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The long-awaited BlackBerry 10 operating system was launched last week to much fanfare as the smartphone maker attempts an epic comeback.
But, while BlackBerry's new platform has earned a number of positive reviews, the company faces an uphill battle to reverse the market shares losses to Apple and Android phone makers in recent years. According to IDC, BlackBerry's market share fell from 10.4 percent worldwide in 2011 to just 4.6 percent last year.
Does the BlackBerry 10 OS have enough juice to get the company back into the smartphone game? CRN spoke with several solution providers who were cautiously optimistic about BlackBerry's future, citing BB10's strong enterprise functionality and new consumer-oriented features as major improvements for the smartphone platform.
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"It's the spark that BlackBerry needs. They were dead in the water without [BB10]," said Steven Kantorowitz, managing director of BTG Mobility in Jericho, N.Y.
BTG Mobility, the mobile division of Breakthrough Technology Group, focuses on smartphone integration and configurations services as well as custom app development for a variety of platforms, including BlackBerry, Apple's iOS and Android. Kantorowitz said he's impressed with BB10 and believes many of the new features and improved functionality will help the company win back some customers who defected to the iPhone or Android devices.
"My financial services customers, for example, love the BlackBerry Balance feature, and the predictive virtual keyboard on the Z10 is great," Kantorowitz said. "The BlackBerry browser has been pretty terrible in the past, but the BB10 browser is a remarkable improvement."
Some partners say they're already seeing a strong uptick in BlackBerry business. Tenet Computer Group, a solution provider based in Toronto, is a longtime BlackBerry partner and was a showcased app developer at the BlackBerry 10 launch event in Toronto. Rick Jordan, Tenet's director of mobility sales, said a large number of customers have already upgraded to the new OS since last week's launch, thanks to the business-focused features like BlackBerry Balance and BlackBerry Hub.
"We obviously have a vested interest in BlackBerry's resurrection," he said. "But we're very excited for BlackBerry 10. I think they've got a real winner."
BlackBerry announced this week that the BlackBerry 10-based Z10 smartphone saw record sales since its launch in Canada. In addition, the company said the Z10 sold nearly three times as well as any other smartphone over its first week. In the U.S., the BlackBerry Z10 is expected to launch sometime next month.
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Even with the right technology in BB10, solution providers say BlackBerry needs to do more to dig itself out of the hole.
David Felton, CEO and founder of Canaan Technology in Norwalk, Conn., believes BlackBerry needs to overhaul its branding and marketing to better compete with market leaders like Apple and Samsung. "BlackBerry is going to need to aggressively market the product by going head-to-head with the iPhone and Galaxy S III by appealing to consumers, not folks already sporting a BlackBerry under their suit jacket," Felton said.
Then there's the apps factor, which has hurt BlackBerry in the past. While the BlackBerry 10 launched with more than 70,000 apps, which the company said was the largest number of apps at launch for a first-generation OS, the platform is still missing some key applications and lags far behind incumbent platforms iOS and Android in sheer volume of apps available.
Robby Hill, president and CEO of HillSouth in Florence, S.C., thinks this could hurt BlackBerry, especially with the consumer market. "My biggest hope was that the company would wow us with a slew of apps that would make their smartphone get some much needed positive attention or praise," Hill said. "The new BlackBerry OS has some cool features like the unique virtual keyboard and the Timeshift camera, but without an overwhelming amount of apps, I'm worried that there won't be a huge demand for the new platform."
But others believe BlackBerry is making progress on the consumer front. "The ecosystem is what got BlackBerry behind," Tenet said. "They were going after the consumer market, but they didn't have the right mix of features and apps, but now they're getting there."
BlackBerry may have a couple of advantages to overcome the obstacles. First, BlackBerry's Enterprise Service 10 software allows solution providers to manage both BlackBerrys and iOS and Android devices. Hill said the software will help create an easier path for corporate adoption of BlackBerry 10, as interest in mobile device management platforms in the enterprise continues to grow.
"The one clear advantage for the enterprise adopters is the ability of BlackBerry's software to manage non-BlackBerry mobile devices," Hill said. "This really softens the blow of making your best corporate clients upgrade to a new mobile device management software platform to use BlackBerry 10 in their businesses."
A second advantage is BlackBerry's partner base; just as it has a core of loyal "Crackberry" users, the smartphone maker also has a cadre of dedicated solution providers that BlackBerry can lean on to promote BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 as well as develop a strong application ecosystem.
"BlackBerry has always been great to the channel and really supported partners," Kantorowitz said. "Apple has been the opposite, and I think that'll help BlackBerry in the long run."


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Position: | QB | Age: | 28 |
Birth Date: | Oct 17, 1985 | College: | Alabama |
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Pittsburgh was the only team to place a claim on Wilson, who was cut by Jacksonville on Wednesday. The 27-year-old Wilson joins Ben Roethlisberger as the only quarterbacks under contract for the 2013 season with the Steelers at the moment. He likely won't last long.
More player updates »The former Alabama quarterback has bounced around the league for four years, but has yet to appear in a regular season game. Going on 28, Wilson is about out of time in the NFL.
More player updates »Chad Henne will be Jacksonville's starting quarterback Sunday against Tennessee. Coach Mike Mularkey made the announcement Monday, one day after Henne threw for 354 yards and four touchdowns in a 43-37 overtime loss at Houston.
Read MoreWilson was on the roster for one week while Blaine Gabbert nursed a labral tear in his non-throwing shoulder. The Jaguars will move forward with two QBs.
Source: Ryan O'Halloran on Twitter More player updates »Wilson spent his first three seasons on Atlanta's practice squad before getting waived by the team in August. His promotion by Jacksonville comes as insurance behind Blaine Gabbert (left shoulder) and Chad Henne.
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(1937-2008) Shirley Sadowski, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on Tuesday, July 15 in Decatur, Georgia after a brief struggle with cancer. Born in Chicago and raised in southeastern Wisconsin, she attended local schools including Salem Central High School. She spent many years in local farming, retail and tending bar prior to retiring in Georgia. She is best remembered for her quick laugh and her devotion to her family. She is survived by four children, Darrell Sinnen of California, Dale Sinnen and his wife Cathy of Georgia, Lori Sinnen and her life partner Sherri Boucher of Georgia, and Jerry Sadowski and his wife Barbara of Wisconsin; a sister, Jean Woffard and her husband Bill of Georgia and a brother, Arthur Herre and his wife Bette of Georgia. She leaves behind 3 grandchildren, Brittani Sadowski, Eirynn Sadowski, and Zechariah Sinnen, along with several cousins, nephews, and dear loving friends. She was preceded in death by her son, Dean Sinnen, and her mother and father, Elizabeth & Gerald K Herre. A memorial service is planned for Sunday, July 20 at 2 p.m. at Alta Vista Cemetery in Gainesville, Georgia. Donations may be made in her honor to Aid Atlanta,1605 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 870-7700. Little Davenport-Funeral 355 Dawsonville Hwy, Gainesville GA. is in charge of arrangements.
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Astronomer Ian Morison shares the history of NASA-sponsored SETI from the 1980s to present day.
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I wear pantyhose because they make me feel so good. I love the way my legs look and feel when the covered in nylon.
Because we like how our legs look in pantyhose and high heels - I know I do! :-D
completely agree with you.
It's a requirement for heels!
oh you hit it right on to
In the desert some of us wear pantyhose under our uniforms to keep the sand flies out. Most of us wear them without underpants. Makes for some great frotting and mutual jerk offs.
That's why our Armed Forces are the best in the world, pantyhose.
Well, because they look great, they're like makeup for legs, and because they feel really comfortable and sensational! They make me feel very sexy and naughty and feminine! I just HAVE to have a pair on, whatever I do.
I wear them because they make me feel good. Wearing female clothes relaxes me and puts my in a very comfortable place. i love the feel just amazing girls or so lucky you can just go out when you wont to
Lord who you been hanging out with....my goodness
for smooth touchable legs nobody can resist? maybe shes born with it, maybe its maybeline
becoz wearing pantyhose is really so comfortable. I like the silky smooth feeling against my legs, and i love the feel the silky hose caressing my co_ck, it was so sensuous! I usually wear a sheer to waist pantyhose, without panties. I have loved it since i first tried it.
for my first time, when i put my legs into the pantyhose, i was shocked by the smooth but electrifying feeling, my co_ck becomes harder and harder. when i pull my pantyhose up, it just feels better and better. Finally when i pull it up to cover my co_ck, the feeling is just so comfortable that i have to deliberately pull it up and down so that my co_ck can enjoy the feeling. After wearing it, i was so excited to touch my legs and they were so smooth and beautiful! It is the most comfortable thing i have worn. Since then i have loved it
There's Nothing Wrong With Wearing Pantyhose or Tights. Cause I Do All the Time and They Make Me Feel So Good Too. I just put a Video on YouTube of Me Wearing Some White Tights On. So It's Ok for Men to Wear Tights or Pantyhose. Yall Holla Back at Me On That
Because they have a fetish for women pantyhose.
Because they feel good. And they do make your legs look really nice.
love the silkiness, feeling and sensuality of them
From being a long term reader of this site I can say there are many reasons, some medical some not. For me I needed relief from leg pain. I found that woman's support hose cured that problem. I then learned that support hose really feel good. Feel good while sitting all day or standing. The compression is a massaging feeling. Then there are the "other" reasons. When you wife discovers she kinda likes her man in hose. Add a new adventure to a 30some year relationship. The there is the discovery that heat rash never happens while wearing pantyhose. Tried all kinds of powder and underwear. Never have heat rash and jock itch is reduced. I love to walk around the house is only a Tshirt and hose. Feels so free yet "controlled". So for me there are many reasons
The best time to put on a new pair of pantyhose is as soon as I get out of the shower and dry off. You put on a thin coat of moisturizing cream wait a few minutes than slide a new pair of pantyhose on.(good quality pair) They feel great as you pull them up each leg. Than hide my man parts slide on a bodyshaper, skirt or short shorts,nylon top, and a pair of loafers or highheels than out shopping to see how many head I can turn for a double take. Some of the looks I get are OMG a guy in pantyhose and heels its great. Mostly its women I run into at local thirft stores. Some of the women will ask why I'm wearing pantyhose and heels I just tell them that I love wearing them so some time I like to show off my legs. A few women tell me i have nice legs I even had one women tell me I suck because I have better looking legs than her and I looked good in the short skirt and heels I had on that day.
I am wearing a pantyhose cause it make me feeling a delicate and comfortable. Last time I have tried a skirt as well, that was like in heaven.
I wear them for the extra support they give my legs. I am a nurse and work 12 hour shifts and have to say my legs feel much better during and after my shift when I wear support pantyhose. When you think about it there is no difference between the anatomy and physiology of a man's legs and a woman's legs. We have the exact same muscles, nerves, blood vessels and bone structure. So it would reason if sheer energy pantyhose help a woman's legs feel energized, they would do the same for a man's legs!
Blame Joe Namath!
Lots of reasons but most commonly a fetish maybe a skintight fetish like mine or some other fetish. I prefer tights my self pantyhose you can see through and it kind of spoils the effect doesn't look like your wearing any thing but I guess they will do in a pinch.
jockey's have been known to wear them in the winter.
Well, most do not. Some do, and that is most likely because of a fetish.


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Guess she has more than a little of her dad Tom Cruise's daredevil spirit – PEOPLE confirms that Suri Cruise has broken her arm.
It's not known how the 7-year-old suffered the injury but a rep for her mom, actress Katie Holmes, confirms to PEOPLE that "Suri did break her arm, but she is okay."
Suri has been living in N.Y.C. with Holmes since her parents divorced in 2012, but was reunited with her dad at the beginning of August when she visited him in the U.K.
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Originally posted 08/26/2013 06:00AM
Since Sunday night was all about the VMAs (see all the red carpet looks here), it's a little hard to think about anything but Justin Timberlake. So, we're doing you a favor: Here are five other things that you might have missed this weekend:
Originally posted 08/25/2013 11:30AM
The key to throwing summer's hottest dance party? Just invite Katie Holmes.
The Mania Days actress was in attendance at Saturday's Apollo in the Hamptons: A Night of Legends event, held at Apollo Theater board member Ron Perelman's East Hampton estate. The line-up of stars out to support the iconic theater included the Roots and Lenny Kravitz, with surprise performances by Darlene Love, Jon Bon Jovi, Ciara, and Pharrell.
Seated at a long table in center of Perelman's party barn alongside prosecutor pal Leigh Bishop, Jamie Foxx, Ellen DeGeneres and Penny Marshall, Holmes, 34, started getting into the groove slowly, swaying to Darlene Love's powerful rendition of "Lean on Me."
Originally posted 08/24/2013 03:05PM
Katie Holmes is a bride once more – but only in character.
The actress, 34, was spotted wearing a frilly lace wedding dress – complete with a tea-length veil, Mary Jane heels and Bobby socks – while filming a scene for Miss Meadows in her native Ohio Friday.
The actress has been spotted spending quality time with daughter Suri, 7, during filming this month in Cleveland, before the pair are expected to return to the upscale two-bedroom apartment they now call home in Manhattan.
Originally posted 08/08/2013 08:30AM
Tom Cruise was reunited with his daughter, Suri, in the U.K. on Tuesday.
The 7-year-old, who lives in New York City with her mom, Katie Holmes, flew in to spend some quality time with her dad, who's back in England to re-shoot scenes for his upcoming film Edge of Tomorrow.
According to a report in the Daily Express, Cruise's youngest daughter is staying with the Mission: Impossible star, who has rented out the entire floor of a five-star hotel and even installed his own private gym.
Originally posted 08/05/2013 08:45AM
The star and the makeup maven collaborated for a Katie & Bobbi palette and brush set
Originally posted 06/21/2013 07:00AM
As Mrs. Tom Cruise, she lived the kind of rarefied life few people outside of royalty and its Hollywood equivalent will ever know: a wedding in an Italian castle, a 10,000-sq.-ft. Beverly Hills mansion, travel in a personal Gulfstream IV and a style team on call for every carefully orchestrated red carpet appearance.
Now Katie Holmes calls an upscale two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan's bustling Chelsea neighborhood home – and has even been spotted on the subway with her daughter Suri, 7. When she shakes the paparazzi who still trail her, you could almost forget the last chapter of her life ever happened.
Writer Emma Pearse nearly didn't notice Holmes when she ran into the actress filming with a tiny crew on Avenue C on May 29. "I almost walked by, and there was Katie," says Pearse. "She looked just like Joey Potter" – her character from the TV series Dawson's Creek. "Really young and super chill. No one was paying any attention. It was a laid-back situation."
Originally posted 06/14/2013 04:00PM
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Originally posted 05/27/2013 01:40PM
Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise celebrated Memorial Day weekend in Rosemary Beach, Fla.
Joined by some of Holmes's family, the actress, 34, and Cruise, 7, soaked up the sunny, 90 degree weather on Sunday, taking a break from the beach to have lunch at Summer Kitchen Cafe.
"Everyone looked like they were having a great time," a staffer tells PEOPLE. "Katie had a chicken salad and the table was drinking iced tea. There was a lot of laughing. Suri was really polite and so well behaved."
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House Bill 1549 that prohibits the use of motor vehicle records for any federal identification database, passed both the NH House and Senate, but vetoed by Governor Lynch on Wednesday, May 23.
In his press release Lynch said, "The bill, as passed, would prohibit the federal government from maintaining information from New Hampshire motor vehicle records for lawful public safety purposes. Although this bill may have been well-intentioned, the New Hampshire Department of Safety believes it would have serious negative consequences for the apprehension of criminals, the recovery of stolen vehicles, and even for the prevention of terrorism and threats against the President and Vice-President of the United States."
Lynch went on to say the bill could prevent the State Police from entering stolen vehicle information into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). The Governor went on to explain that it could prevent missing children from being entered into the database at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, if a minor child has a drivers license or non-driver identification card, if the police need to use the photo from the document.
Lynch said these examples are real concerns that Commissioner Barthelmes and the Department of Safety have brought to my attention concerning HB 1549, as passed. The Governor continued and stated that RSA 260:14, governs access to motor vehicle records, and 2007 Laws Chapter 243, prohibits New Hampshire's participation in Real ID, which Lynch said was the purpose of HB 1549.
State Representative John Burt of Goffstown NH doesn't agree with the Governor's veto, "This is a good bill for the people of NH to stop the Feds from a national ID. I voted yes for the bill. I think we will have enough votes for a Veto Override, but I don't know about the Senate."


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Amsterdam-based ABN Amro has hired Paul Canty as European head of inflation trading.
He joins the company immediately and will be posted in London. He replaces Sebastien Goldenberg, who left to head inflation trading at Citigroup.Canty previously served as a director within inflation derivatives trading at Switzerland-based UBS. In his new role, he will report to Vincent Voeten, global head of integrated inflation products. Both Voeten and Canty are among four recent additions to ABN Amro's inflation trading team (See: ABN Amro unveils new inflation team).
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The Eastern Cape has a reputation for its superb eco-tourism infrastructure. The Eastern Cape is a 100% malaria free environment. It enjoys a daily average of 7 hours of sunshine annually. Winter (April-August) temperatures range from 7.1 degrees Celsius (44.8 degrees Fahrenheit) to 19.5 degrees Celsius (61.3 degrees Fahrenheit) and 25.4 degrees Celsius (77.8 degrees Fahrenheit). In general, the weather of the Eastern Cape is kind to visitors. Rarely reaching extremes except perhaps in the height of the Karoo summer.
The Eastern Cape boasts a remarkable natural diversity, ranging from the lush, evergreen Tsitsikamma Forest to the rugged Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area, the southern slopes of the Drakensberg and the arid Great Karoo. It is known as the land of rolling hills, endless sweeps of rocky coves and sandy beaches, towering mountain ranges and verdant forests.
A feature of the Eastern Cape is its astonishing coastline, which is a paradise for water sports enthusiasts; surfers ride the perfect waves, anglers reel in king-size catches, and board sailors revel in the challenge of the wind. Fine leisure resorts and splendid facilities ensure that there is something for every one!
The Eastern Cape Province, also known as "The Cradle of Human Culture" played a very prominent and important role in South African history. Black and white met for the first time, but long before the ensuing black-white contact of the 18th century, man had already left his mark in this area. The discovery of the Nahoon footprints in 1964 marks human presence in the area to about 200 000 years ago, thus making the Eastern Cape city of East London, the site of the world's oldest fossilized human footprints.
The Eastern Cape is in the fortunate position that it is home to the largest land based mammal (the elephant), the tallest (the giraffe), the fastest (the cheetah), the smallest (dwergskeerbek-mouse), the largest non-flying bird (the ostrich) and the largest flying bird (the kori bustard).
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Hurricane Sandy Relief: How You Can Help
As residents across Long Island recover from Hurricane Sandy, Patch has gathered some local resources if you want to help in relief efforts.
Donating food and supplies: Island Harvest, 199 Second Street Mineola, (516) 294-8528; Long Island Cares, 10 Davids Drive (Harry Chapin Way) Hauppauge, (631) 582-FOOD.
Newsday reported that food stations have been set up, in Nassau: Christopher Morely Park, 500 Searingtown Rd, Roslyn; Nickerson Beach Park, 850 Lido Boulevard, Lido Beach; and Cedar Creek Park, 3340 Merrick Road, Seaford: and in Suffolk at the H. Lee Dennison Building, 100 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge; Riverhead City Center, 210 Center Drive, Riverhead; and Mastic Fire House, 1080 Mastic Road, Mastic.
The American Red Cross is collecting funds and coordinating blood donations. The organization sheltered more than 3,000 people across nine states during the worst of the storm. You can donate $10 by phone by texting the word REDCROSS to 90999.
Shortages of blood are also expected to occur across the region.
"Patients will still need blood despite the weather," said Dr. Richard Benjamin, chief medical officer of the Red Cross, in a statement.
To schedule a blood donation here across Long Island, visit the the New York Blood Center websiteor call 800-933-2566 to see which location are open and accepting donations.
For those with pets or those who have found lost animals, the Suffolk SPCA may be reached at (631) 382-7722, or the Nassau SPCA at (516) 843-7722.
The Salvation Army: You can donate $10 to the Salvation Army by texting "STORM" to 80888. If you are already volunteer-certified, you can sign up to help out with disaster relief.
AmeriCares: You can donate to AmeriCares' relief fund to help the organization, which is distributing supplies to 130 clinics in the 13 states affected by Sandy.
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The Collected Works of Frédéric Bastiat. Vol. 1: The Man and the Statesman: The Correspondence and Articles on Politics, translated from the French by Jane and Michel Willems, with an introduction by Jacques de Guenin and Jean-Claude Paul-Dejean. Annotations and Glossaries by Jacques de Guenin, Jean-Claude Paul-Dejean, and David M. Hart. Translation editor Dennis O'Keeffe (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2011).
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I am going to deal with the Le Peyrat farm244 and the canal. For this reason, I will postpone speaking about this to you to another time.
My bad state of health coincides with the harsh exigencies of work. Since I hold, or think I do, a general view of the world of finance, I expounded it to my office colleagues. This was successful, since they almost unanimously nominated me to the budget commission. I wanted to perform the same demonstration again before this commission but, on the pretext of saving time, it forbade a general debate. It was thus necessary to discuss the details from the outset, which prevented an overall view being achieved. What would be your opinion of such a procedure in the face of a hopeless financial situation, which could be saved only by a great theory if one were to be presented? For this reason, I felt it necessary to appeal to the Assembly and the general public by means of a brochure245 on which I have been working yesterday and this morning.
I do not hide from myself that this is unlikely to succeed. Great assemblies lack initiative. Opinions are too wide ranging and nothing of worth can be achieved if the cabinet is inert. Ours is systematically inert: I sincerely believe that it is a public disaster. The current government might do some good. I have several friends in it, and I know that they are capable. Unfortunately, it came to power with the preconceived idea that it would not have the support of the Assembly and that it would have to maneuver in order to have it dismissed. I am absolutely sure that it is mistaken, and in any case was it not its duty to try? If it had come to the chamber to say, "The election on 10 December has put an end to the revolutionary period; now let us work together for the good of the people and administrative and financial reform," the chamber would have followed it enthusiastically, as it is passionately in favor of good and needs only to be guided. Instead of that, the government started by sulking. It presumed there would be disagreement, based on the sympathy shown by the Assembly to Cavaignac. But there is one thing that the Assembly prizes a thousand times above Cavaignac and that is the will of the people, as shown by universal suffrage. To show its absolute submission, it would have given its support to the head of the executive authority. How much good would have come of this! Instead of taking this course, the government retrenched itself in inertia and teasing. It proposes either nothing or else things that are unacceptable. Its tactic is to extend the stagnation of business through inertia, in the certainty that the nation will attack the Assembly for this. The country has lost a magnificent opportunity to move forward which it will not recover, since I very much fear that other storms are lying in wait for the next Assembly.
[244 ]A candidate for the experimental farm mentioned in Letter 127.
[245 ]OC, vol. 5, p. 407, "Paix et liberté ou le budget républicain."


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Day-After Turkey Soup
This soup makes great use of leftover turkey. If you've already frozen the carcass, there's no need to thaw it out before using it in this recipe. Per serving: 269 calories; 26 g protein; 7 g fat; 27 g carb; 5 g fiber.
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- 1 turkey carcass broken into 3 or 4 pieces
- 3 carrots halved crosswise
- 2 celery stalks halved crosswise
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- Coarse salt
- 1 teaspoon crumbled dried rosemary
- 1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- 5 cups kale leaves shredded
- 3 cups leftover diced cooked turkey
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen corn kernels
- 1 can (15 1/2 ounces) white beans drained and rinsed
- 4 scallions thinly sliced
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Place the carcass in a large soup pot or stockpot and add cold water to cover by 2 inches (about 14 cups). Bring to a boil over high heat, skimming any foam that rises to the surface.
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Add carrots, celery, tomato paste, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon rosemary. Return to a boil; reduce to a simmer and cook until the broth is rich and flavorful, about 2 hours.
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With a wire skimmer, remove and discard turkey carcass and vegetables. Strain and transfer 8 cups of broth to a large saucepan; freeze the remainder.
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Bring broth to a boil over high heat. Add red pepper flakes and remaining 1/2 teaspoon rosemary; season with salt. Add kale, reduce to a simmer, and cook until kale is tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
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Stir in turkey, corn, beans, and scallions and cook just until corn is heated through, about 2 minutes. Season with salt if desired.
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Sujielee27 Dec, 2011
Delicious soup. I'm not fond of kale so I used spinach instead.
Sujielee27 Dec, 2011
Delicious soup. I'm not fond of kale so I used spinach instead.
FRayTaylor25 Nov, 2011
Two stalks of celery is too much. Two ribs of celery works better.
susanmay20 Jan, 2010
Broth is delicious. Next time I'll cut the amount of kale in half and cook it longer. Or maybe try fresh spinach.


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I like Conceptual Art for the mere fact, it makes you think. Like in a David Lynch film, there is only the basic outline of a plot; the conclusion is up to the viewer. The genre can manifest in many different forms – not only painting, but photography, music and installments of objects in a gallery.
While she is best known as the widow of John Lennon, Yoko Ono rose to great prominence in the 1960s as a conceptual artist. One of Ono's most popular pieces was a step ladder that led up to a spyglass hanging from the ceiling. When someone reached the top and looked at the ceiling through the spyglass, the word "Yes" appeared in small letters.
While conceptual art was a popular movement during the swinging 60s, the roots of the style date back to the early 20TH century. Credited for getting the ball rolling was French artist Marcel Duchamp whose seminal piece, "Fountain" in 1917, which was simply a photograph of a urinal basin signed by Duchamp, was rejected by the Society of Independent Artists in New York. This ultimately turned out to be a catalyst piece for many aspiring conceptual artists.
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Lisa Kimberly works amazing magic through her lenses and is highly skilled at photo manipulation.
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Specializing in fashion, surrealism, and portraiture, photographer and artist Laura Ferreira creates work with complex simplification which is open to interpretation.
While much of her self-portrait work is flattering, Anna Theodora isn't afraid to push the boundaries.
A true conceptual artist, Sarolta Bán forces the viewer examine and conclude.
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West Texas Intermediate crude oil is eyeing psychological $100.00, but is still trading around $103. Despite continued strength in WTI, gasoline prices have eased slightly, but diesel and farm diesel are both up week-over.
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Farm diesel moved 2 cents higher during the report week to $3.378/gallon according to Inputs Monitor data with two of the twelve states in our Index unchanged. The price at the same time last year was $3.17 -- 21 cents below today's price.
South Dakota posted the strongest gains adding 30 cents to the retail farm diesel price in that state to $3.62. Other hikes included a 6 cent jump in Kansas to $3.33 and a 5 cent increase in North Dakota to $3.60.
Missouri lead the downward charge shedding 13 cents to $3.16 -- the only posted price below year-ago averages this week -- followed by a 7 cent dip in Iowa to $3.21.
We expect farm diesel prices to move higher through the summer. If your state is currently below $3.25, consider booking a portion of fall needs today.
The retail price for regular gasoline softened 3 1/2 cents during the report week to a national average of $3.646.
East Coast gasoline softened 1 cent to $3.648; Midwest fell 8 1/2 merciful cents over the week to $3.575; Gulf coast 3 cents lower to $3.478; Rocky Mountain region firms 2 1/2 cents to $3.64 and West Coast gasoline 2 1/2 cents lower at $3.929.
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East Coast highway diesel added 1 1/4 cents this week to $3.931; Midwest added 1 cent to $3.886; Gulf coast up 1/2 cent to $3.845; Rocky Mountain diesel up 4 3/4 cents to $3.913 and West Coast highway diesel up 1 1/2 cents to $3.97.
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Book review: 'A-Rod'
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Selena Roberts "A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez" is being attacked for being thinly sourced (true), speculative (true) and a rush job (very true). It's also true that many of those attacking it are either protectors of the baseball establishment or unhappy that Roberts broke the story of Rodriguez's steroid use that was sitting under their noses. As... Full story »
Book review: Oregonian film critic traces Paul Newman's artistic journey
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There is a distinct pleasure in discovering a rich, serious, yet thoroughly readable biography of a major American movie icon. Readers who might normally shy away from celebrity bios -- not wanting to waste time on glossy filler or gossip-drenched soap opera -- would do well to take a close look at Shawn Levy's new biography, "Paul Newman: A... Full story »
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May 08, 2009, 5:49PM
Ruth Reichl has reviewed restaurants for The New York Times, dragged Gourmet magazine into the 21st century and written two page-turning memoirs about life, love and food. So what are we to make of her latest book, more amuse-bouche than soul-baring autobiography? "Not Becoming My Mother: And Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way" clocks in at 112... Full story »
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Horwitz discusses "A Voyage Long and Strange" Sunday at Powell's City of Books. Full story »
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May 06, 2009, 5:53PM
William Dietrich has written 11 books -- essay collections, Northwest environmental history, and fiction set in ancient Rome, on the South Pole, and in the future. His last three novels, all featuring an American adventurer named Ethan Gage and set in the Napoleonic era, have caught on with readers around the world and been translated into 28 languages. Full story »
Obama's mom's book
May 05, 2009, 9:01PM
Ann Dunham, the president's mother, submitted a dissertation on rural craftsmen in Indonesia three years before her death in 1995. Now Duke University Press plans to publish Dunham's work with an introduction by Maya Soetoro-Ng, her daughter and Barack Obama's half-sister. Dunham earned her PhD from the University of Hawaii. She attended high school in Mercer Island, Wash. Full story »
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So you know that our own Shawn Levy, The Oregonian's film critic, is appearing at Powell's on Wednesday to talk about his new book, "Paul Newman: A Life," right? Check out the reviews so far and then check out the author in person tomorrow. Movieline: "Levy's critical chops wield their primary power when discussing (classic Newman) films. His reportorial... Full story »
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Glenn Beck, the conservative talk show host whose success seems to be making some of his Fox News colleagues jealous, just signed a new deal with Simon & Schuster that Publishers Weekly describes as "a global, multi-book, multi-imprint co-publishing agreement." What that means is lots of e-books and audio books. Beck's "The Christmas Sweater" was a surprise hit last... Full story »
Catlin Gabel junior wins poetry prize; award, fellowship deadlines
May 04, 2009, 5:19PM
Erica Berry, an 11th-grader at Catlin Gabel, won the Elizabeth Bishop Prize for her poem "The Naturalists." Berry won the same contest last year for a short story, "Rupert Likes Snowflakes." She'll receive a scholarship to the Walnut Hill Summer Writing Program and a copy of Bishop's "Poems, Prose, and Letters." Deadline reminder: Applications for Oregon Literary Fellowships are... Full story »
Nonfiction review: 'The Last Indian War'
May 01, 2009, 4:43PM
For a long time, Chief Looking Glass explained, the soldiers of the U.S. Army and the Nez Perce lived together in peace in the Pacific Northwest. But if the Army insisted on building corrals for his people, he warned, "they will not hold us back. We are not horses. The country is large ... We know the roads and... Full story »
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May 01, 2009, 2:59PM
A little after midnight on New Year's Eve, in a joint called Hoover's in South Beach, my old Oregon writing mentor died. I stood by him at the end, but still, the loss feels inconsolable. He offered the best literary inspiration I've ever received and I feel bereft without him. Where will I get my writing ideas now? My mentor's... Full story »
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Nonfiction review: 'Seeking Peace'
May 01, 2009, 2:13PM
Most of us, particularly women, well understand "the tyranny of 'shoulds'" -- as Mary Pipher describes the ought-to-do's and must-be's of our lives. Her new book, "Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World" sets out, in unfortunate excruciating detail, the author's history and quest to move into a more balanced state. Pipher shot onto the national... Full story »
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Geoff Dyer's brilliant new novel; Reichl, Danticat added; notes
April 30, 2009, 7:39PM
Geoff Dyer breezed through Portland last week, as cool and casual as a Tom Collins on a shaded veranda. Dyer's new novel "Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi" is getting rave reviews across the country, most notably from Dyer's fellow traveler Pico Iyer in The New York Times Book Review and super-critic James Wood in The New Yorker. Everyone... Full story »
Cheryl Strayed sells memoir to Knopf
April 30, 2009, 5:58PM
Portland author Cheryl Strayed sold her upcoming memoir, "Wild," to Alfred A. Knopf this week in a mid-six figure deal. Strayed's book is set in the summer of 1995 and tells several connected stories: of her 1,300-mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail, of the difficult period in her life after her mother's death, and of the breakup of... Full story »


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RAS AL KHAIMAH // Water has been cut to homes in parts of the emirate after a toxic red tide of algae forced the Al Ghalileh desalination plant to be closed. Households in Al Jeil have been without running water for four days. "It is a pity. We don't have any water to cook, drink and later on use in toilets. The whole scenario is a mess," said Umm Hafisa, a resident.
He said the water had been cut since Thursday and his children had been forced to collect water in containers from other areas. Ali Ahmed, another resident, said authorities had not helped. "We can understand the reasons behind the closure, but no one can explain why there was no alternative supply to such a big area," he said. Mohammed Saleh Mohammed, the director of desalination plants for the Federal Electricity and Water Authority, said the closing was the result of a natural event and was therefore beyond the authority's control.
Dr Mohammed Saif, the executive director of the environmental protection unit in Ras al Khaimah Municipality, said it was the first time a red tide had hit the emirate. He said a committee had been set up to monitor the problem and its members were touring the area to assess the levels of pollution and see how it could be ended quickly. Two months ago, about 20,000 fish were reportedly killed when a red tide hit the shores of Diba Husn on the east coast.
Since then a murky cloud of algae has been visible a few hundred metres off the coast of Fujairah. According to a health official at Diba Husn Municipality, a high concentration of microscopic red tide algae produces a toxin which affects the central nervous system of fish, leading to death. "For humans, eating contaminated fish with the toxin can cause numbness, dizziness, nausea, fever and muscle paralysis.
"The most serious cases can result in respiratory arrest and death," the official said. He said the health risks to humans who swim in affected waters include breathing irritation, sore throat and itchy, red eyes. Red tides - more accurately known as algal blooms - disappear when the water cools down. The source of the red algae has yet to be defined as it can be from human waste or from a natural occurrence.
Red tides are caused by growth of phytoplankton organisms, encouraged by a build-up of nutrients, such as those found in sewage, and sunlight. Red tides reduce the amount of oxygen in water, imperilling other marine life, and can produce toxins that kill shellfish and fish, along with animals further up the food chain such as birds, dolphins, dugongs and manatees. Fish can suffocate if their gills become clogged by the overabundant algae.
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Two weeks after a deadly carbon monoxide poisoning in Prince George's County, awareness of the dangers of the gas appear to be increasing.
Five people died April 23 in a home in Oxon Hill.
In light of that neighborhood tragedy, the county's fire department has been given 400 carbon monoxide detectors. And they're ready to be handed out.
Benjamin Robinson lives right across the street from where the five family members died last month.
The deaths hit him hard.
Robinson says he gets his boiler checked every year.
He has smoke detectors installed in his home, but no carbon monoxide detectors.
After news of the deaths spread, 400 detectors were donated to the Prince George's County Fire Department this week.
It's something people know they need, but, not everyone can afford it.
"Our hearts and sympathies go out to the family of the deceased, but we're gonna try to make their loss something positive for other people in our community," says Mark Brady of the fire department.
The house in Oxon Hill where the family died is still visibly marked with a bright, orange sticker, warning that the house is unsafe.
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Oceans Research provides and facilitates innovative and dynamic marine research relevant to the management and conservation of Southern Africa's marine life.
Its research is interdisciplinary ranging from biological to the socio-economic study of marine resource utilisation in Africa's coastal society. Oceans Research specialises in investigating the biology of marine mega-fauna, including sharks, rays, marine mammals and turtles, and advises governmental, non-governmental and industry on relevant conservation issues. Oceans Research offers practical and theoretical training for aspiring marine scientists from internship to postgraduate levels in conjunction with partner schools, technical colleges and universities. In addition to in-house research projects, the institute provides facilities for visiting marine scientists conducting a variety of biological and oceanographic projects throughout the major marine biomes of Southern Africa.
Ryan Johnson is the research co-ordinator for Oceans Research. His time is split between identifying and overseeing Oceans Research projects and hosting marine wildlife documentaries for the National Geographic channel.
Enrico Gennari is a Director of Oceans Research. Researcher by aspiration and educator for passion, he has launched Oceans Aware and its project in 2009.
Dr. Elwen conducted his masters and doctoral research on cetaceans in the Western Cape, South Africa. His current research is assessing the impact of dolphin tourism on the behaviour of dolphins in the Walvis Bay region.
Ecology of marine mega-vertebrates (cetaceans, seals & basking sharks) & static acoustic monitoring of odontocetes. Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, Right Whale Aerial Survey Program
Tess has been working on marine projects in Africa since 2002 and is currently based in Cape Town. Her research is focused on animal behaviour and in particular on marine mammal acoustic communication. Her PhD, through the University of St Andrews Sea Mammal Research Unit (UK) investigated geographic and species variation in the individually distinctive 'signature' whistles of bottlenose dolphins.
Adam is responsible for developing and managing the Shark Lab aquarium, the salt water wet lab and the freshwater wet lab (in development). He graduated in Marine and Freshwater Biology at Kingston University, London where he received a BSc (Hons) degree and the Tetra UK award. Adam is currently evolving the Shark Lab aquarium and strengthening its education and conservation identity. He is also establishing range of training and research procedures focusing on shark husbandry, behaviour and physiology.
Rob represents Oceans Research as a dedicated field co-ordinator, with specific attention on overseeing great white shark tracking and chumming research. Rob is also actively involved in the Oceans Aware educational program Meet the Sharks , where he conducts presentations and dissections for school groups visiting the laboratory. He is currently developing a postgraduate thesis to further his studies whilst at Oceans Research.
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Nico has worked as an aquarist at the Shark Lab since 2007. His work consists in the management of the aquarium's curio shop (Carcharias) and general aquarium operations.
David Edwards´ passion and desire to be actively involved with marine wildlife led to contributing to Oceans Research, with a view to developing multimedia and software dedicated to organisations involved with research, conservation and ecotourism.
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Thesis title: Effective moon phase on the traversing frequency of Cape fur seals in waters adjacent to Seal Island, Mossel Bay.
Thesis title: Interspecific comparison in the associative learning ability in three species of Benthic sharks.
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A formal memorandum of understanding is been developed between SAIAB and Oceans Research (signing of MOU is still pending). South Africa Institute of Aquatic Biology (SAIAB) web site
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Background: the US Intelligence Community
Seventeen agencies make up the US Intelligence Community, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the National Security Agency (NSA). The total budget for fiscal year 2013 for the Intelligence Community was US$52.6 billion. Although the bulk of the documents released by Edward Snowden are related to NSA operations, different Intelligence Community agencies often work together, request data together and share their intelligence with each other.
NSA operations
The NSA seems to classify its programs under three units, though these are not necessarily mutually exclusive: Special Source Operations (SSO), Global Access Operations (GAO) and Tailored Access Operations (TAO). GAO programs involve open access collection using satellites (FORNSAT), microwave intercept sites, or other forms of open collection in cooperative countries. SSO programs require privileged access for the data they collect, and TAO programs that collect data involve remote exploitation of computers or networks. In addition to these units, there is a joint NSA-CIA group called Special Collection Services (SCS), which inserts equipment in areas that are difficult to access.
Many of the documents initially released by Edward Snowden and reported on in mainstream media contained details on the SSO unit. In particular, under the PRISM program, partnership with service providers – including Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, YouTube, PalTalk, AOL and Yahoo – allowed the NSA to collect communications data for analysis. Also part of SSO are the programs which tap fibre-optic cables around the world – at least some of the access to these fibre-optic cables is achieved through industry cooperation. Other operations are undertaken without the knowledge of the companies involved.
Other documents show screenshots of a program called Boundless Informant, which maps and graphs data from every Digital Network Intelligence (DNI) record in the SIGINT system and offers a full view of GAO's collection capabilities. High data volumes were observed, notably in US-allied countries such as Germany and Brazil, as well as the most heavily surveilled places, such as Iran and Afghanistan. The NSA's XKeyscore database allows for analysis of data from the combination of data from PRISM, SCS sites (also called F6 sites) and FORNSAT sites.
Project BULLRUN, an NSA program aiming to defeat encryption used to secure network communication technologies, works with the TAO unit. Documents on BULLRUN describe capabilities against SSL/TLS, SSH, encrypted chat, HTTPS, VPN and encrypted Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VOIP).
The Snowden documents include indications of the extent of the targeted TAO attacks carried out by the NSA and its international partners together with some details about individual targets. Documents also describe how TAO's hardware and software attacks are implemented.
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A number of important releases also reveal the justification that the NSA uses to enable the extent of collection and analysis mentioned above, as well as the US legislation that enables these programs. A 2009 draft report from the NSA Inspector General summarises NSA activities post-9/11 and, in particular, the transition from authorisation of warrantless surveillance by President Bush to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) authorisation.
Two key parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) enable NSA surveillance: Section 215 of Title II in the Patriot Act of 2001 amending FISA, and Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA) of 2008, also amending FISA. Section 215, entitled 'Access to certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations', allows the FBI to request metadata from US service providers, as they did in a court order issued to Verizon for all call records for a three-month period in 2013. Other NSA operations, including PRISM, seem to be authorised by FAA Section 702, which does not explicitly allow for targeting of US-person data. However, certain documents show that programs enabled by Section 702 inevitably contain US-person data in their databases, and those databases can be used to search for US persons or analyse their metadata under appropriate procedures.
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US foreign intelligence involves extensive spying on diplomatic allies and trade partners. UN and EU embassies in New York and Washington have been bugged by the NSA, and SCS sites are intercepting communications of US diplomatic partners overseas. Documents released in Brazilian media outlets show that the US gathers foreign intelligence by spying on participants of the Summit of the Americas and the Organization of American States and by analysing data on topics such as oil and energy. One document details a 'success' in pushing for Iran sanctions after significant support from NSA espionage reports on the UN Security Council.
The NSA has had extensive collaboration with the British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), even paying the UK intelligence agency for access to certain operations. The GCHQ Tempora operation provided both agencies with data from a number of tapped fibre-optic cables. Intelligence and collected data is also shared between the NSA and the intelligence agencies in Germany, Israel and Sweden.


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(1.) One of the sons of Bela (1 Chronicles 7:7).
(2.) 1 Chronicles 24:30, a Merarite Levite.
(3.) A Benjamite slinger who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:5).
(4.) A Levitical musician under Heman his father (1 Chronicles 25:4).
(5.) 1 Chronicles 27:19, ruler of Naphtali.
(6.) One of David's sons (2 Chronicles 11:18).
(7.) A Levite, one of the overseers of the temple offerings (2 Chronicles 31:13) in the reign of Hezekiah.
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jer'-i-moth (see JEREMOTH, (c)):(1) A Benjamite (1 Chronicles 7:7).(2) A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag, or perhaps a Judean (1 Chronicles 12:5 (Hebrew 6)).(3) In 1 Chronicles 24:30 = JEREMOTH, (4) (which see).(4) A Levite musician in David's time (1 Chronicles 25:4).(5) Son of David and father of Mahalath, Rehoboam's wife (2 Chronicles 11:18). He is not mentioned (2 Samuel 3:2-5; 2 Samuel 5:14-16 1 Chronicles 3:1-9; 1 Chronicles 14:4-7) among the sons of David's wives, so Curtis (Ch, 369) thinks that he was either the son of a concubine, or possibly the name is a corruption of "Ithream" (yithre`am, 1 Chronicles 3:3).(6) A Levite overseer in Hezekiah's time (2 Chronicles 31:13).David Francis Roberts
Jerimoth (10 Occurrences)
1 Chronicles 7:7 The sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valor; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)
1 Chronicles 7:8 And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher. (KJV BBE WBS YLT)
1 Chronicles 12:5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)
1 Chronicles 23:23 Sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth, three. (YLT NIV)
1 Chronicles 24:30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers' houses. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)
1 Chronicles 25:4 Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)
1 Chronicles 25:22 For the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; (See NIV)
1 Chronicles 27:19 Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel: (KJV JPS BBE DBY WBS YLT NIV)
2 Chronicles 11:18 Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)
2 Chronicles 31:13 Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)


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DonkeyChoker 5pts  I am not 100% sure, but pretty sure that is just pen and marker ink, not permanently unemployable ink.
spooledU 5pts  Aye, fight and you may die, run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take away our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!


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I actually was a poll watcher out here in so cal. I'm finishing Caro's 3rd volume on LBJ: cheated on every election so far... no doubt the democrat machines in the urban centers are capable, willing and...whatever to cheat. As each democrat takes the oath of office swearing to uphold and defend, that democrat commits treason. But their push to buy the minority vote has paid off, along with dimwit products of the public schools. I say, let it go over. Either that, or we need a victorious general of color in a major theatre engagement in 3 years to return the White House to the Republicans.
I've read the argument that couching the war as a test of whether government by the people could long endure is nonsense. There were, and would be, others. The same author (Adams) says Lincoln asked 'What about my tariffs?" - that the north had enjoyed most of the tariffs since the 1820 compromise, including those collected at southern ports, so the south was going to be a 'free port' nation, to the destruction of the northern economy. Wow, huh?
You'd have to be feeble-minded to actually believe that made-up 'war on women' nonsense. Oh wait, we're talking about democrat women.
Thank god Commander in Chief Obama is on the job!
I've recently retired from public school secondary English teaching, and I wish every teacher read this. They go along like sheep. Only a kook speaks up in disagreement at meetings.
You left out how your parents didn't send you there to become the teacher's helper, reteaching to the rocks in your group supposedly, because supposedly 'teaching it to someone else helps you learn it better.'
Yep, that's right, folks. Teaching it to someone else helps you learn it better. And these people gurge up high emotion demanding more money for public education. Flame throwers at the ready!
hey-take a homo-bromo and chill out.
Um...constant wars of empire...? Hmm...are you the true Christian in this conversation, too? Attack Rush for his obusive commercials, but if you don't realize he's been the de-facto leader - since Reagan so appointed him - and we all owe a debt of gratitude to el rushbo, then you should be forced to listen to his show 24/7, with no content, just commercials...'are you tired?...' Now go clean your gun AND your tooth.
Nice evasion of the 50% don't pay income tax reality. Smooth sleight of hand.
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Omaha Public Power District
Omaha Public Power District, or OPPD, is a public electric utility in the State of Nebraska. It is one of the largest publicly owned electric utilities in the United States, serving more than 352,000 customers in 13 southeast Nebraska counties. OPPD was formed in 1946 as a political subdivision of the State of Nebraska. A publicly elected eight-member Board of Directors sets rates and policies.[1]
OPPD is headquartered in Omaha.
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OPPD operates the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station near Fort Calhoun. It also operates other generating stations in North Omaha, Nebraska City, Valley, Elk City and in Cass County; coal, natural gas, oil, wind turbines, and landfill gas are used to generate electricity at their power plants.
In 2012 OPPD was awarded its 12th J.D. Power and Associates award. OPPD was named "Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Midsize Utilities in the Midwest" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study. [2]
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The Cause - Fathers Helping Fathers
All of the proceeds from the Halloween Hustle 5k will go directly to benefit Fathers Helping Fathers, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping fathers' rights in the areas of parenting and raising awareness about the positive influence committed fathers have on the development of their children.
FHF develops educational classes and development programs that help fathers in every aspect of being a parent from pre-birth classes, toddler training, and dealing with teenagers. FHF is also a frontrunner in the struggle to raise awareness about the positive influence fathers have on the development of their children and on the family structure itself. Fathers Helping Fathers is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation and all donations are tax deductible. To learn more about FHF, please visit their website.
CARA Circuit
This year The Halloween Hustle 5k is registered on the CARA Circuit. This race was selected to be part of CARA's 2013 competitive circuit of races, named the RUNNERS' CHOICE CIRCUIT. CARA members can compete on this Circuit for year-end Overall, Age Group, Clydesdale/Athena (weight) and Club awards.
This race is a CARA CERTIFIED RACE. It has agreed to adhere to and uphold CARA's Best Practices Guidelines. These Guidelines embody the highest standards for quality, safety and comfort for participants in a road race. Due to CARA's advocacy efforts, runners in the Chicagoland area enjoy some of the highest quality road races in the country. To view the Guidelines and to learn more about CARA, visit www.cararuns.org. The Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding, motivating, supporting and celebrating the running community of Chicagoland. CARA connects runners to resources that enable them to run – farther, faster, better, for life.