven access, today announced that telecommunications veteran and fiber access evangelist Bernd Hesse has joined the company as senior director, technology development. With more than 30 years in the industry, Bernd has extensive experience leading and forming interest groups and technology forums, driving interoperability programs and developing partnerships across broadband access and metro networking. In April 2016, Bernd founded the NG-PON2 Forum, a collaborative group bringing together service providers, equipment suppliers, component vendors, and analysts, to focus on promoting the adoption of NG-PON2 broadband technologies. Bernd is also the founder and current chairman of the board of the WDM PON Forum.
"Bernd has been a telecom visionary throughout his career, playing a critical role in bringing next generation fiber technologies to the masses," said Michel Langlois, Calix senior vice president of systems products. "Bernd is not just a participant, but a founder of several influential industry groups, including the NG-PON2 Forum. Through these forums, Bernd will continue in his role as a facilitator in defining fiber access standards, driving adoption of the next wave of fiber technologies, and delivering an unmatched broadband experience to subscribers around the world."
Bernd's expertise in NG-PON2 and the next generation of fiber technologies form a perfect partnership with Calix, as a technology leader that has been on the forefront of standards development and interoperability plans with the Full Service Access Network (FSAN) group and the Broadband Forum for over a decade. From a technology perspective, Calix has used its award-winning AXOS platform to lead the way in advanced NG-PON2 demonstrations, including technology co-existence and wavelength mobility, and bonded NG-PON2 to deliver speeds of 40 Gbps over a single fiber connection. With Bernd as a team member, Calix will continue to push the technology towards mass deployment.
In his mission to spread the word on the power of NG-PON2, Bernd and the NG-PON2 Forum will be sponsoring a panel discussion moderated by Julie Kunstler, principal consultant at Ovum, with representatives from AT&T, Ucom, Verizon, and Vodafone Group titled "NG-PON2: The Future is Here Today" on Wednesday, October 19 at 9 am in the Service Monetization Track Room at the Broadband World Forum, at the ExCeL Convention Centre in London. Calix will also be demonstrating industry leading innovations in G.fast at the ExCeL Centre throughout the conference, in conjunction with technology partner Sckipio, the world's first G.fast solution to support collective Dynamic Time Assignment (cDTA) as well as true gigabit speeds achieved over twisted copper pairs through G.fast bonding at the Sckipio booth (D20). Calix will also participate in a G.fast interoperability demonstration at the Broadband Forum Interop Pavilion.
Bernd joins Calix from Ericsson, where he was the team lead for Engagement Practices for Access and Transport Networks, and also held the role of executive director in the office of the CTO. Bernd holds two patents and has a Master's degree in Telecommunication from the University in Siegen, Germany.
About Calix
Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) pioneered Software Defined Access (SDA) and is a global leader in platform innovations for Access Networks. Its portfolio of access systems and services combines AXOS, the revolutionary platform for access, with Compass cloud, an innovative SDA-based framework for network data analytics and subscriber experience assurance. Together, they enable communications service providers to transform their businesses and be the winning service providers of tomorrow. For more information, visit the Calix website at www.calix.com.
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Winner: AICPA – ThisWaytoCPA
How do you make a 124-year-old organization of certified public accountants sexy to college kids? You create a recruiting Web site that appeals to budding accountants and market the heck out of it—and that's just what the AICPA did. Working with communications agency Capstrat, the AICPA created ThisWaytoCPA.com in 2010.
In 2011, AICPA looked to take the site to the next level, holding an accounting competition—
marketed through professors, via on-campus posters and e-mail and social media communications; through a book, The Future CPA's Guide to Life and Awesomeness, a compilation of witty CPA tips; and an interactive Internship Readiness Quiz, among other components.
This resulted in more than 15,000 unique visitor per month to the site; 17,500 database sign-ups (goal was 15,000); and more than 216 teams participating in the accounting competition—the goal was 125. —SVC
Honorable Mentions:
Adobe Systems – Adobe Launches Creative Cloud and Sparks a Corporate Brand Transformation: YouTube videos, social media chatter, multi-city media tours, virtual press conferences and a creativity scholarship program drove Adobe's Create Now campaign to half a million downloads of the beta product in less than a week.
Baptist Health South Florida – South Florida Meets the New West Kendall Baptist Hospital: A new site, social media, media tours and a grand opening gala event successfully introduced the new hospital to the community. The key objective—daily ER visits of at least 92 patients—was achieved on day six, and by Q4 2011, more than 120 ER patients per day were being treated.
Downy with DeVries Public Relations – Downy Puts Mike in the Window for Clean Sheet Week: "Mike in the Window" elevated a fabric softener product upgrade to a social media-driven week of entertainment and brand buzz, resulting in a 14% jump in sales volume right after the campaign ended.
Exponent PR – Novartis Uncovers the Dirty Truth about Fleas: "DirtyTruth" webisodes starring Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Channel, helped anchor the 2011 campaign to increase the share of Novartis'Sentinel FlavorTab product, resulting in a market share increase from 8.1% in May to 9.2% in late 2011.
InterContinental Hotels Group – IHG's Check It Free Promotion: Two satellite media tours with well-known travel gurus and pitches to top-tier travel publications and national broadcast outlets helped spread the word that IHG would pay airline bag fees for its guests. The campaign resulted in 659 million media impressions.
The Reading Hospital and Medical Center – HeartSAFE Berks County: A dedicated Web site, CPR classes, billboards, a HeartSAFE night at the Reading Phillies minor league game and more were deployed to improve the survivability of sudden cardiac arrest victims within Berks County, resulting in more than 160,000 people educated about cardiac arrest.
School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University Of South Carolina – The Great Wiener War of 2011, Lulu's Hot Dogs: Let's be frank—generating awareness of a start-up hot dog stand whose competition is a well-established local brand and a national chain (Sonic) wouldn't be easy. Yet a hot dog eating contest and Facebook and Twitter efforts increased awareness by 50%, traffic to Lulu's by 34% and monthly sales by an average of 32%.


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You're not Jordan! NBA Finals Game 6
Sitting in the TD Banknorth Garden last night with two of my friends, I realized that I had just witnessed a game most people could only dream about seeing. It didn't matter to us that we paid $1,300 a ticket, $450 for a plane ride and $385 for a hotel room, for me, it was worth every penny. To anyone who has not had the chance to watch a team raise a championship trophy, I must say, it is truly something you will never forget. The Boston Celtics absolutely destroyed the Los Angeles Lakers by a total of 39 points making it the biggest win in NBA finals history.
One thing I will never forget are some of the chants the Boston fans came up with during the absolute massacre. They chirped and chirped the Lakers relentlessly. One chant that was emphatically yelled a bunch a times was "You've been Rondod", which was rather unique. The best chant of the night also was the best chant I have ever heard, as the fans let Kobe know he has nothing on Jordan. The crowd just erupted and began chanting "You're Not Jordan, You're Not Jordan, You're Not Jordan", it was music to my ears. We got back to the hotel room after partying on the streets with the Celtics fans, turned on ESPN and watched the sports highlights for the night. We never really got to see or hear what was going on the floor after the Celtics big win, as there were way too many people on the court. When the Celtics highlights came on and Kevin Garnett was being interviewed by Michele Tafoya, everyone in the room realized how important a championship can be. A very emotional Garnett, in his own way let the world know what a championship really meant to him.
This display of emotions proves that sporting events are more than a show, and some players are there for more then the money. They are playing a game they love, trying to achieve greatness, and last night the Celtics were great. Many times players leave a legacy behind long after they retire, a legacy that survives not only in the stat books but also, in the minds and hearts of their fans. One day I will be able to tell my children I was there when the big man in green won it all and explained to the world that "Anything is possible."


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A host of Apple related websites have named 22 October as the day for the launch of the latest iPad updates. AllThingsD seems to be the original source and, as MacRumors notes, that website has a pretty good track record when it comes to predicting the timing of Apple events.
AllThingsD.com says Tuesday 22 October is the day to circle in your diaries and, as well as the latest versions of Apple's iPad line, we can also expect the new official release of the Mac Pro and the Mac operating system OS X Mavericks.
The website wasn't able to ascertain where the event will be held, but claims that it won't be at San Jose's California Theatre – the location Apple used last year to unveil the iPad mini. John Paczkowski for AllThingsD suggests the two most likely spots are Apple's Town Hall (where the iPhone 5s and 5c were revealed last month) or the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.
All indicators suggest that the newest full-size iPad, the fifth-generation of the tablet, will be thinner and lighter, and feature an improved, eight-megapixel camera. Like the iPhone 5s it is expected to run the new 64-bit A7 chip, although whether or not it will also feature the Touch ID fingerprint sensor is still up in the air.
And, despite rumours of delays to the release of the iPad mini with Retina display, AllThingsD is pointing to this version of the smaller tablet also being revealed on 22 October.
The date is doubly notable as Nokia is holding its Innovation Reinvented showcase the same day, while Microsoft starts shipping its new Surface 2 tablet the day before. Tuaw.com reckons these two events will give Apple plenty of material for a spot of 'snark' in its event.
To seal the deal on the rumoured date, Jim Dalrymple over at The Loop has blogged one of his renowned not-so-loquacious responses to the suggestion, "Yep."
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Picking one of – if not the single most – controversial topics in the United States to focus on, Choice and Blood is a "d20 abortion" supplement. The book presents a mixture of fluff and crunch, presented over twenty-four pages. The illustration on the cover page is the only instance of artwork in the book. However, a slice of this is reproduced as a border at the top of every page. Further, page numbers and section headings are all in light blue. There are no bookmarks present.
Despite my calling it a "d20 abortion" book, Choice and Blood isn't focused on abortion so much as it's focused on the massive controversy around abortion. In this context, the book's aim is understandable. Not since civil rights has there been an issue that's nor only evoked such strong feelings, but networked in the religious right, military-style attacks on people, and government actions of all kinds. Knowing this, the question then becomes how well does it present this with a d20 focus?
The author opens with a rather forthright notation that he personally is pro-choice, and that the book is slanted towards presenting the pro-life camp as being the bad guys. Beyond that, the book opens with a large amount of explanation regarding the issue and related things. Brief descriptions are given of a typical abortion procedure, of a clinic's layout, tactics used by pro-lifers to discourage/stop abortions. This takes up roughly a fourth of the book before we move on to the crunch.
The main thrust of the book is the new classes it offers. A single new advanced class is given, the abortion provider. This class is a mixture of a medical practitioner and public speaker; a person who can treat injuries and at the same time sway people at a rally. The remaining classes are intermediary classes. Intermediary classes are a new concept, presented here. They're short classes that can be taken at character creation, having only story-based requirements to take levels in. Most are three to five levels in length, and serve as gateways to a specific advanced class. For example, a character can take their first three levels in the Blogger intermediary class, at which point they'll be in a perfect position to take levels in the Personality advanced class, though don't need to. Discouragingly, there are some errors here, such as missing numbers for the Blogger's Fort and Ref save progressions.
Following that is a too-brief section on running a medical campaign, which then segues to sixteen new feats are presented, with a selected bibliography rounding out the product.
Choice and Blood isn't a bad book unto itself. However, by focusing more on crunch than fluff, it ultimately paints itself into a tough position; the new classes and feats need to be recognizably abortion-centered, but not too much so or they'll become too specific to be used. The book handles the dilemma relatively well, by making the classes short and leading to more generic advanced classes, but the feats have no such out. Moreover, the best part of the book, how to run a medical campaign, is glossed over with little in-depth instruction for how to make such a campaign work. Add in to this some mechanical errors that cropped up throughout, and the book can largely be summarized as "hit-or-miss."
Ultimately, concrete ideas lend themselves to role-playing games much easier than political ones. It's easy to dedicate an entire sourcebook to a new race, or a particular region. A supplement based around a political belief, however, is much harder to cover from a game standpoint. Choice and Blood tries its best to do so anyway, but only achieves limited success.


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Silent night!
Holy night!
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon virgin, Mother and Child.
Holy Infant, so tender and mild.
Sleep in heavenly peace!
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night!
Holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight!
Glories stream from Heaven afar,
Heav'nly Hosts sing, "Hallelujah!"
Christ, the Savior, is born!
Christ, the Savior, is born.
Silent night!
Holy night!
Son of God, loves pure light!
Radiant beams from Thy Holy Face
with the dawn of redeeming grace.
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth!
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth.
Silent night!
Holy night!
Here at last, healing light.
From the Heavenly Kingdom, sent,
abundant grace for our intent.
Jesus, salvation for all!
Jesus, salvation for all.


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About 50 staffers have left the Ten Network over the past two months as the web continues to restructure following its change of ownership late last year.
Web was brought out of receivership at that time by an investment consortium and is controlled by Canadian broadcaster Canwest Global Communications.
Latter recently reported solid contributions to its balance sheet from the Aussie network.
Retrenchments have been hastened following the appointment of former Canwest exec Peter Viner as chief exec in May. They culminated this week with the dismissal of four senior executives, including head of sports John Davies. Web's news department went through a similar shakeup some weeks ago.
Viner told Daily Variety many of the departures were through attrition, consolidation of roles, and restructuring. "It's small pockets of that sort of thing," he said.
He added, however, that there would be hirings as new programming came on line, including a sports show next month. The sports department needed to be trimmed to reflect less coverage, specifically the rugby league, which Ten lost last year.
Ten meanwhile continues to state it has no immediate plans for going public, despite the successful float of the Seven Network over the last few weeks.


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No monkeying about in sequel
DIRECTOR Rupert Wyatt released a reboot of a franchise, in 2011, which seemed dead in the water.
After the failure of Tim Burton's 2001 remake, the Planet of the Apes franchise was something no writer or director wanted to approach.
For fair reason, Burton's remake tarnished the respect for this historic series of films.
That changed with Wyatt's Rise of The Planet of The Apes.
It was an intelligent, sophisticated prequel/reboot that contained some of the finest motion-capture filmmaking viewers had seen.
This time around, Wyatt's not in the director's chair.
But never fear, Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) has taken helm of the next instalment in the Apes franchise and he has crafted a thrilling and exciting sequel that exceeds the cinematic brilliance of Rise.
Set 10 years after the events of Rise, Dawn of The Planet of The Apes features a middle-aged Caesar as he struggles with fatherhood and keeping his hold as the alpha-male of his now, much expanded group of "super apes".
When their first contact with humans in more than two years ends up with a young ape shot, Caesar must make a decision on what to do with the group of humans living in San Francisco.
He doesn't want to appear weak but offers a deal of peace between human and ape.
But his general (or right-hand ape, if you will) Koba has other ideas.
He wants every human dead.
His decision comes from a dark place, having been tormented and experimented on in his early life.
The filmmakers were wise to make this film ape-centric.
In fact, the writing and performances by Andy Serkis (Caesar), Toby Kebbell (Koba) and Nick Thurston (Blue Eyes, Caesar's son) are so compelling this film would have worked without any human characters.
The script is full of tension, which builds naturally towards an inevitable attack.
The action sequences are well shot and the final showdown between apes and humans contains a brilliant shot on a moving tank.
But without the brilliant writing, these action sequences would be hollow if we didn't care for those we were watching die in front of us.
This film exceeded my high expectations.
This has been the best film to come out of the American summer blockbusters.
There will no doubt be a third instalment in this franchise, which is creeping ever-so-close to another remake of the original Planet of The Apes, so whoever's hands that ends up in, I hope they take a note from this film and come at it with a lot of smarts and attention.


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Because of a limitation in Windows XP, you are only able to enable 2 monitors. If you upgrade the operating system to Windows Vista, 7, or 8 you will be able to enable 3 monitors.
New Maxwell Nvidia graphics cards (GTX 960, 980/TI, 970, 950) have a new feature where the graphics processor allows these graphics cards to run passively cooled until a certain temperature threshold before the fans turn on and spin. (within 65-70C range). This is completely Normal and is not a cause for concern. When a graphics load is put on the card and the temperature rises the fans will start and cool the card down.
A refund may be obtained from the retail store where the graphics card was purchased, depending on the store's return/exchange/refund policy. PNY Technologies will honor its Product Warranty if an item is defective. Product warranties differ between products and you should consult the box for your product or contact Technical support to determine the warranty policy for your product.
To exchange the graphics card, contact PNY Technical Support at 1-800-234-4597 to obtain an RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) number.
Open your NVIDIA control panel. Click on 'Manage 3D Settings' and in the center you will see the various 3D settings. Scroll to the bottom of the list and you will see 'Vertical Sync.' Click on it and choose 'Force Off.' If you notice tearing in games, force the Vertical Sync on to resolve it.
PNY Graphics Cards do not support TV out via VGA. TV out is limited to cards that have HDMI out and, on older PNY graphics cards, Svideo/Component Out.
No, you must match the video cards to properly implement SLI. The two cards can be from any manufacturer, as long as they are the same GPU and memory type. For best results, PNY recommends that when possible try to use two of the same cards from the same manufacturer to avoid problems. For example, two 8800 GT 512 MB will work even if each card is from a different manufacturer; however, an 8800 GT will not work with a 8800 GTS, as there is a different GPU.
PNY uses the Reference NVIDIA drivers from www.nvidia.com. Because of this, the official drivers are WHQL certified, while the unofficial are Beta and not WHQL certified.
Please note that Windows XP support from Microsoft has ended and Windows XP drivers are no longer WHQL; however, NVIDIA certifies the driver releases that are not WHQL to work, these drivers are labeled Game Ready Certified drivers instead of WHQL Certified.
Certain model PNY video cards have an SPDIF pass through connection. A supplied audio cable must be plugged into the card and onto the corresponding SPDIF out and ground on the motherboard/sound card. Newer PNY graphics cards have an audio chip that will provide the sound over HDMI. During driver installation, an additional audio driver will be installed. In both cases, once you are ready to switch your sound to HDMI, you will need to open your windows sound settings. For the playback setting, you must select NVIDIA HDMI for a card with the audio chip or SPDIF/High definition Audio for cards with SPDIF.
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Marine Investigation Report M95W0121
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigated this occurrence for the purpose of advancing transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.
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Capsize and Sinking of the fishing vessel "INSKIP"
off Vansittart Point, Johnstone Straits
British Columbia
29 August 1995
On the morning of 29 August 1995, in calm and clear weather conditions in Johnstone Straits, the fishing vessel "INSKIP" suddenly capsized at about 0835(1) when a catch of salmon being lifted over the stern slid to port. Downflooding of the fish holds caused the wooden seiner to sink quickly as she was already fully laden with fish caught earlier. The crew and the skipper's family who lived on the "INSKIP" boarded the skiff being towed alongside and were rescued by another fishing vessel in the vicinity. Minor injuries were sustained by one crew member who was pinned to the bulwark when the fish catch slid over to port.
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Particulars of the Vessel
|Port of Registry
|Vancouver, B.C.
|Official Number
|Gross Tonnage
|34.7 Tons
|1 child
|1983, Kanasashi, Japan
|One diesel engine (165 HP)
Fixed pitch propeller
|Grayling Graham
Campbell River, B.C.
The "INSKIP" was a seiner of carvel construction with oak frames and fir planked. The fir plywood cabin was located forward of the fish hold. The fibreglassed insulated fish hold was subdivided into three slush tanks where the fish cargo was normally carried on ice. A lazaret was located aft of the fish hold. The rigging included a boom which had a travelling block and was located atop the cabin. In the aft section there was an aluminum seine drum driven by two hydraulic motors, vertical rollers on spooling gear which guided the net as it came up over the stern and a hydraulically operated ramp. The slanting ramp could be raised hydraulically after the fish had been landed on it.
After having fished on 28 August off Ripple Point in Johnstone Straits, the "INSKIP" had on board about 9,100kg (20,000 lbs) of sockeye salmon and ¨champagne¨ in its fish hold. It anchored for the night and on the morning of 29 August proceeded south to fish a few hundred metres off Vansittart Point on West Thurlow Island.
The crew were aft tending the net and the gear as they commenced hauling the fish over the stern on to the stern ramp. When the crew lifted the first catch on to the stern ramp at about 0830, they felt that the drum winch was not taking the weight as it was an exceptionally heavy catch. No brailing was attempted, but the runner wire from the topped up derrick was quickly connected to support the net as the catch started sliding back into the water.
The skipper/owner's wife operated the derrick winch from atop the cabin which was forward of the fish holds. As the weight came on the derrick head block the fish in the net unexpectedly slid to port, pinning one of the crew members on to the port bulwark. The "INSKIP" heeled 90o to port suddenly and water started downflooding the fish holds, accommodation and engine room.
Fortunately, the seine skiff was in the water on the starboard side of the "INSKIP". The crew member who had been pinned to the bulwark came free as the fish floated off when the vessel heeled. He, along with the other crew members and the skipper's family, boarded the skiff. They were rescued from the skiff by another fishing vessel which was in the vicinity.
The weather was clear with calm wind and smooth seas. The vessel sank in over one hundred fathoms of water and has not been recovered.
The crew of five included the skipper/owner's wife who helped with the deckwork. A sixth person on board was the skipper's seven year old son. One of the crew had a Watch Keeping Mate's certificate of competency and the rest of the crew including the skipper had considerable fishing experience but no certification. A fishing vessel of less than 100 gross tons does not require a certificated master or mate. The skipper and his family had been living on board the "INSKIP" since June 1995 when they had purchased the boat.
The vessel had undergone a steamship inspection in July 1995 and been granted a certificate of inspection valid up to 7 July 1999. As a small fishing vessel built before 6 July 1977, and not engaged in fishing for herring or capelin, the "INSKIP" was not required to comply with the stability requirements of Part 1, Section 29 of the Small Fishing Vessel Inspection Regulations. Thus no stability calculations are known to have been provided for the vessel.
The seaman who had been pinned by the fish suffered broken ribs and injuries to his abdomen.
The "INSKIP" was lifting a large catch with the help of a heavy boom topped up. Based on the law of stability and physics, the weight of the catch would have effectively transferred to the derrick head when the winch operator took the strain on the winch. This would have raised the centre of gravity of the entire fishing vessel and nullified any residual positive metacentric height present. The vessel had minimal metacentric height present to start with as, being an old vessel of wooden constuction, it had a narrow beam, was loaded and had free surface effects from the ¨champagne¨ in its fish hold. The ¨champagne¨ was known to be occupying the fish hold to a quarter of its height.
The crew, except for one, were untrained and hence did not realize the disastrous consequences which can result when the virtual centre of gravity is raised by free surface effect. They further compounded the effects of loss of positive stability by lifting weights with a topped-up boom which raised the virtual centre of gravity even more, and reduced the vessel's ability to right herself.
The Safe Work Practices for Commercial Fishing Vessels, a publication by the Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia lists the brailing procedures and recommends it when it is not safe to drum a net aboard. However, increased hydraulic power, stronger nets and ramps instil a false sense of security in the fisherman and the arduous task of brailing is often avoided, leading to disastrous results, as in the case of the "INSKIP". There are other publications on the safety and health of fishermen published by Transport Canada, one notably on fishing vessel stability. Most fishermen are unaware of the existence of these publications.
- The vessel was loading her first catch of the day and using a topped-up boom to help to take the weight along with the net drum.
- As the vessel was very old and ¨grandfathered¨ regarding stability requirements, there had been no stability calculations done for the vessel, nor were they required to be done.
- Reduction of the vessel's initial stability was caused by the virtual loss of metacentric height due to the topped up boom taking the load, free surface effect of the ¨champagne¨ and water in the fish holds, and the fish on deck.
- The vessel capsized as the fish slid to the port side and downflooding of the fish holds occurred.
- The crew and the skipper's family escaped the sinking vessel by boarding the skiff in which they were at the time of rescue.
Causes and Contributing Factors
The loss in stability suffered by the "INSKIP" caused it to capsize. Factors contributing to this were free surface effect caused by the sliding fish on deck and in the holds and the lifting of heavy weights by a topped-up boom.
This report concludes the Transportation Safety Board's investigation into this occurrence. Consequently, the Board, consisting of Chairperson, Benoît Bouchard, and members Maurice Harquail and W.A. Tadros, authorized the release of this report on 14 August 1996.
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Year: 2002
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Director: Michael Apted
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Life waitress Slim radically changes when she meets a wealthy stranger Mitch. They fall in love, get married, buy a nice house, and gave birth to a daughter. But the delightful happy new life Slim also comes to an end. Her husband is not perfect, slim and learns about his infidelity. Insulted the behavior of her husband, Slim tries to escape from him, but hardened Mitch now represents a mortal threat to her and her five year old daughter. Fleeing from her husband, Slim decides to take serious measures. She hides a daughter, and she changed mentally and physically, intending to show Mitch that had enough ... With the help of this site you can download Enough full movie in HD quality.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. unemployment rate ticked up a tenth of a percent to 9.2 percent in June, according to data released today by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The economy added 57,000 private sector jobs, but that was offset by a drop of 39,000 government jobs for a net increase of just 18,000.
The job growth rate has fallen sharply from gains that had averaged 215,000 per month from February through April. Economists say that employers would need to add 125,000 jobs per month just to keep up with population growth. At least twice that many would be needed to lower the unemployment rate.
"Our economic recovery is being, and needs to be, carried by the private sector. But we need to see businesses do more to employ American workers," said U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "Many companies have had a great year and are sitting on large piles of capital. It is critical that they begin to turn their profits into jobs for the American people."
Since March, the number of unemployed persons has increased by 545,000, and the U.S. unemployment rate has risen by four tenths of a percentage point. Of the 14.1 million unemployed workers, 6.3 million have been jobless for at least 27 weeks. Another 2.7 million people are counted as "marginally attached" to the labor force because they had not searched for work in the previous four weeks. Of those, 982,000 believe that no jobs are available for them.
Republicans wasted no time in attacking President Barack Obama and Democrats on the employment report.
"Today's announcement that unemployment has risen to 9.2 percent is yet another sobering reminder that we must get our fiscal house in order," said Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ.) "We must reject calls for higher taxes, greater spending and more regulations and instead focus on fiscally responsible pro-growth policies that will lead us toward a balanced budget, job creation and a stronger economy."
The President said that uncertainty about whether Congress will vote to raise the nation's debt ceiling is affecting the willingness of businesses to hire new workers. The sooner Congress passes a debt ceiling deal, "the sooner we give business the certainty they need to grow and hire," Obama said.
The President's administration favors a balanced approach of spending cuts and some tax increases, while Republicans only want to cut spending to address the U.S. deficit.
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Lemon Cucumber - Cucumis Sativus - 20 Seeds
Seeds for Africa
Very uniform and unique variety is a prolific yielder that keeps producing late in the season when others have stopped. 3" diameter, round, yellow cucumbers are juicy, crisp and refreshing. Great for fresh slicing and pickling. Have the patience to wait for this one, they are as wonderfully tasting as they are attractive.


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Video: Your 2016 Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Parade Highlight Reel
We couldn't capture absolutely everybody and everything. (Just know that you are in our hearts, people.) Here's a taste of our incredible parade, boiled down to precisely five minutes and 37 seconds.
Biggest Little Parade Around
Conshohocken had another successful outing on Saturday, with hundreds of people lining Fayette Street for the St, Patrick's Day festivities. We have loads of photos!
Dropkick Murphys Welcome Vets Backstage
Vets who've been helped by one of The Claddagh Fund's grantees, Healing Ajax, joined the band and its front man, Claddagh Fund founder Ken Casey, for a meet-and-greet before the show.
Duffy's Cut Memorial 2016
A large crowd turned out for the annual Duffy's Cut Memorial ceremony Sunday at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, including new Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. We have photos and video.
Pre-Parade Festivities in Philadelphia
Mayor Jim Kenney renewed an old acquaintance with Philly's Parade Grand Marshal Paul Doris at ceremonies on Thursday at City Hall.
The Irish City Gets Its First St. Patrick's Day Parade
Gloucester City, NJ, gets it right the first time! We have photos.


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- 7 ounces dried udon noodles
- 1/2 cup plus 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 1 cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
- 6 ounces firm tofu, cut into 1-inch squares
- 1 egg yolk
- 3/4 pound mixed mushrooms, such as oyster, hen-of-the-woods and stemmed shiitake, thickly sliced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3/4 pound baby bok choy, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
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- Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Add the udon and cook until tender, 5 minutes; drain. Toss with 1 teaspoon of the canola oil.
- Meanwhile, put the panko in a large, resealable plastic bag and crush into fine crumbs. In a shallow bowl, gently toss the tofu with the egg yolk. Transfer the tofu to the bag and coat with the panko.
- Heat the remaining 1/2 cup of oil in a wok until just smoking. Add the tofu and stir-fry over high heat until crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Pour off all but 1/4 cup of the oil and return the wok to high heat. Add the mushrooms and stir-fry until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add the ginger, garlic and bok choy and stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add the udon and oyster and hoisin sauces and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the tofu and toss. Transfer to a bowl and serve.
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Events in Florence
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There are 3 events in Florence from 2017 September 13 to 2017 September 23
Florence event | Serie A: 38 matches for the Fiorentina team!
When: 20 August 2017 - 20 May 2018Where: Stadio Franchi
38 matches in the 2017/2018 Serie A Championship, 38 battles for the Fiorentina Football Team..are you ready to fight with us?
Florence event | Odeon Original Sound Cinema
When: 1 September 2017 - 1 September 2018Where: Odeon Cinema
A wonderful cinema "Stile Liberty" in the center of Florence. A great program of original sound movies.
Florence event | Teatro Verdi - the full 2017/2018 program
When: 14 September 2017 - 17 May 2018Where: Teatro Verdi
In the heart of Florence a wonderful theater with a great selection of shows, musical, ballet from the 14th of Sep 2017 until the 17th of May 2018!


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First, I responded to their offer of $5 off for new accounts. The coupon or code was not immediately forthcoming. With some trepidation, I went ahead and ordered a not-inexpensive Karaoke set. I also mentioned while ordering that I had responded to their offer of $5 off. The receipt for purchase came back immediately - as is usually the case - but still, I felt a little uncertainty about the purchase...
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As leaders for the Port of Coupeville continue to sort out how Greenbank Farm will operate, another entity is looking at whether to establish a presence at the publicly owned farm.
Officials from Washington State University's Extension are talking with port officials about ways to expand the education program's satellite facility in Mount Vernon.
Tim Lawrence, director for WSU Extension in Island County, stressed that no decisions have been made yet, but any possible work at the farm could be a benefit for small farms and small farm agriculture.
Officials from WSU and the Port of Coupeville are still researching options.
"The analogy is we're kicking tires," Lawrence said. He said that, theoretically, short courses taught by instructors and professors involved with Washington State University could take place at the Greenbank Farm.
The three port commissioners recently visited the Mount Vernon site to get an idea of the research being performed by the graduate students and faculty. Lawrence said that space is tight at Mount Vernon.
Marshall Bronson, commissioner for the Port of Coupeville, said that talks have focused on the idea that researchers would use some of the farm land for test plots to find crops that would thrive on Whidbey Island, but he said he needs to see a concrete proposal before moving forward.
Lawrence added any proposal has to be economically feasible and a win for the university. His job so far was to make Washington State University aware of the Greenbank Farm.