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Plaid Cymru called today for the permanent return to North Wales of a priceless Bronze Age relic - the Mold Golden Cape - as it is displayed in public for the first time in Wales. Â The ceremonial solid gold cape was discovered by quarrymen in Mold in 1833, later purchased by the British Museum in London, and forms the centrepiece of an exhibition opening at Wrexham Borough Museum today.
North Wales AM, Janet Ryder, said : "I am very pleased that for the first time the people of north Wales can actually see this priceless treasure on display. However, I think the British Museum should consider making this a permanent loan and that the New Labour Assembly Government should do all in their power to make that happen." Â Ms Ryder commented on a similar case in Ireland: Â "If you go around the National Museum in Ireland they have a necklace made of nine gold leaf balls of different sizes, but they only have eight on display because one is missing. In the place where the missing one should be it simply says, 'This is on display at the British Museum, in London'.
"The determination of the British Museum to keep the national treasures of other countries smacks of the imperial attitude of old. The Elgin Marbles controversy is another example. The Mold Cape is part of the heritage of north Wales, one of our national treasures, and should be permanently on show in the north of Wales."


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Dang it, Lynn, I have to work! Otherwise I'd go pick up a Rhonda. :) Are you going to take your camera? |
I didn't think about bringing a camera but now that you mentioned it... I will! I will see if DH can shoot pics while I browse. I just wish there was a way for me to contact the sellers that have what I want so I can pre-paid and not stressed out. Some folks on FB were saying that they are planning to "camp out". I don't know what that means... like camping out over night or what?? That's crazy! I was thinking getting there when it opens but now I don't know. |
Yes, like camping out over night! LOL Actually, I don't know if they stay overnight or just get there super early in the morning. But I've seen pics on different websites about earlybirds. You don't need to stress out. Knowing you, there will be plenty that will please you even if it's not on your list. Just follow your nose! :) Can't wait to see some pics! |
- Posted by honeybunny2 Z9TX (My Page) on Tue, Aug 28, 12 at 18:42
What a list. I am glad, I live too far, so I am not tempted to go. Do they have a sale in the spring too? Barbra |
Mona, Good suggestion! I shall follow my nose, LOL. I think this event is two days long so they do have the Flower Show on both days as well as hula dancing etc. It should be fun for the whole family. I'm training my kids to guard my plants while I shop! LOL. If everyone is camping out early I might have to get a hotel and come the night before or something. I'm sure if my family didn't think I was crazy before they will now! Barbra I think the Spring sale is for cuttings only. And this one is for rooted Plants. I missed the Cuttings Sale this year... might as well or I would have killed them all too. I will go next spring so I can pick up some cuttings to practice. :) |
Yep, get a hotel room then let your DH get up early and go save your place in line. Men... gotta love 'em! at least they're good for something :) |
- Posted by plumie_girl (My Page) on Tue, Aug 28, 12 at 19:01
13th Annual Hawaiian Plumeria Festival 2012 Flower Show & Plant Sale Presented by the Last year's Festival was amazing! Thanks to our vendors, volunteers, and of course our over 3,000 visitors and buyers! Saturday & Sunday, September 1-2, 2012 ONE DAY ONLY! Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm Plant Sale Saturday & Sunday Entertainment! There will be Hawaiian dance and musical performances throughout both days in the courtyard outside Room 101 (Patio A) Also, |
Here is a link that might be useful: SO CAL PLUMERIA SOCIETY FESTIVAL WEBSITE
I would love the flower show... and the music and dance performance. Lynn, I bet you have a flower you could enter. Go outside and look! LOL Could someone please try and check out JJ's Safari? The name suggests to me yellow/bronze/orange and I would love to know. I would ask Lynn but she will have her family with her, plus her long list = hands full! LOL |
- Posted by honeybunny2 Z9TX (My Page) on Tue, Aug 28, 12 at 19:41
No-clue, thank goodness you missed the cutting sale. Next year you will have all this knowledge and have 100% success on rooting cuttings. I really did have a good year at rooting cuttings. I did loose some, but it was because I put the newly rooted cuttings in full sun. I will always use the gritty mix for cuttings, but once established will replant them in potting soil. I can't wait until the spring to start all over again. I have learned so much on this forum. Thanks everyone, for sharing your knowledge. Barbra |
Hi Barbra. I had been using the gritty mix to root cuttings, too, and like using it. Now I'm out of ingredients but will get some for next year. Like you, I will pot them up in MG and perlite when the time comes. The few that I did pot up to the gritty mix are doing just fine but I really prefer not to use it for the larger plants. |
Moonie, I have Safari... got it from JJ's a few months ago when she was barely rooted. John kept telling me to break off the larger leaves to promote more growth but I didn't listen. Well his are growing well and mine is like "failure to thrive". LOL If he has his pictures there I will snap a photo for you ok? Plumie girl - I didn't know that sellers get first dips! That's not fair!! Hmmm... I'm going to have to figure out how to get in first then. :) |
Lynn - try to locate the bathrooms, then check to see if the windows are unlocked. LOL Sorry to be such a pest but I've been looking forward to this sell for a long time, (LOL) so a pic would be great if you can swing it. When you think of Safari, what colors come to mind for that name? I see a Tinkerbell on the list. In my mind it should be yellow... because Tinkerbell had blonde hair. Tiger should be orange. |
- Posted by printmaster DFW TX (My Page) on Tue, Aug 28, 12 at 21:27
I want Amazing & Artic Sun. But, living in Texas I can't make the sale. Lonnie |
No fears gang... I will take pictures of everything I can get my hands on. :) If all else fails I will swipe John's catalogue. J/K! But I will take pics I promise. Mona, for some reason I think Safari is red! I know I mentioned I was looking for red and some how I came home w/ Safari. Tiger should be dark pink/red. But I will be sure to take pictures. I don't know what Amazing or Artic Sun will look like but if he has pics I will take some. |
- Posted by printmaster DFW TX (My Page) on Wed, Aug 29, 12 at 7:35
I saw Amazing in late July at JJ's. He said it wasn't available until September. I asked him to place me on the waiting list. I didn't think to take a pic. dahhhhh! Lonnie |
Lonnie do you remember what Amazing looks like? Fragrance? Will you be going to the Sale? |
- Posted by printmaster DFW TX (My Page) on Wed, Aug 29, 12 at 12:42
No-Clue, It was a 3" wide bloom, with cream petals and red/orange center. I can not remember the fragrance. It was a small plant, but beautiful flower. I emailed John this morning to see if it was available for shipment. Not going to sale, live in TX. I was out there end of July for vacation. Lonnie |
Oh wow that sounds beautiful!! If he doesn't ship let me know and I'll be happy to pick it up and ship to you. |
- Posted by slave2thefur (My Page) on Wed, Aug 29, 12 at 15:55
For those who want a reference doc, I've put together an unofficial guide. I'll also have some pix of JJ new varieties on my phone. See you there - stop by and say hi.... Diana |
Here is a link that might be useful: SCPS guide
Sweet!! Thank you Diana... I will look for you. |
- Posted by beachplant 9b (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Aug 29, 12 at 19:57
so the secret is root a bunch of generic plumeria, sign up as a dealer, go in early, buy what you really want, sell your cuttings/seedlings cheap and get out. 3,000 visitors! wow! It`s gonna be like a concert, plumeria addicts camped out overnight. Ya`ll have a great time and hope everyone gets all the plants they want. |
I have been told by more than one sellers that if I don't get there by 9am the line will wrap around the building. I can't believe I'm even thinking of going there by 8am. That's TWO hours before opening time! But at least the hotel is only 2.4 miles away so I'm going to have DH drop me off so I can get in line while they go get me breakfast. I should have signed up as a volunteer or something. LOL. |
I'm reading the SCPS sale bulletin and noticed a discrepency in the description of the Guillot's Sunset. Early on it says it is cold sensitive, then later on it says it is cold tolerant. I'm curious as I live around 1021' elevation in the San Gabriel Valley and it gets very close to frost maybe once or twice a winter. I'm thinking of an inground plant for the future and I have seen some Celadine's nearby, one is about 20' tall and wide so at least they must be cold tolerant. Delton |
- Posted by loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, (My Page) on Wed, Aug 29, 12 at 23:45
Lynn, Your list makes me shake with envy... : ) I look at everyone listed and see the ones that i would like to have .. You are so fortunate to be able to atttend the show! Hello to all that are going and have a great time.. Bill, James Diana, Iso, Erika, Jen, Lynn. Think of all of us and please take pics. We will be there in spirit and im looking forward to seeing your pics.. Once again,, Thank you1! : ) Take care and tell everyone that i said Hi!!! Laura |
- Posted by slave2thefur san diego - north co (My Page) on Thu, Aug 30, 12 at 0:16
8am? That's crazy talk! These aren't one-of-a-kind, never to be seen again plants...for the most part, anyway. Yes, the line to enter is long and some varieties are limited, but you can score big, and sanely. Hints: Make a gotta-have list, and a budget, but always leave room for serendipity. Prowl the big plants in the courtyard while you wait. Volunteers have a cross-reference list of plants by vendor, and can point you in the right direction. When you find one you want, ask the vendor to hold it for you (bring tags or bright ribbons), make a note to yourself, and go hunt the next. Relax, have fun, and if both checkout lines are too long, put all your plants in the holding room and have lunch across the promenade, check out the flower show or visit the beautiful gardens. Even tho the queues are long, they move pretty quickly - the hard part is holding a 10 lb. pot for too long. Bring a cart or tote bag. Remember - no Credit or Debit cards! |
- Posted by plumie_girl 9b SoCal HD (My Page) on Thu, Aug 30, 12 at 1:44
Diana, Thanks for the great reference guide. I appreciate your hard work and I will keep it handy. I found that I have a few duplicates because of AKAs. ;o( PS: I have a nice picture of you and Bud @ JJ's. If I can remember I will print one out and bring it for you. Jan |
- Posted by slave2thefur san diego - north co (My Page) on Thu, Aug 30, 12 at 10:33
Thanks, Jan. The aka list is probably the hardest thing to maintain, and gets even more complicated due to Thai and Oz varieties. Would love to see the pic - can you email it? After I posted these hints, I realized I misspoke. The official holding area is post-sale, called 'will-call'. See http://plumeriafestival.com/faq.html |
- Posted by printmaster DFW TX (My Page) on Thu, Aug 30, 12 at 11:13
No-Clue, I haven't heard from John. He is more than likely getting ready for the sale. |
Diana, So 8am is too early? LOL... ok fine I'll be there at 8:15am how's that? Oh and I also have a pic of you, Bill and Irene at JJ's Open House too. Give me your email address and I'll send you a copy. Lonnie, John said he will call me later today... so I will look for a Rhonda for Mona and an Amazing for you. Anybody else? He accepts PayPal so I will arrange for you guys to call him. I'm actually about 1.5 hrs from him and I don't drive due to my peripheral neuropathy so it's probably best to have him ship to you directly. Or it will be a while before I can hitch a ride to pick them up. Let me know if that works. In a way it's a good thing... or I would be at JJ's every week! I have been dying to go see Doug Jones, Mike P and Danny K and admire their plumeria patches as well. Bud even said I could visit his garden... but alas I can't drive! So it will have to be some other time when DH has time off. But I'm super excited about this Plant Sale this weekend though... so that will tie me over for a while! :) |
- Posted by printmaster DFW TX (My Page) on Thu, Aug 30, 12 at 13:16
No-Clue, That will work. Thank you. Lonnie |
Does anyone ever have the problem of thinking they have replied to a post only to find out later they didn't? LOL Lynn - that would be great, thank you, but does that mean you won't be able to personally choose mine for me? :) Kidding, but I know you have excellent plant buying skills. |
Delton, I also live in the San Gabriel valley at about the same elevation and I have a GS planted in the ground in a raised bed. It was a relatively mature plant when I got it, and I planted it in august of last year (I think?). It went dormant pretty swiftly last winter, but never had any issues as far as I know. It's partially sheltered by a much taller tree, which may have taken the edge off the coldest nights, but it had no tip die-back or black tip or anything. I did tent it with frost cloth in January and February, though. It woke up pretty fast this year, and now is hugely leafed out with 3 inflos. So, I would say it does pretty well in this climate - you may just want to take some precautions on the nights when it gets into the mid and upper 30s. Personally, I love this plumeria - it's really striking to look out the window and see it in bloom. In contrast, I have a Cal Sally planted about 3 feet to the right of it, and that plant did have tip die-back and black tip issues, and I ended up hacking off 3 big hunks of branch to save it from rot. I realize their micro-climates might be slightly different, since the Cal Sal is much more exposed, but overall the GS did 100x better over the winter. I'm definitely going to have to frost cloth the Cal Sal earlier this year if I don't want it spending the entire summer recovering from the previous winter! |
Thanks for that info. All of my plants are still small, but by next year I think I will try one them in the ground to see how it does, I have several months to think about just the right area to put it. |
- Posted by beachplant 9b (email@example.com) on Sat, Sep 1, 12 at 17:19
What did ya get? What did ya get??? Tally HO! |
Well, I did not have the opportunity to call John today and I fear of the same tomorrow. With any luck he will still have a Rhonda come Friday morning when I am off from work and can give him a call. I've got my fingers crossed! |
- Posted by angela_socal Zone 10a (My Page) on Wed, Sep 5, 12 at 23:37
Hi everyone, I am new to this forum, but on my third year of plumerias. We went to the show last year and this year. Since we are kinda new, we aren't to picky about which one/type yet so we went on Sunday at 2:00, so there was only two hours left of the show. Let me tell you last year there was plenty to pick from, this year, there was almost nothing left! JJ was the only one who had quite a few left. So that being said a couple vendors were offering to make a deal with the couple that they had left. My husband and I each went with $50.00 to spend, of course we brought the checkbook just in case!! Right away my husband struck a pretty good deal with two of the larger plants that were outside on the patio. The seller marked them both down right away for a total of 45.00 for both, one white and yellow, one yellow and white, both with current inflows and both having an inflow about to open! So then it's my turn, we have plenty that are one to two years old, I kinda wanted one larger one and no more white and yellow. I already have three JJ's... but they do seem to be my strongest plants so why not another one, again a lot of small ones, a couple larger ones for $100, but that over my budget.. so I was going to settle for one for $40.00, I don't even remember what is was, and John saw me and said, no don't get that one, take this one, it was a Rio, with an inflow about to bloom, it was marked $55.00, but he marked it down to $40.00. Still white, but has colored edges, he showed me in the catalog. So I was happy. Then I came across the Aztec Gold, I loved the smell, but they only had a little one left, but the vendor automatically took $5.00 off for me. So for going at the last minute we are very happy with our afternoon at the sale. We left at exactly 100 with a good group of plants. The two on the left are the ones my husband got for a total of 45.00, the one in the back is a JJ Divine for my mother in law, she loves mine, the little one in the front is the Aztec Gold, and the one on the right is the JJ Rio! |
Nice deals Angela! You'll have to tell us all about Rio's color and scent when it blooms, ok? I so badly want to be able to go to one of those sales but since I live on the opposite coast, I just have to wait for No Clue to go, then when she comes back I hang on every word that she writes! LOL |
- Posted by printmaster DFW TX (My Page) on Thu, Sep 6, 12 at 7:22
Anglea, First of all -- WELCOME! Great story and purchases! Keep us posted on all your plants, and we love picutres!! Lonnie |
- Posted by beachplant 9b (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, Sep 6, 12 at 12:24
Good score! So sorry you are now addicted, there is no cure you know. Moonie, ya`ll are just gonna have to take a vaca to the beach when Clear Lake has their sale. We`ll go to the beach, buy plumerias and eat shrimp at a restaurant over the Gulf of Mexico. |
- Posted by angela_socal Zone 10a (My Page) on Fri, Sep 7, 12 at 2:27
Moonie - Thank you! I was wrong, when I was out looking at them tonight, it's called a Roxy, should bloom by this weekend! Lonnie - Thank you, it's nice to be able to share and know other people excited about them! |
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I have pasted a copy of the lsp. file to Doc&setiings\All users\Documents\Autodesk\Acade 2012\Support. I also have lsp. files which reside in Program Files\ Autodesk\Acade 2012|Express. However I have created user defined attributes NEXT_ATTRNAME & PREV_ATTRNAME. I have first of all assigned (getvar "c:nextsheet") to NEXT_ATTRNAME and updated list, then created my wdt. file. I then ran the title block update. I am not getting an output value on the drawing. However the command bar is telling me that it is interpreting as AutoLISP: (GETVAR "C:NEXTSHEET"). I am not sure if am entering the correct expression into the AutoLisp expression in the title block user defined attributes and therefore not sure if it is actually calling the routine when I run the title block update. Please can you advise whats going on?
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i'm having a similar issue, when i update the titleblock, it tries opening the LSP it seems...this is what commandline gives me:
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Most people start their first company while they still have a day job. It makes sense: You don't need loans. You don't need funding. And if you "fail," all you've lost is time.
But you've also placed yourself in a hazardous – potentially legally ambiguous – situation. If managed improperly, you're unnecessarily risking lawsuits and worse.
So far this year both the number and size of deals by venture capitalists are down over the final quarter of 2009.
A total of 681 deals for $4.7 billion were completed by VCs in the first quarter of 2010, according to a MoneyTree Report released by the National Venture Capital Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers. That dollar amount is down about 10 percent over Q4 2009, but up nearly 40 percent over the same period last year.
Picnik's Jonathan Sposato helped orchestrate one of the Seattle tech community's highest profile M&A deals of the year when he sold the online photo editing service to Google. The feat was even more impressive given that it marked the second time that the 43-year-old Internet entrepreneur had sold a company to the search giant. And Sposato did it all without taking a dime of venture capital.
So, how did he pull it off? Sposato offered his thoughts on bootstrapping as well as his tips for selling companies in a talk at Seattle Lunch 2.0 last Friday. We were there, taking notes and shooting video. Here are some of the highlights, including Sposato telling the crowd that he and co-founders Mike Harrington and Darrin Massena didn't take venture capital money because they were "greedy."
The new national jobless numbers came out Friday morning with the umemployment rate falling from 9.9 percent to 9.7 percent - thank, in large part, to the 2010 Census that hired 411,000 temporary workers.
If the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes is passed there will be a lot of unhappy venture capitalists, who say they may stop investing in startups.
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Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 19, 2013, at McEvans School in Shaw. Burial will follow in Spangle Banner Cemetery in Shaw with Rev. Larry King officiating.
Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. on Friday, January 18, 2013, at Byas Funeral Home in Cleveland and one hour before the service on Saturday. Family hour will be from 6-7 p.m. on Friday, January 18, 2013, at Byas Funeral Home Chapel.
Rueben was born in Vicksburg on March 23, 1935, to the late James and Thelma Watson. He was the seventh of 10 children. He graduated from Bowman High and continued on to receive a bachelor's degree from Mississippi Vocational, now MVSU.
Rueben was married to Rachel Pearl Bell, who preceded him in his death; they were married for 51 years.
Reuben worked in Benoit and Shaw Schools for more than 30 years, where he was a Physical Education and math teacher. He later received his masters and Educational Specialist from Delta State.
He became the first black superintendent for Shaw schools in 1983 until he retired in 1993.
Rueben leaves to cherish his memories, Jelisa (Jonathan) Hatcher, Rueben (Stephanie) Watson Jr., Joyce Watson, Leon (Rosina) Watson, Doris Watson, Wayne Watson, Lucia (Elijah) Watson, Jose (LaTayna) Watson, Jorge Watson, Irma Yates, Tommye Jo (James) Morris, Lois Price, Lerris (Alice) Cooper, Lamar (Teresa) Cooper, Lionel (Yolanda) Cooper, Edward (Joyce) Bell, Gasby (Opal) Bell, and the rest of his family and friends.


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Poll: Which Obama Speech Was His Best (So Far)?
It's increasingly clear that, with all due respect to Ronald "The Great Communicator" Reagan and Bill "Elvis" Clinton, Barack Obama is the most gifted orator American politics has seen since John F. Kennedy. His speech last night wasn't his most soaring, but it accomplished the primary tasks facing the young candidate: it proved his mettle, and fleshed out his sometimes hazy message of change. Here is the full video of that speech and three others: his speech on race, his Iowa victory speech, and the 2004 D.N.C. keynote speech that put him on the map. Answer our poll and tell us which one you think is the best!
Democratic National Convention Nomination Acceptance Speech, Denver, 8/28/08
Watch the other speeches after the jump.Speech on Race and the Campaign, Philadelphia, 3/28/08
Iowa Caucus Victory Speech, Des Moines, 1/3/08
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Cho Yung Tea Review
What Is Cho Yung?
Cho Yung tea is promoted as effective fat burner tea which have been featured as in different publications. This diet drink is a mix of green tea and other herbal ingredients that the company claim will promote effective weight loss.
The primary ingredient is of the Oolong green tea, they originate from the regular tea plant Camellia Sinensis. They are harvested just thrice annually and also are partially dried before being subjected to high temperature levels which is claimed will get rid of oxidation just before being fermented.
Oolong green tea is mixed with other herbs which according website detox your body and improve digestion.
It is a typical green tea that has slimming and health benefits.
It is green tea and has become a popular for dieting by people who don't want to exercise while on diet.
According Cho Yung website you can "Burn the Fat Away with 2 Cups A Day" with "no extreme exercise".
As the name suggests, it is chiefly made via a premium Chinese herbs which has been used in the concerned country for treating numerous ailments and diseases.
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Cho Yung Tea is a mix of green tea and herbs that have already proven to support the diet.
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The ingredients in Cho Yung tea include:
- Oolong Tea is a green tea which is partially sun dried and then treated with high temperatures to stop oxidation.
- Lotus leaf to cleanse the spleen, and improve digestion and metabolism.
- Hawthorn (or 'Crataegus Pinnatifida') helps digestion.
- Alisma rhizome supports body's organs and to detox dangerous toxins.
- Cassia seeds support internal organs, notably the liver and kidney.
- Jiaogulan (or Southern Ginseng) is an herb which has regulating effect.
- Poria is a traditional fungus used a for the internal organs, notably the heart and kidney and improves immune system.
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- Green tea may boost energy expenditure, and also positive results on weight management have been proved using green tea.
- Green tea is consumed widely across Asia, where the rates of many cancers are much lower in Asia than other parts of the world.
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1 A psalm of David: ADONAI, hear my prayer; listen to my pleas for mercy. In your faithfulness, answer me, and in your righteousness. | 1 O LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief. |
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In post-apocalyptic New York City, a beautiful young girl named Ann runs away from her home, leaving the safe-haven of Manhattan. With a ruthless bounty hunter on her trail, she makes the deadly mistake of escaping to the forbidden zone of the Bronx, a no-man's wasteland of warriors and gangs. When Ann meets gang leader Trash, he decides to protect her and wage an all-out guerilla war!


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Vacancy in Income-Tax Department, Chennai 2014 www.incometaxindia.gov.in Recruitment, Various Posts Recruitment Notification Apply Online Application Form
It is a matter of general belief that taxes on income and wealth are of recent origin but there is enough evidence to show that taxes on income in some form or the other were levied even in primitive and ancient communities. The origin of the word "Tax" is from "Taxation" which means an estimate.
Many of job aspirants are waiting for Income-Tax Department Recruitment Notification 2014, finally your dreams come true, on this week of January 2014 Income-Tax Department published Advertisement for the Recruitment of Various Posts Please Check below how to apply for this job at Income-Tax Deportment.
Income-Tax Department Recruitment January 2014 Post Details –
- 1. Inspector of Income-Tax Posts – Number Of Vacancies = 02
- 2. Tax Assistant Posts – Number Of Vacancies = 20
- 3. Multi Tasking Staff Posts – Number Of Vacancies = 03
Qualification for Various Post in Income-Tax Department job
- Passed Degree from any Recognized University/Board Or Equivalent for Inspector of Income-Tax & Tax Assistant posts, Passed 10th Or Equivalent from any recognized Board. Age Limit- Minimum 18 years Maximum 25 years. Salary offered- Inspector of Income-Tax posts Rs.9300-34800 + Grade Pay Rs.4600, Tax Assistant posts Rs.5200-20200 + Grade Pay Rs.2400 & Multi Tasking Staff posts Rs.5200-20200 + Grade Pay Rs.1800/month.
How to Apply / Process to Apply on this job at Income-Tax Department
- If your eligible for Income-Tax Department Various Posts Recruitment Notification January 2014 then online application will be starts on 22nd Jan. 2014 you have to successfully submit your application for before 24th Feb. 2014.
- Candidates have to send their Applications to the Chief commissioner of Income-Tax, Aayakar bhawan, 121, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Nangambakkam, Chennai – 34.
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Diphyllobothriasis is infection with the intestinal tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum, a parasite of freshwater fish. Treatment is with praziquantel.
D. latum is the largest parasite of humans (up to 10 m in length). D. latum and the cestodes that cause sparganosis (see see Sparganosis) are the only human tapeworms with aquatic life cycles. In freshwater, eggs of D. latum from human feces hatch into free-swimming larvae, which are ingested by microcrustaceans. The microcrustaceans are ingested by fish, in which the larvae become infective.
Diphyllobothriasis occurs worldwide, especially where cool lakes are contaminated by sewage. Infections in the US and northern Europe occur in people who eat raw freshwater fish. Infection is less common with current sewage treatment.
Infection is usually asymptomatic, but mild GI symptoms may be noted. Fish tapeworms take up dietary vitamin B12, occasionally resulting in vitamin B12 deficiency and megaloblastic anemia.
Diagnosis is by identification of characteristic operculated eggs or broad proglottids in stool. CBC is done to check for anemia.
Treatment is with a single oral dose of praziquantel Some Trade Names BILTRICIDE Click for Drug Monograph 5 to 10 mg/kg. Alternatively, a single 2-g dose of niclosamide is given as 4 tablets (500 mg each) that are chewed one at a time and swallowed. For children, the dose is 50 mg/kg once.
Vitamin B12 may be needed to correct megaloblastic anemia if present. Thoroughly cooking freshwater fish or freezing it at −10° C (−14° F) for 48 h prevents infection.
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The Music Department at Savannah Arts Academy includes the performance disciplines of Band, Chorus, Orchestra, and Piano. To enhance their musical education and ground them in the study of music, all students are required to take music theory and beginning piano. In addition, Music History, Composition and AP Music Theory are offered as electives. All music students take a minimum of two music courses each semester, additional music courses are possible as their academic requirements are met. Students are also encouraged to audition for performing groups outside their art discipline--they then have the ability to enrich their knowledge of additional musical disciplines or other departments such as dance, theater, art, or academic classes available to them. The music department faculty includes; Ms. Ditrie Sanchez – Piano, Beginning Theory, Composition (Theory II) Ms. Diane Stallings—Chorus, (Mixed, Men's, Beginning Women and Advanced Women, Skylarks (by audition only 11th-12th grade women) Music History Mr. Carl Polk—Beginning and AP Music Theory, Orchestra, Strings Mr. Terry Staten—Beginning Band, Concert Band, Beginning Jazz Band, Advanced Jazz Band Ms. Dianne Gardner—Beginning Piano, advanced Piano, Accompanying
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2014 Homeschool Iowa Conference Children's Program
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The 2014 Homeschool Iowa Conference Children's Program
We're excited to present this
program facilitated by the Nebraska Kids' Program.
Parents are invited to register their children ages 5-12
in this outstanding two-day program, The Quest, where they will engage in
captivating drama, songs, Scripture memory, object lessons, hands-on projects and games.
The children's program students will journey back into medieval history
as they join a young boy on his quest for knighthood.
Through the example of the lives of valient men and women,
children participating in the program will be challenged
to serve others and devote their lives for the glory and honor of our true King, Jesus Christ.
The program includes lunch on both days.
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Denver's Prehistoric Journey - (7-12) – A guide for taking students to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science Prehistoric Journey. For Colorado Front Range teachers able to go on a field trip in Denver.
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- Life Has a History - introduces students to the history of life and how it results in today's biodiversity.
- www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/intro/index.html
- Getting Into the Fossil Record - helps students gain a basic understanding of what a fossil is and how a fossil forms. Need computer access, adaptable to elementary.
- www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/fossil/index.html
- Understanding Geologic Time - introduces students to geologic time, the evidence for events in Earth's history, relative and absolute dating techniques, and the significance of the geologic time scale. Need computer access, adaptable to elementary.
- www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/geotime/index.html
- Stories From the Fossil Record - provides students with a basic understanding of how fossils can be used to interpret the past. There are four different pathways to explore: biodiversity, geologic time, paleoecology and past lives. Need computer access, adaptable to elementary.
- www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/stories/index.html
- Adventures at Dry Creek - virtually engages students in scientific research. Students join "science mentors" to gather data and interpret direct and indirect evidence to propose multiple hypotheses of what life was like in Montana 60-70 million years ago. Need student computer access.
- www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/reslab/newdc/index.html
- What Did T.rex Taste Like? - provides an introduction to cladistics (a way of organizing living things by common ancestry and evolutionary relationships) and involves students in posing hypotheses about past life based upon evolutionary history. Need computer access, adaptable for grades 7&8.
- www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/Trex/index.html
- The Evolution of Flight - examines evidence from the fossil record, behavior, biomechanics and cladistic analysis to interpret the sequence of events that led to flight in the dinosaur lineage. Students gather, organize and analyze data and then propose hypotheses about the evolution of flight in birds. Need computer access, adaptable to grades 7-8.
- www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/reslab/flight/main.htm
- Learning From the Fossil Record - A collection of informative papers and activities to assist teachers in using paleontology and related fields to teach major concepts in science. They also help to tell part of the story of the Earth.
- www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/Learning.html
- Who's On First - A relative dating activity.
- www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/BarBar.html
- Excavating Your Recycling Bin as a Fossil Record - Simulate how scientists study the past. Scientists use layers of rock with fossils to understand the past.
- askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Paleontology/PAL0003.html
- Dinosaur Dig - To give a classroom experience of how difficult it is to interpret a paleontological discovery while being in a classroom environment. Uses wooden models of selected dinosaurs to demonstrate a procedure a field paleontologist may use.
- askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Paleontology/PAL0001.html
- Zoom Dinosaurs - is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs. It is designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic, and then to progress to much more advanced information as desired, simply by clicking on links. Contains some activities, lesson plans, quizzes, puzzles and games.
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This competitive reality series takes six beautiful girls and pits them against each other - but not in the way that they think. While the lovely ladies on the series believe that they are being judged purely on their beauty-queen looks, their actions are being observed as well, with judges Vanessa Minnillo, Cheryl Tiegs, and Nolé Marin forming conclusions based on their frequently bratty behavior. Each week, the gorgeous contestants are faced with challenges to their outer beauty, like photo shoots and trips down the catwalk, but unbeknownst to the girls, they're also given challenges that reveal character, conscience, and intelligence. After a competitor is eliminated, it's revealed to her why and how she failed, with a video montage of her atrocious behavior -- and a severe tongue lashing -- hopefully teaching each cast off that true beauty is about more than looks.
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My dear P.M.,
I send out in another letter by this mail copy of Hilton Young's [1] Report of the East Africa Commission-a bulky document. My object in sending it is not so much for the interest to us of the subject itself, as the possible analogy it may contain with respect to the possibility of some sort of amalgamation of the Administrations of Papua and the Mandated Territory of New Guinea.
Sir Hubert Murray (Papua) [2] came in to see me yesterday. I asked him in the course of conversation if he thought that the Dutch laid great store on Dutch New Guinea, and he said, to my great delight, that it was his definite impression that they did not and that they would sell it for a song. I hope and trust that you will empower me to sing the necessary song at an early date. But I really doubt whether my voice is good enough.
With regard to the development of Papua, he surprised me by saying that whereas about 10,000 natives are now employed, it is doubtful (on their present information) if more than a total of 20,000 will ever be available. The same order of figures applies to the Mandated Territory. If these are anything like correct, then mechanical aids to development will be essential. This movement is practically non-existent at present as there are probably not half-a-dozen tractors in the whole of Australian New Guinea.
Is it impossible to think of mechanical aids to tree-felling, scrub demolishing, road making, in tropical countries? One hears that Henry Ford is developing such methods in the huge areas in the vicinity of the Amazon in South America that he is putting under rubber.
Murray seems to think that there is not very much wrong with the administration of the Mandated Territory, other than that it is carried out by people who are inexperienced. He thinks it essential that Wisdom [3] should be allowed to come to Geneva to defend his administration before the Mandates Commission.
I send in another letter a map showing the boundaries of Australia as they are specified in the Letters Patent for the individual States. The Constitution lays down no continental boundaries and it is suggested that as the Commonwealth is now an international entity, some consideration of the situation on the part of the Attorney-General might be appropriate.
I attach a circular issued by Rowe & Pitman, a well-known Stock Exchange firm, with regard to Imperial Finance. As you will see, this is the latest form that Davenport & Cooke's attack on our Australian finance has taken. [4] Cooke is a member of this firm.
It is a clever memorandum and one that is difficult to answer.
I enclose cuttings about the Commonwealth Loan. It is improving to par much quicker than expected.
At lunch with Philip Kerr [5] this week, he put forward the following stimulating theory. Periods of expansion and prosperity have followed the successive waves of introduction of mechanical and industrial machinery. But up till the War only 500 million out of the world's 1,800 million people have benefited (or been exploited) by the rising tide of mechanisation and industrialisation. The majority of mankind still till the soil in primitive fashion and live their lives untouched by modern processes. The next phase will be the supplanting of the wooden man-pulled plough and its prototypes in backward countries (China, India, Africa, Java, etc.) by the tractor and the rest-with bettered standards of living and increased wealth to swell the markets of the big established producers of the world-England and America. The handful of rice that is all that the native has been able to produce for his own needs will be multiplied, and his increasing requirements (which he will be able to satisfy through his increasing production) will put new life into English and American factories. This can come about but slowly and by virtue of the export of capital for development from Great Britain and the United States. British capital is limited and earmarked to a great extent for home and Dominion development. American capital is abundant and looking for avenues for employment. But America is inexperienced in financing the development and exploitation of backward countries, whilst we have great experience. Co-operation between American money and British brains and experience is indicated and would provide a useful additional link to cement the Anglo-American English speaking entente. The combination would be world powerful. Mond's [6] 'Finance Company of Great Britain and America Ltd.' may represent the first step in canalising American credit through British channels into appropriate fields.
The Americans have given some indication that they do not necessarily want control of the foreign investments into which some of their surplus credit goes. If they have confidence in the British individuals who organise and run the business, and have nominees on the Boards, they appear to be willing, at present at least, to let British brains run the business although possibly American money may be predominant in the enterprise.
Kerr sees the possibility of a new period of prosperity in the coming generation arising out of the development of the backward lands by virtue of the marrying of British direction to American money.
I send a collection of papers on Belligerent Rights with another letter by this mail.
I spoke to Amery [7] this week about the difficulty of proper consultation with the Dominions on the very complex subject of Belligerent Rights. It is so important and so many sided that it is next to impossible to give a balanced picture of the subject in telegrams and despatches. He recognises this and says that in the event of our being threatened with a conference on the subject by the Americans, he will make every effort to have it postponed until after the next Imperial Conference.
Sir Hugh Trenchard [8] spoke to me yesterday about the decision, that the Commonwealth Defence Department has come to, to move the Australian Air Liaison Officer from the Air Ministry to Australia House. He thinks personally that it is a retrograde step but he is not prepared to make any representations about it as it is, he says, our business and not his. Although Australia House is close to the Air Ministry, it will be awkward as he (Trenchard), I think quite rightly, will not allow files to go out of the Air Ministry.
I suppose Defence have very good reasons, but it is not obvious to me what benefits will result to offset the fact that it will not be possible for the Air Liaison Officer to keep as well in touch as he was before.
I enclose copy of a despatch from the British Ambassador at Rome regarding the anti-Italian incident at Innisfail. [9]
I write another letter by this mail drawing attention to the fact that Australian wheat in the last year or so has been shipped in abnormally large and increasing quantities to the isolated island of Guam in the Pacific. This is an American Naval Station, to which there is no regular shipping service from Australia-a fact that rules out the possibility of the wheat going there for re- shipment. In the year 1926/27 the export of wheat to Guam from Australia was roughly 40,000 tons. In the year ended 30th June, 1928, over 82,000 tons went to Guam, and in the three months ended 30th September, 1928, over 33,000 tons was shipped there. The records prior to these dates show no shipments at all. As the population of the island consists of 16,000 natives and 1,000 whites, it is difficult to see what these enormous tonnages are required for. Even if they are building up a reserve for naval purposes, the amounts seem very large.
Winston is absorbed again in the pangs of authorship. He is producing another book called 'The Aftermath'. [10] It was to a certain extent due to Amery having read several chapters in manuscript and having made some useful suggestions that Winston mellowed to the extent of giving Amery an opening to tackle him about the loan of the 'Discovery' to Australia.
A good impromptu of Winston Churchill's. A Labour member was criticising some action of his, and stopped in his harangue to say severely-'The right honourable gentleman shakes his head, but he must remember that I am only stating my own opinion'-to which Winston said mildly-'And I am only shaking my own head'.
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Kit Jennings says Billings is the perfect place to host an energy conference. That's why the 15th annual Energy Exposition and Symposium is set for June 25-26 at MetraPark's ExpoCenter.
The previous 14 energy expositions have been held in Wyoming. The main reason for moving the conference to Billings is it's within a few hundred miles of key energy-producing regions such as the Bakken in North Dakota and Montana, the Niobrara shale in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska and energy-producing areas in Canada, said Jennings, an energy consultant and former Wyoming state senator from Casper.
"When you look at that radius, (Billings is) perfectly positioned to be a hub, plus they have the facilities that can handle this kind of an event," he said.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who grew up in Wyoming and also was chairman and chief executive of the oil services giant Halliburton Co., keynotes this year's Exposition. Other featured speakers include Tim Wigley, president of the Western Energy Alliance; and Mark Mathis, founder of Citizens' Alliance for Responsible Energy and the director of the film "spOILed," a documentary about they nation's misguided energy policy.
Jennings said the first energy exposition, held in Gillette, was a trade show that mostly centered on coalbed methane development. It attracted about 300 people. More than 1,000 people attended the second event.
At last year's event, 250 companies from 32 states and two provinces exhibited, and more than 4,500 people attended.
Aside from the trade show, the exposition also features continuing education opportunities. The Petroleum Institute for Continuing Education will offer short courses on energy courses from shale, an introduction to geology for non-geologists, and courses on drilling and the upstream petroleum industry.
As part of the event, the Society of Petroleum Engineers will host a golf tournament at Lake Hills Golf Course. The tournament will benefit the Wise Wonders children's museum.
The trade show is free and open to the public.
For more information on the event, visit http://energyexposition.com/.


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Tampa Bay hasn't won a playoff game since hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy back in February of 2003. Max Luckan
When a team hasn't been to the playoffs since 2007, and hasn't won a playoff game since winning the Super Bowl in 2002, it takes a toll on an entire franchise, especially the owners and front office. But perhaps more importantly, losing takes a toll on the fans.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are currently that team and their last playoff victory was, indeed, a 48-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII.
Last season, which was Greg Schiano's first season as head coach, the team finished with a 7-9 record and missed the playoffs once again. But at times, there were brilliant flashes of flawless execution. There was even a four-game winning streak. However, that four-game winning streak was followed by a five-game losing streak, and that's exactly what the Bucs are looking to avoid this year, as Schiano has installed a new order and has instilled genuine confidence in the team for the first time, really, since that lone Super Bowl victory in the 2002-2003 season.
Entering this season, the Bucs have a revamped roster with the addition of cornerbacks Darrelle Revis and Johnathan Banks, along with linebacker Jonathan Casillas. In addition to the newcomers, Pro Bowl offensive linemen Carl Nicks and Davin Joseph are very close to being healthy, and on the defensive side, the Bucs are hoping that defensive end Adrian Clayborn can return at full strength because they will need him to play alongside Da'Quan Bowers.
The Bucs will face 12 NFC opponents this season, and of course six of those games will be against their divisional opponents – the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and Carolina Panthers. Last season, the Bucs went 3-3 in their own division, which was on par with the other three teams, who also all finished with a 3-3 record in divisional play. Within the NFC, the Bucs posted a lowly 4-8 record in 2012, which shows just how strong the conference actually is and how tough their road to a playoff berth will be this season.
On paper, the Bucs roster is much improved and seems to be the best squad they've had in years. But how will Tampa Bay stack up against the rest of the NFC this season?
Defensively, how do the Bucs compare?
In 2012, the Bucs had the league's best run defense, but were ranked dead last in pass defense. Teams quickly adjusted, knowing that they wouldn't be particularly successful running the ball, so they simply threw on the Bucs all season long. To fix that, the Bucs acquired Revis and drafted Banks; those were the two major moves.
Moreover, the Bucs are hopeful that Clayborn and Bowers can stay healthy for a full season in order to shore up the defensive line. It's clear that the Bucs improved on defense this past offseason; however, there are still too many unanswered questions and moving parts on the defensive side, coupled with a severe lack of depth on the defensive line for the Bucs to be considered with top-tier defenses in the NFC.
The addition of Revis will provide a big boost to the league's worst passing defense from a year ago.
That's precisely what Joe Bussell, who worked as an Operations Assistant and Coordinator for the Bucs from 2009-2012 and has studied the Bucs probably more than anyone for many years, told the National Football Post.
"I think the first-team defense stacks up well (against the NFC), but isn't on the same tier as the Bears, 49ers, or Seahawks yet," Bussell said. "Those teams have the best defenses in the league and it's asking (a lot of) the Bucs to make that drastic of a change in one offseason.
"Not only are those teams super deep, they rely on a strong schematic blueprint to succeed. I would like to see more creativity out of (defensive coordinator) Bill Sheridan in his game-planning and play-calling this year."
Depending on how healthy the Bucs will be on the defensive side of the ball this season, it's clear that they should rank somewhere in the middle in the NFC, but if the many changes they made this offseason pan out, they could surprise as one of the better defensive teams.
Offensively, how do the Bucs compare?
Last season, the Bucs were a top-10 team on offense. This shocked many, as rookie running back Doug Martin emerged as a dangerous back, which in turn allowed quarterback Josh Freeman to utilize his big, strong receivers, Vincent Jackson and Mike Williams, in many ways, especially through play-action.
Unfortunately for the Bucs, two of the other top-10 offenses from last season – the Falcons and Saints – play in their division, and many of the other high-powered offenses, such as the Washington Redskins' offense led by Robert Griffin III, and the Seattle Seahawks' offense led by Russell Wilson, are in the NFC.
After four years in the league and a career passer rating of just 79.8, it's time for Josh Freeman to take his game to the next level.
But the Bucs should have Joseph and Nicks, both Pro Bowl offensive linemen, back, which will give Martin some added help in the ground game and Freeman some additional help in the passing game. Plus, it should help the Bucs' offense that Freeman is in a contract year and should finally unleash his true ability.
Furthermore, the fact that the Bucs improved on the defensive side should also help the offense, as Tampa Bay theoretically won't allow as many points as they did in 2012.
"I do think Freeman has a more efficient year and can lead this team to the playoffs," said Bussell. "Freeman will actually benefit by having a better defense. He was asked to carry Tampa on his right arm at times (last season) because the defense couldn't stop anyone through the air."
Whether or not the Bucs improve on offense again hinges largely on the play of Josh Freeman, which should improve, seeing as how the offensive line will be healthy and it will be his second year in Schiano's system. But it's not unrealistic for the Bucs, with the weapons they have, to take the next step and become a top offense in the NFC, and even the entire league.
Without doubt, the Bucs got better this offseason. They addressed their biggest weak spot, which was the secondary, by getting arguably the best cornerback in the NFL in Darrelle Revis. And they got healthy, for the most part. Injuries are a part of the game and every team has to deal with them, but the Bucs should benefit from the return of players who previously performed at a very high level.
If the Bucs can stay healthy this season and if the offense consistently plays like a top-10 unit, Tampa has a real chance to compete in the NFC and a playoff berth is not only realistic, it's the expectation for the organization this year.
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The Elementary School at IMG Academy was established in September 2002 to serve the educational needs of our youngest student athletes, as well as the siblings of older IMG Academy students and the children of our own faculty and staff. In the fall of 2010, IMG Academy Elementary School relocated to a new campus, nestled between Sarasota Bay and the IMG Country Club, and opened its doors to the public to share this wonderful educational experience.
The faculty at the IMG Academy Elementary School uses a Balanced Literacy approach throughout the curriculum. To ensure that all objectives are covered for each grade-level in each unit for Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies, there is a carefully selected text series in place. Within this core text curriculum, the elementary team combines an exciting project-based learning approach to enhance the learning experience to better meet the critical thinking objectives of the Common Core standards for Reading and Math, and the Florida Sunshine Standards for Science and Social Studies. Small class sizes allow for enhancement of each individual's program. In addition, the Seven Essential Skills and Capacities crucial to the 21st Century Learner, as identified by the National Association of Independent Schools, are weaved through all of the elementary school program's lessons. Accommodations are made for students who need additional help through the classroom teacher in partnership with the ELL and ESE teachers.
In addition to the main subject areas covered in our classrooms, we offer the following programming:
- Weekly specials – Art, Technology, Spanish, Physical Education, and Music
- Monthly field trips coordinated with the Science curriculum
- Play Writing in coordination with Florida Studio Theater
- Organic Gardening
- Micro-community Studies
- Community Service Projects
For assessment purposes, student portfolios are kept throughout the year. The IMG Academy Elementary School also uses the standardized MAP test, which is given in the fall and at the end of spring. Consistent review of portfolios and test scores allow the elementary teachers to evaluate student progress and curriculum effectiveness.
The Elementary School's caring, dedicated teachers strive every day to create a dynamic, stimulating and enriching learning environment while attending to the individual needs of each student. For information on our Elementary School, please email Mrs. Laura Hahn, the school's lead teacher and department chair, at email@example.com.


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Plank Grilling: Shrimp With Teriyaki Glaze On Lemon Grass Skewers
September 9, 2011
Are you ready for some football this weekend?!! Better yet, are you ready for some serious football eats this weekend? Whether grilling at home or tailgating before the game, we've got a recipe from VIP blogger Larry Gaian of TheBBQGrail.com that is sure to showcase your mastery of smoke and flames!
There are lots of different wood products you can get to skewer shrimp on. You can get the standard, ordinary, run of the mill bamboo skewers or you can use something like Lemon Grass that will impart a little extra flavor into the shrimp.
Lemon grass is an aromatic herb that has traditionally been used in Thai , Vietnamese, Caribbean and many types of Asian cooking, but has also become popular in the Untied States. Lemon grass has a light lemon flavor and blends well with garlic, chilies and cilantro, and is normally used in small amounts in cooking.
The first step is to strip away the outer leaves from the Lemon Grass. What you want is the thick inner stalks. They look like twigs and are, with a little care, strong enough to pierce the shrimp. To grill shrimp I don't normally bother soaking the Lemon Grass in water, like you would a normal bamboo skewer. Shrimp cook so fast there really isn't time for the Lemon Grass to burn. Skewer the shrimp on to the Lemon Grass stalks. The bigger the shrimp the better. Shrimp come in sizes based on "quantity per pound." I recommend getting medium large (36 – 40) or large (31 – 35) at a minimum. Getting the larger shrimp will give you plenty of shrimp to get the Lemon Grass stalks through. Place the shrimp on a medium hot grill and cook for about 2 minutes. Turn the shrimp over and brush with the simple teriyaki glaze. Cook for an extra four minutes. Turn the shrimp back over brush with glaze and cook for an additional two minutes. Don't over cook the shrimp. Cook them so that the flesh of the shrimp is opaque. If you over cook the shrimp it will turn rubbery and you don't want that.
Simple Teriyaki Glaze Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup teriyaki glaze
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons minced ginger
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- Sriacha Sauce to taste
Directions: Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Heat until honey is melted and all the ingredients are blended. Let cool.
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At the end of the day, the Gateway MD7826u is a nice multimedia computer offering good performance for a nice price. In today's economy, $850 upwards may as well be a high-end machine for most of us, but considering the performance you get, the price is very easy to justify. The Gateway MD7826u is a mainstream machine that has good multimedia chops. The notebook will make a nice graduation gift when May rolls around for a college bound student needing a do-it-all notebook in a sleek package.
The worst point of the Gateway MD7826u would be the glossy and very glare prone LCD, but you can say that about virtually any of the glossy screened machines on the market today (which is most of them), so don't let the glare scare you away from the Gateway MD7826u notebook.


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Planning for your retirement will let you take full advantage of your Social Security checks. | File photo
Updated: May 22, 2013 6:32AM
Most Americans are aware that they need to save for retirement. It's a topic that's easy to brush aside to a later date because although the subject is important, it may not seem urgent.
But the longer you put off some basic retirement planning, the harder it will be to catch up later.
We at the Social Security Administration would like to share with you a few important items about Social Security retirement benefits.
When you decide to retire, the easiest and most convenient way to do it is right from the comfort of your home or office computer.
Go to www.socialsecurity.gov where you can apply for retirement benefits in as little as 15 minutes. In most cases, there are no forms to sign or documents to send. Once you submit your electronic application, that's it!
In addition to using our award-winning website, you can call us toll-free at (800) 772-1213 (TTY 800-325-0778) or visit the Social Security office nearest you.
Either way you choose to apply, be sure to have your bank account information handy so we can set up your payments to be deposited directly into your account.
Your age when you start to receive Social Security makes a difference in your benefit amount.
The full retirement age (the age at which full retirement benefits are payable) has been gradually rising from 65 to 67, depending on what year you were born.
You can retire as early as 62, but if you begin receiving benefits start before you reach your full retirement age, your monthly payment is reduced. The earlier you claim the benefits, the more the payment is lessened.
Find out what your full retirement age is by typing in your year of birth at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/ageincrease.htm.
You also can choose to keep working beyond your full retirement age to get a larger monthly payment. Your benefit will increase automatically each year from the time you reach your full retirement age until you start receiving your benefits or until age 70.
The decision of when to retire is personal and depends on a number of factors. To help, we suggest you read our online fact sheet, "When To Start Receiving Retirement Benefits," which is available at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10147.html.
You may want to consider your options by using our Retirement Estimator to get instant, personalized estimates of your future Social Security benefits.
You can plug in different retirement ages and scenarios to help you make a more informed retirement decision. Try it out at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator.
You'll also want to take advantage of our latest service, which has been extremely popular, by setting up an online My Social Security account.
You can use My Social Security to obtain a copy of your annual Social Security statement to check your lifetime earnings record and see estimates of the retirement, disability and survivor benefits you and your family may receive. Go to www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.
Another great website for financial planning — whether for retirement or other financial goals — can be found at www.mymoney.gov.
The website features information about how to plan for a host of life events, such as the birth or adoption of a child, home ownership or retirement. It also provides money management tools, including a financial savings calculator.
To learn more about Social Security retirement benefits and options, please read our publication, "Retirement Benefits," at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10035.html.
You can retire on your own terms, and we're here to help.
Andrew Salata is a public affairs specialist for the Social Security Administration in Chicago.


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i was soooo scared that i couldn't go to the Gay Pride Parade 'cause it's the same day as Graduation...but i went on the website to find out what the times are and Gay Pride is in the morning from about 9am to 11am...then Graduation is from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. YAY!!! so i can go!!!! :D
i'm like....sooooo tired. from working to midnight and standing my whole shift is takin it's toll on my body now. every chance i get...i sleep especially in school lol. i slept in 2 of my classes yesterday and i was sleeping on the bus this morning...so i'm waiting to see what class i fall asleep in haha.
our last day is thursday :)...i can't wait to get out of school...but right now it means i need to STUDY to make sure that i pass this quater. i am currently getting:
Photography; A
U.S History; B
Chemistry; D
English; A
Japanese; C
but again...the damn teachers didn't update the grades for about a week or two...so i could've brught those grades up. *crosses fingers* i hope.
well...take cares everyone...gots ta go...:)
The parade is typically the most boring part of the the pride event, though. The concert/celebration after it is the real deal. I haven't watched the parade in years. It is an example of the downside of gay inclusivity. I don't think you could submit paperwork to join the parade and get rejected, so we have gay bus drivers and every other niche you can imagine.
My take has always been that, at any point, if the people people on the sidewalk went onto the street, and the people in the parade went on the sidewalk, most of the time, you wouldn't know the difference.
"Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there." -- Josh Billings.
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The gardener's book sale of the year is this coming weekend.
Miller Library staff have been preparing for the sale for a year now, collecting and sorting gently used books on gardening, horticulture, botany and landscape design. Come look through tables of tempting volumes, meet and greet fellow gardening bibliophiles, enjoy (and purchase) original art, prints and cards from the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the American Society of Botanical Artists, and support the gardening library we're so lucky to have in our city.
Friday evening is the preview party from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. with wine, appetizer buffet, a silent auction of choice books and plants, and of course the best selection of books. Tickets to the party are $20.00 each and directly fund the Miller Library's book budget. To purchase tickets to the preview party, call the library at 206-543-0415. Latest word is that the party is not yet sold out...
On Saturday, April 2, the Book Sale will run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., free admission. Books are in good condition and priced to sell.
The Miller Library is located at the Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle.


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noun \ˈspīk\Definition of SPIKE
: a very large nail
: something resembling a spike: as a : a young mackerel not over six inches (15.2 centimeters) long b : an unbranched antler of a young deer
plural : spike heel 2
: the act or an instance of spiking (as in volleyball)
a : a pointed element in a graph or tracing b : an unusually high and sharply defined maximum (as of amplitude in a wave train)
slang : hypodermic needle
: a momentary sharp increase and fall in electric potential; also : action potential
: an abrupt sharp increase (as in prices or rates)
— spike·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
Origin of SPIKE
Middle English, probably from Old Norse spīk splinter & spīkr spike; akin to Middle Dutch spiker spike — more at spoke
First Known Use: 13th century
verb: to add alcohol or drugs to (food or drink)
: to add something that gives flavor or interest to (something)
: to increase greatly in a short period of time
Full Definition of SPIKE
transitive verb
: to fasten or furnish with spikes
a : to disable (a muzzle-loading cannon) temporarily by driving a spike into the vent b : to suppress or block completely <spiked the rumor>
a : to pierce or impale with or on a spike b : to reject (as a story) for publication or broadcast for editorial reasons
a : to add an alcoholic beverage to (a drink) <spiked the punch> b : to add a foreign substance to <spike the coffee with tranquilizers> c : to add something highly reactive (as a radioactive tracer) to d : to add vitality, zest, or spice to : liven <spiked the speech with humor> <spike the broth with peppers>
: to drive (as a volleyball) sharply downward with a hard blow; also : to throw down sharply <spiked the ball in the end zone>
: to undergo a sudden sharp increase in (temperature or fever) <the patient spiked a fever of 103°>
intransitive verb
: to increase sharply <battery sales spiked after the storm>
— spik·er noun
Examples of SPIKE
- Someone spiked the punch at the party.
- The medication caused his blood pressure to spike.
- She spiked the ball and scored the winning point.
- After he scored a touchdown he spiked the ball in the end zone.
First Known Use of SPIKE
Related to SPIKE
nounDefinition of SPIKE
: an ear of grain
: an elongated inflorescence similar to a raceme but having the flowers sessile on the main axis — see inflorescence illustration
Origin of SPIKE
Middle English spik, from Latin spica — more at spine
First Known Use: 14th century
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When the Brazilian government set out to expand computer access in its schools, they had a broad and important set of goals. Based on the knowledge that improved computer access in K-12 schools and post-secondary institutions leads to a more skilled workforce, a narrower "digital divide", a more diversified economy, and wider participation of all citizens in the knowledge-based economy, the government set a plan in motion. For the long term, to have an entire workforce educated and trained with information and communication technology; and within the next five years, to make computer access a part of everyday life for a growing generation of Brazilian children.
To make these goals feasible, the Brazilian Ministry of Education needed to deploy the most cost-effective desktops possible in their computer labs.
Userful's in-country partner in Brazil, ThinNetworks, and through their extensive reseller network, Positivo, Itautec, and Daruma proposed a low-cost, high performance Linux desktop solution that allows five students to work at the same time on a single Linux desktop computer -- with the PC-sharing hardware and software costing 60% less than a traditional PC-per-seat solution. Each student has their own monitor, keyboard and mouse with a full desktop experience and access to all the necessary educational applications.
The Brazilian Ministry of Education used strict performance and testing criteria, including a regimen of pilot testing in various rural areas and urban centers, which clearly outlined specialized requirements that would have to be met for success. The Ministry of Education faced many daunting challenges. They needed to:
Compared to a traditional one PC per seat model, a virtualization solution with Userful and Linux software saved an average of 66% in hardware, electricity and support costs over one year for the Brazilian Ministry of Education.
Increased Access to Technology Userful Multiplatform software creates multiple high performance desktop stations, and other digital displays, from a central computer. Userful Multiplatform not only saves money, it also helps the environment by reducing electricity use and e-waste.
In addition to these challenges -- which are faced by all school districts around the world -- the Brazilians faced unique infrastructure challenges. The deployments included remote schools in indigenous villages where infrastructure is minimal, electricity is unreliable, there is little physical space, and roads are impassable by car.
Userful, ThinNetworks, and the large system builders Positivo, Itautec, and Daruma came together to provide a low-cost, high-performance computing solution: one computer powering five independent workstations. Positivo, Itautec, and Daruma provided the PC's, and ThinNetworks provided the video cards, audio hubs and the heart of the project -- Userful software.
The Brazilian Ministry of Education chose the free Linux operating system as the platform, calculating the projected long term benefits this choice will bring to the Brazilian economy. With access to thousands of high quality software programs specifically suited to the management and education of K-12, teachers are easily tailoring curricula to individual students from a young age. Students are developing digital skills that will help them with their school work and prepare them for jobs in the future. Because there are no licensing fees or restrictions on open source software, students are also continuing to learn, explore and utilize software programs at home. This has allowed families to be more involved in their children's education.
On average, schools using Windows in Latin America have reported spending 40% of the value of their computer purchases on software licensing fees. Embracing Linux and open source software frees up this spending so that schools and ministries can provide more students with computer access for the same budget.
Virtually every Windows application has a free equivalent for Linux and because of the stable and secure design of Linux, less intervention by IT support staff is required to resolve virus issues and keep the computers running properly. Selecting Linux not only ensures lower deployment costs, but also sows the seeds for a future local ICT economy that isn't locked-in and dependent on a foreign monopoly.
35 million students in over 50,000 schools throughout Brazil are now enjoying 523,400 new computer stations, in what has become the largest digital inclusion project in the world. Compared to a traditional PC-per-seat solution, the Brazilian Ministry of Education is saving 60% in up-front costs, 80% in annual power savings, additional savings in ongoing administration and support costs, and five years down the road only 1/5th the number of computers will need to be upgraded. In many of these schools, the substantially reduced infrastructure requirements of Userful software made it possible to deploy these labs without upgrading wiring in the school, achieving even further savings over traditional approaches.
Greatly reducing technical costs has allowed for significant expansion of this project. Hundreds of thousands more desktops are being deployed with Userful in Brazilian schools. The success of this project has shown how even populous and geographically large countries like Brazil can create great and long-lasting positive results from well orchestrated digital inclusion initiatives. Other countries are following Brazil's lead and are taking advantage of Userful's ability to turn one computer into many.