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Toronto, Dec 1 - Aggressive market posturing by the BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) after its recent tit-for-tat salvos with Apple seems to have fired the company's fortunes in the stock market. RIM shares shot up 5.40 percent on the Toronto Stock Exchange Tuesday to close at $63.25.
After sinking below $50 and languishing at those levels for weeks, RIM stock has picked up after reports that the sales of the latest BlackBerry Torch 9800 have zoomed in the US smart phone market which it once ruled.
The stock of the Canadian iconic company sank to below $45 in August after the newly launched Torch 9800 received less-than-expected response as iPhone and Android device sales zoomed past the BlackBerry in the US market.
Troubles with many countries, including India and the UAE, which threatened to ban the BlackBerry smart phone unless RIM shared its secure data with them for security reasons, also hit RIM stock.
But the unveiling of its tablet PlayBook and late positive response to the Torch 9800 have revived the company's stock which has now gained almost 40 percent from its lowest point in August.
As AT&T reduced the Torch 9800 price from $199 to $99 in early November, the sales of this latest BlackBerry smart phone have jumped up in the US market, making it the second best-selling smartphone on the AT&T network only after the iPhone.
The BlackBerry maker has also been served very well by a survey by ChangeWave Research which shows that 64 percent people say they are very satisfied with the Torch 9800.
Considering that the two previous smart phones - the BlackBerry Bold and the BlackBerry Curve - scored only 48 percent and 40 percent on the satisfaction levels, users have found the BlackBerry Torch to be the most satisfying device from the Research In Motion (RIM) to this day.
RIM's aggressive pre-launch publicity for its tablet PlayBook has also revived investors' confidence in the BlackBerry maker.
However, the stock of the Waterloo-based Canadian wireless giant has a long way to reach the levels of $150 which it touched just before the world was engulfed by the economic meltdown in 2008. (IANS)
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Fayetteville shoppers 'stuff the bus' with school supplies
Posted August 2, 2008
Updated August 3, 2008
Shoppers in Fayetteville helped students get ready for the new school year.
The "Stuff the Bus" school supply drive was held Saturday at the Wal-Mart SuperCenters on Skibo and Raeford roads.
Volunteers filled four school buses with backpacks and school supplies. The supplies will be divided between Cumberland County schools and Fort Bragg Schools.
The even was sponsored by the Cumberland County Education Foundation, Communities in Schools, Operation Homefront and the Cumberland County Schools.


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First Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 04/01/1994, Docket: RP94-160-000, Status: Effective
First Revised Sheet No. 627 First Revised Sheet No. 627 : Superseded
Superseding: Original Sheet No. 627
RATE SCHEDULE GDS (Continued)
A. This Agreement shall be effective from the date first stated
above. Panhandle shall provide firm service for Shipper pursuant to
this Agreement from _______________ until the earlier of; the first
Day of the Month following six months after notification in writing
from Shipper to Panhandle that the underlying transportation and
storage capacity governed by this Agreement are to be administered
pursuant to the Rate Schedules EFT, SCT and IOS (and WS, PS and/or FS)
agreements under which Shipper's firm capacity on Panhandle's system
was contracted (the underlying Service Agreements), or the date
either the underlying Transportation or Storage Agreement governed by
Rate Schedule EFT, SCT or IOS expires or is terminated. It is the
intention of the parties that while this Agreement is in effect it
shall be construed, wherever possible, to operate in conjunction with
the underlying Service Agreements. In cases of conflict the terms of
this Agreement shall govern.
B. Notwithstanding the above provisions of this Article 2,
Panhandle shall have the right to terminate service hereunder,
pursuant to any effective provisions for termination of this
Agreement or any of the underlying Service Agreements by Panhandle as
stated in Rate Schedules GDS, EFT, IOS or the General Terms and
For the services provided or contracted for hereunder, Shipper
agrees to pay Panhandle the then-effective, applicable rates and
charges under Panhandle's Rate Schedule GDS filed with the
Commission, as such rates and charges and Rate Schedule GDS may
hereafter be modified, supplemented, superseded, or replaced
generally or as to the service hereunder. Panhandle reserves the
right from time to time to unilaterally file and to make effective
any such changes in the terms or rate levels under Rate Schedule GDS
and the applicability thereof, the General Terms and Conditions or
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INDEPENDENCE — Grayson County boards put an end to budget discussions last week, closing out their budget years with positive numbers and a favorable outlook for the year.
The Grayson County School Board's close-out meeting for fiscal year 2017 was held at the Independence Middle School Library on June 26.
Summarizing the totals, Dr. Ted Phillips, director of finance, said the school system "came up short in some areas, but ahead in others. I am happy to report that we will meet the June and July payroll, and all of the June bills."
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RICHMOND – With the water crisis in Flint, Mich., safe drinking water is a high priority nationwide, especially for children. Beginning July 1, schools in Virginia are now required to test their potable water for lead.
Senate Bill 1359, which Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed into law on March 20, seeks to ensure that local school boards test the drinking water in schools and that it meets federal guidelines. The Food and Drug Administration recommends that the level of lead not exceed 15 parts per billion.
Staff Report
Police on Friday afternoon were looking for a suspect in a robbery at Carter Bank & Trust on East Stuart Drive.
The robbery occurred around 5:08 p.m. on July 7.
According to preliminary reports, the suspect entered the bank and demanded $50 and $100 bills. Reports did not indicate if the man was armed.
Witnesses said the suspect carried the money in his hands.
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WYTHEVILLE — Instead of getting a conviction last week, Dustin Seaver Hazlewood of Galax walked out of court with a second chance.
The 28-year-old former captain of the Wythe County Rescue Squad pleaded guilty to two felony charges, but a judge didn't find him guilty — opting for an alternative plan that will require Hazlewood to complete community service and regularly appear in court for reviews of his progress.
INDEPENDENCE — The Grayson County Circuit Court Clerk's office recently received positive results from a completed audit of the county's court system, which confirm that no deficiencies were found in the system from the January 2016 through March 31.
Susan Herrington, Grayson clerk of the circuit court, recently shared two pieces of correspondence regarding the completion of the audit.
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Democrat Ralph Northam has the early lead over Republican Ed Gillespie for Virginia's fall gubernatorial election, according to a voter poll released last week.
Most voters also indicated they're feeling optimistic about their personal finances and the state.
Northam was favored by 47 percent and Gillespie 39 percent in the telephone survey by Quinnipiac University taken in the days following the June 13 primaries.
FANCY GAP – The Virginia State Police are investigating a crash that involved an on-duty Carroll County deputy and a Willis man.
The accident happened late Monday night in Fancy Gap.
According to a news release from Corinne Geller of the Virginia State Police, authorities are investigating the two-vehicle crash, which happened on U.S. 52 in the Fancy Gap area of Carroll County.
Senior Trooper S.M. Cochran was called to the scene at 11:50 p.m. on July 3.
Opal Virginia McPeak Goad of Woodlawn had her 101st birthday June 2. She celebrated with her family at 13 Bones on June 3.
She is the wife of the late Ernest Goad. She has three children, Janice Vass, Joyce Cagle and Elmon Goad; five grandchildren, Aaron Vass, Stephen and Joel Cagle, Vanessa Bottomley and Gerald Goad. Also, seven great-grandchildren: Arianna Slate, Alyssa Vass, Owen and Emmett Cagle, Logan and Seth Bottomley and William Goad due to arrive Sept. 3. She has one great-great-grandson, Samuel Slate.
Aurora Sky Gregory turned 5 on April 4. She celebrated at home with a Shopkins birthday party with her family and friends.
She is the daughter of Jimmie and Whitney Gregory and sister to Madalyn and Parker of Independence. Her grandparents are Eddie and Brenda Ward of Independence and John and Frances Pierce of Fries.
Adlianne Grace Spurlin celebrated her first birthday June 12 with a picnic party at her home with her family.
She is the daughter of Kevin and Tara Spurlin of Galax. Her grandparents are Owen and Judy Eddy of Castile, N.Y., and Mike and Anita Spurlin of Galax.
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Southwestern prays over chapel construction
FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) -- With heavy machinery buzzing in the background, representatives from Manhattan Construction Company and Steel Dynamics joined administration, faculty and staff at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Aug. 9, to pray over the new chapel construction. The group of approximately 50 gathered near a prayer structure built by Manhattan across the street from the construction site.
"We know that this chapel is a building, but we know it's intended for something way more than that," Bob Bowen, executive vice president for Manhattan, said.
Seminary president Paige Patterson thanked the companies for the progress already made and said his prayer is that even with such a large project that no injuries would be incurred. He also reiterated the purpose of the future chapel.
"What we're building here is not a building; it's not even really a chapel," Patterson said. "As I have styled it before, it is a place for confrontation with the Word of God. It's a place where people who are hurting will be able to come and find help. It will be a place where people who need to find out what it is in life that's gone wrong will be able to come and find an answer to those problems. It's a place where people will be able to come to find the Lord. And if it fails at that point—if people do not find Christ through this building—it will have failed no matter how beautiful it is."
Southwestern also has a live webcam, which allows people to view real time chapel construction from anywhere in the world. The website is www.swbts.edu/newchapel.


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For 10,000 years, hunter-gatherers migrated through the Front Range area, wintering in Jefferson County's Hogback Valley. From 12,000 to 7,000 years ago, Paleo-Indians, in a timeless symbiosis with their environment, followed wildlife and ripening vegetation from the plains to progressively higher elevations as far away as South, Middle and North Parks, over the Continental Divide and back to the Hogback for the winter, before beginning their annual cycle again. From 7,000 to about 2,000 years ago, Archaic Indians settled in camps along the foothills, occupying open ridges, valleys and shelters among rock outcrops. They chose locations offering a reliable water source, shelter, and diversity of plant and animal resources.
From 2,000 to 200 years ago semi-nomadic Plains Ceramic Stage people were the first to use bow and arrows and pottery. Although the Foothills region continued to provide hunting grounds for multiple tribes, and the Hogback Valley area continued to be used for winter camps and seasonal meeting grounds, this group began settling for longer periods of time in one place. They developed more substantial shelters and campgrounds, supported by incipient horticultural techniques. Anchored by these new sites, Ute, Cheyenne, Arapahoe and other tribes' hunting parties began longer forays covering greater distances and lasting several days. One such route led up Bear Creek Canyon through the area now known as Lair o' the Bear Park.
When Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821 the old Spanish ban on trading with the United States was repealed. The Santa Fe Trail opened up, bringing traders and trappers to Colorado. They explored every Indian trail in the Colorado Rockies, but by the late 1830s the fur trade began to decline.
In 1845, Jessie Benton Fremont published her account of her husband John Charles Fremont's journey west from Colorado to Oregon, and fired the nation's imagination with tales of an alluring wilderness. The Oregon Trail crossed Colorado, and, along with the California gold rush of 1849, brought tens of thousands of men west. In 1857, a major business crash sent others west to escape their creditors. Then in 1858 gold was found in Colorado. Many prospected on their way through Colorado, and some decided to stay. A growing network of toll roads supported mining camps throughout the region by providing access and easing the difficulties of moving mining materials, food supplies, and daily necessities to the mining camps.
The town of Morrison, at the mouth of Bear Creek Canyon, was a major mining supply town. George Morrison came to the area in 1864, purchased 320 acres of land, and shortly sold it to the Morrison Town Company. The town also provided easy access to lime for local smelters, gypsum for plaster of Paris, clay and timber. The Turkey Creek toll road and toll house were operated by George Morrison's son, Thomas.
After emigrating from Sweden in 1902, John Albin Johnson and his wife, Mathilda, traveled about four miles up Bear Creek Canyon, purchased 560 acres, and named it "Mountain Nook Ranch." In addition to raising Red Durham cattle, the Johnsons grew a variety of produce, which they trucked to Evergreen and Denver. John's reputation for growing fine vegetables quickly earned him the nickname "Rutabaga." Mountain Nook's crops were irrigated with the help of three log dams, which John designed. John and Mathilda also planted over 200 cherry and apple trees, many of which can still be found throughout Lair o' the Bear.
Mountain Nook Ranch boasted one of the only lathe and plaster houses in the area. Built in the 1880s, the house had four bedrooms (one for each of their sons, Finis and Francis), as well as two fireplaces, a dining room, living room and kitchen. Many a long winter was spent in the main house, most notably, during the big blizzard of 1913. The entire family was snowed in for 10 days. Fortunately, they had a well-stocked root cellar.
Frequent, and often severe, flooding of Bear Creek also created problems for the Johnsons. The Lariat Trail (now known as Highway 74) crossed Bear Creek six times between Morrison and Mountain Nook Ranch. It was not uncommon for a flood to wash away the creek's fragile wooden bridges and strand travelers in Bear Creek Canyon for days. In the early 1920s, a flood warning system was implemented in Evergreen. Evergreen's telephone operator would call the Johnsons, and other families along the canyon, to warn them if a flood was headed their way.
When they weren't hunting rabbits or fishing, Finis and Francis Johnson used to hike the 1.5 miles to school in Starbuck. Starbuck got its name from John Starbuck, who won the town property in a poker game. Today, we know the area as Idledale. In later years, the Johnson boys attended school in Golden. Francis attended Colorado University Medical School and moved to California in 1930. Finis became a teacher and also moved to California, becoming Superintendent of Schools in Carlsbad, California. Their mother, Mathilda, moved to California after John died in 1928. She held on to Mountain Nook Ranch until 1959, when she had her sons sell the land to Marcus and Muriel Wright.
The ruins of the Johnson house are still visible on the northwest side of the Lair o' the Bear parking lot. The overgrown lilac bushes and cherry trees, along with the stone remnants of a fireplace, are all that remain of the once bustling and bountiful Mountain Nook Ranch.
The Wrights were well known in Idledale as the owners of the famed Wright Castle, which is still visible across Bear Creek from the Creekside Trail. In the mid-1960s, the land was sold to the Mountain Air Corporation, which, in turn, sold it to Open Space in 1987. "Lair o' the Bear" was the name that members of the Mountain Air Corporation gave to the property when they owned it. The name was taken from the student union at the University of California, whose mascot is a bear.
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The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science was established in 1943 as the Marine Laboratory of the University of Miami. It has grown from its modest beginnings in a boathouse to be one of the nation's leading institutions for oceanographic and atmospheric research and education.
Originally a tropical marine biological facility, the Marine Laboratory initiated a program of studies leading to the Master of Science degree in 1949. In 1953, laboratory and classroom buildings were constructed on the School's present campus on Virginia Key, and in the late fifties, the Marine Laboratory expanded its staff and developed its oceanographic capabilities in response to the increased interest in scientific research in the United States. It became the Institute of Marine Science in 1961. Ocean-going research vessels were acquired and additional buildings were constructed to accommodate new wide-ranging projects. In 1969, the Institute, now a School, was named for Dorothy H. and Lewis Rosenstiel in recognition of a major contribution, made through the Rosenstiel Foundation, to encourage progress in the marine and atmospheric sciences at the University of Miami. In 1977, the Rosenstiel School and College of Arts and Sciences joined together to establish an undergraduate Marine and Atmospheric Science program based on the Coral Gables campus. The degree granting authority for this program was formally transferred to the Rosenstiel School in 2008.
Today the Rosenstiel School has a faculty of 100 scientists who conduct sponsored research while offering studies leading to the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
Government agencies and private organizations support basic and applied research at the Rosenstiel School. Graduate and undergraduate students are an integral part of the research effort, and research programs, many multidisciplinary in nature, provide the environment within which professors and students interact.
The Rosenstiel School has modern laboratory facilities and a state-of-the-art catamaran, unrivaled worldwide for both shallow and deep water research. The vessel, named the F. G. WALTON SMITH, in honor of the founder of the Rosenstiel School, signals a new era in scientific research.
The Rosenstiel School strives to be in the forefront of basic and applied research as it applies to the ocean, atmosphere and global environment, with particular emphasis on subjects of societal significance. Our goal is to provide excellence in graduate and undergraduate education and research training, and to be a strong force towards improved environmental understanding and management.
Applications for incoming freshmen are processed and reviewed by the Office of Admission. Enrollment in the Undergraduate Marine Science and Atmospheric Science Programs is selective and highly competitive. Admission decisions are based on the secondary school record, SAT/ACT score, counselor's evaluation and the applicant's essay.
Student Responsibilities
Students of the Rosenstiel School are responsible for planning their own programs and for meeting degree requirements. It is the student's responsibility to understand and fully comply with all the provisions set forth in this Bulletin and written changes to their program of study.
Academic Progress
The Rosenstiel School will review each student's record at the end of each semester. All students in the Undergraduate Marine and Atmospheric Science Program must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better in order to remain in the program. Only those courses passed with a grade of C- or better may be applied to the major or minor.
The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science offers degree programs on both the undergraduate and graduate levels for students interested in marine and atmospheric science as a career.
The Atmospheric Science program offers a Bachelor of Science in Marine and Atmospheric Science degree in Meteorology, with a curriculum conforming to the recommendations of the American Meteorological Society. The BS in Meteorology is a single major program, though students often combine meteorology with a second major in mathematics or physics, among others. A double major combining meteorology and broadcast journalism through the School of Communications is a popular option.
The Rosenstiel School Marine Science program offers two undergraduate degree options, a Bachelor of Science in Marine and Atmospheric Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Marine Affairs. The Bachelor of Science degree program is meant for students planning to continue with graduate studies in marine science, or for those who will pursue a technical career in this area in government or private industry.
The Bachelor of Arts degree is designed for students planning either non-technical careers with government agencies or private industries directly or indirectly concerned with the ocean, or graduate studies in such areas as business, law, economics, political science, education, or communication.
In cooperation with the graduate program in Marine Affairs and Policy, a five-year BA/MPS program in Marine Affairs is available. This program enables qualified students to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Marine Affairs in four years with the opportunity to earn a Master of Professional Science in Marine Affairs with only one additional year.
Graduate courses in the marine and atmospheric sciences are offered through the Graduate School and the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and are listed under the following divisional headings of the Rosenstiel School graduate programs entry in the Bulletin:
• Applied Marine Physics
• Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry
• Marine Biology and Fisheries
• Marine Geology and Geophysics
• Meteorology and Physical Oceanography
• Marine Affairs and Policy
Courses at the 500-level may be taken for undergraduate credit with junior standing and departmental consent.
Honors in the Marine and Atmospheric Science Program may be earned by students who have a 3.5 GPA and have completed 6 credits of independent research and a senior thesis.
In addition to satisfying the course requirements for graduation with majors in Marine Science, Meteorology and Marine Affairs (specified above under "Undergraduate Majors"), students are expected to satisfy the School's General Education Requirements. General Education Requirements stress breadth of knowledge and the cultivation of intellectual abilities essential for the acquisition of knowledge. Courses taken for the major, the minor, and the writing requirement may also be used to satisfy the General Education Requirements.
AREAS OF PROFICIENCYA) English Composition: 3-6 credits
Students (except those first enrolling in English 103) must take English 105 and 106, or their approved equivalents, in the first year of residence.
Students with an appropriate score on the Advanced Placement [AP] language and literature examination, or with an appropriate score on the International Baccalaureate [IB] higher level English examination, may earn 6 credits in English 105 and English 106. Those with an appropriate score on the SAT verbal or ACT verbal exams may be exempted from English 105. Those with transfer credit for English 105 will take English 106 or its equivalent in the first year of residence.
B) Writing Across the Curriculum
Every student must complete five (5) writing-oriented (W) courses beyond ENG 105 and 106. Students are required to write at least 4000 words in each W course. Writing assignments will be graded on both content and style. All literature and foreign language literature courses receive writing credit. Transfer students must satisfy at least three (3) courses of the writing requirement at the University of Miami.
C) Mathematics
Bachelor of Arts in Marine Affairs: 3-6 credits
Bachelor of Science in Marine and Atmospheric Science: 11-12 credits
B.S. degree candidates must earn 11-12 credits, consisting of two semesters of Calculus: MTH 161-162, or equivalent and either a) one semester of a computer course approved by the department; or b) a statistics course approved by the department.
B.A. degree candidates who do not place out of MTH 101 must take MTH 101 or MTH 107 during their first year. In addition, all B.A. degree candidates must take one of the following MTH courses: MTH 108, MTH 113, MTH 130, or MTH 161.
A) People and Society (Social Sciences): 6 credits
Students must earn six credits in the Social Sciences. Courses in the following areas may be used to fulfill this requirement: Africana Studies (AAS); American Studies (AMS); Anthropology (except APY 203); Economics (ECO); Ecosystem Science and Policy (ECS 113 or 302 only); Education and Psychological Studies (EPS); Geography and Regional Studies (except GEG 120); International Studies (INS); Judaic Studies (JUS); History (HIS); Political Sciences (POL); Psychology (PSY); Sociology (SOC); Teaching and Learning (TAL); Women's and Gender Studies (WGS), and the following courses: Broadcasting and Broadcast Journalism (CEM 102); Mass Media Communication in Society (COM 101); Communication Theory (COM 110); Interpersonal Communication (COS 112); Nonverbal Communication (COS 118); Political Communication (COS 336); Persuasion (COS 472).
One approved First Year Seminar course may be taken for the Social Sciences requirement.
B) Arts and Humanities: 12 credits
Students must earn twelve credits from among the four areas listed below. No more the six credits may be earned in any one area.
Fine Arts: courses in the departments of Art and Art History, Dance (DAN 250 only), Musicology, Music Theory (MTC 125 only), and Theatre Arts (THA 101 only) count toward this requirement.
Literature: literature courses in the departments of English (200-level and higher), Modern Languages and Literatures (300-level and higher) and Classics (CLA 220, CLA 310, CLA 311 and CLA 370) count toward this requirement.
Modern or Classical Languages: modern language courses numbered 101-212, or courses in Greek or Latin, count towards this requirement so long as the language differs from the student's native language, and if, when beginning with a 101-level course, they also take the 102-level course in the same language.
Philosophy and Religious Studies: courses in the departments of Philosophy and Religious Studies count toward this requirement.
One approved First Year Seminar course may be taken for the Arts and Humanities requirement.
C) Natural World (Natural Science)
Bachelor of Arts in Marine Affairs: 9 credits
Bachelor of Science in Marine and Atmospheric Science: 4-8 credits
B.A. degree candidates must earn nine credits in two of the following disciplines: Biology, Chemistry, Ecosystem Science and Policy (except ECS 113 and 302), Geological Sciences, Marine Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Physics. APY 203 and/or GEG 120 may also be taken for this requirement.
B.S. degree candidates minoring in one of the subjects approved as a B.S. major must earn 4 credits, and those minoring in other subjects must earn 8 credits, in one of the following departments: Biology, Chemistry, Geological Sciences or Physics. These credits must be taken in a department other than the major or the minor, and must be earned in courses that count toward a major in that department.


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JERUSALEM (Nov. 11)
American Jewry must prepare itself for great and inescapable responsibilities facing it in relation to the rescue of Jews from tension-ridden countries in the coming year, the United Jewish Appeal's study mission of 35 American Jewish leaders declared today in a statement just prior to leaving Israel.
The mission firmly believes, the statement went on to say, that a renewed effort by American Jewry can not only sustain the remarkable progress made in Israel in the past year, but can also make possible significant new advances in the renewal and reconstruction of Israel's rich human resources.
The special UJA mission, which will make its full report to UJA's National Conference in New York on December 10-12, outlined three major tasks which will require the urgent support of American Jewry. They are:
1. The absorption of tens of thousands of men, women and children who must be brought from North Africa; 2. The intensification of agricultural settlement and industrial expansion, without which there cannot exist the economic basis necessary for the absorption and integration of past and present immigration; 3. The strengthening of programs of care, education and vocational training being carried out on behalf of Israel's immigrant children.
The mission declared that it was deeply impressed by gains made in the absorption of immigrants, in agricultural and industrial development, and in the care of children and the aged. While it was clearly aware of the problems which remain, it was nevertheless deeply gratified that the $65,000, 000 made available here through the UJA "consolidation loan" had helped materially to improve Israel's financial position, the mission said.


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Coaching the coach
Encourage boomer managers to teach younger staff
THE objective of a recent survey of human resource professionals was to identify the potential skills gaps that might occur as younger and older workers enter and exit the workforce. It was interesting to learn that 52 per cent of the HR professionals say their most serious concern is the lack of professionalism and work ethic.
On the other hand, only 27 per cent of HR professionals said younger workers were lacking in the critical thinking and the type of problem solving skills needed to be successful in the workplace. Other gaps such as written communications, self-direction and leadership were not considered a weakness among the younger, new entry workforce.
While issues such as a lack of professionalism and work ethic can indeed create havoc in an organization, it is also interesting to see the other side of the equation. What do the younger workers say about a skills gap? In many of the recent encounters with younger frustrated workers, I see a couple of issues arising.
First, several of the frustrated young workers I've met recently do indeed have experience gaps, but more importantly, they seem to have a broad set of natural generalist thinking skills that complement their academic education. These skills often place them 10 years ahead of their peers with respect to how they can more rapidly contribute to an organization.
Therefore, one of the key complaints expressed by these highly talented individuals is that employers focus too much attention on the lack of experience versus a young person's actual talent and abilities. This not only hinders their opportunity to enter the work world at a level that matches their talent, but often hinders their progression once they do start work.
The problem for organizations is that they might miss the opportunity to hire a strong, highly intelligent young professional who could learn and grow quickly in their organization. And, if they do hire someone with talent, employers can in turn quickly squelch any enthusiasm by failing to provide support, encouragement and professional development. The result is a high turnover of young professionals who will leave looking for better and more supportive work environments.
So what can be done about this situation? Part of the challenge is that baby boomers are often caught in a personal conflict. For instance, they may not be quite ready to retire from a psychological perspective, yet they may be threatened by an up-and-coming talented professional with more education, but less experience. Many also don't know how to set career plans for younger workers and don't know how to go about coaching these individuals. And to be honest, managers also face that all consuming time crunch and let's face it, coaching and development take time.
Two solutions come to mind, both of a coaching nature. First, managers must learn how to coach, begin coaching those who report directly to them more effectively and play a key role in creating, maintaining and sustaining a coaching culture. Coaching should also be part of management performance reviews because without this type of professional development, the organization will be left with large skills gaps when a baby boomer manager leaves.
Let's first talk about teaching managers on how to effectively coach their employees. First of all, managers must be guided toward understanding the business case for coaching. Research points to significant personal and corporate performance improvement for those organizations that implement coaching effectively.
Next, managers need to understand their role and responsibilities as a coach. They must be helped to understand the basic assumptions of coaching and the fact it is a discipline with a specific, designed process. They need to learn and practise the various steps of the coaching process and be guided to implementing this effectively.
Young, talented new-entry workers, on the other hand, need to be open to listening to their coach, asking for clarification and good, practical examples. They need to be open to taking on stretch assignments and to asking for specific technical advice when they run into problems. They need to be open to feedback and constructive comment without taking offence or being fearful.
They need to focus some attention on understanding the culture of an organization, the various power dynamics within it and the behaviours required to be successful. Many young people encounter difficulty because they rebel against the culture, trying to change it before they understand it. They need to ask questions about how to be successful, where career paths lead and what behaviour is most valued in an organization. Finally, they need to engage in healthy push back and challenge their coaches and mentors rather than becoming defensive and then frustrated.
Coaching younger workers has the specific goal of helping them to understand the way things work and how to be successful within the dynamics of the organization. Coaches need to listen carefully to their questions and frustrations and provide continuous challenge and professional development opportunities. Coaching is the manager's opportunity to assess talent, develop skills, mould behaviour and/or improve performance.
Scheduling coaching sessions is also important. If coaching isn't built into the regular timetable, it will not be viewed as part of a manager's responsibility and more than likely, appointments will be cancelled and soon forgotten. When this happens, your talented young workers will begin to look for opportunities elsewhere.
Finally, evaluation is an important part of the coaching process. With some of the highly talented workers, especially those generalists, you'll find they will develop quickly and be thirsty for new and increasingly more complex responsibilities. In this case, provide unique stretch assignments, assign them to company projects, or lend them out to other departments where they can continue building skills for the organization and not just your department.
Evaluation is critical in identifying those individuals who need more assistance and those who will require more in-depth training and experience before mastery is attained. While these individuals may not progress at an equally rapid rate, coaching and professional development will create a loyal and dedicated employee who is a steady performer.
Baby boomers will be steadily exiting the workplace and younger workers sincerely want to be there to fill the vacancies. Yet, if these individuals feel blocked right at the entry door, both the employer and potential employee will miss an opportunity. Those who do get a job but face a lack of support for professional development will leave for more favourable opportunities. Training your managers to understand the value of coaching and to engage in the coaching process is the best way to build and sustain a coaching culture.
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The Dodgers clinched the 2013 National League West Division Championship, their 12th since the advent of divisional play in 1969 and will play "October Baseball" for the 18th time since moving to Los Angeles and the 27th time in the history of the Dodger franchise.
The Dodgers have gone 58-23 since trailing the D-backs by 9.5 games on June 22, marking the largest deficit that the club has ever overcome to win a division title.
The Dodgers will play postseason baseball for the first time since 2009.
Don Mattingly will manage in the postseason for the first time in his third season as Dodger manager, while General Manager Ned Colletti assembled his fourth postseason-bound club in eight seasons since 2006. Under Colletti, the Dodgers reached the National League Championship Series after winning division titles in 2008 and 2009 and qualified for the postseason as the N.L. Wild Card in 2006.
This season is the earliest by calendar date that the Dodgers have qualified for postseason play since moving to Los Angeles in 1958. By games played, it was third-quickest that the club clinched behind the 1977 Dodgers (game 151) and the 1995 Dodgers, who wrapped up the division in 143 games in a 144-game, strike-shortened season.
The Dodgers became just the fourth all-time club to finish the season in first place after being in last place on July 1 or later. Though they were just 3.5 games out of first place following their 81st game of the season (38-43) on that date, the Dodgers joined the 1995 Mariners (last place on July 16, Game No. 73), 1973 Mets (Aug. 30, Game No. 132) and 1914 Braves (July 18, Game No. 78) as the only clubs to pull off such a quick turnaround. (Source: Elias Sports Bureau).
The Dodgers have gone 58-23 since trailing the D-backs by 9.5 games on June 22, marking the largest deficit that the club has ever overcome to win a division title. This is the second consecutive season that an MLB club has come back from a 9.5-game deficit to win the division following the turnaround by the 2012 Oakland Athletics.
The Dodgers reached the postseason in 1959, their second season in Los Angeles, and continued that success in the 1960s with postseason appearances in 1963, 1965 and 1966. In the 1970s, Los Angeles played October baseball in 1974, 1977 and 1978. The club qualified for postseason play four times in the 1980s, in 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1988, but following their 1988 championship, the Dodgers reached postseason play only twice, 1995 and 1996, in the next 15 years, including an L.A. franchise-high drought of seven consecutive years from 1997-2003 before their 2004 N.L. West title.
The Brooklyn Dodgers won pennants four times in five years (1952, 1953, 1955, and 1956), the best five-year stretch in franchise history. They also won three (1949, 1952, 1953) in a five-year period. Note that the 1951 playoff versus the Giants concluding with Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" is not included as postseason play.
The Dodgers will likely open the division series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Seven international human rights organisations have sharply criticised the Egyptian authorities for extending the detention of a leading democracy campaigner.
Saad Eddin Ibrahim, a professor of political sociology at the American University in Cairo, has been held in custody for more than two weeks.
Egyptian prosecutors remanded Mr Ibrahim and his assistant Nadia Abd al-Nur on Thursday for another 15 days in jail.
They were arrested on 30 June, on charges of collaborating with foreigners to undermine Egypt's stability.
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Mr Ibrahim is also director of the Ibn Khaldoun Centre for Development Studies, a think-tank which receives some foreign funding. It has now been closed and sealed off by police.
Egyptian security sources said Mr Ibrahim was accused of having links with a foreign military agency and an Israeli diplomat.
However, the seven rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, said the charges against Mr Ibrahim were so lacking in detail that they did not allow his defence to challenge the legality of the detention order.
In a joint statement, the groups said Egypt's "international obligations require it to respect the rights of detainees, which include to be informed promptly and in detail of the charges against them".
The American University in Cairo also condemned Mr Ibrahim's arrest as a threat to academic freedom in Egypt.
Mr Ibrahim was initially alleged to have received $220,000 from the European Commission without government permission, to produce a pro-democracy documentary on the election process in Egypt.
Eleven others at the Ibn Khaldoun Centre are reported to have been detained since Mr Ibrahim's arrest.
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Mr Ibrahim has in the past made allegations of vote-rigging, which the government strongly rejects.
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Mr Ibrahim also was questioned on another sensitive issue in Egypt: his think-tank's reports on the sectarian strife involving Muslims and Coptic Christians.
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Lovely little birds and good pictures Chris.ReplyDelete
Greetings, Joop
Wczoraj miałam podobny problem z wróblem. Też szukałam jaki to. Twojemu zrobiłaś śliczne zdjęcia :-). Pozdrawiam.*** Yesterday I had a similar problem with a sparrow. I also was looking for it. Did your beautiful pictures :-). Yours.ReplyDelete
Très belle série.ReplyDelete
The juveniles do make it confusing to id the birds. I have trouble with the sparrows. Great shots of the White Crowned, they are pretty. Have a great weekend!ReplyDelete
i don't think i've ever seen these little sparrows with the mohawk feather-do on top!!ReplyDelete
you're good...for IDing them.
a friend of mine gave me a bird book...a HUGE book of all North American birds! i love flipping through there and seeing all the birds...but sometimes i dread it when i'm trying to ID one.
ESPECIALLY...since sometimes the juveniles may look like the 'duller' female.
hey, i'm not dull.
nice post!! great sparrow shots!
happy st patty day!
One or two of those W C Sparrows have found their way over to our shores Chris, causing major excitement!ReplyDelete
They are darling! I've never seen these before. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Super photos Chris. Juveniles can be very confusing at times :D.ReplyDelete
I heard on the radio a few weeks ago that the common sparrow was disappearing (at least in Western Europe) and might be listed among the endangered species! Than after hearing this I realsied that i had seen any in ages...ReplyDelete
Well captured Chris, what pretty little birds they are! We only have the two types here, the House Sparrow and Tree Sparrow, both sadly in decline particularly the Tree Sparrow which you commented on, on my blog, which has declined extremely severely and which I felt very privileged to see.ReplyDeleteReplies
They are a such a common bird here and it's shocking to hear that they are in decline in Europe....plus you have different types of Sparrows. Hopefully it's a natural thing and they'll rebound, but if it's something being caused by pollution, poison, building, etc, it will hopefully be corrected so that you can protect this little guys. I can't imagine a world without them.Delete
ah. thanks for explaining that they were youngsters! i usually see the B&W bike helmeted adults. :)ReplyDelete
There are so many different varieties of these little fellows that I am very often confused about who's who...until I remember I just love enjoying them whether I know their name or not. I'm a very slack birder. :)ReplyDelete
Great photos of the Sparrows. I definitely find all those kinds of sparrow very confusing. I had a chuckle about your comment of baby sparrow changing "hair" color!ReplyDelete


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CLEVELAND - Raymon Pointer sat with his hands clasped except when he answered his cell phone in his pocket. It rang several times during an interview as family members and friends were trying to get more information on the arrest of a suspect in the 1984 murder case of Pointer's sister, Gloria.
"Twenty-nine birthdays, 29 Christmases, 29 Thanksgivings without my sister," said Raymon Pointer, 40, counting the years since Gloria was raped and murdered on her way to school. The 14-year-old was to receive a perfect attendance award that day.
Cleveland police said a DNA match led them to a suspect, whom they have not identified. Officials said "progress" was being made in connection with the case, which was kept in the public's consciousness through Yvonne Pointer. She became an advocate for children and peace, not only throughout the area, but also the nation and parts of Africa.
Raymond Pointer, who was 9 when his sister was killed, said there was never a day when he and his mother did not think of Gloria.
In an interview, Raymon Pointer spoke through a television news camera as if he were speaking directly to the suspect.
"You don't know what you do to people who you do those kinds of things to," said Raymon, his voice delivering the words in a matter-of-fact manner. He said the death of his sister left a large hole in his life.
"It just don't be a one-day thing you forget about," he said. "It goes on; you never forget about your loved ones."
Throughout the 29 years, Yvonne Pointer addressed the case many times, often in public gatherings and with well-known political figures. She appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and on the 2001 Essence Awards show. She also appeared many times on Cleveland television and radio programs
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Shortly after North Carolina's 3-1 victory over Louisville on Tuesday, coach Mike Fox leaned over to senior Robert Woodard and said, "You might be the happiest guy in the ballpark right now." Woodard's response: "I will be after we win tomorrow." Woodard, a right-handed pitcher, will get to start today against Rice. And Woodard may get a little College World Series redemption. (Raleigh News & Observer)
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The statutory functions of the Restoration and Engineering involve research, survey, and documentation. Specifically, it undertakes the survey and actual measurement of immovable landmarks, museum properties and sites for purposes of data compilation, and prepares case studies on conservation of architectural heritage.
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I'm running a tracker service based on play framework, see http://www.playframework.com/ and use couchbase to store the trackings.
I have noted some problems with cascading errors where a single error can mean that the system gets blocked for many hours, probably due to contention.
What typically happens is this, from the log I see a message like
2013-11-13 00:31:08.015 WARN com.couchbase.client.vbucket.ConfigurationProviderHTTP: Connection problems with URI http://production.couchbase.node.5:8091/pools ...skippingjava.net.ConnectException: Connection refused at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
Meaning that a connection problem for one node has happened. After a little time I start to see messages like
2013-11-13 06:02:18.738 WARN net.spy.memcached.protocol.binary.BinaryMemcachedNodeImpl: Operation canceled because authentication or reconnection and authentication has taken more than one second to complete.
and the whole system becomes unresponsive including request handling but couchbase nodes are running fine again.
As my track storage is running asynchronously I believe that one problem is that set/add operations just keeps flowing into the system so buffers/queues just grows because no operations gets completed. So basically a temporary problems persist because the clients is overwhelmed by data.
Does the above conclusion sound valid. It currently looks like that the couchbase java driver has a hard time recovering from a temporary issue because to many operations gets queued into the system.
Have anybody experienced similar issues?
Are there any suggested methods/patterns to work around this. I'm currently considering make a kind of queue in front of the couchbase driver, such that we never have more than xxx request in flight to couchbase nodes.
Best RegardsNiels
I am not sure that is related to any contention. I can not be 100% positive but I feel that the issue is more related to some inactivity on the network and the sockets are then closed and cannot be reoponed.
Any though on a possible drop of socket on your network?
Can you confirm that when you have activity the system is working as exepected?
Yes, system is working as expected most of the time, then I suddenly see these errors, starting as described and then the only way to get the system back is to restart the server.
Any though on a possible drop of socket on your network?
I'm not sure that I follow you here. Any hints to how I can confirm that sockets are dropping
I believe I found the cause of the problems.
A part of the code used for importing data where doing a lot of blocking calls to get views and also querying these views. This would happen in a spike
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Child's play? Skills, regulation and reward amongst 'early years' workers
The persistence of gendered pay inequality some 30 years after its formal prohibition raises questions over the mechanisms sustaining it. Recent contributions highlight the role of low skills visibility and valuation in maintaining pay inequality in predominantly female occupations. We examine the skills and rewards of early years' workers and the organisational processes that define them. We do so at an important juncture when the importance and regulation of the 'early years'' sector has increased significantly; and following extensive organisational restructuring aimed at delivering pay equality. We conclude that whilst the application of more systematic forms of skill measurement have improved the relative rewards of nursery nurses, highly gendered constructions of their skills, particularly those most closely linked to mothering, continue to impact negatively on their valuation. The presence of caring activities appears to eclipse their role in education. Complex institutional and organisational factors maintain important aspects of gender inequality.
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By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research George Robertson is taking this meeting seriously. He focuses intently on other participants in the room, making eye contact, noting posture and visual cues, interjecting comments when appropriate. He studies diagrams scrawled onto a whiteboard, and, on occasion, uses a laser pointer to call attention to something he wants to address. Sound like just another productive business meeting? Well, you're right—except for one little detail. The meeting is…
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Raleigh, N.C. — A package of tax changes is headed for the House floor next week after chamber leaders rushed it through committee Thursday.
The legislation was recommended by the Joint Revenue Laws Study Committee. Despite being nearly 50 pages long and loaded with complex legal changes that will affect local and state revenue, it was heard and voted on in the House Finance Committee in just 75 minutes, with no public comment or testimony. It was the first bill to emerge from committee this session.
One controversial change in the omnibus bill puts a $100 cap on the privilege license tax that many city and county governments impose on businesses.
Committee Chairwoman Julia Howard said the taxes have been an issue for 12 years. She said that, every year, merchants come before the panel to complain about unfair treatment.
The tax is implemented in different ways by different local governments. Some base the tax on square footage, others on numbers of employees and some, including Raleigh, according to a business' gross revenue, no matter how narrow the actual profit might be. Howard, R-Davie, called that the "most egregious" method.
"Someone hired by a city can come into your business and demand to see your tax returns and your books," she said. "It's something that is definitely hurting economic development inside the cities."
Legislative staff say the change would cost local governments between $40 million and $45 million in lost revenue per year.
Rep. Susi Hamilton, D-New Hanover, said privilege taxes in Wilmington bring in $2.9 million a year – a significant chunk of the city's $19 million annual budget. With the $100 cap, that revenue would fall to about $300,000 a year.
"If we cut this down that dramatically, property taxes in my city will have to go up dramatically in an effort to cover this loss" to pay for existing services, Hamilton said. "That will hurt economic development like you've never seen."
Howard said committee leaders have been trying to work with cities.
"We have made every effort possible and to soften the blow – if that's the word you want to use – without a lot of cooperation," she said. "We've worked on it 12 years now, and if you want to keep kicking the can down the road, we can do that. That's the easiest thing to do.
She added, however, "We're going to get it out of committee this morning. I think we need to do something."
The package also includes a new excise tax on the liquid used in electronic cigarettes, or vapor devices.
Rep. Becky Carney, D-Mecklenburg, tried to have that section pulled out to become a separate bill.
"I believe it needs fuller, more in-depth discussion," Carney said, noting that the proposed 5-cent tax per milliliter would be far less than the tax on traditional cigarettes.
"The revenue hit going forward could be extremely impacting," she said.
Carney also said the proposal "changes the definition from a tobacco product to a vapor – a non-tobacco product. We don't know if it is or if it isn't."
The motion, also attempted in Revenue Laws, failed on a tie vote. Hamilton, who was outside the room when the vote was taken, asked for a re-vote but was denied.
One key section was removed from the bill with bipartisan support: a proposal to change the "corporate apportionment formula" that governs how the state calculates the tax liability of multi-state corporations. The change would amount to a tax break worth more than $25 million a year to those corporations.
Rep. Edgar Starnes, R-Caldwell, ran an amendment to remove it from the package.
"We did tax reform last year," he said, noting that revenues this year and next are expected to be short of projections. "It is not prudent to take revenue off the table at this point."
Starnes was seconded by Carney. "This is a big hit in revenues for next year at a time we're trying to find money for teachers, for other things. I'm not sure this is the time to move forward with it," she said.
Starnes' amendment to remove the proposal from the omnibus bill passed easily, prompting Sen. Bob Rucho, R-Mecklenburg, who had championed the proposal's inclusion, to angrily leave the committee room.


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Group protests standard of education in Timmonsville school district
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:02:33 GMT —
A group of parents, students and concerned citizens started protesting outside of the Timmonsville Educational Center on Hill Street around 7:00 a.m. Thursday.
They say they want school board members to begin taking measures to consolidate with Florence School District One. Timmonsville's school district is also known asFlorence School District Four.
The protests come after the Timmonsville school board cut 19 jobs last week because the district is $700,000 in debt.
In the last two years, the district has cut 44 positions, including teachers and principals.
Parents say they're concerned their kids are at risk of not getting a quality education because of the district's financial problems.
The protest broke up as school was beginning, but the protestors told us they planned to return to the Timmonsville Education Center to continue protesting at 2:00 p.m. Thursday.
The Timmonsville Interim Police Chief Henry Gibson says the protestors will not be allowed back onto the school grounds because they do not have a permit. Gibson says a town ordinance requires a permit for any group that is demonstrating or protesting in the Timmonsville city limits.
Dr. Bertha McCants, Timmonsville's school superintendent, says she is sympathetic to the concerns of the protestors. She says earlier this week, the district's school board sent a resolution to the Florence County Legislative Delegation asking them to consider consolidating Florence District Four with Florence District One.
She says she's waiting to hear from delegates about the resolution.
If the general assembly doesn't approve the consolidation, the Timmonsville School Board can do so under specific guidelines. It has to have written approval by a state senator, a petition signed by a majority of the Timmonsville school board and at least one third of voters of each of the school districts involved in the consolidation.


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Members of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce are making their last stop on the chamber's listening tour Wednesday night in Martinsburg before attending the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's 10th annual Small Business Summit in Washington, which runs through Friday.
"We are going to be talking energy, the EPA, the economy and what we can do to improve job creation at home," West Virginia Chamber of Commerce president Steve Roberts said.
The event brings together about 700 small-business owners and entrepreneurs for three days of meetings, panels, speeches and networking opportunities.
Roberts along with several other chamber representatives and members will attend sessions this week.
"We are also looking at specific issues and how we can help some small businesses," Roberts said. "For us, it's important to listen to what's on their mind."
During the chamber's listening tour, which included stops in Huntington, Morgantown and Buckhannon, Roberts said small businesses consistently wanted to learn more about human-resource issues, including what to pay their employees, changing minimum-wage laws and how to hire and keep a drug-free workforce.
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The thing is, Teck Cominco is a company that has helped drive sustainable practices. In the various communities in which it operates, Teck Cominco proactively engages the community and becomes a participant in the local economy.
That would be a tall claim to base on the story of Trail – just a single example of Teck Cominco's history and current activities. However, flip to the article on the reclamation and closure of the Sullivan Mine. Here, too, is a story of community participation. I read numbers of magazine and newspaper articles discussing the benefits reaped by the City of Kimberley from its partnership-like relationship with the primary industry in town: Teck Cominco's Sullivan Mine.
Now, though Teck Cominco can be noted for doing exceptional work with the communities in which it operates, this one company doesn't stand alone. No, that would be too dismal. Rather, a number of mining companies, not to mention the suppliers, contractors, and consultants of the industry, are also serious about their responsibility to the communities with which they engage. If all these stories – from donations programs to long-term planning, greening programs to infrastructure development, economic support, and education – if these stories could reach the public, one after another, the minerals industry could become the "friendly neighbour" the public greets with a smile.
Heather Ednie, Editor-in-chief
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Having closed trading down more than 22 percent to a share price of 16-cents per stock Wednesday, Houston-based Goodrich Petroleum Corp. is no longer a ticker on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
The NYSE regularly delists companies that trade below $1 for more than 30 days. From there, the companies' shares are transferred to the OTC Markets (over the counter), where they remain governed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
By mid-day Thursday, Goodrich Petroleum (OTC: GDPM) was trading at 6-cents. Also, this week, Penn Virginia Corp. and SandRidge Energy Inc. fell victim to the rule, losing their places on the exchange. Penn Virginia (OTC: PVAH) was trading at 8-cents per share, and SandRidge (OTC: SDOC) shares were priced at 6-cents.
Other energy companies still trading on the NYSE for less than $1 each included shares of Halcón Resources Corp. (NYSE: HK) at 60-cents and Energy XXI Ltd. (Nasdaq: EXXI) shares for 71-cents.
The dismantling of oil prices during the last year, but especially in recent months, has pummeled exploration and production (E&P) companies. Bankers and analysts alike have suggested many of them will be absorbed by large-cap companies, face bankruptcy or dramatic asset sales during the prolonged downturn.
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Share your top guilty pleasure and top usable name for girls and boys. Also, what is your definition of guilty pleasure vs. usable name? Please include middles if you have them.
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Genevieve Claire
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Sunday Roasts - Clarissa Dickson Wright
Friday, 15 December 2006
Clarissa Dickson-Wright, was one half of the Two Fat Ladies cookery show on BBC and joins us to talk about her new book and all things foody!
About Clarissa
Clarissa has just launched her new cookbook, Sunday Roast, with Johnny Scott who she worked with for three series of Clarissa and the Countryman.
Clarrisa Dickson Wright was one half of the Two Fat Ladies cookery show on BBC up until the death of her partner in cookery, Jennifer Paterson, in 1999.
She has written about food for numerous newspapers and is famed for her no nonsense approach to food.
She has a restaurant in Scotland, runs a bookshop in Edinburgh and is a food historian - she loves the trends of food.
She is also a leading countryside campaigner.
Her last minute advice at Christmas is DON'T PANIC. 'Everybody gets so worked up about what is actually a terribly simple and pre-defined meal. You know, there's so much you can do in advance, and what you can do in advance, do it, don't do it on you own. Get the children to help peel the brussel sprouts and things like that..promise them money if necessary..'
Her ultimate party song is the 'drinking song' from Verdi's La Traviata - she wants it played at her funeral
For more information
Sunday Roast by Clarissa Dickson Wright and Johnny Scott is published by Kyle Cathie Limited and costs


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LeBron James is away on a personal matter and is not expected to play on Wednesday.
James was never expected to play so this shouldn't be a surprise. James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony are all sitting out for their respective teams, and for those teams that have clinched their spots, it's not going to be a heavy night for the starters if they play at all. Miami will roll out a B-level team once again. Per Erik Spoelstra, "everyone else is a game-time decision."


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The sensor is made up of the two individual sensors within a single housing. Each sensor has a unique functionality to determine pedal position. The APP system along with the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) is used to calculate and control the amount of acceleration and deceleration through fuel injector control.
Removal & Installation
- Disconnect the Connector Position Assurance (CPA) from the Accelerator Pedal Position (APP) sensor connector.
- Disconnect the APP sensor harness connector.
- Remove the APP assembly attachment bolts from the pedal assembly.
- Remove the APP assembly from the vehicle
To install:
- Installation is the reverse of removal.
- Check the condition of the connector. Make sure the connector is firmly attached. Check for broken or bent connector pins. Repair any connector damage before continuing with troubleshooting the issue.
- Check the condition of the wiring to the connector. If the wiring is damaged, repair the wiring before continuing with any further tests.
- Turn OFF the ignition.
- Disconnect the accelerator pedal connector.
- Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
- Measure the voltage of the APP sensor 5-volt reference voltage circuit to a good ground. The reading should be 5 volts. If not check the wiring for an open, short or high resistance.
- Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
Measure the voltage between the APP sensor 5-volt reference voltage circuit and signal circuit. If the reading is 5 volts replace the sensor.


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As the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza celebrates its 25th anniversary Thursday, its task is to prove there is life after 50.
The museum will observe the anniversary relatively quietly, with a birthday cake for visitors and presentations by two of the museum's staff members.
The low-key proceedings take place just months after the world's news media descended on Dallas in November for the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
For the longer run, museum officials are aware that with memories of the tragedy dimming and the excitement of the 50th anniversary a thing of the past, they need to work to continue drawing visitors.
"For years we didn't have to do all that much, because people flocked here," said Nicola Longford, the museum's executive director. "We'll always have visitors, but we really need to engage them."
Over the past few months, the museum has quietly updated its exhibits.
Among its displays are three artifacts seen in the Pulitzer-Prize winning photographs of the shooting of Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald: Dallas homicide Detective Jim Leavell's tan suit, Oswald's handcuffs and the gray fedora worn by Oswald's killer, nightclub owner Jack Ruby.
Earlier this month, museum officials added four interactive video screens along the windows facing the assassination site.
"The question our staff said they got over and over was, 'What happened here? What was the sequence of events?'" said Megan Bryant, director of collections. "Now you can tap the screens and follow the path of the motorcade."
Longford also promises that additional high-profile artifacts and programs will be announced as the year progresses.
Beyond the physical changes is a shift in the museum's focus.
"For a long time, there was a deep fixation on the events of Nov. 22, 1963, but there were many other aspects of the 1960s that we want to explore," Longford said.
Events at the museum in the coming months will include public discussions of topics from the Kennedy era and beyond. A scholar specializing in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln is also scheduled.
Nothing better illustrates the change in the museum's focus than its new orientation film.
The original film, narrated by late legendary newsman Walter Cronkite, leaned heavily on black-and-white footage of the JFK assassination and the subsequent state funeral. Aimed at visitors with personal memories of those events, the film ran on a continuous loop in a small theater that became known as "the crying room."
The new film, which began running in November, is much less emotional than its predecessor. It briefly recounts events of the assassination but quickly moves to an assessment of JFK's legacy in such issues as civil rights, space exploration and foreign policy.
The dropoff in museum attendance that some expected after the excitement of the 50th anniversary has not occurred. The high pre-anniversary figures of October and November have continued into 2014.
From October through January, attendance was up 29 percent from the same period last year. Officials expect an annual increase of 10 percent.
The museum, a nonprofit organization, leases space from Dallas County and receives no public funding. Operating revenue comes primarily from ticket sales and profits from the museum store.
The museum's success is perhaps more remarkable given that it opened after a long struggle.
Organizers spent 12 years taking the museum from concept to reality. Along the way, they encountered skepticism that bordered on hostility from some members of the city's establishment.
The institution initially was named the Sixth Floor Exhibit, changing its name in the mid-1990s to reflect a more ambitious role as both a collecting institution and a historical research facility.
The museum also received an unforeseen shot in the arm when the 1991 Oliver Stone film JFK reignited interest in the assassination.
Among the challenges the facility faces is space. Although new artifacts and research material are constantly acquired, there is limited room for them, Longford said.
"Part of our conversation now is how much do we do on the premises or in traveling exhibits," she said. "There's a lot we're contemplating in our next life."


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Haifa (Sep. 21)
The military court trying 20 Jewish youths, including two girls, on charges of illegal possession of arms today denied a motion by defense counsel to dismiss the case because the defendants were arrested before any arms had been found, and, secondly, the place where the weapons were discovered was easily accessible and anybody could have planted them there.
Opposing the defense move, the prosecutor said that the number of weapons found corresponded to the number of those arrested, despite the fact that several of the weapons were unserviceable, and "the mood" of the accused after their arrest, he added, indicated that they were an organized group.
One of the defendants, Itzhak Gazweich, testified that he had arrived in Palestine from Warsaw over a year ago and was emplyed in a diamond polishing plant. Since he was unacquainted with the country, he decided to utilize his vacation for a hiking tour, during which he encountered the other defendants and received permission to spend the night in their bivouac, Gazweich said, denying that he had any connection with or knowledge of the arms.