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Why must immigration be reduced to achieve a stable population? American natives achieved “replacement” rate (a birth-death rate where one child is born for each person dying off) in the 1970s and would be well on our way to stabilizing the population were it not for immigration.

But changes in immigration policies caused the admission of newcomers to skyrocket; in 1998, we admitted 2.7 times as many immigrants as in the year of the commission’s report, 1972. Immigration is increasingly identified as the primary factor to be dealt with in population growth.

At present, our population is growing by about 3 million people a year; yet legal and illegal immigration are adding about 1.5 million people a year—about 50 percent. If we do not lower the level of immigration back to traditional levels right away, our population will grow to 404 million by the year 2050—a 47 percent increase. [Note: In 2002 the Census Bureau released a preliminary recalculation of its projection to account for the more than six million additional residents in 2000 that it did not expect to find. In that revised projection the 2050 population is 420.1 million residents, a 49 percent increase from 2000.] Of that increase, 76 million—58 percent—will be post-2000 immigrants and their descendents. Unless you want your children to have to live with 50 percent more people than you live with now—and with the urban expansion, social tension, environmental degradation, and living congestion that additional population will create—you should support immigration reform.

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Education Guide has created a special Canadian immigration point calculator, which will help you determine if you would qualify under the Canada immigration point system. You will need a total of 67 points to qualify under Canada’s immigration points system. If you are a skilled worker, this may be a very good option for you for immigrating to Canada.

Fill out this form and your points will be automatically calculated to determine if you would qualify for immigration to Canada under the Skilled Worker category. If you find you don't qualify for immigration under Canada's points system, please feel free to try our immigration point calculators for skilled immigration to UK and Australia

Education * (Maximum 25 points)

Please state your highest qualification level: PhD, or Master's, AND at least 17 years of full-time study** (total) - 25 points Two or more university degrees at the Bachelor's level AND at least 15 years of full-time study - 22 points A two-year university degree at the Bachelor's level AND at least 14 years of full-time study - 20 points A one-year university degree at the Bachelor's level AND at least 13 years of full-time study - 15 points A three-year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship AND at least 15 years of full-time study - 22 points A two-year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship AND at least 14 years of full-time study - 20 points A one-year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship AND at least 13 years of full-time study - 15 points A one-year diploma, trade certificate or apprenticeship AND at least 12 years of full-time study - 12 points Completion of Secondary School/ High School - 5 points Secondary school (high school) diploma or less - 0 points

English and French language ability* Maximum (24 points)

If you are fluent in both official languages of Canada (English and French), you will be awarded 24 points. If not, you must first determine which language you are more fluent in. This will be your "first official language". You can gain up to 16 points for the first official language, and up to 8 points for the second official language. Your points score will be based on your ability to read, write, listen to, and speak English and French. First Language proficiency (English or French) Reading: * High Moderate Basic None Writing: * High Moderate Basic None Speaking: * High Moderate Basic None Listening: * High Moderate Basic None Second Language proficiency (English or French) Reading: * High Moderate Basic None Writing: * High Moderate Basic None Speaking: * High Moderate Basic None Listening: * High Moderate Basic None

Work Experience* (Maximum 21 points)

You must have at least one year of full time experience in the last ten years in a management or professional or highly skilled occupation. These are listed as Skill Type O, Skill Type A or Skill Type B on the National Occupation Classification List. You will find further details in our skilled worker guide. Once you have confirmed that you meet the above requirements, you can now estimate your points score. You must have a minimum of one year work experience for which you are granted 15 points. You can gain up to a maximum of 21 points for more than four years of work experience. Years of experience:* - select - less than year - 0 points 1 year - 15 points 2 years - 17 points 3 years - 19 points 4 years and more - 21 points

Age* (Maximum 10 points)

Your points score is calculated based on your age on the date you lodge your application. Your age: * - select - 16 years or under - 0 points 17 years - 2 points 18 years - 4 points 19 years - 6 points 20 years - 8 points 21-49 years - 10 points 50 years - 8 points 51 years - 6 points 52 years - 4 points 53 years - 2 points 54 years and over - 0 points

Arranged employment (Maximum 10 points)

You will gain 10 points if you have a job offer approved by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) if it is a job where it will be difficult to find someone to fill the vacancy from the local labour market. You must have the abilities to perform the tasks of the job, and meet the educational and, where relevant, licensing and regulatory requirements for the job. You should note that it is the employer who applies to HRDC and not yourself. You may also gain the ten points in some circumstances if you are already in employment in Canada. HRDC-confirmed permanent offer of employment You are in Canada holding a temporary work permit and can show the following: Your employment is validated by HRDC, including sectoral confirmations 10; Your employment is exempt from HRDC validation under international agreements (e.g., NAFTA) or is of significant benefit to Canada (i.e. intra-company transferee) You have been working in Canada for at least one year on a work permit AND your work permit was validated by HRDC AND you are currently in the same job AND the work permit is valid for at least another 12 months from the date of your Skilled Worker application AND your employer has offered you a job ofindefinite length as long as the Skilled Worker application is successful. None of above.

Adaptability* (Maximum 10 points)

You can receive a maximum of 10 points based on any combination of the elements listed below: Not relevant or your accompanying spouse or common-law partner’s level of education: Secondary school (high school) diploma or less - 0 points Completed a one or two-year post-secondary program and has at least 13 years of total education - 3 points Completed a three-year post secondary program and has at least 15 years of total education - 4 points Completed a three-year university degree and has at least 15 years of total education - 4 points Completed a Master’s or Ph.D. and has at least 17 years of total education - 5 points You or your accompanying spouse or common-law partner has studied in Canada: No, or studied less than two years in post-secondary education in Canada - 0 points Yes - completed a post-secondary program of at least two years in Canada since the age of 17 - 5 points You or your accompanying spouse or common-law partner has worked in Canada: No, or worked less than one year full-time in Canada - 0 points Yes - worked full-time in Canada for at least one year - 5 points You or your accompanying spouse or common-law partner has family in Canada: No, or worked less than one year full-time in Canada - 0 points Yes, we have a parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, child of a parent, sibling, child of a grandparent, aunt or uncle, or grandchild of a parent, niece or nephew who is residing in Canada and is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident - 5 points

Proof of funds *

Please note that proof of funds needs to be money that is readily transferable to Canada and must be your own money. This will normally mean money in your bank account. For more information see currency converter. I am a single applicant and can meet the proof of funds requirements of CAD$ 10,168 There are two people in my family unit and we can meet the proof of funds requirements of CAD$ 12,659 There are three people in my family unit and we can meet the proof of funds requirements of CAD$ 15,563 There are four people in my family unit and we can meet the proof of funds requirements of CAD$ 18,895 There are five people in my family unit and we can meet the proof of funds requirements of CAD$ 21,431 There are six people in my family unit and we can meet the proof of funds requirements of CAD$ 24,170 There are seven or more people in my family unit and we can meet the proof of funds requirements of CAD$ 26,910 I have arranged employment in Canada None of above - not eligible

Use our Australia Skilled Immigration Points Calculator to check your eligibility.

For further information on the points system and the basic requirements for migrating to Australia, please see the section on Australia on our website. Please note that the current pass mark as of April 1st, 2004 is 120 points.Basic Requirements

You need to meet ALL the basic requirements prior to going ahead with an application under the Skilled migration categories.

Are you under 45?* Yes No

Is Your English at least at "vocational" level?* Yes No You must be at least at "competent" English to be eligible to apply for occupations other than trade occupations. You should have a high enough level of English that would enable you to score at least a "6" on all four components of the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) examination. However, if your nominated occupations is a trade occupation, a score of "5" (vocational) will suffice.

Do you have a post secondary education?* Yes No You must have post-secondary (such as university or trade) qualifications (in a small number of occupations substantial relevant work experience may be acceptable) and your skills must have been assessed by the relevant Australian assessing authority as suitable for your nominated occupation.

Is your nominated occupation on SOL?* Yes No If your current occupation, or an occupation in which you have engaged in for several years, is not found on the Skilled Occupations List (SOL), then you can not apply for permanent residency to Australia under the Skilled categories.

Do you have necessary work experience in your nominated occupation, or do you meet the two-year study requirement?* Yes No This is separate to the need to have your skills assessed as suitable for your nominated occupation before you apply. To meet the recent work experience requirement, you must have been employed in an occupation on the Skilled Occupations List (SOL) for at least 12 of the 24 months before applying. You are required to have worked at a skilled level for at least 20 hours a week. To meet the two-year study requirement, you must have completed in at least 16 calendar months: a single qualification requiring at least two academic years of study; or more than one qualification resulting in a total period of at least two academic years of study

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The Yahoo! Search Web Services are all REST services. That means you can easily construct request URLs that will work in your browser, on the command line, and in your code. For our example, we'll construct a query to search the web for PDF files containing the term "finances". See the web search documentation to understand the details of this service.

URL Construction

Most API requests will use GET. If the specific documentation requires POST, see the section on POST URL construction below.

All search request URLs start with the hostname and resemble the following sample:

http://search.yahooapis.com

After the hostname are the service name and version number:

/WebSearchService/V1/

Next is the method followed by a question mark.

webSearch?

Those components form the base URL.

http://search.yahooapis.com/WebSearchService/V1/webSearch?

The method is followed by the actual query parameters, which take the form argument=value, where the arguments and values are url encoded. Multiple parameters are separated by an ampersand (&). The following example searches the web database for PDF files containing the term "finances":

http://search.yahooapis.com/WebSearchService/V1/webSearch?appid=YahooDemo&query=finances&format=pdf

The API documentation for each service provides the service name and lists all of the mandatory and optional parameters, in addition to describing the response structure, rate limits, etc.

POST URL Construction

Using POST to communicate with the API is very similar to using GET. All search request URLs still begin with the hostname, service name, version number and method:

http://search.yahooapis.com/WebSearchService/V1/contextSearch

Note that there is no question mark following the method.

The query parameters are passed in the POST data block. They still take the form argument=value and are properly url encoded. Multiple parameters are separated by an ampersand (&).

appid=YahooDemo&query=madonna&context=Italian+sculptors+and+painters+of+the+renaissance+favored+the+Virgin+Mary+for+inspiration.

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1. Article Submission

You don’t need to be an award winníng expert on the topic you are writing about - just pick an area that is related to the theme of your website, do a bit of research using a search engine and before you know it you will have more knowledge on that subject than most. Write in a relaxed, straightforward way. And, of course, when you add your details at the end of your article, make certain that you include your web address as well.

2. URL Submission

This sounds so obvious, yet so many people overlook it. Website URL submission is about getting more links to your website to help your website get ranked high on major search engines, thus getting more visitor traffic by, well, submittíng your website URL to the major search engines. You can buy or subscribe to software that will do this, but it is quite possible to get a good return by submitting manually.

3. Social Bookmarking

Social bookmarking is a way for internet users to store, classify, share, search and discover Internet resources that they find useful. Since social bookmarks are saved online, users are able to access them from anywhere - at home, at work or while travelling.

These lists can be accessible to the public by users of a specific network or website. What you need to do first is register with a social bookmarking site which allows you to store and tag bookmarks. Most social bookmarking services allow users to search for bookmarks which are associated with given “tags”, and rank the resources by the number of users which have bookmarked them. This means that other visitors and members of social bookmarking sites can search for resources by topic, category, keyword, tags, or popularity to see what others have saved. As a user, social bookmarking sites let you find useful, informative resources through pages that have been tagged because others have found them to be valuable sources. Voila - more web traffíc. Free.

4. Forum Posting

Forum posting is a hands down alternative to paid advertising methods. For just a few hours of work every week, you can capture batches of interested leads everyday. The more forums you contribute to, the more you will gain traffic. If you are an active forum poster, you will also get a good feel about the kind of products that are hot on the market.

Please don’t overlook the forum signature or commonly called resource box - it’s a powerful free advertising tool for you. What you must do is edit your forum signature. Basically, a curiosity inducing one-liner and a link to your website is great. Once you have edited and saved your signature, it will appear at the bottom of all your comments in the forum discussions. That means, the more you participate in the discussions in the forums, the more people see your semi-ad written on your signature. I promise, this will encourage people to visit your website, and hopefully buy from you.

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Cleveland, OH (PRESS RELEASE - June 6, 2009) — The current economy has made it clear to relocation executives that corporate housing is the most economical solution for their employees’ temporary housing needs. Two years ago, a site that was created as a simple tool for corporate housing providers to minimize vacancy has become an essential resource for business travelers. The Corporate Housing Network’s (TCHNetwork.com’s) strategic ability to match and connect those seeking temporary housing with quality providers has even captured the attention of The New York Times in an article just this past April.

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The benefits of utilizing The Corporate Housing Network are two-fold. First, seekers can perform a very targeted Search for their employees’, their clients’, or their family’s temporary housing needs on this site; there is never a charge to search or book housing. Secondly, “What strategically differentiates The Corporate Housing Network from any other site out there is the ability to have multiple companies and owners Bid for your business - in minutes,” says Erin Bozan, President and Co-Founder of TCHNetwork.com. “This also ensures our users that they are receiving our housing providers’ very best offers.”

A “Bid”, otherwise known to members and users as a “Request” for housing, has become a very effective tool for all parties involved. “It is not uncommon for someone searching for temporary housing to have very specific variables — from requiring to be near public transportation to mandating that their corporate apartment, condo, or home be within a particular school district,” says Kat Schneider Fotheringham, CEO and Co-Founder.

If after performing a Search for corporate housing an exact result does not surface, the person seeking housing will then post a Request for Housing; when they do, this site’s proprietary system effectively sends out these requirements to multiple providers. Only providers who have an exact match will then “Bid” on the business.

“Our system places the person seeking housing in the driver’s seat. Visitors to our site are pleased to be presented with multiple options that include the amenities they need, at the budget they require,” adds Bozan.

Providers like the ‘Request’ function on The Corporate Housing Network as well. “The most frustrating, and cost prohibitive, aspect of dealing with leads in this industry is that a team can spend hours researching the ‘perfect solution’ for a client, only to learn later that their budget is not a match for our services,” commented Kathy Policaro, Director of Business Development and Corporate Accounts for Churchill Corporate Services.

“The infrastructure of TCHNetwork.com, coupled with the Search Housing and Request features, allows providers to only spend time on prospects who are a match for their particular product,” adds Policaro.

About The Corporate Housing Network (TCHNetwork.com):

TCHNetwork.com offers real time availability alternatives for thousands of short term, furnished housing options. The Corporate Housing Network’s international network of temporary corporate housing providers offer furnished accommodations from apartments and condos to single family homes and vacation rentals — all over the world. There is never a charge to look or book corporate housing on The Corporate Housing Network.

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"Search 121,617,892,992 web pages" claims the front page of the new search engine Cuil (pronounced "cool" apparently). Those 120 billion pages are about three times as many as Google actually indexes, according to developer Anna Patterson... and she should know as until 2006 she worked there. Presented in a kind of "magazine style," Cuil will apparently get more pertinent results as it drills into the contents of a page, unlike Google's complex ranking system. Since two more of the development team also worked for Google, and there's $33 million of venture capital behind the new site, it is certainly going to be an interesting development to keep tabs on. Cuil takes search requests from today... though as it can't find me I'd say it needs tweaking. [Cuil via Physorg]

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This how-to handbook is for absolute beginners.

We are now going to disable the default Drupal search engine. Then make Apache Solr the only search engine available. This is a big performance improvement for large Drupal site.

There are currently two modules able to do this. CORE SEARCHES & SUPRESS SEARCH. CORE SEARCH module modify Drupal core whereas SUPPRESS SEARCH does not. Modifying Drupal core is consider really bad by the Drupal community. You should not modify Drupal core. But override it instead. For this reason this handbook will use the SUPRESS SEARCH module.

Download and install SUPRESS SEARCH module.

Navigate to ADMINISTER > SITE CONFIGURATION > SUPPRESS SEARCH SETTINGS
Under section SEARCH FORM SUBMIT PATH type in

Check HIDE CONTENT TAB box.
Check HIDE USERS TAB box.

Click on SAVE CONFIGURATION button.

Click on EMPTY CORE SEARCH INDEX button.
Drupal will ask

Are you sure you want to empty core's search index?

Click on EMPTY CORE SEARCH INDEX button again.

If successful the last two lines of the EMPTY SEARCH INDEX section should now read.

search_index: 0
search_dataset: 0

Navigate to ADMINISTER > SITE CONFIGURATION > PERFORMANCE
At the bottom of the page click on CLEAR CACHE DATA button.

Navigate to ADMINISTER > SITE CONFIGURATION > SEARCH SETTINGS
Under section INDEXING THROTTLE set the NUMBER OF ITEMS TO INDEX PER CRON RUN to 0 (zero).
Click on SAVE button.

To test go to http://yourdomainnamehere.com/search/apachesolr_search/
Under ENTER YOUR KEYWORDS.
Type in a keyword.
Click on SEARCH button.

If your Solr search returns no result go to http://yourdomainnamehere.com?q=admin/settings/apachesolr/index
Make sure that the first line reads

The search index is generated by running cron. 100% of the site content has been sent to the server. There are 0 items left to send.

If not 100% click on 'running cron' link until 100% of the site content has been sent to the Solr server.
Tips: Clicking the 'running cron' link does the same thing as going to http://yourdomainnamehere.com/cron.php

You have successfully disabled the default Drupal search engine. Then made Apache Solr the only search engine available.