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Asked to respond to Nelson's 'nay' vote on the Keystone XL Pipeline, Lenny Curry, chair of the Republican Party of Florida, told Examiner it was a matter of Nelson and other Democrats continuing to "put politics first."
On Thursday Nelson joined 41 other Democrats to vote 'nay' on proceeding with the pipeline. The senator maneuvered in hopes of deflecting fallout in advance of the vote by telling The Tampa Bay Times he would vote against the Pipeline but for "a Democratic amendment that would ban any exports."
Nelson didn't comment on the fact the Democrats' amendment S. 1817, introduced by one of their own, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, would more closely fit a socialist economy than a free market. Most political observers on both sides of the aisle predicted the Wyden bill would fail and it did.
The Republicans' amendment, S. 1537, introduced by Sen. John Hoeven (N.D.) actually gained a plurality of votes—56 'ayes' to '42' nays. The amendment needed 60 votes to pass.
Florida Federation of Republican Women President Cindy Graves told Examiner Nelson's 'nay' vote showed a "continuing lack of leadership," and she called it a "lock-step vote" against the creation of jobs.
Graves will be a key force in marshaling support and volunteers for the Republican who opposes Nelson in November, and it's evident Keystone isn't the only failure she sees in the senator who has served in that body since 2000.
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Graves added that women are paying attention, pointing to "the surge in record numbers of Republican voter registrations here in Florida, and the return of loyal GOP donors en masse, resulting in record-setting fundraising numbers released by the RNC on Friday."
At the moment, three Republicans are battling for the right to oppose Nelson. Each contender polls within striking distance of the Democrat, according to Rasmussen. Even newcomer to politics Col. Mike McCalister polled within 6 points of him in a Rasmussen Poll dated Feb. 13.
On the same date, Rasmussen found Nelson ahead of former Sen. George LeMieux by only 10 points. U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV tied with Nelson.
RPOF chair Curry said Nelson's vote against the Keystone project "put the liberal 'Obama Agenda' before the needs of hard-working Floridians. Democrats in Washington continue to put politics first and as a result, have sacrificed tens of thousands of new jobs while doing nothing to end the nation's dependence on foreign oil."
Hoeven attempted to garner support for his amendment by telling fellow senators and media the pipeline would transport 830,000 barrels of oil per day to U.S. refineries, including 100,000 barrels a day of North Dakota crude. Hoeven said the $7 billion dollar project would be a private sector jobs creator.
"With gas prices continuing to climb and unemployment still above 8 percent," said Curry, "Americans truly cannot afford for Sen. Nelson and his fellow Democrats to continue to play these political games."
The Washington Post said a Quinnipiac poll taken Feb. 23 found voters support the Keystone Pipeline by a 64- to 23-percent margin.
Eleven Democrats supported the Hoeven amendment, and additional support for Keystone came from an expected source—former President Bill Clinton. Acknowledging benefits in the form of federal revenues, Clinton said he thought "we should embrace it."
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In 1998, labor productivity as measured by output per hour increased in 80 percent of the service-producing and mining industries analyzed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Output growth was recorded by 82 percent of the industries, while hours of labor grew in 54 percent of the industries.
Among the relatively large industries with productivity gains between 1997 and 1998 were telephone communications (6.4 percent), department stores (4.8 percent), grocery stores (1.1 percent), hotels and motels (0.8 percent), and eating and drinking places (0.6 percent). Industries with decreases in productivity included gas utilities (-3.3 percent), air transportation (-2.8 percent), and trucking, except local (-1.8 percent).
This information is from the Industry Productivity Program. Additional information is available from "Productivity and Costs: Service-Producing and Mining Industries, 1987-98" news release USDL 00-156. Also, information on manufacturing industries can be found in "Productivity and Costs: Manufacturing Industries, 1987-97" news release USDL 00-155.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Productivity up in many service-producing and mining industries on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2000/may/wk5/art02.htm (visited June 29, 2016).
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The bitter cold that has been a mainstay over the Capital Region for the past several days will relax its grip after today. Stable high pressure was centered south of the region this morning, and will track eastward over the open Atlantic waters through the day today. This movement will cause the winds to slowly shift to the south and southwest, bringing in some milder air to the region to end the work week, and especially over the weekend.
Conditions remain fair through Friday. There will remain a bit of a breeze through the day today. Winds should slacken off overnight tonight, and be within reasonable limits for the remainder of the work week.
A warm front to the south of the region will bring some light precipitation to the area to start the weekend. A wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain may begin during the morning on Saturday. However, as the warmer air advances into the region through the day, and temperatures rise above freezing, precipitation should become all rain.
Precipitation chances linger into Sunday as a cold front sweeps thorugh during the morning hours. A series of low pressure systems develops along the southern extent of this frontal boundary as another system advances toward the east, from the center of the Nation to start the work week. The combination of these two systems will return unsettled weather to the region early next week.
...Below is the official forecast for the Capital Region and vicinity...
Today: Mostly sunny, breezy, and very cold. High 15-20. West to southwest winds 10-15 MPH.
Tonight: Mostly clear and cold. Low near 10. Southwest winds 5-10 MPH.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 25. Southwest winds 5-15 MPH.
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Friday: Partly sunny. High in the mid 30's. South winds 5-10 MPH.
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Sunday: A 40 percent chance of light rain and windy. High near 45 and low near 30.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — With two goal performances from Jacob Cepis and Derek Whitmore, the Bowling Green Falcons beat the Ohio State Buckeyes, 5-2, to lift themselves one game above .500 in CCHA and overall play.
Cepis' goals came 2:12 apart in game time, the first in the final two minutes of the second period and the second in the opening minute of play in the third. Whitmore bookended the Falcon scoring with the goal to make it 1-0 at 13:01 in the first and an empty net shorthander at 19:33 in the third.
"In our estimation, it was a pretty even played hockey game throughout," said BG head coach Scott Paluch. "They had scoring chances, we had scoring chances, and the difference in the game is we were able to finish a few off.
"There wasn't very much different between the teams…just the difference to finish some goals."
"No, they outplayed us, every phase of the game," countered OSU head coach John Markell. "First 10 minutes, I thought we played very well. I thought it was going to be a change [from games past], but the minute they score a goal, we weren't the same team."
The Falcons took a two-goal lead into the second period on Whitmore's 20th of the season at 13:01 and Kai Kantola's fifth of the year at 19:19.
On Whitmore's goal, Mike Nesdill zipped a pass from the very top of the right point down to the lower left circle, where Whitmore was stationed and ready to redirect the puck into the gaping left side of the cage past OSU goaltender Dustin Carlson for the 1-0 Bowling Green lead.
Kantola scored from nearly the same place on the ice six minutes and change later, when he tipped in Michael Hodgson's shot from the slot to make it 2-0 after one.
OSU's Nick Biondo cut the Falcon lead in half at 15:19 in the second, when he called for Tom Fritsche to center from the corner, waited for the right moment, and shot through traffic to make it a 2-1 game, but BG answered just over three minutes later when Cepis netted his 11th goal of the season on a sweet, lone breakaway.
Cepis threaded Buckeyes Chris Reed and Peter Boyd at the top of the Ohio State slot and fired just as he was going down, beating Carlson clean to give Bowling Green a 3-1 lead heading into the third.
That was the turning point of the game, according to Paluch.
"I thought for us to get that third goal back late in the second period after they had closed within one — great play, [Russ] Sinkewich to Cepis to spring him in, I thought that was key — and I really liked the way our team finished off the game when Ohio State pulled the goalie and had some chances."
Cepis scored 49 seconds into the third after stripping Buckeye Shane Sims of the puck in front of the OSU net to make it 4-1. Toward the end of the period, the Buckeyes got a little bounce out of Corey Toy's marker from the right circle at 16:34, but in spite of drawing a tripping penalty at 17:48 and pulling Carlson for two extra attackers, Ohio State was unable to make something happen.
Whitmore's empty-netter made it 5-2 at 19:33.
The Falcons went 0-for-6 on the power play tonight, bringing their man-advantage drought to 36 straight. OSU went 0-for-3 on the PP, as Nick Eno made 39 saves on 41 shots. Carlson finished with 32 saves in the loss.
"Let's give credit," said Markell. "Their goaltender was there; he played well. They took care of their opportunities. We handed them a couple, and they worked for what they had here tonight. They outworked us."
The Falcons (13-12-0, 10-9-0 CCHA) and the Buckeyes (8-19-2, 4-14-1 CCHA) will meet for their final regular-season contest at 7:05 p.m. Saturday at Value City Arena.
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Becoming a nurse means becoming a member of one of the largest workforce populations in America. This means, that if as a group nurses come together as a united force we have much power to affect policy and change in our country. If, however, we each stick to our own and do not join together in professional organizations, we have very little impact on the national scheme of things.
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The American Nurses Association (ANA), one of the largest nursing organizations in the country, put their purpose very elegantly on their website:
"The ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public."
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Are you a member of a professional nursing organization right now? If so, which one? Why did you choose a specific organization over another?
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Becoming a nurse means becoming a member of one of the largest workforce populations in America. This means, that if as a group nurses come together as a united force we have much power to affect policy and change in our country. If, however, we each stick to our own and do not join together in professional organizations, we have very little impact on the national scheme of things.
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This collection of photographic works is a fantastical journey into a world of wonder, mood and evocation. Recognisable landmarks and sites transformd into lucid dreams and memories, from city to countryside around the globe.
Take a mental vacation from the world as we know it...
... into a world long since forgotten
My work often takes two avenues of theme: a darker, sometimes scary world of unseen nightmares, and a nostalgic playground of warm memories, much safer and happier than the former. I have always looked further than traditional methods of photography. Digital manipulation has allowed me to communicate and share my view of the world. I have a need to lace my work with elements of obscure visions and deliver a piece the viewer can connect with on multiple levels. Andrew Paranavitana is an independent photographic artist. His driving passion for photography began in 1994. Andrew's vision today is to capture the world as we know it, and present it in a way that we may not.
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Your passion for your craft shines through your photography..... this book is magnificent..... It's an honour to call you my friend & to watch you grow into a brillant artist makes me very proud... .... remember me when you're rich & famous... :P
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Don't be surprised if infant gyms starting popping up across the country because according to a new study children under the age of six are more likely to be overweight than they were two decades ago. Melissa Trujillo of the Associated Press reports:
"This just adds more weight to the growing body of evidence that there's an epidemic of obesity in the United States," said Dr. Louis Aronne, director of the Obesity Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, who was not involved with the study. "Good habits need to begin at the very beginning of life."Trujillo explains for some having an overweight child can be quite a wake up call:
The study's authors looked at medical records of more than 120,000 children who visited doctors from 1980 through 2001. All were enrolled in a health maintenance organization that used an electronic medical record system and most came from middle-class families.
The study found that over the 22-year period, the prevalence of overweight children increased from 6.3 percent to 10 percent, while the rate of risk for being overweight increased from 11.1 percent to 14.4 percent.
In infants under 6 months — a group Gillman said has seldom been included in weight studies — the prevalence of being overweight increased from 3.4 percent to 5.9 percent during the same period, a jump of more than 73 percent.
Sara Keng, 29, a mother of three from Woonsocket, R.I., said she wasn't surprised by the study's results. She blamed the increase of overweight children on "super-sized" foods and on harried parents who rely on fast foods to feed their families.And there you have an important part of improving children's eating habits. According to Dr. Fuhrman eating healthier is a commitment the whole family has to make. Consider this excerpt from Disease-Proof Your Child:
Keng said she got a wake-up call when her oldest son, now 4, became overweight when he was a toddler, forcing her and her husband to change the family's eating habits.
The major cause of this recent phenomenon of obesity is the availability and consumption of high-caloric, low-nutrient foods and the decreased consumption of high-nutrient foods. When families finally realize that the consumption of vegetables, beans, and fruits is the essential foundation of an adequate diet, we will rarely see an obese child. It is literally impossible to become obese when consuming a diet that predominates in healthful, natural food.For more pointers on getting children to eat better, check out this podcast: Dr. Fuhrman on Getting Children to Eat Well
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The Chicago Bears confirmed that the team will not sign return specialist Devin Hester again. The Chicago Bears announcement came Thursday morning. Phil Emery, the general manager of the team, made the statement which was released by the team in regard to Devin Hester, according to the Chicago Tribune on Thursday.
Emery's statement said that for the past eight seasons the Chicago Bears have been honored to have Devin Hester as a part of its organization. He asserted that while Hester has redefined the pinnacle standard of the return position in the National Football League, the memories and contributions he has given the team cannot be measured by stats or numbers.
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American soprano Dawn Upshaw, who will sing three songs by Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov this weekend with the Cleveland Orchestra at the Arsht Center's Knight Concert Hall, finds herself connected to the hottest controversy of the moment in classical music. For Golijov, who a decade ago became as much of a rock star as one can be in his field, has recently been accused of plagiarism by critics and scholars, and provoked a debate about originality, creativity, and ethics in the high arts.
"I haven't talked to Osvaldo about it," said Upshaw at the Arsht Center, where she is rehearsing. The three songs she will perform with the orchestra are earlier Golijov pieces he has strung together and rearranged for Upshaw. The genesis of these songs, Upshaw explains, has not been called into question. They are total Golijov originals.
And these songs have a history, a fact that might illuminate the polemic that currently surrounds Golijov. For though original, they come from other places in the composer's canon — as everyone knows, it's not unusual for a composer to salvage something written earlier to add to or develop into a newer work. "Night of the Flying Horses" was written for a film in 2000. "Lua Descolorida", from a poem in the gallego language by Spain's Rosalía de Castro, was first a song for voice and piano, then an aria from Golijov's oratorio La pasión según San Marcos, and now a song for voice and orchestra. And "How Slow the Wind" was originally a 2001 commissioned song for voice and string quartet.
The works with a challenged originality have a more problematic history, however. After a Eugene Symphony performance of a Golijov work last month, one with program notes in which the Argentine acknowledged he had used a melody by a fellow composer, the much lesser known Michael Ward-Bergeman, two concertgoers familiar with Ward-Bergeman's work, a critic and a scholar, claimed Golijov had done much more than borrow a melody. Ward-Bergeman denied any wrongdoing in his colleague's part, arguing that he and Golijov had an agreement about such borrowings. To the critics, however, this smacked of something else.
Golijov's fame is such that he is much in demand. Commentators point out that he has been failing to meet deadlines and, as in the case of the piece in question, turned in much shorter works than expected. The conclusion is that he is canibalizing others' work to make up for his shortcomings. (A more recent charge is that Golijov stole a song from a popular Brazilian songwriter for one of his works.) Neither the composer, nor the consortium of orchestras that commissioned the challenged piece performed in Oregon have commented on the issues raised.
"And that is very sad," says Upshaw. "I wish they would speak because I think the conversation would be inspiring." In spite of Upshaw's close association with the Argentine composer, this is the first time anyone has approached her on the subject. Her only connection with any part of it is that she is one of the people for whom Golijov failed to deliver a piece — Golijov has written about a half dozen works for Upshaw. "I was not upset," says the soprano. "We creative people go through periods of being not creative."
The issues Upshaw hoped this incident would bring into the conversation are those of creativity and orginality. In contemporary popular music, for example, "sampling" (using someone else's recorded segment as part of a new composition) is a common practice — though one that has been challenged in cases of intellectual property. And, as it has been pointed out a propos of this case, Baroque composers would shamelessly grab each other's compositions, since the notion (one could say the cult) of personality expressed through creativity was not inscribed in the culture until the Romantic era — in music, until Beethoven, that overwhelming personality. Golijov is a total postmodern in that he disregards such conventions as the border between classical and pop music. Perhaps this alledged plagiarism is nothing but a willful disregard for the notion of originality, or even of intellectual rights. Or perhaps he is, as some argue, a composer whose star status has collided with a period of creative infertility and is desperately stealing from others to satisfy his commissions.
Be that as it may, he is Upshaw's perfect complement. A Joni Mitchell fan, the soprano admits that she "would've loved to have been a singer/songwriter, but I have no talent for composition." Enter Golijov. "What brought us together is that we loved a lot of the same music," Upshaw says, and the first name that comes to her is Schubert. After that, "Messiaen, Bach, Mozart."
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This seems to be the only post on the internet regarding this and since I was looking for a solution, I thought I'd post what I found here.
What amir75 said about using the UserProperty is fine for storing the User object itself returned by the google.appengine.users module.
But if you need to lookup a User by the user_id field instead of the default email field, usually something like
You can use this to query by user_id.
I'm not sure what amir75 is referring to about having access to all google accounts since the User object returned will only have the email address and nickname, and that too only if the user authorizes the application to access that information.
My use case for this is I want people to sign up on the site, but they need an administrator to confirm them for using the site. The form used by the administrator for confirming the users can use email id as the field to identify the checkbox for confirming the user, but given that it might change, the user_id seems to be a safer field to use.
I don't think so. ... they certainly wouldn't just give you access to every holder of a google account!
The idea is that you store user ids as properties in your datastore, once they've logged in to your app.
There is a property type called UserProperty
So, you can query your list of users from your own datastore definition.


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By Rob Moseley
Editor, GoDucks.com
Thomas Lim picked the worst time to play poorly. And the best time to get his game going again.
Last week, the Oregon men's golf team held qualifying for its first event of the fall schedule, Monday and Tuesday of this week in Bremerton, Wash. Lim, a promising UO freshman from Moorpark, Calif., was tinkering with his swing at the time, and didn't make the Ducks' five-player team for the Husky Invitational.
Relegated to playing as an individual on a different course, Lim made his collegiate debut a resounding success. He shot rounds of 68-67-66 to finish at 12-under 201, taking first in a tournament for players not in the team competition.
Perhaps needless to say, Lim will be in the top five for Oregon's next event, beginning Monday in Monterey, Calif.
"Winning that event by nine shots," UO coach Casey Martin said, "was a huge statement."
Lim, who began playing competitive golf at the age of 6, figured to be a contender for the Ducks this season. At a team retreat earlier this fall, he was 17 under over three rounds, on a tougher course than the par-71, 6,707-yard Cascade Course at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton that hosted this week's individual tournament.
But the four rounds of qualifying last week didn't go as well.
"The past three weeks I've been playing lights out – except for qualifying," Lim said. "But it is what it is. I might not have (won) on the other course, so I'm happy with how it worked out."
Playing against a field littered with foes familiar from his junior days, Lim said he wasn't intimidated by the prospects of his first college event. The format did prove challenging, with 36 holes Monday followed by another 18 on Tuesday.
Monday's two rounds were Lim's first carrying his bag over 36 holes in the same day. He adjusted his food and water intake accordingly, and kept in mind Martin's simple advice: stay positive.
"I've always struggled with putting together low round after low round," Lim said. "(Shooting 68-67-66) just shows my game is progressing and I'm getting into the flow of things."
Lim said the swing adjustment he made last week "wasn't a hard change, but getting there was a little tough." Not a long hitter, Lim's short irons and putting need to be sharp for him to score low, and that was the case this week.
"I was just on fire – sticking it close, making putts," Lim said. "I probably made three 40-footers."
Lim said he didn't have specific goals for his freshman season with the Ducks. The victory this week "definitely shows that I can compete. Honestly, I think I can contribute to the team and that with my help we can make it pretty far," he said.
He'll have the chance to contribute in Monterey next week, thanks to the triumphant debut event that followed Lim's frustrating qualifying performance.
"That's kind of the nature of golf a little bit," Martin said. "The short term and long term don't always match up, as far as where you're at. He'd been playing beautifully. He'll get in the lineup this week, and I doubt he'll relinquish it."


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Lord Howell of Guildford has made a rallying call for increased trade with the Gulf, saying that our country's prosperity and security depends on it.
Addressing around 130 influential political and business leaders from the Gulf and the City of London, he said: "Britain's relationship with the Gulf, so important historically, and so important now, will remain absolutely key to our country's prosperity and security.
"It is an evolving relationship that has changed over time and will continue to change as the region develops and as global energy trends shift."
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office gave the keynote speech at 'GCC and the City', organised by MEED Events and the Middle East Association, co-sponsored by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA), at the Merchant Taylors' Hall in London last week.
At London's premier financial services summit for investment opportunities in the Gulf, Lord Howell highlighted the region's growing international influence and its prosperity, with a combined GDP of around $1.4 trillion and plans to invest $2 trillion in infrastructure alone over the next decade.
The relationship is not a one-way street, he noted, with inward investment from the Gulf totalling around $2.25bn last year, and further Gulf investment sought in the UK's £250bn National Infrastructure Plan.
He commented on the scope for strengthening links in areas ranging from education to security and cultural co-operation.
The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman David Wootton, commented on the "vast appetite for business with Britain in the Arab world, where much the best way is for business and government to act together, not separately."
Speaking of his recent visit to the Gulf he said: "The private sector could do a lot more and win contracts right along the supply chain, not least in our expertise in public private partnerships."
He highlighted opportunities in the region ranging from the Boubiyan Island development and metro system upgrade in Kuwait, to Saudi Arabia's plans for 500,000 new homes.
"The goodwill and the opportunities are there – it is for us to take them. Because if we do not, others will," he concluded.
Other speakers included The Rt Hon Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, Chairman of the Arab British Chamber of Commerce; Dr Ranald Spiers, Director General, Middle East Association; and senior representatives from the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA), DIFC Courts, Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), Al Rajhi Bank & Investment Company, Gulf Bank, Moody's, Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC), Ashurst, Stratton Street Capital LLP, SHUAA Capital PSC, HSBC MENA, Barclays Natural Resource Investments and Oxford Business Group.
Topics discussed in presentations and lively panel sessions included the Eurozone crisis and how this has impacted liquidity in the global markets; meeting the needs and infrastructure demands of the GCC; the broadening of the region's capital markets; project finance opportunities and trends in alternative sources of project finance; the growing use of bonds and sukuks in the GCC region; and the development of asset management.
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The Ministry of Education through Workforce Development Authority (WDA) awarded a total grant of Rwf 1,355,839,432 to 33 winners of the third round of the Skills Development Fund (SDF).
According to the ministry of education officials this grant is aimed to develop skills through the Technical Education and Vocational Training (TVET) centers.
While presiding over the grant award giving ceremony, the Minister of Education Prof. Silas Lwakabamba encouraged private schools to partner with government in training more people in TVET as possible.
The minister explained how government can always supplement to facilities already owned by some of such private schools and do training of trainers, to make a good trend for TVET.
"The overall objective is to build the required skills in the key economic sectors that will make Rwanda a service based economy by 2020, the majority of the people needed to move the economy of this country forward must come from TVET", said Lwakabamba.
The second economic development and poverty reduction strategy (EDPRS II) will continue investments in TVET education thereby increasing supply of key skills to help fill gaps in the labour market.
WDA through the skills development fund has so far awarded grants worth Rwf 1,287,000,000 in two rounds to 17 winners in 2012 and 20 winners in 2013 respectively to support training in various skills.
Previous winners in the last two rounds have been engaged in sectors like Beauty and Aesthetics, Construction, ICT, Automobile Mechanics, Agriculture, Carpentry, Welding, Electricity, Hospitality, Art and Craft.
Thirty-seven projects previously funded have enrolled 3,262 students and 2012 have graduated.
Kerine Bajeneza from N@tcom Services Limited, one of the beneficiaries commended this support from the government and said "all the beneficiaries will work towards increasing the number of trainers, using the hands-on approach in training, my company won a grant of Rwf 63,703,440."
The Skills Development Fund (SDF) addresses the rapid delivery of market relevant skills through competitive grant mechanism for short-term training provision.
Currently, Rwanda has 307 TVET schools with each district having at least 4 schools. The Skills Development Fund (SDF) addresses the rapid delivery of market relevant skills through competitive grant mechanism for short-term training provision.


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Billie Holiday: Fine and Mellow (Sound of Jazz, 1957)
Fine and Mellow
Billie Holiday (vocals)
The Ultimate Collection (Hip-O 3918)
Billie Holiday (vocals), Lester Young (tenor sax), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Doc Cheatham (trumpet), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax), Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Mal Waldron (piano), Osie Johnson (drums), Milt Hinton (bass), Ben Webster (tenor sax), Danny Barker (guitar).
Recorded: CBS television broadcast, New York, December 8, 1957
Rating: 99/100 (learn more)
This is generally acknowledged as the greatest jazz moment ever broadcast on national television. And with good reason. Billie Holiday is joined by an all-star band and delivers a deeply felt version of "Fine and Mellow." This was a song that Holiday seemed to sing better with the passing years - not a claim one could make for most of her repertoire. But this is a world-weary composition, and no lady was more worldly or weary than Billie Holiday, circa 1957. Lester Young delivers a touching solo that even moves the vocalist. His TV studio reunion with Holiday may have inspired him, but I have a hunch that the proximity of Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster in the room (these being the real three tenors by the measure of any swing jazz fan) may have had something to do with it too. If TV were always this good, we could get rid of our iPods.
Reviewer: Ted Gioia
Other reviews for this track:
- Billie Holiday: Fine And Mellow by Michael J. West (100/100)
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Gary Hannon
// Nov 10, 2008 at 01:16 AM
Seemingly there wasn't a dry eye in the sound recording booth after Lester Young's solo. It is some of the saddest blues ever, and he is playing it straight to his old friend (old flame?), Billie. You can see that she understands exactly what he's saying to her, as she nods and smiles. Personally, it is one of the most moving solos I have ever heard. Roy Eldridge's trumpet solo is truly amazing too - so much feeling and effort went into it. He shows the full range of his instrument. If ever asked "What is jazz?", then this should be the first port of call.
// Jan 06, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Not only does it not get any better than this, it's impossible for anyone singing and playing today to do anything to come close! I saw and heard this for the first time a few years ago and this beautiful lady made my cry. God, how I miss the jazz artists of the 40s through 70s. God bless you Bille Holiday.


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The crew was in excellent condition, and another major step toward the first lunar landing had been accomplished.
2-line elements determined after the orbit correction it was possible to calculate accurate passes of the complex again.
On 25.12.1998 the cosmonauts asked for the new Apogee and Perigee of Mir. TsUP said that these values were 372 and
361 KM. Possibly the last 2-lines will only be valid for a short period for there might follow a 2nd correction on 26 or 28.12.1998. Radio traffic and radio observations did not confirm that there was a correction on 26.12 so let us wait and hear if this will take place on 28.12.1998.
A high ranking official in Korolyov assured me that the reboost of the Mir-complex has nothing to do with an eventual
prolongation of the exploitation after June 1999, but was executed for ballistic reasons. The rumours about plans to extend
Mir's operational life are unfounded and the plan to bring Mir back in the earth's atmosphere after June 1999
is still fully in force.
The undocking of this freighter from Mir is scheduled for 4.02.1999. After some autonomous orbits Progress-M40 will jettison and deploy a solar reflector for the execution of the Znamya 2.5 experiment.
Chris v.d. Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202.
After wakeup and before breakfast, FE-2 Dan Tani again accessed the SLEEP experiment (Sleep-Wake Actigraphy & Light Exposure during Spaceflight) software for data logging and completing questionnaire entries in the experiment's laptop session file on the HRF-1 laptop for later downlink. (To monitor the crewmembers' sleep/wake patterns and light exposure, Dan and Peggy wear a special Actiwatch device which measures the light levels encountered by him as well as his patterns of sleep and activity throughout the Expedition. The log entries are done within 15 minutes of final awakening for seven consecutive days, as part of the crew's discretionary 'job jar' task list.) Additional Details: ISS On-Orbit Status 12/27/07.


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Who doesn't love Anna and Elsa? Kids squeal with delight when they see their two favorite Disney princesses in person at the Magic Kingdom, where they do daily character greetings. Now the fun extends to Disney's Hollywood Studios, where the pair appears in a special processional and gives a royal welcome on stage every day at 11 a.m. It's part of the Frozen Summer event that runs through September 1.
Click the video accompanying this article to see the processional, which is a cute little mini parade, and the stage show with Anna and Elsa, which includes a snowfall right in the Florida heat. The duo arrives in a horse drawn carriage before they take the stage to greet and welcome all their fans. They don't do individual meet and greets, but it's still a nice change to see them.
The royal welcome isn't the only chance to catch Anna and Elsa live at the park. There's also a Frozen sing-along that runs several times a day. It includes the sisters, along with Kristoff and the two royal historians, who weave a humorous Cliff Notes version of the Frozen story around the musical segments. Yes, you'll get to sing "Let It Go" and several other selections from the movie.
Other activities including shopping at Wandering Oaken's Trading Post and chilling in the snow or on the ice rink in the Frozen Funland next door, and don't forget to stick around for the nightly fireworks. If you want a quick overview of everything that you can see and do, jump to this article.
Obviously, you'll want to stay until closing time for the fireworks, and if you arrive early, you'll see a cute welcome from Olaf. Go to this article to see it on video. If you want to see it live, the event runs every day through September 1 and is included with your regular park ticket.


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Walter James Love
Position: WR
Height: 5-9 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: June 4, 1950 in Cleveland, OH
High School: John F. Kennedy
College: Westminster (UT)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 10th round (250th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (15060th overall since 1950)
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by Thomas A. Blackburn, board legal counsel
On May 12, Gov. Edward G. Rendell signed into law Act 25, which amended the Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law to, among other things, revise the process for licensure as a professional geologist.
The state will host the 2010 Pennsylvania Broadband Summit this fall to move closer toward the goal of making high-capacity, affordable, reliable and sustainable broadband services available for all residents, businesses and institutions.
The Summit takes place Sept. 20 - 21 at the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center in Camp Hill, Cumberland County. To register or learn more, visit www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/pa-broadband.
The free event will explore practical applications of broadband technology, potential solutions to challenges related to access and adoption, as well as details of the state and national broadband plans.
High-speed Internet access is fast becoming an economic, educational, and social necessity. Communities and businesses that have it are positioned to compete in the global marketplace. Those that don't risk being on the wrong side of an ever-growing digital divide.
"Broadband is a key driver for economic development, public safety, education, health care, and job creation. Without question, broadband connectivity is the life-blood of the digital economy," said Governor Edward G. Rendell. "You can't overstate its impact on public services, local economies and quality of life."


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Pictures of Photog's Arrest Force Police Accountability
Once again, police officers have arrested a photographer doing her job–this time in Milwaukee–only to let her go a few hours later without charges. The summary round-up of journalists at street demonstrations is a form of intimidation, and rough injustice: It's a convenient way of putting journalists out of commission for the duration of a police action. But with cameras so ubiquitous now, it's ultimately a losing strategy for police.
In Milwaukee, Journal Sentinel photographer Kristyna Wentz-Graff was arrested last Wednesday while photographing a peaceful Occupy demonstration. Just before she arrived on the scene, police had ordered protestors to leave the street. Police had blocked the street with their cars, and started making arrests. Wentz-Graff started taking pictures of an arrest as soon as she arrived.
According to the Journal Sentinel, "While she was taking pictures, she was grabbed by an officer, handcuffed and arrested, without warning or without being told why she was being arrested."
Under criticism for violating the First Amendment rights of a journalist, the Milwaukee police chief held a news conference Thursday to defend his officers. He said the arresting officer thought the photographer was a protester and added that her status as a journalist "was not obvious to the officers" at the scene.
But looking at the pictures taken by others of the arrest, one has to wonder: Do Milwaukee police officers need to get their eyes checked? Wentz-Graff had her press ID badge clearly visible, as an image by Lita Medinger in the Journal Sentinel shows, and two cameras around her neck–one of them with a very large Canon telephoto lens that screamed "journalist."(That camera and lens are hidden behind the police car in the Journal Sentinel image, but were clearly visible in this TV video of the arrest.)
The mayor, after watching a TV video of the arrest, said to the Journal Sentinel, "It appeared very clear to me that she was a photojournalist." He added, "I very much support her First Amendment right to be there."
The police chief acknowledged that Wentz-Graff had "big fancy cameras," but protestors carry cameras, too, he noted. And he added, "According to the officer at the scene, he didn't notice her ID. He was just focusing on the task at hand. He perceived her as part of the problem he had to solve."
Fair enough. But with his boss in the hot seat, the arresting officer has probably been advised to pay more attention to what he's doing.
More importantly, though, Milwaukee's police chief has pledged to try to make things right with the media. He says he's going to meet with editors of various Milwaukee news outlets to examine police policy, and "identify those circumstances in which the perception is we are not playing fair with the press and let's correct it."
It's hard not to imagine that all the pictures of the incident had a lot to do with an outcome that's so good for the First Amendment, and for democracy. It's not too much of a leap to argue that the whole Occupy movement has been at least partially protected by a force field of cameras. A few incidents of police brutality have resulted in more support for the movement, and widespread condemnation of the police departments involved (in New York City and Oakland, California.)
The police certainly do a tough, important job protecting us from crime, but to avoid accountability by arresting photojournalists, they're going to have to arrest pretty much every bystander with a cell phone.


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Fowler Out Loud: Ravindra Deo and Friends
Ravindra Deo returns to Fowler Out Loud for a solo concert on the Indian tabla, plus special guest appearances throughout the evening. Don't miss this enchanting performance of Indian classical music. Special guests for the evening include:
Kamaljeet Ahluwalia—santoor
Kush Bhatt—tabla
Aditya Ganesh—mridangam
Dr. Seema Hanamsagar—vocalist
Gaayatri Kaundinya—vocalist
Rupesh Kotecha—harmonium
Cynthia Ling Lee—kathak dancer
Dr. Gopal Marathe—harmonium
Nishad Marathe—vocalist
Shiva Ramamurthi—violin
Shweta Saraswat—kathak dancer
Vivek Virani—bansuri


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Considering that John Grisham is back with new work titled, Sycamore Row, a sequel to his first novel, A Time to Kill, we find it suitable to take a closer look at his bibliography and attempt to recommend 3 books to the lover of Grisham thrillers and suspense (and to newbies, for that matter). It is truly an attempt, since picking out and spotlighting 3 books out of his extensive list of phenomenal books can be close to being, if not, impossible. But the attempt will be made.
Those who know Grisham will attest that he is the authority in legal thrillers. The man is the fit host to the world of Armani suits, briefcases, black robes, Lear jets, yachts, courtrooms and mahogany offices surrounded with bookshelves filled with leather-bound law books.
Though Grisham fans have their favorites, the following list is open to serve as a subject for discussion as well as a suggestion for those who are not familiar with him and providing them with a starting point to the John Grisham world.
A Time to Kill-The serenity of a small, quiet town is shaken and at risk after the brutal rape of a ten-year-old black girl. The rapists, 2 racist white men, are soon caught, jailed and preserved for the law. However, Carl Lee, the girl's distraught father, decides to take the law in his hands by killing both men, an act that only worsens a racial separation and tension that already exists in Clanton, Mississippi. When Jake Brigance, a young white defense lawyer, decides to take the case and to represent Carl Lee, the existing line of racial separation is not only redrawn now but emboldened. And the once quiet town of Clanton, Mississippi has become a ticking bomb that can go off any second.
The Partner-Before his death, his name was Patrick Lanigan, a junior partner for a law firm in Biloxi, Mississippi. Shortly after Patrick's death, $90 million disappeared from one of his law firm's accounts. Years later, a man named Danilo Silva is kidnapped in Brazil. After hours of torture, it is revealed that Danilo Silva is none other than Patrick Lanigan. However, the whereabouts of the money is a mystery. Somehow the FBI intervenes and Patrick is extradited back to the U.S. where he faces lawsuits from his life insurance company and federal & state charges for fraud, theft and murder. Meanwhile, his old law firm prowls behind because it wants its $90 million back. And the whereabouts of the money remains a mystery.
The Runaway Jury-After the meticulous screening and the careful selecting is done, Nicholas Easter has been picked to serve as a juror in the biggest tort case against the tobacco industry in Biloxi, Mississippi. With millions at stake, the defense is playing dirty. They hire Rankin Fitch as a consultant, who, in addition to posting hidden cameras in the courtroom, has been harassing, blackmailing and bribing the jurors. But after the mysterious phone call placed by a woman named Marlee, Fitch realizes that someone else is playing dirty. Nicholas is not who he says he is, the jury is behaving strangely and the verdict is unexpectedly for sale.
Whenever prying deeper into Grisham's literature and attempting what we've done today, it is good practice to take into account that only John Grisham can take such complicated issues (like those of the latter), complicate them even further by entwining them with litigations and construct such easy and enjoyable tales for everybody.
Furthermore, one must keep in mind when standing before the shelves of books in the "G" section at the public library or at the preferred book store, uncertain of what Grisham book to read next that there is no wrong choice—that the seeker of thrillers and the lover of fiction is always vulnerable and prone to John Grisham.
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Kenneth Mason Easley Jr.
Position: DB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 206 lbs.
Born: January 15, 1959 in Chesapeake, VA
High School: Oscar E. Smith
College: UCLA (school history) (Easley college stats)
Drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 60 (932nd overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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Dry weather looks to continue all the way into at least the beginning of next week. Temps will warm into what should be a near-perfect day on Wednesday with highs in the mid-to-upper seventies. Temperatures cool back down into the mid-sixties by the weekend as we move into October.
On This Day in Iowa Weather History
September 28
1986: Several tornadoes struck Iowa including one that inflicted 2 million dollars damage in northeastern Polk County and Jasper County. This tornado touched down at 5:40 pm near Farrar then moves northeastward to Mingo, Ira, and Baxter destroying 7 homes and 65 farm buildings. Elsewhere large hail and tornadoes producing less major damage were reported in Benton, Clay, Floyd, Tama, and Webster counties. A tornado touched down briefly near Colwell in Floyd County, destroying a farm home and injuring a couple inside.
1953: Unseasonably hot weather brought the temperature all the way up to 103 F at Glenwood making this the latest occurrence of a 100 degree temperature on record in Iowa. Many locations around the state set daily record highs that still stand today, including 91 F at Waterloo and 99 F at Des Moines.
1942: Unseasonably cold weather following a very early snowfall a few days earlier brought temperatures down to record levels across Iowa on the morning of the 28th, with most stations recording their lowest or second-lowest September temperature ever (only behind the incredible cold outbreak of September 29-30, 1899 in some areas). Low temperatures included 18 F at Emmetsburg and Sioux Rapids, 19 F at Cherokee, and 20 F at Decorah, Estherville, Fort Dodge, Marshalltown, Mason City, Oskaloosa, and Webster City. At Des Moines the low of 26 F remains tied for their coldest September temperature on record.
1923: A tornado touched down for only about a mile in southeastern Council Bluffs, killing 6 people and injuring 10 others. A mother and her three children were caught outside in the storm and killed by a falling tree. The storm also produced around a million dollars in flood damage in the Council Bluffs area.


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Casing for upcoming 6.3 mm aluminum Huawei Edge leaked?
Huawei has already announced its flagship smartphone for the beginning of 2013, the Ascend D2. Apparently though, the Chinese company is hard at work on another high-end handset that it will launch in the second half of the year. So it looks like Huawei has been inspired by Sony's method of releasing two different flagships per year. Let's hope this doesn't turn into a trend for the more established manufacturers.
The next Huawei high-end phone will be called Edge (Ascend Edge, perhaps?). And according to French site NoWhereElse, what you see below is the casing for the Huawei Edge. Obviously what we're looking at here is just the aluminum shell, there's no camera, there are no buttons, and the screen isn't there either.
But this does signify that aluminum is here to stay in Huawei's portfolio. The Ascend D2 is also made of this material, and the Edge looks like it features a unibody construction. Let's hope that metal will look better in the finished product.
The Huawei Edge is rumored to come with a 4.9-inch 1080p Full HD touchscreen, a 13 MP rear camera, 2 GB of RAM, 16 or 32 GB storage, and a 2,600 mAh battery. That's smaller than the 3,000 mAh unit in the Ascend D2, but there's a reason for that: the Huawei Edge will be 6.3 mm thin. It will run Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.


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CHRISTMAS wouldn't be the same without the Doctor Who Special, and the 2011 one was full of festive cheer.
It is World War II and after hearing that her husband (Alexander Armstrong – Mr Smith from The Sarah Jane Adventures) has been killed in action, Madge Arwell (played by Claire Skinner from Outnumbered) takes her two children Cyril and Lily (Maurice Cole and Holly Earl) to a country house, but without telling them about her father.
The caretaker looks familiar, dressed as he is in a tweed jacket and bow-tie. Yes, it's The Doctor (Matt Smith).
Under the tree is a big blue box; opening it, young Cyril is transported to a snowy forest. The Doctor, Madge and Lily also end up in the forest, along with two aliens played – rather humourously – by Arabella Weir (The Fast Show) and Bill Bailey (Black Books).
Excellent production values are apparent in every frame as the adventure unfolds.
There's also some superb acting from the child stars, especially Maurice Cole, who manages to steal every scene he is in.
And in keeping with the plan of basing the Christmas episode on classic fiction – last years' was based on A Christmas Carol – this one is very obviously based on The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.
Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) don't take part in the story, but do crop up at the end in a scene which is emotionally charged, and there's a big 'feel-good' vibe about the whole thing.
Sadly, the extras are a bit disappointing. Not surprisingly really, with the demise of 'Doctor Who Confidential' meaning that there isn't a 'behind the scenes' look at the making of the show.
What we do have is a trio of 45-minute shows which were made for the American audience: The Best of The Doctor, The Monsters and The Companions.
There's also a scene-setting prequel to the story.
Not only is this available on DVD, but also Blu-Ray and download.
Release Date: January 16th 2012.
Catalogue No's: BBCDVD3501 (DVD) and BBCBD0171 (Blu-Ray)


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AT GRANDMA'S KNEE is an anthology to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
This limited release anthology contains a collection of short
stories, poetry, family histories, and folklore from, by, and about
Grandma's. The authors contributing to this work represent some of the
most caring and talented people from the US, New Zealand, Canada and
England. All profits from the sales of this book will be donated
directly to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. The
authors are donating all royalties and the publisher is donating all
profits from sales.
The hospital provides medical care to critically ill children at no
cost to their families. It is also involved in researching diseases
that affect children. To learn more about this great charity you can
visit their website at www.stjude.org.
Julia Ann Charpentier
Gina Beth Clark
Charlotte Boyett-Compo ~~~ "The Wind in the Pines"
Amy B. Crawshaw
Jamie McArthur Engle
Valerie Hardin
Dean E. Hinmon
Elaine Hopper
Celia Ann Leaman
Joni Latham
Lisa Schmitt
Pat Snellgrove


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The Dairy Data product includes 11 data files covering domestic supply and demand and trade of various dairy products. Data on the U.S. dairy situation and commercial disappearance are updated monthly, and U.S. milk production and related data are updated quarterly. All other data files are updated annually. These include data on dairy per capita consumption; fluid milk sales; milk supply by State and region; milk production and factors affecting supply and utilization of milk in all dairy products; and numbers and size of milk bottling plants.
See Documentation for information concerning how the data were assembled, sources, and recent and upcoming changes to the data see
Last updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2016
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Work has begun on fitting Christchurch's "cardboard cathedral" with cardboard.
The temporary Anglican cathedral is being clad with six-metre cardboard tubes, each weighing 120kg.
The first of them were being placed on a steel frame of the building by a construction company on Monday.
Up to six a day will be put up during this stage of construction, which is expected to take about three weeks.
Up to 100 tubes will eventually be installed.
The structure is designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban.
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