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A solution may be nigh to one of the biggest mysteries of biology – how the effects of a person's lifestyle can be passed on to future generations without any changes to the genetic code.
This phenomenon, called epigenetic inheritance, has been implicated in a multitude of modern ills, enabling stresses experienced by one generation to be passed to the next, and resulting in conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and obesity.
But failure to identify the detailed mechanism by which this happens has left many geneticists doubtful that it happens at all. Now Isabelle Mansuy of the University of Zurich in Switzerland and her colleagues have identified a mechanism in mice that sidesteps the usual objections.
Their work suggests that the process relies on tiny fragments of RNA in sperm that can pass "echoes" of environmental experience down to future generations.
Daring but despairing
The specific microRNAs (miRNAs) Mansuy identified are ones initially produced during life in response to traumatic events such as stress, or long-standing lifestyle factors such as famine, overeating or lack of exercise.
Mansuy's team identified excess miRNA molecules in sperm from adult mice stressed as pups through separation from their mothers at birth.
Behaviourally, the stressed mice end up more daring yet more despairing than normal mice. For instance, they took just half the time of normal mice to venture into new avenues and lighted spaces, yet gave up far sooner in a swimming endurance test.
Mansuy found the same unusual molecules in the "children" and "grandchildren" of the stressed mice, and found broadly the same behaviours too.
"Studies of this sort highlight the idea that temporary experiences in one generation could influence the behaviour of future generations that were never exposed to the same experience," says Moshe Szyf of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. "If this is true in humans, it has immense moral, social and political implications."
Getting genetic
So how do they get passed on? When produced in excess during times of adversity, these particular miRNAs trigger epigenetic changes during life which alter gene activity to cope with these environmental hardships.
Although epigenetic changes are wiped clean in sperm DNA before fertilisation, the excess miRNAs are still passed into the egg in the cytoplasm of sperm cells during fertilisation. As the embryo grows in the womb, the miRNAs get to work, reinstating the same epigenetic methylation patterns in the embryo as in its father. The result is that the methylation patterns reflecting environmental impacts in the parent are reinstated in the next generation too.
"They may act on behaviour-related genes directly, or on regulatory genes which ultimately do the same thing later in life," says Mansuy. "All this is unknown, but we are starting to measure miRNAs in the developing embryo to find out," she says.
Much of the previous research on epigenetics has focused on the fact that everyday experiences alter patterns of gene activity in DNA during life through a chemical process of gene tagging called methylation, which usually silences genes.
Escaped genes
But geneticists remained doubtful that these changes can be passed down because inheritable DNA is purged of these changes during the formation of sperm and egg and during development. A study last year found that a tiny proportion of methylated genes, about 200 out of 25,000, sneaked through the process, but the researchers are still investigating whether the "escapees" made it through by design or accident.
Mansuy's findings, which completely sidestep these objections, were further cemented in her most dramatic experiment. She took purified extracts of the miRNA from stressed mice and injected them into normal mouse embryos.
When born, mice injected with the miRNAs had the same abnormal behaviour as the stressed mice, whereas those injected with control RNA didn't, coming close to proving that the miRNAs transmitted the abnormal behaviour. Mansuy also thinks that the process operates down the female line too, as immature female eggs also contain miRNAs, although she hasn't investigated this yet.
"I think it's very strong and novel evidence for a mechanism involved in the transmission of lifestyle experience," says Mansuy. "It shows how environmental factors can alter the genome without changing the sequences of genes, but by altering how the genome is regulated," she says.
She says there is no reason to doubt that the same processes occur in humans.
Szyf says the mechanism found by Mansuy is a completely plausible process for non-genetic transmission of experience through sperm. "Small RNA in sperm might well be a sensor that registers paternal experience and transfers it to the offspring," he says.
Journal reference: Nature Neuroscience, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3695
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Cryo-Ablation Therapy Reduces A-Fib Symptoms
The Arctic Front Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter system, by Medtronic, is indicated to treat drug refractory recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF).
Unlike traditional ablation treatments that use radiofrequency, or heat, to destroy faulty electrical circuits in the heart, the balloon-based technology ablates cardiac tissue through the use of a coolant, which is delivered through a catheter. This freezing technology allows the catheter to adhere to the tissue during ablation, allowing for greater stability.
The cryoballoon treatment involves a minimally invasive procedure that creates circumferential lesions around the pulmonary vein, which is the source of erratic electrical signals that cause the irregular heartbeat. It is an option for patients who have found that medication alone does not control their episodes of rapid heart rhythm that start and stop suddenly for minutes or days at a time.
Clinical trials found that 70 percent of patients treated with the cryoballoon were free from A-fib after one year. Patients in the hands of physicians with more extensive experience with the procedure fared even better with a 90 percent cure rate. Patients experienced a significant reduction of symptoms, a decrease in the use of drug therapy and substantial improvements in both physical and mental quality-of-life factors.
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Women who have miscarriages can and often do become pregnant again, with normal pregnancy outcomes.
Signs of a miscarriage can include:
Although vaginal bleeding is a common symptom when a woman has a miscarriage, many pregnant women have spotting early in their pregnancy but do not miscarry. But, pregnant women who have symptoms such as bleeding should contact their health care provider immediately.
Women who miscarry early in their pregnancy usually do not need any treatment. In some cases, a woman may need a procedure called a dilatation and curettage (D&C) to remove tissue remaining in the uterus. A D&C can be done in a health care provider's office, an outpatient clinic, or a hospital.
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Nordic Semiconductor's nRF51 ultra-low-power (ULP) RF ICs feature a new multi-protocol 2.4-GHz radio and a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0 based processor. Add to that Nordic's novel software architecture for Bluetooth low energy (BLE) and ANT system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions, and you get a system that frees designers from the integration effort, complexities, and restrictions of chip vendor-supplied software frameworks. Customers, then, can develop their designs quickly and easily using the highly popular and familiar ARM Cortex programming environment.
After the March 11, 2011 tsunami caused massive blackouts and a meltdown at a key nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan has now started to focus on smart grid technology, according to a report from Zpryme Research & Consulting.
The report, titled "Japan: Tsunami Wakens the Smart Grid," projects that the smart grid market will grow at an annual rate of 63.8 percent from 2011 to 2016 from this year's $1 billion to $7.4 billion, with electricity generation will grow from 1.04 billion kWh to 1.09 KWh.
Lights consume about 22 percent of the electricity in commercial buildings and are a huge target for waste reduction. Just think of all the lights you see left on in downtown office buildings at night. But only about 7 percent of U.S. buildings have any kind of lighting controls, creating a wide-open market for wireless technology to come in with a solution.
Daintree Networks and Adura, two startups in the wireless lighting controls field, share a lot of similarities in the way they're attacking the problem. Both use wireless gateways and lighting fixtures to enable energy-saving strategies like turning off lights after work hours, as well as more complex tasks like linking them to occupancy sensors or natural light monitors to subtly shift lighting over time.
About a week ago we had the marvelous opportunity to teach a three-day outreach workshop in wireless sensor networking and environmental monitoring at the International Center for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy. Our 24 students were educators, scientists and engineers from Malawi, Nicaragua, India, Ecuador, Venezuela, West Gambia, Philippines, USA, South Africa, Tanzania, Jamaica, Columbia, Ukraine, Argentina and Albania. Marco Zennaro coordinated the workshops and was tremendously helpful and generous to us. Jordan Husney lectured and taught alongside me, both of us fueled by copious amounts of Italian espresso, administered under Marco's watchful eye.
SDK-Builder eliminates the need to use pre-built firmware binary images, but rather allows users to create custom firmware binary images on-demand tailored to their applications. This new tool provides a baseline default configuration (essential wireless stack features, WPA/WPA-2 personal security and networking services) and then lets developers choose the additional software features and functionalities by selecting them on a menu. Features include host interfaces, security, provisioning methods, application layer protocols, and over-the-air firmware upgrade, using external flash and other test modes.
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As part of steps to help cut electricity consumption, Tokyo Electric Power Co. will start installing next-generation electricity meters called "smart meters" at homes around autumn next year, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
To lower production costs of smart meters, which will be passed on to consumers, TEPCO will select meter manufacturers through general competitive bidding, with tenders open to any bidders. This marks the first time for open bidding for electricity meter procurement, company sources said Saturday.
Today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, French tech outfit TazTag, a company that specializes in NFC and similar contactless tech, unveiled a smartphone that integrates NFC, ZigBee, and Secure Element to create a very different kind of Android phone, called the TPH-ONE
Antenova, the Cambridge-based integrated antenna and RF solutions specialist, has won an important deal in the smart energy arena which has already brought a follow-through deal.
The company's 2.4GHz ZigBee antennas have been chosen by UK contemporary Telegesis for its latest range of ZigBee Smart Energy Modules.
TE-CORE/RF – a new, modular, self-sustaining wireless sensor kit is announced by Micropelt, German vendor of chip thermogenerators and thermal energy harvesting micro power sources, and IMST, German specialist in low power wireless solutions.
An embedded Micropelt thermogenerator which converts heat from a warm surface into electricity, provides the system power. A difference of 10 °C (18 °F) or more between surface and air temperatures drives the ZigBee module iM222A, member of the family of WiMOD radio modules of IMST, to transmit data every 2 seconds. The pre-certified iM222A uses Texas Instrument's Z-Stack protocol.
The promised connected pajamas failed to make an appearance at Mobile World Congress, while many of the touted devices in GSMA's Connected House exhibit — such as the vending machine you can interact with on Facebook — failed to impress. But beyond the gimmicks was an undercurrent of serious innovation around the Internet of things


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WHEREAS, public safety is a critical priority of this administration as it is vital to the State of Missouri and the well being of its citizens and communities; and
WHEREAS, this administration strives to ensure our state and local public safety officers are recognized for extraordinary displays of valor.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BOB HOLDEN, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Missouri, do hereby establish the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, and the Medal of Valor Review Board within the Department of Public Safety, as follows:
- Medal of Valor Review Board (the "Board") - shall be composed of 7 members appointed by the Governor in accordance with subsection B and shall conduct its business in accordance with this order.
- Membership -
- Members: The members of the Board shall be individuals
with knowledge or expertise, whether by experience or
training, in the field of public safety, and shall include:
- the Director of the Department of Public Safety or designee;
- a Police Chief;
- a Fire Chief;
- an elected County Sheriff; and
- 3 citizens, one with experience in firefighting, one with experience in law enforcement, and one with experience in corrections or emergency services.
- Term: The term of a Board member shall be 4 years.
- Vacancies: Any vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not affect the powers of the Board and shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
- Operation of the Board:
- Chairman - The Chairman of the Board shall be elected by the members of the Board from among the members of the Board.
- Meetings - The Board shall conduct its first meeting not later than 90 days after the appointment of the last member of the initial group of members appointed to the Board. Thereafter, the Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman of the Board. The Board shall meet not less often than once each year and not more than 3 times each year.
- Voting and Rules - A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum to conduct business, but the Board may establish a lesser quorum for conducting hearings scheduled by the Board. The Board may establish by majority vote any other rules for the conduct of the Board's business, if such rules are not inconsistent with this order or other applicable law.
- Members: The members of the Board shall be individuals with knowledge or expertise, whether by experience or training, in the field of public safety, and shall include:
- Duties - The Board shall nominate candidates as recipients of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor from among those applications received by the Board members. Not more often than once each year, the Board shall present to the Governor the name or names of those it recommends as Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor recipients. In a given year, the Board shall not be required to nominate any recipients but may not select more than 7 recipients. The Governor may in extraordinary cases increase the number of recipients in a given year. The Board shall set an annual timetable for fulfilling its duties under the order.
- Information from Agencies - The Board may secure directly from any department or agency such information as the Board considers necessary to carry out its duties. Upon the request of the Board, the head of such department or agency may furnish such information to the Board.
- Information to be Kept Confidential - The Board shall not disclose any information which may compromise an ongoing law enforcement investigation or is otherwise required by law to be kept confidential.
- The members of the Board shall serve without compensation, except that the members may be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses arising from Board activities or business. Such expenses shall be paid by the Department of Public Safety.
- Public Safety Officer - is defined as a person serving a public agency, with or without compensation, as a firefighter, law enforcement officer, or emergency personnel. The term "law enforcement officer" includes a person who is a state or local corrections or court officer or a civil defense officer.
Beginning February 26, 2004, the Governor of the State of Missouri may award and present a Medal of Valor of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a public safety officer who is cited by the Medal of Valor Review Board for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty.
This Executive Order may be cited as the "Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Order of 2004."
|IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, in the City of Jefferson, on this 3rd day of February, 2004.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, in the City of Jefferson, on this 23rd day of July, 2004.
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Title: Reading Marechera
Edited: Grant Hamilton
The past six months belonged to the late Dambudzo Marechera. First there was the publication of a book on his life and work which was compiled and edited by Dobrota Pucherova and Julie Cairnie. It is called "Moving Spirit: The Legacy of Dambudzo Marechera in The 21st Century". I have a chapter in there about the influence of Marechera on both the young writers and students of Marechera literature in Zimbabwe. (I may not be able to review this book as a result).
Now there is another new book on Marechera, entitled "Reading Marechera". It was compiled and edited by Grant Hamilton of the Department of English, Chinese University of Hong Kong and published by James Currey in the UK. I have another chapter in there about Marechera's one and only piece in the Shona language. (I may not be able to review this book as a result).
In these two books, people go to and fro the Marechera oeuvre, agreeing and disagreeing; what did he mean by this and that? Why did he write this? How did he come up with that? If he were around today, what would he have said about contemporary Zimbabwe?
But the last chapter in "Reading Marechera" by one Eddie Tay of the Chinese University of Hong Kong is most intriguing. Tay declares that he is "suspicious of a literary establishment (including himself!) that seeks to contain Marechera within academic criticism".
We limit Marechera by continuing to discuss him in seemingly clever ways, Tay argues! That brings me to the passage taken from Marechera's "The Black Insider."
A colleague of mine calls it "Marechera's dissertation on Language." In that passage Marechera appears to have been aware of the fact that he would not escape being subject for discussion in life and death. He understood both the power and mystery of man through language. Below here is Marechera's "dissertation." Enjoy:
"Language is like water. You can drink it. You can swim in it. You can drown in it. You can wear a snorkel in it. You can flow to the sea in it. You can evaporate and become invisible with it. You can remain standing in a bucket for hours.
"The Japanese invented a way of torturing people with drops of water. The Portuguese in Angola and Mozambique also used water to torture people. The dead friend Owen, who painted the mural on my wall, used to dream about putting LSD into South Africa's drinking water. It seems inconceivable to think of humans who have no language.
"They may have invented gelignite but they cannot do without water. Some take it neat from rivers and wells. Some have it clinically treated and reservoired. Others drink nothing but beer and Bloody Marys and wine but this too is a way of taking your water.
"The way you take your water is supposed to say a lot about you. It is supposed to reflect your history, your culture, your breeding, among other factors. It is supposed to show the extent to which you and your nation have developed or degenerated. The word 'primitive' is applied to all those who take their alphabet neat from rivers, sewers and natural scenery -- sometimes this may be described as the romantic imagination.
"The height of sophistication is actually to channel your water through a system of pipes right into your very own lavatory where you shake the hand of a machine and your shit and filthy manners disappear in a roaring of water. Being water you can spread diseases like bilharzias and thought.
"Thought is more fatal than bilharzia. And if you want to write a book you cannot think unless your thoughts are contagious. 'Do you still think and dream in your first language?' someone asked me in London. Words are worlds massively shrunk:
"In yonder raindrop should its heart disclose,
Behold therein a hundred seas displayed."
When thought becomes wisdom, the scholar can say:
"I came like water, and like wind I go."
And the believer can only sing:
"Celestial sweetness unalloy'd
Who eat thee hunger still;
Who drink of thee still feel a void
Which only thou canst fill."
The languages of Europe (except Basque, Hungarian, Finnish, Turkish) are descended from one parent language which was spoken about 2500 to 2000 BC. This indo-European group of languages - in their modern form has been carried (by colonization, trade, conquest) to the far corners of the earth.
Thus the Indo-European river has quite neatly overflowed its banks like the flood in the Bible has flooded Africa, Asia, America and all the islands. In this case there does not seem to have been any Noah about who built an ark to save even just two words of all the languages and speech, which were drowned.
Literacy today is just the beginning of the story.
Words are the waters which power the hydro-electricity of nations. Words are the chemicals that H2O human intercourse. Words are the rain of votes which made the harvest possible. Words are the thunderstorm when a nation is divided.
Words are the water in a shattering glass when friends break into argument.
Words are the acronym of a nuclear test site. Every single minute the world is deluged by boulders of words crushing down upon us over the cliff of the TV, the telephone, the telex, the post, the satellite, the radio, the advertisement, the billposter, the traffic sign, graffiti, etc. Everywhere you go, some shit word will collide with you on the wrong side of the road.
You can't even hide in yourself because your thoughts think of themselves in the words you have been taught to read and write.
Even if you flee home and country, sanity and feeling, the priest and mourners, if any, will be muttering words over your coffin; the people you leave behind will be imagining you in their minds with words and signs. And there will be no silence in the cemetery because always there are burials and more burials of people asphyxiated by words. No wonder it is said:
"In the beginning was the Word,
And the Word was with God.
And the Word was God,
All things were made by him;
And without him was not any thing made
That was made."
No wonder too it was said:
"Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend,
Before we too into dust descend;
Dust to dust, and under dust, to lie
Sans wine, sans song, sans singer, and-
sans end!"
Suddenly the other side of the world is only an alphabet away. Existence itself becomes a description, our lives a mere pattern in the massive universal web of words. Fictions become more documentary than actual documentaries.
The only certain thing about these world descriptions is the damage they do, the devastation they bring to the minds of men and children.
You do not become a man by studying the species but his language.
The winds of change have cooled our porridge and now we can take up our spoons and eat it. Go, good countrymen, have yourselves a ball.


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You don't have to travel far to combine great food and good friends by Sally Horchow / photographs by Stephan Danelian
I had a dramatic childhood—as in, digging through the costume box, putting on plays and using the stairwell landing in our house in Dallas as a stage. Every August, I would take my show on the road to Nantucket, Massachusetts, where my family went to escape the Texas heat. One summer around 1980, I met my dramatic match in Lulu Powers, an energetic blonde who was scooping ice cream at the Sweet Shoppe on Main Street—clearly underage labor but completely in charge nonetheless.
Lulu and I have remained close ever since, having built lives in Los Angeles with equally wonderful idiosyncratic husbands and homes suited perfectly to entertaining. We still share a penchant for drama, but now our stages are the parties we throw—frequently together—and our performances consistently bring people together for creative celebrations. We have often mused about the fact that our lives are made up of a family of friends who, like us, are all from someplace else. So, we decided to honor all things local—friends who live nearby, food sourced from California vendors—with a Sunday supper down by the pool at my house.
We chose our guest list with a balance of familiar and new faces in mind, including Lulu's husband, photographer Stephen Danelian, and mine, Paco McCauley; Eduardo Braniff, cofounder with Paco of Franklin + Gower, a menswear company; Spike Feresten, the Seinfeld "Soup Nazi" writer, who hosts Fox's Talkshow with Spike Feresten, and his wife, Erika, a life coach; Doug Croxall, CEO of Kenai Financial, and his wife, Natasha; director George Kyriakos; and Jon Hamm of Mad Men fame and his longtime girlfriend, actress Jennifer Westfeldt.
A great place to begin planning any party is one of the fabulous farmers' markets that happen on any given day all over Southern California. The morning of the party, Lulu and I started at the Hollywood Farmers' Market on Ivar. As is her habit, Lulu did not arrive with a list. Her method—both at her Lulu Powers Food to Flowers catering company and in her life—is to roam the market seeking inspiration and ingredients on the fly.
Born into her talent as a chef and caterer to the stars (her mom was a professional caterer, her dad a gregarious gourmand), Lulu creates food that's an extension of her expansive personality. So when we stepped in front of the lively Shady Lady tomatoes at the Wong Farm stand, I knew this meal would be saturated with color as well as flavor. Expecting Lulu's first menu pronouncement to be, "Caprese salad," I was caught off guard when she said, "Pizza on the grill!" A few tubs of fresh Bubalus Bubalis ricotta cheese and a bouquet of basil later, I was on board.
The rest of the menu flowed much the same way: yellow and red beet salad, roasted brussels sprouts, grilled asparagus and, finally, Oxnard strawberries—specifically for a tart. It was time for me to introduce my secret weapon—Carmela Ice Cream, whose seasonal flavors I knew Lulu would love. Handmade in the company's downtown workshop, Carmela's salted caramel is to die for, but as we discovered in our taste tests, so is the cardamom, which would pair perfectly with the strawberry tart. We bought a few pints of each.
Back at home, while waiting for Lulu's arrival, I set the table with a rainbow of hues for maximum peppiness: an orange embroidered runner I had commissioned in Marrakech for my long table; Ball canning jars tied with multi-color ribbons and filled with Gerber daisies from the farmers' market; and my favorite flowered plates—a gift from my father, designed by Emilio Bergamin for Taitú, a Milanese company he used to feature in his Horchow Collection mail-order catalog.
At 3 p.m.—an hour before showtime—I was pretending not to be antsy, rearranging flowers and forks three and four times over, when the wooden gate opened to reveal a five-foot-tall stack of food trays being carried in by Lulu, sporting a striped sailor shirt and gold clogs and approving of my table as she passed. She had no sooner set her things in the outdoor kitchen when a flurry of vegetable grilling, cheese-board assembling and herb-chopping ensued. Wanting to stay out of the way, I went upstairs to check on my summer sangria,J whose orange, peach and mint flavors were now beautifully merged with the Harrison Clarke Rosé from Santa Ynez.
By the time I was back poolside, Lulu had miraculously transformed the chaos, having blanketed the blue-tiled bar top with a cascading antipasto buffet of cheeses from Redwood Hill Farm creamery, almonds and dried fruits from Alex's Fruits & Nuts and saucissons from the neighborhood Trader Joe's. And she had swapped her chef duds for a graphic Trina Turk halter dress. We exchanged a quick hug, and as if on cue, the guests arrived en masse.
During the hellos, Eduardo and Paco modeled the new Franklin & Gower shorts designs, instantly signing on Doug, Jon and Stephen as brand ambassadors. After the fashion show, Eduardo changed into a pair of Lulu's late father's vintage-patterned pants, which she had bequeathed to him after her father passed away. ("I knew Eduardo would wear them well," she says.) He settled in on lounge chairs with Jennifer to hear about her whirlwind weekend, during which she and Jon attended a hotel opening in Miami and a Saturday Night Live taping in New York, leaving the raucous after-party just in time to catch a plane back to L.A. for our gathering.
While Jon and Erika took turns handing out crackers mounded with cheese to Spike and George, Jon regaled the trio with a tamer version of the trip details, which inspired a conversation about the Los Angeles–New York comedy divide and connecting the dots among the friends they had in common.
Across the bar, Lulu was busy putting the finishing touches on the pizzas, sprinkling the ricotta and chopped basil atop the homemade tomato sauce and placing the pies on the grill.
As the pizzas came off, everyone took their seats in front of TableTopics place cards we had affixed to bags of John Kelly chocolates, thinking the inventive questions—like, "What did you get into trouble for the most when you were young?"—could be icebreakers if need be. But our lively group had already mingled so beautifully people hardly took a break from their conversations to notice.
Lulu thought she was having déjà vu—we remembered that my birthday dinner in 1998 had been served in this exact spot and that she and Jennifer, Jon and Eduardo had all been present. I wondered aloud if this party would culminate as that one had—in a Jon Hamm interpretive dance to Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody." One could only hope. As we served one another from bowls of salad and platters of fragrant vegetables, Lulu and I rose.
"To our family of friends," I began. "To you!" Lulu continued. And so, as sunlight fell toward that perfect, glowing, golden time of day my filmmaker friends refer to as the magic hour, the curtain fell on another Lulu and Sally Dramatic Production.


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With so much food typically served at Thanksgiving meals, I like to start things off with a light drink. In fact, this Dry Vermouth Sangaree cocktail has become my go-to alcoholic drink to serve at the start of a party. Why? It's delicious and also fairly low in alcohol, so guests won't fall asleep until after dessert's over. I like that it uses a couple ingredients usually underrepresented in cocktails: dry vermouth as a main ingredient, and maple syrup as a sweetener. I'll use almost any excuse to increase my maple syrup intake and find it adds a lot more interesting flavor than plain sugar in cooking or cocktails. It's also made by family farmers all over and I get some through my CSA. And dry vermouth is usually a dusty, half-forgotten bottle that some wiseacre at your party will joke about if you add it to your martini. But this drink shows it can be the star ingredient in a cocktail on its own merits.
The Dry Vermouth Sangaree
Adapted from Jeffrey Morgenthaler
Makes one drink, feel free to double or triple the recipe (if your cocktail shaker's big enough).
- 3 oz dry vermouth (there are some interesting brands available nowadays, try something new out!)
- 1/4 oz maple syrup
- 1/4 oz hot/warm water
- 1 tsp Allspice Dram liqueur
- 1 large strip orange peel
- Freshly grated nutmeg
Mix the water and maple syrup so it's a little less viscous, then add all other ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a cold cocktail glass. Garnish with a fresh strip of orange peel.
Alternatively, you can make a maple-nutmeg syrup and use 1/2 oz of that in place of the maple syrup, water and nutmeg listed above:
To make maple-nutmeg syrup, combine 8 ounces each of Grade B maple syrup and water, and 1 tbsp freshly-grated nutmeg. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Let cool, strain out solids, bottle and chill.
If you're looking for something you can make ahead of time and serve a large group, this Spiced Apple Cider Sangria should fit the bill!
Find more family farmer recipes and print your own menu to salute your family chefs and the family farmers who provided your food on our Thanksgiving page!
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Quarterly Report: 2014, January - March (Q3), Hydaburg
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City of Hydaburg
405 2013 Department of Labor Estimate
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Community Sanitation Overview:
The City of Hydaburg is located on the southwest coast of Prince of Wales Island, 45 air miles northwest of Ketchikan. It is connected by paved road to several other communities on the island. Water is derived from the Hydaburg River, treated, and piped throughout the community. Funds have been requested to construct a new dam to increase the water supply. Piped gravity wastewater is treated at a secondary treatment plant with an 800-foot outfall to Sukkwaw Strait. More than 95 percent of homes in Hydaburg are plumbed. The city operates a Class 2 water treatment system, a Class 1 water distribution system, and a Class 1 wastewater collection system. These system classifications are determined by the State of Alaska's Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Water based on the type of components found in the treatment plant and the number of connections served by the water distribution and wastewater collection systems. Alaska Power and Telephone Co., based in Skagway, owns and operates diesel power systems in Hydaburg and Craig, which in turn provide electricity to many Prince of Wales Island communities, including Hydaburg.
RUBA Status & Activities This Qtr:
RUBA staff visited the City of Hydaburg in February 2014 to provide assistance to financial staff on several issues, including coding all revenues and expenditures to budget items. RUBA staff provided a budget amendment format. RUBA staff also provided an Excel document through which the city will be able to easily input all revenues and expenditures by month and prepare a budget versus actual comparison. RUBA staff also assisted with drafting several amendments to the city's personnel policies and procedures manual, an ATM policy and procedures document, and a technology use agreement. RUBA staff met with council members to discuss several RUBA indicators during the visit as well. This quarter, RUBA staff also assisted city staff with tax compliance issues, and hosted two utility finance personnel in Juneau for the RUBA Financial Management for Rural Utilities training. Finally, RUBA staff attended the Sanitation Deficiency Systems meeting, where Hydaburg was discussed. Professionals coordinated at the meeting to assist the city in ensuring water operators are certified and improving monitoring and reporting by water operators. The city is in need of several upgrades to their wastewater system.
RUBA Activities for the Coming Qtr:
RUBA staff is scheduled to visit the city again in May, and at this time will assist city staff in FY15 budget drafting and adoption, and with ensuring coding and financial reporting is up to date and consistent. RUBA staff will also provide remote assistance as requested.
Essential Indicators:
23 of 27
Sustainable Indicators:
21 of 27
Total Score:
44 of 54
Essential Indicators
All revenues and expenses for the utility are listed in the utility budget.
The utility has adopted a balanced realistic budget.
Monthly financial reports are prepared and submitted to the policy making board.
The utility is current in paying all water/wastewater electric bills.
The utility has on hand a year's adequate fuel supply or it has a financial plan to purchase an adequate supply.
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources) sufficient to cover operating expenses.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources sufficient to cover operating expenses and Repair & Replacement (R) costs.
YTD revenues are at a level equal to or above those budgeted.
YTD expenditures are at a level equal to or below those budgeted.
A monthly manager's report is prepared.
Budget amendments are completed and adopted as necessary.
Finances Comments
The City of Hydaburg adopted its FY14 budget by non-code ordinance on June 18, 2013. The overall budget is balanced. The budget is divided into separate funds: a general fund, a water-wastewater upgrade fund, a water-wastewater-garbage fund, and a harbor and docks fund. Each fund compares all anticipated revenues and expenses for the fiscal year alongside actual figures from the preceding fiscal year, as required by the Hydaburg Municipal Code. Though the adopted budget does specifically indicate interfund transfers, utility staff have explained that Community Revenue Sharing (CRS) monies in the general fund are indeed subsidizing other city funds, including those supporting sanitation services. The FY14 water-wastewater-garbage fund budget anticipates $121,540 in income from monthly user fees, although only $105,305 was received in FY13. Anticipated expenses total $257,747, while the utility expended $282,172 in FY13. Lower expenses are anticipated for FY14 due to the elimination of overtime for utility employees. The budget does not indicate any money from other fund balances being transferred to cover the anticipated net loss. Utility bill collection rates have improved over the past year and the council increased their rates from $40 to $80 each month in November 2012 based on a rate study conducted by RUBA staff. The rates increased from $40 to $80. This increase will help meet the costs associated with providing sanitation services in Hydaburg, but will not cover the entire cost and the city will need to continue to subsidize those services with CRS funds. The utility fund budget includes line items for the primary operator's salary and benefits, repairs and maintenance, travel, water treatment and testing supplies, emergency parts, vehicle gas, electricity, telephone, and various other expenses. However, the city also employs a second, part-time operator whose salary and benefits are not budgeted in the utility fund. This salary is accounted for in other departments such as Public Works or Wastewater and Garbage. Monthly financial reports are not being provided to the council members in the meeting packet. Year-to-date figures cannot be accurately compared to what has been budgeted until the QuickBooks files are fixed. However, the mayor, city administrator, public works foreman, treasurer, and clerk all routinely provide both written and verbal reports on operational and financial issues concerning the sanitation services the city provides. The city is current on paying its electric bills. The city has two 275-gallon fuel tanks for heating fuel which are located at city hall and the water treatment plant. Funds have been allocated in the budget to purchase heating fuel from Petro Marine every one to three months.
Accounting Systems
Essential Indicators
The utility has adopted a collection policy and actively follows it.
The utility bills customers on a regular basis.
An accounts receivable system is in place which tracks customers and reports past due accounts and amounts.
An accounts payable system is in place.
The payroll system correctly calculates payroll and keeps records.
A cash receipt system is in place that records incoming money and how it was spent.
The utility has a cash disbursement system that records how money was spent.
Sustainable Indicators
A chart of accounts is used that identifies categories in a reasonable, usable manner.
Monthly bank reconciliations have been completed for all utility accounts.
The utility has a purchasing system that requires approval prior to purchase, and the approval process compares proposed purchases to budgeted amounts.
Accounting Systems Comments
The treasurer and city clerk have been working to increase the collection rate for the City of Hydaburg. Billing statements are processed and mailed every month. The utility administrative staff has begun reaching out to customers, showing willingness to accept partial payments if need be, and public works staff disconnect delinquent customers. As a result, they have begun to see an increase in payments over the past year. The city reports having received some complaints from customers following an increase in the monthly rates, as described in the Financial Management section of this report. All cash payments received are taken to the post office daily in exchange for money orders, all cash transactions require duel signatures, and all cash and check transactions are logged appropriately by utility staff. The treasurer and city clerk use QuickBooks software to track accounts payable and receivables as well as to process payroll. The chart of accounts, however, does follow each of the line items in the budget and should be corrected or revised when the budget is revisited. The payroll is accurately computed and monthly bank reconciliations are current. All computers in the city office are now on a shared network, facilitating accounting and other utility management processes.
Tax Problems
Essential Indicators
The utility has a system to accurately calculate, track, and report payroll tax liabilities.
The utility is current on filing tax reports.
The utility is current on making tax deposits.
If there are any past due tax liabilities or recorded tax liens, a lien release has been issued or a repayment agreement has been signed and repayments are current.
Tax Problems Comments
The City of Hydaburg uses QuickBooks Pro to calculate and track payroll liabilities and makes electronic payments using the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). The system was upgraded in October 2012 to include the enhanced features of the federal and state tax reports. Taxpayer Advocates could not provide IRS tax clearance on March 17, 2014, due to a delinquent 941 report from September 2013. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development stated that the community was non-compliant with employment security tax requirements on March 4, 2014.
Personnel System
Essential Indicators
The utility has a posted workers compensation insurance policy in effect.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted and uses a Personnel Policy, which has been reviewed by an attorney, AML or Commerce for topics and language.
The utility has adequate written job descriptions for all positions.
The utility has adopted and follows a written personnel evaluation process that ties the job description to the evaluation.
The utility has an adequate written hiring process.
The utility has personnel folders on every employee that contain at least: I-9, Job Application and Letter of Acceptance.
The utility has a probationary period for new hires that includes orientation, job training/oversight, and evaluations.
The utility provides training opportunities to staff as needed and available.
Personnel System Comments
The city has a workers' compensation insurance policy through the Alaska National Insurance Company valid until June 30, 2014. Proof of coverage is posted at the city office, the water treatment plant, and the harbormaster's office. Coverage levels are within statutory guidelines and include work related accidents as well as occupational diseases. The city's personnel policy includes a hiring procedure and a probationary period for new employees but is still vague. The city is in the process of updating the personnel policy and job descriptions. Records relating to employees are kept in a personnel file. The city provides training opportunities when outside sources of training funds are available. The city administrator, who was hired in October 2012 and who serves as the utility manager, has attended several RUBA management trainings, including QuickBooks, Planning, Personnel, and Financial. In the last three years, 14 different people have held the position of clerk/treasurer for Hydaburg. The new city clerk has attended a RUBA-sponsored QuickBooks course as well as the Clerks course. The city's new treasurer has attended the RUBA financial training. The city has shown support for other utility staff who may seek necessary training opportunities, by appropriating adequate funds for staff travel in the FY14 budget. The city administrator began holding weekly staff meetings on Mondays in order to address ongoing issues among staff and to build a team rapport.
Organizational Management
Essential Indicators
The entity that owns the utility is known; the entity that will operate the utility is set.
The policy making body is active in policy making of the utility.
The policy making body enforces utility policy.
The utility has an adequately trained manager.
The utility has an adequately trained bookkeeper.
The utility has an adequately trained operator or operators.
The utility has adopted the necessary ordinances (or rules and regulations) necessary to give it the authority to operate.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted an organizational chart that reflects the current structure.
The policy making body meets as required.
The utility complies with the open meeting act for all meetings.
Organizational Management Comments
The City of Hydaburg owns and operates the community's water and wastewater utilities and the city council is the governing body of the utility. The council meets monthly and a review of monthly meeting minutes shows that it is engaged in making decisions which affect sanitation services in the community. A rate increase recommended by utility and RUBA staff was recently adopted by the council. The city's FY14 budget ordinance was also adopted by the council on time. The city complies with Alaska's Open Meetings Act by posting meeting notices at least five days in advance in three public places. All ordinances necessary to own and operate the utility services have been adopted. Title 13 of the Hydaburg Municipal Code establishes the policies and procedures for the operation and maintenance of the community water supply system. The city administrator oversees the utility and is adequately trained in the administration and management of the utility. Hydaburg's water operators travel to and participate in relevant water treatment and distribution trainings as needed and receive continual on-site training from its assigned Remote Maintenance Worker (RMW). The city now has a trained bookkeeper who has experience in QuickBooks and with payroll. The bookkeeper is currently seeking additional training in financial management and taxes.
Operation of Utility
Essential Indicators
The utility operator(s) are actively working towards necessary certification.
The utility has a preventative maintenance plan developed for the existing sanitation facilities.
Sustainable Indicators
The manager receives a monthly O&M report from the utility operator and routinely "spot checks" the facilities to see that the maintenance items are being completed.
The utility has a safety manual and holds safety meetings.
Utility facilities have not suffered any major problems/outages due to management issues that are unresolved.
The utility is operating at the level of service that was proposed.
The operator provides status reports to the manager on a routine basis.
The utility has completed and distributed its "Consumer Confidence Report".
The utility is not on the "Significant Non-Complier" (SNC) list.
The utility maintains an inventory control list.
The utility maintains a critical spare parts list.
Operation of Utility Comments
Hydaburg's utility has one full-time operator and one part-time operator. The full-time operator is certified by the State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) with a Level 1 Water Treatment endorsement expiring December 31, 2015 and a Level 1 Water Distribution endorsement expiring December 31, 2015. He also holds a provisional wastewater collection provisional certificate which expires December 31, 2013 and a wastewater lagoon certificate which also expires December 31, 2013. The part-time operator holds both a Provisional Water Treatment and Provisional Water Distribution certificate. They both expire on December 31, 2013. Hydaburg's water utility is listed on the January 2014 Significant Non-Compliance (SNC) list for elevated levels of disinfectant by-products (DBPs), though the operators continue to work with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) to improve filter media and system underdrains in order to address concerns. The utility completed and distributed its last CCR as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act for the year ending December 31, 2012. The utility has a critical spare parts list but does not maintain an inventory control list. The administrator reports that the utility maintains a sufficient level of supplies and tools, and works in partnership with other communities on Prince of Wales to maintain a system that enables the communities to borrow and replace critical parts from each others' inventories. The lack of an inventory list has become an issue, as the storage facility that is used to store spare parts has been leased to another entity and some parts cannot be located.
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WikiLeaks under new cyber attack: Twitter feedNovember 30th, 2010 in Technology / Internet
A woman reads an article that was posted on the WikiLeaks website in Schwerin, northeastern Germany. WikiLeaks said in a Twitter message that it is under a new cyber attack after a similar incident at the weekend just before the website began releasing secret US diplomatic cables.
WikiLeaks said in a Twitter message on Tuesday that it was under a new cyber attack after a similar incident at the weekend just before the website began releasing secret US diplomatic cables.
"We are currently under another DDoS attack," WikiLeaks said on its official Twitter feed.
DDoS stands for distributed denial of service. Classic DDoS attacks occur when legions of "zombie" computers, normally machines infected with viruses, are commanded to simultaneously visit a website.
Such a massive onslaught can overwhelm servers, slowing service or knocking it offline completely.
A later message on the WikiLeaks twitter said "DDoS attack now exceeding 10 Gigabits a second."
On Sunday, just as it began the release of some 250,000 US embassy cables, WikiLeaks said on Twitter the website had come under a DDoS cyber attack.
But it insisted El Pais, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, The Guardian and the New York Times would go ahead with the publication of the first of such documents even if the WikiLeaks website was down.
WikiLeaks later circumvented the attack by creating a sub-website -- http://cablegate.wikileaks.org -- as its main website -- http://wikileaks.org -- became inaccessible after the attack.
As of 1600 GMT on Monday, both websites were still online.
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Wednesday November 3, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Bob Frishman, founder of Andover's
Bell-Time Clocks, will present and
discuss dozens of images of clocks from
the 16th to 20th centuries including
ones by the famous Willard family and
others produced by world-renowned
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Following his talk, for a $5.00
donation (limit 2 items), Bob will
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for your clocks. Proceeds benefit the
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I've been looking for a job for over a year now and haven't been having any luck. I'm turning 17 next month and have only had a couple of interviews. None of which have been any good (I need advice on that).
Last Friday my sister, my mom, and I went to Medieval Times in Chicago for my sisters 21st birthday. Of course the first thing on my mind was a job so I asked a lady who works there. She was very nice and went and got an application during the show then told me to wait for the head trainer to come out after the show to ask any questions. When the trainer came out my sister reconized him from her work. She works at Costco in the food court and Mario the trainer had came in earlier that week. He had come in wearing his riding clothes and my sister had talked to him about me and my horses. Anyways when we went up to him he reconized my sister then started asking me about my riding. We talked then he asked me if I wanted to see the horses that he trains. I of course said YES! He talked to the manager about it then after an agreement we had a tour of the stables. Mario said I can use him as a refrence on the application as he is the head trainer and has been with Medieval Times for 16 years. I'm very excited to apply and want the job very much, but there are a few problems.
Medieval Times is a good 30 minutes from my house without traffic and I would need to get a car before getting the job. Also since it is so far away I would be spending more money on gas then I would if I got a job closer to home. I know that this is a very good in for getting into the horse buisness but I don't know if it is the right choice to apply. What do you guys think? I have the application all filled out and everything but I am to indecisive to make a decision. Please give me some advice. Thank you.


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Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) Financial News - Kerzner Said to Discuss Extending $2.78 Billion of Mortgages
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Kerzner Said to Discuss Extending $2.78 Billion of Mortgages
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September Grand Rounds: Live Patient Viewing Case DiscussionDate: 09/16/2014 - 09/16/2014
Live patient viewings begin at 7:45am and are held at 50 Staniford Street, Suite 200. Due to patient privacy guidelines, only approved staff may attend the patient viewing portion in the dermatology clinic.
The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
The Massachusetts General Hospital Dermatology Grand Rounds (Program # 30100) is recognized by the American Academy of Dermatology for 1.5 AAD Recognized Credit (s) and may be used toward the American Academy of Dermatology's Continuing Education Award.
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Rihanna's Dad Loves Chris Brown; Hopes For Renewed Relationship
You know when you find yourself in a potential new relationship how your family all have something to say? Or maybe that's just me. Either way, kinda probably know what Rihanna is feeling right now. According to In Touch Magazine, Rihanna's father Ronald Fenty is excited over the idea that his daughter and Chris Brown may one day be in a relationship again.
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"I think everyone makes mistakes and they shouldn't be held to them forever," Ronald says of Chris, who assaulted the "Diamonds" singer in 2009. "Everyone should be forgiven once. There's a lot more to Chris than the whole world knows."
Random Celebrity Tweets: Tyra Bank's 'Juicy Muffin Top'
I really do like Tyra Banks. She seems pretty genuine and unapologetic for who she is. Seems like it took some time to get there but she's in a place where her self esteem just shines through. Case in point: Tyra shared some pictures of herself on Twitter, sporting what she calls her 'juicy muffin top.'
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India is one such country whose significance and splendour is just beyond the words and visual delight. Thus, numerous tourists from all over the world visit India to explore its enchanting beauty. India consists of array of awesome Tourist Destination. So anyone wants to have a vacation, again India stands to be the first position. Another reason for finding India as the finest destination by tourists to enjoy their holidays is because of its diversity. India has different cultures, different languages and different religions. If you travel from North to South and West to East you can find out how different India is from other countries. India's mind blowing diversity leaves an everlasting impression on everyone's mind.
Famous Tourist Places to Visit in India
The major top tourist destination in India which make you a remarkable travel experiences are:
Naturally Kerala is the most beautiful State in India. The beautiful hill stations, scintillating backwaters, beautiful beaches, thrilling waterfalls, exotic wildlife sanctuaries and national parks, historic towns and cities and of course the ancient Ayurveda form are the major tourist attractions of this enchanting South Indian state.Best time to visit Kerala is September to March. (read more)
Kashmir-Heaven of India
Kashmir is the northern state of India .The beauty of Kashmir made people
call it the paradise on earth. Mughal gardens and Srinagar houseboats are
important attractions of this state.Gulmarg and Pahalgam are also awe inspiring which elate the tourist for their wonderful vacations.The best time to visit Kashmir is between November and March.
Goa-Land of Beaches
Goa is a abundant blooming tourist destination
in south western India. This place is famous for Beaches. The array of fabulous beaches
in this state make it
lovingly called as land of beaches and the beaches capital of India. People from
all over the the world visits here for spending some time in these exotic beaches.Goa Tourist season is from October to December and from May to June.
Darjeeling-The Queen of Hills
Darjeeling is the most picturesque hill town in the State of West Bengal located on Indo-Nepal
border. Tea gardens, picturesque
meadows, the beautiful views and variety of trekking
options are the main attractions of Darjeeling. It is a fascinating place where you can see
Buddhist monasteries. Besides this Mt. Kangchenjunga, the third
highest mountain on Earth, giving a magical aura to the Darjeeling that leaves
one's senses intoxicated.The best time to visit this hill station is between April and June and September and December.
Kullu Manali-The Snowpoint
Kullu and Manali are the neighbouring hill
stations located in Himachal Pradesh in one tourist destination site on the
northern parts of India Manali is blessed with pleasant and moderate climate
which attracts the tourist. Kullu Manali give every traveller a chance to know about
nature of Indian Himalayan states.The period between April and October is the best time to visit this Hill station.
Uttarakhand-The Land of Gods
Uttarakhand is situated in the northern part
of India and known as "The land of Gods". This state is famous for its peaceful
environment. So tour to this state is escape from the noisy environment of the
city life. Uttarakhand is also famous for pilgrimage shrines such as Char Dham
Yatra, Haridwar, Tungnath and Panch Kedar, Devprayag, Hemkund sahib and
Mansarovar Kailash. Best time to visit Uttarakhand is April to June and September to November.
Taj Mahal-The Symbol of Love
Taj Mahal is one of the eight wonders in the world.This beautiful costly tomb situated in Agra. A tour to Taj Mahal is a once in a life time experience. This wonder is made by Mughal Emperor Shajahan in memory of his Wife Mumtaz Mahal. So this tomb is also expressed as 'the symbol of love'.Agra can be visited throughout the year, but one must avoid the extreme hot summers (April-June)
and rainy season (July-Sept).
Various Climate Conditions in India
India is the country of various climatic regions ranging from tropical in the south to north and in the Himalayan regions, where elevated regions receive sustained winter snowfall. The climate condition in India is either "wet" or "sweat". That is, it is either pouring rain or very hot.
Well its not all about this state but there are many other attractions of tourist interest.
Kashmir-Heaven of India
Goa-Land of Beaches
Darjeeling-The Queen of Hills
Kullu Manali-The Snowpoint
Uttarakhand-The Land of Gods
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India is the country of various climatic regions ranging from tropical in the south to north and in the Himalayan regions, where elevated regions receive sustained winter snowfall. The climate condition in India is either "wet" or "sweat". That is, it is either pouring rain or very hot.
The winter in India spans the months of December till the beginning of April. The coldest months of the year are January and December.
Average Temperature: Approximately 50-59 °F (10-15 °C)
Summer (pre-monsoon season)
The summer months are the months of April to June. In the north-western parts summer refers to the months of April to July. In the southern and western parts of the country, the month with the maximum recorded temperature is April. In case of the northern parts of the country, the month with the maximum recorded temperature is May.
Average Temperature: Approximately 90-104 °F (32-40 °C)
Monsoon Season
The monsoon, also known as the rainy season, spans the months of June to September
Post-monsoon season
The post-monsoon season spans the months of October to December. In the northwest parts of the country, the months of November and October normally have a bright weather.
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After a whirlwind of red eye and early morning flights there I was, sitting on stage amongst some of the most talented business people I have ever met. The Champions of Change initiative was kind enough to invite me out to The White House to join a discussion about the current state of support the government gives to entrepreneurs.
While I am not a politically savvy or even a politically correct person I really appreciated the time that the government is putting into these programs. Some of the services that they offer are game changing for young entrepreneurs and they definitely need to get the word out about them!
I currently own and operate an environmentally friendly industrial pressure cleaning company in the Phoenix metro area. DevilWash is not a high tech start up and we don't have the luxury of huge investments or even bank loans. We are financed purely from cash flow as well as business plan competition winnings. This is why the resources available through the SBA and other programs are a huge help.
While the event was great, the connections that I made with the other entrepreneurs in the crowd and on the stage are priceless. Building a network of people who are just as motivated as you is the most inspiring thing that a young person can do. Everyday I see another one of these people I met in the pages of INC or Fortune and say, "wow, I can give him/her a call right now and ask for some advice." That is a truly powerful thing.
This network as well as the advice of the people I surround myself with is going to be integral with the next steps for DevilWash. We are continuing to develop a proprietary system and then franchising the operation, much in the way that Roto-Rooter has done and been so successful with.
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MOUNT VERNON — Mabel Mizer, 93, of Mount Vernon, passed away Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Autumn Health Care in Mount Vernon.
She was born Dec. 19, 1918, in Danville, daughter of the late John and Mina (Stricker) Banbury. Mabel was a member of the Liberty Chapel United Methodist Church near Mount Vernon. She enjoyed traveling, sewing, gardening, and playing cards, especially euchre.
Mabel is survived by her son, Dan (Linda) Mizer of Groton, N.Y.; daughters, Barbara (Neel) Awwiller of Fredericktown and Connie (Dick) Armstrong of Ashland; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; a sister, Eva Gault of Ashland; brother, Richard (Emma Jo) Banbury of Columbus; sisters-in-law, Nancy Banbury of Danville and Pearl Banbury of North Lawrence; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Mabel was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Harley J. Mizer, on Jan. 7, 2011; and brothers, Ray and Jack Banbury.
The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the time of Mabel's funeral service at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the Liberty Chapel United Methodist Church, 11360 Liberty Chapel Road, Mount Vernon. The Rev. Thom Fowler will officiate. Burial will follow in Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens.
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Gone are the days when your breakfast came with a toy or turned your milk into a Technicolor dream (well, we hope those days have passed). Yet, cereal still reigns as a classic way to start your morning. Here are seven tasty choices that will help you lose weight, protect your heart, and leave you feeling satisfied.
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A Time To Be Born: The Life of the Unborn Child by Peter W. Nathanielsz, Oxford University Press, pp 187, £19.50
The quest to understand our origins has fuelled many a life's work. Philosophers and theologians have pursued a myriad of questions that begin with 'who' and 'why'. In A Time To Be Born, Peter Nathanielsz takes us through much of what has been learnt by scientists asking the questions that open with 'what' and 'how'.
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Exibit A: Gingerbread House Christmas '09
That's one big reason I love Fourth of July. The extent of prep required is plastic forks, plates and table clothes from Wal-mart and my family doesn't even do that. It's easy and still fun.
Another reason I am a big fan of the Fourth is because THERE ARE SO MANY ACTIVITIES!
I have said for several years I am going to have to get lake toys but each year we have found so many things to do anyway. Lakes, parks, pools, BBQ's, Magic Springs…so much stuff to do! And outside! (Outside is my favorite.)
One of the biggest reasons I love holidays is it gives me a time to reflect on what is important. Yes, I should do this all the time but I don't…but I should. I am hoping this changes. I was talking to my dad tonight. He is a pastor and an International missionary. He's seen things. I forget how easy it is to live in America. I try not to take for granted the things I have been given but it is very hard when modern day luxuries are so common place. I have the privledge to live in a country founded on independence. A country that gives us so much.
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It's no longer just the cast of 'Jersey Shore' who get to pump their fists at Seaside Heights.
Now wannabe 'guidos' and 'guidettes' can rent the party headquarters, used as a summer home by Snooki, The Situation and co.
Guests can gab away to their mates on the duck phone, pose in front of the New Jersey State/Italian flag garage and even sleep in the reality star's beds.
Realtor Mike Loundy , who's looking after the two-floor property, featuring six-bedrooms and six bathrooms, told New York Daily News, "We had a professional cleaners here and they did go over everything - including Snooki's sheets – thoroughly."
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The owner of this meat-eating pitcher plant gives us a close look at the creature after it ate a mouse. The plant, Nepenthes attenboroughii, was discovered a few years ago on Mount Victoria in the Philippines. It's the largest carnivorous plant ever discovered. The plant lures small animals with its store of nectar. In this case, when the mouse leaned in to drink the liquid, it slipped on the smooth, waxy sides of the plant and got stuck in the sap. Once it's trapped, the plant's acidic digestive enzymes break down the rodent. You can see there is almost no skin, hair or teeth traces left inside the plant.
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Yay Elisa is saved and Surfer Boy is out! Aaryn's meltdown should be fun. Boy is she absolutely vile
Amanda's goodbye message to David was priceless. "Unforutnately, you started hooking up with the biggest bitch on the show" LOL
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