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As a nation we voted for President Obama, and with that bought the package he brought with him. Most Americas hope he succeeds; this does not mean all of us assume everything he does or says is history's final answer. I pose this caveat because I want to quote something the President said which struck me as very telling as to the state of the Christian church and its witness to a hurting country.
I happened to catch the end of his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast on February 5th. If you want to play it back there are several sites on the Internet where it is currently available. Overall it is an eloquent speech in which he said, in part:
"I was not raised in a particularly religious household. I had a father who was born a Muslim but became an atheist, grandparents who were non-practicing Methodists and Baptists, and a mother who was skeptical of organized religion, even as she was the kindest, most spiritual person I've ever known. She was the one who taught me as a child to love, and to understand, and to do unto others as I would want done.
"I didn't become a Christian until many years later, when I moved to the South Side of Chicago after college. It happened not because of indoctrination or a sudden revelation, but because I spent month after month working with church folks who simply wanted to help neighbors who were down on their luck - no matter what they looked like, or where they came from, or who they prayed to. It was on those streets, in those neighborhoods, that I first heard God's spirit beckon me. It was there that I felt called to a higher purpose -- His purpose."
Just by coincidence I happen the same day to come upon the "witness" of Mahatma Gandhi. Contrast President Obama's experience to what Gandhi is quoted as saying, "I would accept your Christ if it were not for you Christians."
No matter what happens from now on in or to our country, from the President's own words we can believe the world was changed by the witness of people just doing what their faith demanded. One wonders, what would be the influence on some future American President from Christians working for their Lord in any given church of Clay County Indiana? All human contact has consequences, and America's future could certainly be changed by such an encounter; but in what direction? If our church, or yours, encountered such a person on their way to some future White House sojourn, would their subsequent testimony be that of Obama or Gandhi?
David L. Lewis is an observer of and sometimes commentator on life who may be reached via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The issue at hand is not Barack Obama
The issue at hand is not Mahatma Ghandhi
The issue at hand is what influence you will have
-- Posted by LifeObserver on Tue, Feb 10, 2009, at 7:14 PM
I'd like to believe that Ghandi would not try to sneak in the first step toward socialized medicine like obamma has done the head of the Wall street journal said on the news today, was its hidden in the stimulus package, and his example was the elderly will be hurt the most say someone had diabetes the gov. will ration your healthcare, you will get what meds they want you to have, but if you need any other procedure, tough too bad, they will only cover the diabetes, and he's only been in a few weeks, I'm not trusting his Christianity if he can't be any more empathetic than that !
-- Posted by Edward Kane on Tue, Feb 10, 2009, at 12:18 PM
My grandmother told me to live my religion... If I did others would follow. It took me years to understand what she was saying!
-- Posted by sassypants on Tue, Feb 10, 2009, at 11:11 AM
I have interacted with Muslims in foreign countries, as I have with the British, Spaniards, Danes, and Germans among others. One thing that I have found is that we are all people.
There are Christians that "talk the talk and walk the walk"; then there are the ones that have the attitude of "My way or the highway"! Which ones are the real followers of Christ? You do not have to read much of the New Testament to identify the groups....LOL!
If you are going to profess to follow Christ, let's "walk the walk"! I do believe that in the Gospels, Christ advises us not to be hypocrites, stating that hypocrites receive their reward one the spot but gaining nothing in Heaven.
-- Posted by Leo L. Southworth on Tue, Feb 10, 2009, at 10:07 AM
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Yesterday during TE Live, Jon and Patrick talked at length about a topic that's been on my mind to post about here for the last couple of weeks – how best to use Twitter, and more importantly, what NOT to do with Twitter. They covered the issues beautifully and you should check it out in the latter half of the Spreecast here.
I was an extremely early adopter of Twitter, back when it was still basically in its infancy, and there weren't really that many people using it at the time. I was part of a group of statewide and regional bloggers, news media, and other media folks who had a then-active online community, and all of us starting using it early on, and thoroughly enjoyed it.
This was back when Facebook wasn't popular worldwide and was still primarily only used by college students, and older folks like myself and my colleagues were all on Twitter instead. It was not huge like today, but it was fantastic.
Back then, Twitter was nearly 100% all conversation, with some news and maybe a few big brand companies sprinkled in. A lot of the media had adopted it early too, especially TV stations and newspapers (including many of my friends' employers), so there was news around, but mostly it was just people talking with each other.
People communicating directly with each other. Or with a group of each others. Imagine that!
My friends and acquaintances and I loved Twitter then. We'd have these ongoing conversations, trade jokes and anecdotes, and share news with each other, or with big or small groups of each others. A lot of news that happened in my state and around the region, I often first found out about via Twitter.
But most of the time I was just reading stuff from friends and acquaintances not unlike most of what I read from them in Facebook statuses nowadays. It was conversation, discussion, commentary.
And it was personal. I don't use that old Twitter account much anymore since most of those friends use Facebook more now, but I built a lot of personal relationships with those folks via Twitter, often wound up attending various functions in several cities in the South with many of them thanks to having gotten to know them all better via Twitter, and many of those I built personal relationships with via Twitter are still among those I count as good friends.
Anyway, that was how it was for a while, Twitter. Those were the Utopia days, Twitter-wise.
And then the hardcore Internet marketers discovered Twitter, and it's never been quite the same. Twitter started filling up with rivers of the usual online marketing stuff, and then other and smaller affiliate marketers started following suit, and before you knew it, there were folks who had Twitter profiles full of nothing but their referral links to this and this and that and that.
There are several reasons why no one in TE Land and related areas should be doing this (especially those into personal branding), but one of the biggest reasons not to fill up your Twitter with nothing but referral links and program-based Tweets is this…
As an affiliate or a program owner, you want to be on people's radar. The quickest way to get yourself dropped off people's radar is to fill up your Twitter with nothing but your referral links.
People might not stop following you if that's all you ever have to offer on Twitter, but some will. And others will just create a separate list of Tweets they want to be sure and see… and they probably won't add you to that list if all you're posting is your referral links and similar Tweets. Both happen and often – trust me on this.
You want followers who pay attention to what you have to say and share, not former followers who unfollow you or followers who ignore you. Sure, it's okay to post a referral link here and there. But not every single time you post on Twitter, not constantly. People get turned off fast, and they're liable to turn you off their radar as a result.
Use your Twitter wisely to build and maintain personal relationships, alongside promoting yourself. Sure, you should promote yourself and your stuff some of the time. But Twitter is also a wonderful, valuable tool for building and maintaining personal relationships with others too – and for anyone that's into personal branding, that's really a must.
Jon said himself during the Spreecast that he probably uses Twitter to converse with folks in this community more than any other similar medium. Same here, same with a lot of folks. A lot of us with blogs Tweet our new blog posts (which any blogger should) and reTweet others' posts, but that's still connecting with others in the community and building/maintaining relationships with others.
Peruse my Twitter profile, if you will. Sure, I promote a referral link now and again, and certainly I Tweet my new blog posts and others' posts as well, occasional Spreecast alerts and videos. But interspersed with all of that is a whole lotta conversation with various and sundry folks in and around the community. There's some folks I talk directly with via Twitter more than I do anywhere else or any other way.
I have frequent Twitter convos with people like Tom Wacker, Scott "The Sports Nerd" Wright, Stephen Whittle, Ellyn Weber-Bynum, Jon, bunches of others. Sure, I talk to many of them elsewhere too, but the great thing about Twitter is that you can have a conversation with one person, or with several, and anyone can jump in at any time – take a look at some of our Twitter profiles during football season and you'll see that all of us are in the same convo (and usually smack talking and having good fun).
Twitter is great for promoting yourself and your stuff, but it's also a really, really good way to connect with other people – and that, again, is how Twitter began, filled with conversations and discussions rather than being what some seem to think is now just another advertising platform.
Sometimes the convo may be insignificant, like when Jon complains about it being freezing cold up in the Great White North and I reply with something like "@theTEguy So move out of Canada, duh!"… but it's still connecting with another person within the community.
Sometimes it may be something more important, and sometimes it may just be a thing where you find you have something in common with someone else. I don't know Tim Rash all that well, but it turns out we now share a similar history with broken refrigerators and having to use the outdoor winter weather as a backup fridge, thanks to Twitter.
Scott Wright's a really good friend nowadays, and we initially got to know each other pretty much solely via Twitter. And since misery always loves company, Tom Wacker and I shared our collective woe over being sick at the same time a while back via Twitter (look way far down for the "SARS" posts, lol).
If the whole community of TE Land made an effort to be more conversational rather than promotional on Twitter, than the entire community would be full of people connecting with each other, building relationships, and getting to know each other better – and that's a good thing.
And hey – be yourself, and be real. The other day I was so taken aback by a gorgeous sunset that I posted about it on Twitter. If it were you, you might have posted something like that on Facebook, so why not Twitter? Exactly.
(And by the way, there are apps you can use to post on both at the same time, if you want.)
To bring this to a close, let me say that I didn't write this with intentions of hurting anyone's feelings over it all. I want to help, not hurt, and I'm hoping maybe with this post and with Jon and Patrick's discussion about it at TE Live, maybe we'll see less and less of this kinda thing, at least a little. Doing nothing but promoting referral links or one's program over and over again, and nothing else, on Twitter is liable to only hurt those who do it far, far more than it ever helps.
I'd rather see everyone in this community succeed. By using Twitter as a communication resource first, and as a promotional tool as an afterthought… chances are much, much higher that you'll succeed than the other way around.
Don't do yourself the disservice of digging yourself a basic hole on Twitter where few will see or hear you. Twitter is an awesome, awesome place to connect with others, but if all you use it for is to promote referral link after referral link, you won't likely be connecting with much of anyone.
And the unicorns will cry. Don't make the unicorns cry! :-)
I would love nothing more than to be able to give you a link here to an e-book that Stephen Whittle, the community Twitter Master Extraordinaire, has written about Twitter, or a program he's created about it. But he hasn't done either of those things yet, so I can't. (*ahem*)
However, if you're confused about ClickTrackProfit (everybody is at first), then you should take a gander at Learn With Nick, 'cos Nick Grimshawe knows EVERYTHING about how best to use CTP. Go and be unconfused!
Great post Lynn,
I got into twitter a year after it launched.
The landscape has really changed since then.
Great post, Lynn. You KNOW I agree with every word. Nothing turns me off faster than to see 48 of 50 tweets being from somebody who is surfing and tweeting every other site…
I rarely drop people…just put them on my 'ignore' file, and don't even look at what they tweet, which is a pity if ever they really have something to say…
There is one exception: Those doing their CTP requirements need 1000 tweets and 200 retweets to make the end. Just let me (and everybody else) what you are up to and promise to be a good twitterson when you are done. I'll even re tweet some for you, if you take some care and concern..
Great post, per normal Lynn. Thank you.
Lynn, this is an awesome Post!!!
I absolutely LOVE Twitter, and I cant be without it every day, its how I stay connected to the world when i am at work, and I have my feed up at all times on my work PC. Having a dual monitor system at work is a godsend when trying to keep up with the world. I have a lot of sports-related people I follow, along with Politics (another passion of mine) and of course, My marketing community, including yourself, Tom, Jon, all the rest of the CTP crew, Stephen, and lots of others.
Those people in the community that post JUST their affiliate links I have actually UNFOLLOWED because all they are doing is clogging up my tiime line. They wont get very far with me cause they don't actually TYPE 140 characters into their Twitter Feed. Twitter is ultimate in social, cause People will know that you are a real person, with real ideas and conversations.
If you aren't using Twitter to get to know the community, then you are doing it wrong. I highly recommend downloading TweetDeck, as you can create lists and follow them as well as your mentions, feed, DM's etc all at once. Its a thing of beauty, and it is always on when I'm at home.
Will Tweet this as usual…lol
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- Traditionally, producers begin cultivating the land to prepare for planting in the early spring.
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Google Buzz Exemplifies Privacy Problems, FTC Commissioner Says
Citing the recent launch of Google's social-networking service, Google Buzz, outgoing Federal Trade Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour said technology companies are setting a dangerous precedent of publicly exposing consumer data, particularly during the rollout of new products.
"Protecting consumer privacy is of utmost importance," Ms. Harbour said during a Federal Trade Commission roundtable discussion about privacy Wednesday, speaking via videoconference from Barcelona, Spain. "Unfortunately, many of the companies that consumers look to as leaders — and that we expect to be leaders — still have not taken this message entirely to heart."
Ms. Harbour's remarks started off the FTC discussion in Washington, where speakers are addressing privacy questions related to Internet architecture, health and sensitive information. The roundtable is the final in a series of discussions the FTC will use to make privacy-related recommendations.
The launch of Google Buzz was "irresponsible conduct" by a company considered "one of the greatest technology leaders of our time," Ms. Harbour said, in making her remarks, which she said are her own and not the views of the FTC. Ms. Harbour is leaving the FTC on April 6.
Google introduced the social-networking service in February and was met with a wave of privacy complaints. Similar to Twitter and Facebook, Google Buzz allows users to share information, notes and comments with users they are connected to. But, unlike Twitter and Facebook, Google Buzz automatically signed users up to connect with other users based on email and chat contacts in Google's Gmail. It also made that list of followers public by default. Google soon scrambled to tweak the service's privacy settings.
Ms. Harbour said that social networking was barely a reality when Google introduced its email system and that consumers who signed up for the email service likely did not expect that their data would be used for social networking. When Google introduced a new service, consumers, not the company, should have decided whether or not to sign up for features that could expose their data, she said.
A Google spokesman said in a statement that user transparency and control are "top of mind" for the company. "When we realized that we'd unintentionally made many of our users unhappy, we moved quickly to make significant product improvements to address their concerns," he said. "Our door is open to additional feedback and we're continuing to make more improvements based on that feedback."
Technology companies continue to launch new products under a problematic model: throwing the idea against the wall, seeing if it sticks, then pulling it back and addressing privacy concerns if needed, Ms. Harbour said. "Deeds speak louder than words, and this is turning into a dangerous game of 'copycat' behavior," she said. "Unlike a lot of tech products, consumer privacy cannot be run in beta."
Ms. Harbour also addressed the issue of data-security vulnerabilities, especially through services offered via "cloud computing," a term for online applications. She said that while encryption technology is built into Web browsers, it often applies only to login information, such as user names and passwords. Other data are sent unencrypted. She said that the issue affects several email and social networking services.
The practice can expose consumers to risks when they connect to these cloud-based services from a public wireless network at a coffee shop or airport, for instance. Without the encryption, the user data can easily be intercepted, she said.
Privacy is a fundamental right that consumers still care about and have expectations for, Ms. Harbour said. Those norms do not change as technology evolves, and the stakes are growing as more information, such as genomic and public-health records, is made available, she said. Ms. Harbour cited recent comments from Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who said during an interview with CNBC, "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place."
Ms. Harbour said she could not disagree more with that assertion. "The Commission will continue to evaluate consumers' preferences, and armed with these insights, I hope and expect that the Commission will continue to shape the conversation about the intrinsic value of privacy," she said. "But make no mistake: The Commission will unfailingly step in to protect consumers where we believe the law has been violated, and that includes violations relating to privacy promises."
A spokesman for Google said that the company cares about privacy, citing its creation of tools to help users understand and control information online and the improvements it continues to make to Buzz.


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MBIA shares gained more than 50% at one point on May 6 when the company announced it would receive $1.6 billion from Bank of America, and that the bank would drop a legal challenge to a crucial MBIA restructuring. They added slightly to those gains May 8 once MBIA announced a settlement with Societe Generale in
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The mass of asteroid (21) Lutetia
Measurements obtained during the 10 July 2010 Rosetta flyby of asteroid (21) Lutetia enabled Rosetta scientists to determine the mass of Lutetia with greater precision than ever before. The mass estimate of 1.7 x 1018 kg turned out to be much lower than expected from ground-based observations. The Rosetta error bar is smaller than the measurement point.
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SEBRING - After deliberating an hour and a half, a Highlands County Circuit Court jury Friday night acquitted two men on robbery and attempted murder charges. But, the two suspects, Michael Jackson III, 18, and Cameron Ancrum, 21, face trials on additional charges in unrelated cases, said Assistant State Attorney Steve Houchin. The two men were tried this past week after being accused of robbing and shooting two men outside of Club Montengo on Martin Luther King Boulevard on Aug. 18, 2012. They were accused of approaching the two men outside of the bar and robbing jewelry from them at gunpoint. One of the victims retrieved a gun from his vehicle and went after the robbers, authorities said, who then shot back at the two men.During closing arguments, Robert Gray, who was Ancrum's defense attorney, questioned why the victims were initially unable to identify the suspects, but did after seeing a photo lineup. He also questioned whether the defendants saw six photos on one sheet of paper or six photos separately, with law enforcement and the defendants disagreeing on that. "Somehow the integrity of this identification process was compromised," he said. Assistant State Attorney Bradley T. Wilson argued that whether Sebring police followed every nuance of a model identification procedure wasn't the issue. He said the victim testimony is what was important. "This is not a final exam of the police academy," he said. "If you believe the witnesses, none of that matters." Wilson disagreed that the identification process was compromised. He also argued that witnesses can also have a better memory after the situation calms. Jackson and Ancrum were both charged with two counts of attempted felony murder, two counts of armed robbery, improper exhibition of a dangerous weapon and discharging a firearm in person. In an unrelated case, Jackson is still awaiting trial after being accused of shooting a bouncer outside Sierra's Bar in Avon Park. Authorities said that after Jackson was ejected from the bar, he retrieved a gun and shot the bouncer, who survived. In an unrelated third case, he's charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver within 1,000 feet of a church, sale of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a church and possession of drug paraphernalia. email@example.com (863) 386-5834


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The New York Daily News cites an anonymous source close to the
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Scam artists are targeting people in Franklin County. The sheriff's office has been receiving calls about two scams. The sheriff's office has no reported victims presently.
One of the scams involves someone calling a victim claiming they're a winner of a multi-million dollar lottery and a car.
The scammers tell the person over the phone that they need to purchase a Green Dot card, which is a prepaid credit card. The scammers claim they need the card numbers for some type of verification, but this is when they access whatever money is put on the card by the victim.
Scam artist are also using another scam. They call the victims house late at night posing as a relative in trouble, needing money.
The hope is to confuse the victim at a late hour causing them to give their credit card information over the phone.
"The difficulty with the majority of these types of scams is that the originating call is not coming from Virginia. It's either coming from the west coast, from out of the country; we've seen a number of them from Jamaica and it is next to impossible to try and prosecute these types of crimes," said Captain Mark Torbert.
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CoTweet: Web-based Tool For Corporate Tweeting
Twitter is hot right now, I mean it is freakin on fire. I can't turn on the TV without a TV news person asking me to tweet them.
Uncase Study: How AFLAC Should Assemble A Social Media Team To Build For Long-term Success
This week Forrester's Jeremiah Owyang sent a message on Twitter about a posting on his job board by Aflac, who is looking for a new/social media marketing person. I think it is really interesting to see how large companies are going about creating social media teams and integrating them into the overall organization.
How To Use Twitter To Help Market Events
Yesterday we held our second meeting of Social Media Breakfast Raleigh. We had a great turnout and I would like to thank everyone who came out to participate. As part of the event I asked Jeff Cohen to speak for a few minutes talking about how the volunteers of Raleigh Twestival used Twitter to market [...]
How To Use FriendFeed And Why You Should
FriendFeed is a service that I did not adopt right a way. Mainly because I didn't appreciate the value of what it had to offer. When I first registered, they didn't have many users. In the past few months I have come back to FriendFeed and realized its value as a platform to discover news and have micro conversations around news, images, and videos.
Is Social Media Corrupting Our Vision For The Future?
Last week, I sat in front of the computer and watched one of the best interviews on technology, innovation and the social web that I have ever seen. Marc Andreessen's interview with Charlie Rose was a captivating and engaging view into one of the pioneers on the web that developed technology that directly impacts how we all use the Internet today.
AirBed & Breakfast: Couch Surfing Meets Orbitz
Some times web apps need a renaissance to fully be discovered. With so many new apps launching every week, I find myself going back and rediscovering apps as they become more relevant to my life. In the case of AirBed & Breakfast this is a web service that I think we see growth due to our current economic recession.
Social Media Isn't Free
Just like everything else in life, social media isn't free, far from it. Free is the lure that got most of us started in social media and the fact that it was new and shiny didn't hurt either.
You Have Been Tweeting So Long That…
Twitter is growing so fast now, that I thought I would make this fun list for all of us old school twitter users. You have have been tweeting so long that… You remember when Twhirl and Tweetdeck didn't exist You are still surprised that Twitter doesn't crash and you kinda miss seeing the Fail Whale [...]
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quote: They are fast sure, but not instant.
quote: some ballistics calculations will do but if you need to hit a distant moving target (inland vehicle convoy) then inflight adjustments will be needed.
quote: What are you talking about?
quote: The railguns they are developing are not to replace the vulcans on R2D2s. They are being developed as long range naval guns capable of hitting inland some 200 to 250 miles. Travel times would be 30-60 seconds. It would punch through god knows what but won't hit a moving target without guidance systems.
quote: The whole argument is silly. People do not armor missiles against attack from kinetic or explosive weapons
quote: Lasers aren't without their problems either, remember? I think both have a ways to go. But I believe Railguns to be more practical and realistic than laser based systems for actual combat use.
quote: it won't be viable against long range vehicle sized moving targets
quote: I've made valid points here man.
quote: until they can get guidance systems to survive the shot.
quote: Try telling battleship gunners that they can't hit anything because their platform is bobbing in the water, the target is over the horizon and their 1 ton dumb shell has no terminal guidance.
quote: I get the idea of ballistic calculations ok? Give me some credit.
quote: A railgun round hitting 50 feet from me wouldn't be pleasant but it's not going to kill me like 1000lbs of explosives would.
quote: You're just so full of shit. This isn't WWII anymore. "Ranging shots" are practically a thing of the past. With the incredibly accurate and predictable ballistic properties of a Railgun, your first shot WILL hit. And that's the only shot you're going to need.
quote: Railguns have NO recoil, will fire exactly the same every time, and have absurdly low travel time at realistic ranges. Gee can you guess what this does for ballistic calculations? They get a hell of a lot simpler.
quote: Yes, you absolutely would be dead or several injured at the least. Do you understand physics? A railgun slug isn't just going to harmlessly dig itself into the ground. The massive kinetic energy and heat of the round is going to cause a blast similar to a bomb hitting the ground and the same shock-wave effect.Good grief man. I suppose you think you can stand 50 feet from a meteor impact as well. Since it's not a bomb, you should be fine right? Wrong! Where did you learn physics?
quote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1q_rRicAwI&feature...Observe please, and educate yourself. This was just a test slug, not even a warshot. It doesn't just punch a hole through something, it causes it to EXPLODE instantly and violently!


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CONABIO Issues Request for Proposals (PDF | 201 KB) (Feb 13, 2013)
National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (Mexico).
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The National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO) through its Program Environmental Restoration and Compensation (PRCA), has issued a call to government agencies, civic associations, universities and research centers, to submit projects focused on developing assessments of the state of biological invasions of exotic species and proposals for management in island ecosystems, freshwater bodies, grasslands, tropical rainforests, dry rainforests or cloud forests of Mexico, located within priority regions for conservation. Proposals must be received no later than April 1, 2013.
Armoured Catfish Prowling Northern Belize's Riverine Territory (Feb 7, 2013)
7 News Belize. The armoured catfish first reared his very ugly head in the Rio Bravo Area of Belize back in November, 2012. Now, there are concerns that the invasive species of fish may be making deeper inroads into Belize. Today the Director of Fisheries outlined the threat: "Our local species are already under stress by the Tilapia invasion - it competes for them like the Bay Snook and these species that naturally nest - they create nest. These fish just literally marginalize them and push them out and displace them."
Invasive Lionfish Now a Cause for Concern in Barbados (Dec 12, 2012)
Caribbean 360.
Lionfish sightings in Barbados' waters have moved from ten within the first eight months of the first sighting in November 2011 to ten per week and the fish are now found right around the island.
So said fisheries biologist Chris Parker, while addressing delegates from the 21st Conference of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Regional Commission for the Americas. Lionfish continue to multiply rapidly, having first been spotted off Florida in 1985, spreading to Bermuda and then The Bahamas by 2004. By 2007 they had spread to Cuba and Turks and Caicos, then Belize in 2008. Since then, the spread has escalated to the rest of the Caribbean and South America. Two species have so far been found in the Atlantic - the red lionfish and the devil-fire fish - and scientists believe they will only be stopped by cooler waters further north and south.
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Invasive Pests (Nov
26, 2012)
The "Don't
Pack a Pest" campaign
went international last month as Jamaica
enthusiastically kicked off its own version
of the outreach initiative in Montego Bay
and Kingston. The Florida-based program
warns the public about the risks of bringing
undeclared agricultural products -- and
hitchhiking invasive pests -- from one
country to another.
The Bahamas National Invasive Species Strategy 2013
Caribbean Invasive Alien Species Network.
Invasive Lionfish in Cayman
Cayman Islands Government. Department of Environment.
Species of Concern; Management
Programa de Especies Invasoras de México
Comisión Nacional Para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity, Mexico).
Species of Concern; Contacts; Special Note: In Spanish
National Strategy on Invasive Species in Mexico - Prevention, Control, Eradication (2010; PDF | 3.7 MB)
CONABIO. Information System on Invasive Species in Mexico.
Prepared by: National Advisory Committee on Invasive Species, Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento
y Uso de la Biodiversidad, Comisión Nacional de Áreas Protegidas,
Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales. México.
Species of Concern; Management; Contacts
Invasive Alien Species
Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad Biodiversity.
Species of Concern
Marine Invasive Species
United Nations Environment Programme. Caribbean Environment Programme.
Caribbean Pest Diagnostic Network
University of Florida.
Integrated Pest Management
University of the United States Virgin Islands. Cooperative Extension Service.
Species of Concern; Contacts; Management
Weeds of Mexico / La flora interactiva de las malezas de México
Colegio de Postgraduados en Ciencias Agrícolas. Mexico.
Identification/Description; Photographs
Special Note: In Spanish; site aims to help both
botanists and non-botanists identify Mexican plants
of disturbed places (i.e. weeds) and to find information about them.
At present the site contains photos and factsheets for over 700 species,
mainly from the south-center of the country.
Invasive Species
Turneffe Atoll Trust (Belize).
Species of Concern; Management
Caribbean Invasive Alien Species Network
Caribbean Invasive Alien Species Network.
Species of Concern; Community
Invasive Species Threats in the Caribbean Region: Report to the Nature Conservancy (2003; PDF | 722 KB)
IUCN. Species Survival Commission. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Prepared by: CAB International.
Species of Concern; Laws and Regulations; Management; Special Note: Species list
Species ManagementCABI
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This latest issue of Digital Highlights features a selection of the most striking messages from the Fleishman Hillard digital team of the past month. These include:
- New roles for PR professionals
- Big data trend and new forms of data visualisation
- Pfizer hacked on Facebook and the debate concerning the security of Facebook
- Once again, plenty of Google+
Plus lots of other things that have come to our attention over the past weeks. We hope you enjoy it!
Facts on and impact of the digital society
Did you know that deafness amongst American teenagers has doubled since 1985? Or that Apple sells 7% of all mobile telephones but actually pockets 57% of the profit in that category? Or that more eBooks are bought in the US now than paperbacks? A clear overview of the facts on and impact of a constantly digitalising society.
Talking with print
Talking about digitalisation, see how this fantastic application of QR (Quick Response) codes makes it possible to talk to your newspaper. In Asia, in particular, QR codes are commonly used for the interaction between mobile and print, in particular. In the Netherlands there are still relatively few good applications, but they are worth mentioning.
Checklist for the future PR profession
The changing environment demands changes in the nature of the PR function. Some time ago, Deirdre Breakenridge wrote the book Putting the Public Back in Public elations. In this article she now sets out a number of new roles for PR professionals. Read on and find out how ready you are for the future of the PR profession.
The risks of dating through Facebook
These days, the risks of the Internet are not limited to viruses and damage to your computer alone. Hear how a supermarket owner was gradually taken in, only to be held up and robbed.
Nobody can have missed the fact that Obama has been having a hard time but it may be less commonly know that his digital strategy is also under fire. In his battle to raise the debt ceiling, Obama has used Twitter to call for pressure on congress members to vote for the law. Read how that has backfired for Obama, resulting in the hashtag #fuckyouwashington.
IE users have a lower IQ
People who use Internet Explorer as a browser have a lower IQ than users of other browsers. Read here how you can turn the whole world upside down with one simple press release.
The average age of social media users is rising
If you think that social media is the domain of young people, then you are mistaken. Enormous growth is causing the average age of various social networks to soar.
Who are your followers following?
An interesting discussion concerning who actually owns followers. Do you own them personally or, if you work in a public function, is it the company you work for? Dell, for example, has solved the issue by opening Twitter company accounts for every employee, which they have to return when they leave the company.
Poor security of Facebook page prompts discussion
An interesting discussion on the security of Facebook: a Facebook page is easy to hack, as Pfizer found out. How should you deal with this as a brand and should pharmaceutical companies be on poorly secured platforms such a Facebook, anyway?
Big data & data visualisation
Trend: Big data
With everything being registered these days, data is becoming so complex that we are talking about Big Data. Twitter, with 50 million tweets a day, and Facebook with 1.5 billion daily updates, are generating a new trend of more information than ever before.
Tool for Infographics
In response to the Big Data trend there are more and more visual applications for facilitating the processing and provision of data. One of those tools is http://visual.ly/ , aimed at producing and sharing infographics. Apart from being a good tool, it is therefore also a good source of infographics.
Data visualisation
Finally, check out these two film clips on data visualisation and watch slightly nutty professor Hans Rosling demonstrate a different way of presenting mega-complex data.
How do journalists use G+?
After the initial introduction of G+ and its massive news coverage, things have gone quiet and it is now time for more contentual reporting. Read the informative article on how journalists use G+.
What LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner is missing about Google+
Naturally, the CEO of LinkedIn also has something to say about Google+.
There is a good chance that Google+ will be used more frequently as a social browsing experience where your friends are always close to hand!
Facebook vs. Twitter vs. LinkedIn vs. Google+
A blog discussing all the strengths and weakness of the social networks.
Do Social Networks Really Compete? Google+ Vs. LinkedIn, Round One
And more comparisons between Google+ and LinkedIn. Interestingly enough, this article explores the rumours doing the rounds about the use of Hangouts by Dell's customer service. For those who are not yet on Google +: You can make video calls in the hangouts!
101 brilliant bloggers talk about Google+
If you want to really find out about Google+ in depth. This website has selected the best blogs and categorised them by subject: From how to posts to news on circles and from business to SEO. A number of extremely good blogs are featured.
Journalists and PR see each other increasingly as sparring partners
Research by the UVA has shown that, thanks to new medial, journalists and PR professionals understand each other better and are more frequently interacting.
The striking conclusion is that the transparent character of the Internet means journalists see PR professionals as more trustworthy. They know each other through Twitter or through each other's blog, for example. That increases confidence. So… for all of you who are not yet active on Twitter and those who are not following any journalists: get on with it!
Content strategy & community management
Do brands actually listen to their fans?
Social Embassy conducted a survey into the 15 biggest Dutch-language brands on Facebook. The content and interaction, in particular, were analysed. It turned out that the issues brands most often discuss are not those the community is discussing.
Are we killing our customers with engagement?
Following on from that research, this article discusses the fact that every brand now has a Facebook page (primarily because agencies have told them to get one). In general, though, the wrong issues are discussed under the guise of engagement with fans. 'Customers aren't beating down the doors of businesses begging them, "engage with me, please!'
How Facebook forces gradual engagement
Most company Facebook pages are built up by attracting fans by means of give-aways and a generous advertising budget. This article explains how a Facebook page can be set up gradually, without these tools, but with good content.


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£5 million investment in Salford homes
Published by James Allan for Salix Homes in Housing and also in Communities
Cheshill Court is undergoing a facelift
Social housing tenants can look forward to warmer and more energy efficient homes thanks to a multi-million pound investment.
Salford-based housing provider Salix Homes is working alongside housing refurbishment specialist Seddon to overhaul 214 properties in Higher Broughton, Salford, to bring them up to the Government's Decent Homes standard.
Tower blocks Oakhill Court, Cheshill Court and Ascot Court will all be refurbished as part of the £5 million home improvement project.
Improvement works at the high-storey blocks include external wall insulation and re-cladding which will completely transform the exterior of the buildings and make people's homes more energy efficient. Some of the properties at Oakhill Court and Cheshill Court will also be rewired and fitted with new kitchens, bathrooms and windows.
Scaffolding is now going up and the improvement works will get underway this month.
Joe Willis, chief executive at Salix Homes, said: "This significant investment in Higher Broughton will bring a new lease of life to these high-rise properties and provide our customers with warm and comfortable homes fit for the 21st century.
"Salix Homes is committed to providing high quality accommodation for the people of Salford and we are confident that these improvement works will make a huge difference to residents' quality of life."
In addition to modernising the homes, Seddon will create training and apprenticeship opportunities for local people. The company will take on nine new apprentices to work on the improvement scheme including two trainee plumbers, a bricklayer, two multi-skilled apprentices, two joiners and two apprentices who will train in external wall insulation.
John Lancaster, national operations manager at Seddon, said: "Our team is delighted to be working once again with Salix Homes to help transform homes for its tenants. The work we are doing makes a real difference to people's lives. It is particularly pleasing that we are also able to offer valuable training opportunities for local people to build careers with us through the programme."
Earlier this year Salix Homes was named by Salford Council as the chosen landlord to take ownership of the 8,500 council homes in Salford it currently manages in a proposed stock transfer.
This latest regeneration work forms part of a wider multi-million pound home improvement programme across Salford and Salix Homes is promising to invest a further £700 million over the next 30 years if the stock transfer goes ahead.
The Decent Homes improvement works at Higher Broughton are expected to be completed by summer 2014.
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SIKESTON - You've heard about it. Maybe wondered about it. Now come and see what it's all about.
In a few weeks Artrain USA will make a four-day stop in Sikeston and organizers hope local and area residents will take advantage of the opportunity it brings.
To make it even more exciting, there is an opportunity to take a sneak peak. From 5-7 p.m. Jan. 23 a patron party will be hosted at the Depot. For $100 a couple, guests are treated to refreshments and a private tour of the Artrain, a cargo of creativity.
The Nation's only art museum on a train, Artrain USA is made of five rail cars which house a fine arts exhibition, interactive area, artist studio, gift shop and staff administrative space. It is sponsored by DaimlerChrysler.
Although there will be various opportunities for residents to go through the Artrain at no cost, those who are able to attend the patron party are encouraged to do so. Elizabeth Wilson pointed out the private tour allows for more time to look and avoids the long lines and crowds.
Invitations were sent to those who have previously shown interest in the arts but Wilson stressed everyone is welcome. The money will be used to help offset the cost of bringing the train here.
"It's more of a showing in that there won't be as many people going through," said Wilson, who's in charge of the upcoming party. "It will give you more time than when you're actually going through it because they have to schedule so many minutes per tour and I would say it's a more fast paced situation. Whereas if you're able to go more leisurely through it you can spend more time with a certain artist that you really love. We're going to offer this to the first 100 patrons. We'll just have a little cocktail buffet and then they'll be able to go through the train that evening."
For those unable to attend the reception, the Artrain will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 26 and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 27.
For more information contact Elizabeth Wilson at 471-8122.
"All of us are really excited and I think the reason why is that in researching the Artrain and becoming familiar with the different artists and all that they send it's something that is really exceptional for Sikeston to be able to have the opportunity to have the Artrain here," she said. "They will send paintings by Andy Warhol and lots of artists that we probably are familiar with by name but don't have an opportunity to see their art work because it's usually kept in large museums in different parts of the country. It will be just be a fabulous educational experience for everyone."


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Room 8/9 is a suite with two rooms and a shared bath. The first of the two rooms has two queen sized beds and peekaboo water views. The second room has one queen size bed and a large picture window with a harbor view. Both rooms are accessed from the hall and connected to each other with a bathroom with a shower and a tub. Amenities include charming modern decor, in room wireless internet access, flat screened television with DVD player in each room, iPod docking stations in each room, luxury linens. 414 square feet.
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i want to know the most points you scored in a basketball game whether your playing a pickup game or real game.
Great players are great leaders.Miamiheatboy
Well the most points i scored in a game is 32 points in my elemantry championship game.
I'm 16... and I'm 5'6'' and 150lbs... and hispanic... I have no idea why I said that... BUT... In a game... I scored 33 points this year... and in pickup... I scored 14 out of the teams 15...
the most i ever scored was about a week ago at at bball camp. it was the semifinals and i scored 37 of our 37 pts....we ended up winning 37-17...then in the championship game, i scored all of our 18 pts....we won the championship 18-15...so since i almost always scored all our pts, i won mvp...
~if u wanna be a somebody in basketball, u gotta work hard~
The most points scored in a basketball game was in the 160's. Like 163 points are something around that. I forget the teams, I looked it up like 2 years ago . But it was in the 160's, I know that for a fact. This was in an nba game.
dude were tlkin personal scoreing not dang team scoreing. and there have been higher scores than tht. pistons and nuggets had a game were it was 186-185 with 3 overtimes
actually it was 186 to 184
"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."-Michael Jordan
i dropped 22 points i know its not alot but that was a game where i dropped like six 3-pointers
the most points i had was 44 and i had 10 assist and 12 rebounds.
Great players are great leaders.Miamiheatboy
27 points, 11 assists, 3 blocks and 12 rebounds and in a pick up game 15 points out of 30 and 13 assists
the most i scored in a game was 25 points.
Great players are great leaders.Miamiheatboy
So I was 10, in a pickup game with my cousins, with ones, I scored 13 out of the 15. In a league game, when I was ten, with 30 minutes in the whole game, I scored 21. But I didn't start in in the league game and I had a stomachache. LOL.
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Auditors say a Michigan agency failed to routinely inspect dairy farms, grocery stories and food processing plants for safety.
An audit released Thursday also found that the state didn't do enough mandatory follow-up inspections at sites with safety violations.
Michigan's Food and Dairy Division says it didn't have enough staffing to inspect all food establishments on time. Auditors agree, saying at least another 10 inspectors should have been hired between 2009 and 2012.
State officials say they will continue asking for funding to hire more food inspectors. They recently got more money to do dairy inspections.
Auditors say grocery stores, food processors and warehouses must be inspected every six, 12 or 18 months. But some weren't inspected in seven to 12 years.


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Wedded Bliss LbNA # 48489
|Global Nomads
|Placed Date
|Jun 24 2009
|Madison, WI
|Found By
|Middle Sister
|Last Found
|Sep 19 2009
|Hike Distance
July 2010 Update: Unfortunately, we discovered that the letterbox had been disturbed and could only find the empty box. We hope to replace it during a future trip to Madison.
Clue Difficulty: Easy
Trail Difficulty: Fairly Easy. A short, level walk. It does require some flexibility to get under a low tree branch, and trail can be slippery in damp weather.
Olin Park, located in Madison's near west side on the shores of Lake Monona, features beautiful views of the lake and the capital building, is a great place for soccer, baseball, swimming, playing on the playground, or going for a hike/walk/jog.
To find this letterbox in Olin Park, park in the lot near the Olin Pavilion and head to the Turville Point trail. Standing facing the front of the pavilion with the playground to your right, the trail is behind and to the left of the pavilion, past the lawn area and in the woods. The dirt trail is easy to spot by the gap in the metal fencing and a sign marking the beginning of the trail.
Walk down the trail and take the first left and then the first right. Go 33 paces to the big fallen tree near the shore with multiple large branches. Duck under one of the large branches (about 4 feet off the ground) to get to the branch closest to the shore. The letterbox is hidden in a hollow in the middle of the branch. Please rehide well!
This letterbox is in honor of the wedding of my sister, Liz, to David on June 20, 2009. Liz and David are fun, adventurous, outdoorsy people and they brought that spirit to their wedding celebration. They even arrived at their wedding reception, which was held at Olin Pavilion, in a canoe, landing on the swimming beach. Best wishes for wedded bliss, Liz and David!


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Stocks to Watch: Allstate, AK Steel and More
By Caitlin Nish and Corrie Driebusch
Among the companies whose shares are expected to actively trade in Monday's session are Allstate and AK Steel.
Allstate Corp. swung to a second-quarter loss as the company's bottom line took a sharp hit from a wave of severe storms that swept the nation this spring.
Travelport LP and American Airlines agreed to extend agreements involving terms of the travel-services group's ticket distribution for AMR Corp.'s airline, suggesting the spat with the parent of American may be nearing a resolution.
Moody's Investors Service put its junk-level ratings on AK Steel Holding Corp. on watch for downgrade, citing challenges related to the slow and bumpy recovery of the steel industry.
Armstrong World Industries Inc.'s second-quarter earnings rose 41% as the company improved sales and margins, despite lower volume. The maker of flooring and other building products raised the low end of its full-year sales estimate.
Layne Christensen Co. said Chief Executive Andrew B. Schmitt will retire at the end of January and be succeeded by Rene J. Robichaud, who will also assume the role of president in September.